Anchor bolt devices and operating methods for residential and commercial structures

An anchor bolt device for connecting a wall plate construction to a concrete foundation wherein the wall plate construction has a thickness and at least one bore that extends through the thickness of the wall plate construction, the anchor bolt device comprising:

• an anchor bolt extending between a threaded first end and a second end that is opposite the threaded first end, the threaded first end configured to extend through the at least one bore of the wall plate construction and the second end configured to be received in the concrete foundation;
• an anchor bolt nut threadably received on the threaded first end of the anchor bolt such that the wall plate construction is configured to be held between the concrete foundation and the anchor bolt nut;
• and
• a flange portion disposed about the threaded first end of the anchor bolt, the flange portion including at least one offset tab extending outwardly away from the anchor bolt to define an offset distance, the flange portion further including a raised column projection having a threaded portion through which the threaded first end of the anchor bolt is threadably received, the raised column projection configured to extend into the at least one bore of the wall plate construction and be positioned in the at least one bore radially between the threaded first end of the anchor bolt and the wall plate construction, the raised column projection extending a pre-determined height above the planar surface of the flange portion, the pre-determined height of the raised column projection configured to be less than the thickness of the wall plate construction such that the threaded portion remains in threaded engagement with the threaded first end of the anchor bolt without the raised column projection interfering with the anchor bolt nut as the anchor bolt nut is tightened against the wall plate construction.