Patent US3332312A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US3332312A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Expansion stud anchor
Assignee: Phillips Drill Co Inc
•
Filing: 1967-02-16
•
Granted: 1967-07-25
•
Expires: 1987-02-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas G Bixby
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:02
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B13/00; F16B13/04; F16B13/08; F16B13/0858; E; E21; E21D; E21D21/00; E21D21/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
312 words
AN EXPANSION STUD ANCHOR ADATPED TO BE SET INTO A PREDRILLED HOLE IN A BODY OF CONCRETE OR THE LIKE WHICH COMPRISES: AN ELONGATE SOLID STEEL INTEGRAL MEMBER OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME OUTER DIAMETER THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH AND HAVING A CENTRAL SHANK PORTION, A STUD END ADAPTED TO PROTRUDE FROM THE HOLE WHEN THE ANCHOR HAS BEEN SET, AND AN EXPANSION END OPPOSITE THE STUD END, THE EXPANSION END HAVING BROACHING RINGS, AND END UNDERCUTTING RING, A CENTRAL BLIND END AXIAL BORE EXTENDING PARTIALLY INTO SAID MEMBER AND AXIAL SLOTS DIVIDING SAME INTO CIRCUMFERENTIAL SEGMENTS TO PERMIT EXPANSION, A STEEL EXPANSION PLUG ADAPTED TO BE DRIVEN INTO THE BORE DURING SETTING OF THE ANCHOR AND COMPRISING A CONICAL TAPERED PORTION AT ONE END, AN INTEGRAL CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF DIAMETER THE SAME AS AND CONNECTED WITH THE LARGEST DIAMETER OF THE TAPERED PORTION, AND AN INTEGRAL FLANGE AT THE SECOND END OF THE PLUG, THE ANCHOR ADAPTED TO BE SET WITH THE PLUG DRIVEN INTO THE BORE OVER THE TAPERED PORTION WITH A SUBSTANTIAL AXIAL LENGTH OF THE LOWER CYLINDRICAL PORTION PROTRUDING, THE FLANGE HAVING A DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS THAT OF THE SAID MEMBER AND THE SAID INTEGRAL CYLINDRICAL PORTION BEING SUBSTAINTIALLY LESS IN DIAMETER THAN THAT OF THE FLANGE WHEREBY WHEN THE ANCHOR IS SET THERE WILL BE AN ANNULAR CYLINDRICAL SPACE BETWEEN THE CYLINDRICAL SECTION AND THE HOLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE CUTTINGS FROM THE UNDERCUTTING ACTION OF THE UNDERCUTTING RING WITH SUBSTANTIALLY NO ADVERSE COMPRESSION EFFECTS THEREOF BETWEEN THE EXPANSION END AND THE FLANGE, THE TAPERED PORTION BEING OF A LENGTH AND CONICAL TAPER DIMENSIONS RELATIVE TO THE DIAMETER OF THE BORE SUCH THAT WHEN DRIVEN INTO THE BORE OVER SAID TAPERED PORTION, SAID PLUG, WILL LOCK INTO THE BORE WHILE THE EXPANSION END WILL HAVE EXPANDED AND UNDERCUT THE HOLE SUFFICIENTLY TO SECURE THE ANCHOR WITHIN SAID HOLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
312 words
AN EXPANSION STUD ANCHOR ADATPED TO BE SET INTO A PREDRILLED HOLE IN A BODY OF CONCRETE OR THE LIKE WHICH COMPRISES: AN ELONGATE SOLID STEEL INTEGRAL MEMBER OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME OUTER DIAMETER THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH AND HAVING A CENTRAL SHANK PORTION, A STUD END ADAPTED TO PROTRUDE FROM THE HOLE WHEN THE ANCHOR HAS BEEN SET, AND AN EXPANSION END OPPOSITE THE STUD END, THE EXPANSION END HAVING BROACHING RINGS, AND END UNDERCUTTING RING, A CENTRAL BLIND END AXIAL BORE EXTENDING PARTIALLY INTO SAID MEMBER AND AXIAL SLOTS DIVIDING SAME INTO CIRCUMFERENTIAL SEGMENTS TO PERMIT EXPANSION, A STEEL EXPANSION PLUG ADAPTED TO BE DRIVEN INTO THE BORE DURING SETTING OF THE ANCHOR AND COMPRISING A CONICAL TAPERED PORTION AT ONE END, AN INTEGRAL CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF DIAMETER THE SAME AS AND CONNECTED WITH THE LARGEST DIAMETER OF THE TAPERED PORTION, AND AN INTEGRAL FLANGE AT THE SECOND END OF THE PLUG, THE ANCHOR ADAPTED TO BE SET WITH THE PLUG DRIVEN INTO THE BORE OVER THE TAPERED PORTION WITH A SUBSTANTIAL AXIAL LENGTH OF THE LOWER CYLINDRICAL PORTION PROTRUDING, THE FLANGE HAVING A DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS THAT OF THE SAID MEMBER AND THE SAID INTEGRAL CYLINDRICAL PORTION BEING SUBSTAINTIALLY LESS IN DIAMETER THAN THAT OF THE FLANGE WHEREBY WHEN THE ANCHOR IS SET THERE WILL BE AN ANNULAR CYLINDRICAL SPACE BETWEEN THE CYLINDRICAL SECTION AND THE HOLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE CUTTINGS FROM THE UNDERCUTTING ACTION OF THE UNDERCUTTING RING WITH SUBSTANTIALLY NO ADVERSE COMPRESSION EFFECTS THEREOF BETWEEN THE EXPANSION END AND THE FLANGE, THE TAPERED PORTION BEING OF A LENGTH AND CONICAL TAPER DIMENSIONS RELATIVE TO THE DIAMETER OF THE BORE SUCH THAT WHEN DRIVEN INTO THE BORE OVER SAID TAPERED PORTION, SAID PLUG, WILL LOCK INTO THE BORE WHILE THE EXPANSION END WILL HAVE EXPANDED AND UNDERCUT THE HOLE SUFFICIENTLY TO SECURE THE ANCHOR WITHIN SAID HOLE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US494745A
Cited
US751902A
Cited
US690284A
Cited
US747219A
Cited
GB190319173A
Cited
GB190915163A
Cited
US1000715A
Cited
US1137443A
Cited
US1164322A
Cited
US1220024A
Cited
US1251566A
Cited
US1372291A
Cited
US1474154A
Cited
US1621598A
Cited
US1762349A
Cited
US1695303A
Cited
US2203178A
Cited
US1850768A
Cited
US1953172A
Cited
US1996121A
Cited
US2140919A
Cited
US2120577A
Cited
US2302590A
Cited
US2313522A
Cited
US2358783A
Cited
US2667037A
Cited
FR1010775A
Cited
US2900863A
Cited
US2963935A
Cited
US3007364A
Cited
US3122049A
Cited
US3107570A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-07-24 | 1971-01-23 | 1971-07-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-07-24 | 1975-01-23 | 1975-07-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-07-24 | 1979-01-23 | 1979-07-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |