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Concrete anchor

  • US 9,394,706 B2
  • Filed: 10/08/2014
  • Issued: 07/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connection between a rod, an anchor, and a first structural member, the connection comprising:

  • a. the first structural member;

    b. the rod; and

    c. the anchor, connecting the first structural member to the rod, the anchor including a housing, the housing having a bottom, a top and a longitudinal central axis extending through the bottom and the top, the housing having an insert receiving bore that opens through the bottom of the housing, the insert receiving bore having a narrowing lower portion closer to the bottom than the top of the housing; and

    wherein a plurality of inserts are disposed in the insert receiving bore and contained securely within the housing, each of the inserts has a base bore interfacing surface that interfaces with the narrowing lower portion of the insert receiving bore of the housing, wherein each insert has a concave inner surface and the plurality of concave inner surfaces form a generally tubular interior rod receiving bore that receives a portion of the rod, and the inserts are sized with respect to the housing such that when the rod is received in the interior rod receiving bore and engages the inserts and moves toward the bottom of the housing, the inserts will be pulled toward the bottom of the housing, and the narrowing in the lower portion of the insert receiving bore causes a constriction of the inserts about the rod forcing them to grasp and hold the rod, and when the rod is inserted into the interior rod receiving bore and moves toward the top of the housing, the inserts can be moved away from each other and from the longitudinal, central axis of the housing, allowing the rod to be inserted farther into the housing and towards the top of the housing; and

    whereind. the housing is formed with a bottom base-bore ledge that is part of the insert receiving bore and is closer to the bottom of the housing than the narrowing lower portion of the insert receiving bore; and

    inwardly from the base-bore bottom ledge towards the longitudinal, central axis of the housing a lip is provided that ascends toward the top of the housing.

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