US 8,931,152 B2 · Wedge installation and seating tool and method of use

Abstract

A wedge installation and seating tool and associated method of operation that permits a worker to single handedly and expeditiously install and seat wedges in an anchor assembly of a post tensioned concrete member, thereby improving worker safety and productivity. In a preferred embodiment, the tool is an elongated member comprised of two body portions hingedly attached to one another for substantially surrounding the circumference of a reinforcing cable used in an anchor assembly of a post tensioned concrete member, and a wedge retention means for temporarily attaching the wedges to the tool. The tool and method of the present invention effectively eliminates the need for a separate seating tool, and the tool is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and is easy to use.

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Dependent claims

A tool comprising:

an elongated member comprised of more than one body portions hingedly attached together, a first end and a second end, wherein said elongated member has a continuous opening therein for receipt of a reinforcing cable;
and
a wedge retention means located on at least one of said first end or said second end for temporarily attaching at least one wedge to the tool until such time that said at least one wedge is installed in a space between an anchor and the reinforcing cable extending through said anchor;
wherein said wedge retention means is comprised of at least one removably attachable clip.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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