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Power installed screw anchor wrench

Assignee: AB Chance Co
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Filing: 1966-01-21
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Granted: 1968-04-09
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Expires: 1986-01-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William L Hollander
  • 👤 Paul E Lewis

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:53
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02D; E02D5/00; E02D5/74; E02D5/80; E02D5/801; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T279/00; Y10T279/35

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 222 words
IN AN ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATABLY INSTALLING AN ANCHOR IN THE GROUND THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF POWER-DRIVEN MECHANISM HAVING A ROTATABLY DRIVEN OUTPUT MEMBER, WHERE THE ANCHOR COMPRISES AN ELONGATED GUY ROD PROVIDED WITH A SCREW AT THE NORMALLY LOWERMOST END THEREOF, A WRENCHENGAGING PART ADJACENT THE SCREW, AND MEANS PROXIMAL TO THE NORMALLY UPPERMOST END OF THE ROD PRESENTING A SHOULDER, TORQUE TRANSMITTING STRUCTURE COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED TORQUE TUBE ADAPTED TO BE TELESCOPED OVER SAID ROD HAVING A WRENCH PORTION AT THE NORMALLY LOWERMOST EXTREMITY THEREOF ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID PART, AND A NORMALLY UPPERMOST EXTREMITY PRESENTED BY A SEGMENT OF MOLECULAR CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION; AN ADAPTER BODY HAVING AN UPRIGHT BORE COMPLEMENTALLY RECEIVING SAID SEGMENT; MEANS COUPLED WITH SAID ADAPTER BODY FOR CONNECTING THE LATTER TO SAID OUTPUT MEMBER FOR ROTATION OF THE BODY AND THE TUBE BY THE MEMBER ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID TUBE, SAID SEGMENT HAVING A LATERAL APERTURE THEREIN; AND A LOCKING DOG CARRIED BY SAID ADAPTER BODY FOR MOVEMENT TRANSVERSELY OF SAID BORE INTO AND OUT OF SAID APERTURE, BETWEEN AN INNER POSITION INTERLOCKING THE BODY AND THE TUBE AND WITH THE DOG DISPOSED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHOULDER TO HOLD THE ANCHOR AGAINST LONGITUDINAL SHIFTING RELATIVE TO THE TUBE, AND AN OUTER POSITION CLEARING SAID SEGMENT TO THEREBY PERMIT SEPARATION OF THE BODY AND THE TUBE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 222 words
IN AN ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATABLY INSTALLING AN ANCHOR IN THE GROUND THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF POWER-DRIVEN MECHANISM HAVING A ROTATABLY DRIVEN OUTPUT MEMBER, WHERE THE ANCHOR COMPRISES AN ELONGATED GUY ROD PROVIDED WITH A SCREW AT THE NORMALLY LOWERMOST END THEREOF, A WRENCHENGAGING PART ADJACENT THE SCREW, AND MEANS PROXIMAL TO THE NORMALLY UPPERMOST END OF THE ROD PRESENTING A SHOULDER, TORQUE TRANSMITTING STRUCTURE COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED TORQUE TUBE ADAPTED TO BE TELESCOPED OVER SAID ROD HAVING A WRENCH PORTION AT THE NORMALLY LOWERMOST EXTREMITY THEREOF ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID PART, AND A NORMALLY UPPERMOST EXTREMITY PRESENTED BY A SEGMENT OF MOLECULAR CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION; AN ADAPTER BODY HAVING AN UPRIGHT BORE COMPLEMENTALLY RECEIVING SAID SEGMENT; MEANS COUPLED WITH SAID ADAPTER BODY FOR CONNECTING THE LATTER TO SAID OUTPUT MEMBER FOR ROTATION OF THE BODY AND THE TUBE BY THE MEMBER ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID TUBE, SAID SEGMENT HAVING A LATERAL APERTURE THEREIN; AND A LOCKING DOG CARRIED BY SAID ADAPTER BODY FOR MOVEMENT TRANSVERSELY OF SAID BORE INTO AND OUT OF SAID APERTURE, BETWEEN AN INNER POSITION INTERLOCKING THE BODY AND THE TUBE AND WITH THE DOG DISPOSED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHOULDER TO HOLD THE ANCHOR AGAINST LONGITUDINAL SHIFTING RELATIVE TO THE TUBE, AND AN OUTER POSITION CLEARING SAID SEGMENT TO THEREBY PERMIT SEPARATION OF THE BODY AND THE TUBE.

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