Remote enclosure anchor frame and installation method
AssigneeNEC Corporation Of America
InventorWilliam R. Devenish, III
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Abstract
An anchor frame for securely fastening a remote housing to a concrete pad, formed from one piece of sheet-metal to hold anchor bolts and wires in place when pouring a concrete pad for a remote enclosure, so that the bolts are properly aligned for attaching to the remote enclosure. The anchor frame speeds construction of concrete mounting pads for remote enclosures.
Claims13
An anchor frame for mounting a remote electronic equipment enclosure to a concrete pad, comprising:
- a unibody metal plate to be set in said concrete pad, having anchor holes and wire holes, said anchor holes located to correspond to holes in said enclosure;
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- a plurality of anchor bolts which pass through said anchor holes to secure said remote electronic equipment enclosure to said concrete pad;
- wherein said plate comprises edges folded to extend away from said plate and thereby stabilize said plate in said concrete, at least some of said edges including tabs having additional anchor holes and extending parallel to said plate so that said additional anchor holes align with anchor holes in said plate to receive and stabilize said anchor bolts.
A method of installing a remote enclosure for electronic equipment connected to wires, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a cavity to contain concrete near said wires;
- providing a unibody metal plate having anchor holes and wire holes;
- installing anchor bolts through said anchor holes to support the underside of said unibody plate and extend above said unibody plate;
- placing said unibody plate with installed anchor bolts into said cavity;
- feeding said wires to be connected to said electronic equipment through said cavity and said wire holes;
- filling said cavity with concrete to a level below the top of said anchor bolts;
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- mounting said remote enclosure onto said anchor bolts after said concrete dries.
An anchor frame for mounting a structure to a concrete pad, comprising:
- a unibody metal plate to be submerged in said concrete pad, having anchor holes, said anchor holes located to correspond to holes in said structure;
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- a plurality of anchor bolts which pass through said anchor holes to secure said structure to said concrete pad;
- wherein said plate comprises at least one edge folded to extend away from said plate and thereby stabilize said plate while submerged in said concrete, said at least one edge including at least one tab having an additional anchor hole and extending parallel to said plate so that said additional anchor hole aligns with a corresponding anchor hole in said plate to receive and stabilize one of said anchor bolts.
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