Anchor hoist ring assembly

An anchor hoist ring assembly with expansion anchor, the anchor hoist ring assembly comprising:

• (a) an anchor subassembly including:
• (i) a bushing element having a cylindrical portion with a retainer engagement section and an anchor shaft section and extending generally along a major axis, a bushing bore extending axially through the cylindrical portion, and a flange portion extending generally radially outward from the cylindrical portion generally between the retainer engagement section and the anchor shaft section, the flange portion having a radially outer periphery and a tool engagement portion, the tool engagement portion comprising a notch at the radially outer periphery, the notch being adapted to receivingly engage a torquing tool for applying a torque to the bushing element about the major axis, the anchor shaft section having a distal end;
• (ii) a retainer element having a first end and a second end, a retainer bore extending therebetween, a pair of stud sockets disposed opposingly along a minor axis, the retainer bore being adapted to be in rotatable receiving engagement with the retainer engagement section when the hoist ring assembly is in an assembled configuration;
• (iii) a fastener element having a fastener head and a threaded portion and being adapted to extend throughout the bushing bore;
• (iv) an engagement element having a threaded bore and a proximal end, the threaded bore extending along a bore axis and being adapted to threadedly receive the threaded portion, the proximal end and distal end having respective forms which are complimentary to each other such when the fastener element extends through the bushing bore and is threadedly received by the threaded bore, additional rotation of the fastener element can increasingly force the bore axis out of alignment with the major axis;
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• (v) a washer element being adapted to engage a near end of the retainer engagement section and receivingly engage and cooperate with the fastener element to axially confine the retainer element in rotatable receiving engagement with the retainer engagement section;
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• (b) a lifting loop element having a pair of legs, each of the legs having a respective pivot stud adapted to be receivingly engaged by a respective one of the stud sockets such that when the hoist ring assembly is in the assembled configuration the lifting loop element is connectedly associated with the anchor subassembly and is:
• (i) rotatable through a generally 360-degree angle about the major axis with respect to the bushing element with the minor axis remaining generally perpendicular to the major axis;
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• (ii) pivotable through at least approximately a 180-degree angle about the minor axis with respect to the anchor subassembly.

An anchor hoist ring assembly with expansion anchor, the anchor hoist ring assembly comprising:

• (a) an anchor subassembly including:
• (i) a bushing element having a cylindrical portion with a retainer engagement section and an anchor shaft section and extending generally along a major axis, a bushing bore extending axially through the cylindrical portion, and a flange portion extending generally radially outward from the cylindrical portion generally between the retainer engagement section and the anchor shaft section, the flange portion having a radially outer periphery and a tool engagement portion, the tool engagement portion comprising a notch at the radially outer periphery, the notch being adapted to receivingly engage a torquing tool for applying a torque to the bushing element about the major axis, the anchor shaft section having a distal end including a distal face disposed at a distal angle with respect to the major axis;
• (ii) a retainer element having a first end and a second end, a retainer bore extending therebetween, a pair of stud sockets disposed opposingly along a minor axis, the retainer bore being adapted to be in rotatable receiving engagement with the retainer engagement section when the hoist ring assembly is in an assembled configuration;
• (iii) a fastener element having a fastener head and a threaded portion and being adapted to extend throughout the bushing bore;
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• (iv) an engagement element having a threaded bore and a proximal end, the threaded bore extending along a bore axis and being adapted to threadedly receive the threaded portion, the proximal end including a proximal face disposed at a proximal angle with respect to the bore axis, the proximal face and distal face being adapted to slidably engage one another for radial movement of the bore axis out of alignment with the major axis, the radial movement being inducible at least in part by way of a tightening rotation of the threaded portion with respect to the threaded bore;
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• (b) a lifting loop element having a pair of legs, each of the legs having a respective pivot stud adapted to be receivingly engaged by a respective one of the stud sockets such that when the hoist ring assembly is in the assembled configuration the lifting loop element is connectedly associated with the anchor subassembly and is:
• (i) rotatable through a generally 360-degree angle about the major axis with respect to the bushing element with the minor axis remaining generally perpendicular to the major axis;
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• (ii) pivotable through at least a 180-degree angle about the minor axis with respect to the anchor subassembly.