Tendon anchorage assembly with threaded support member for concrete formwork

Claim 2

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow, continuous and leak proof housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising first means for supporting said housing on a formwork and for forming a cavity in the concrete, said first means including a member extending generally longitudinally of the tendon for supportingly connecting between said housing and a formwork, fixing means for attaching said member to said housing, said first means further including a spacer surrounding said member and disposed in sealing engagement with said housing and adapted to be sealed against the formwork to prevent ingress of concrete therebetween and for forming a cavity in concrete therebetween, said member fixing the relative position of said housing to the foRmwork and for urging said housing toward said spacer and sealing said spacer to said housing and adapted to be sealed against the formwork and adapted to extend through said cavity formed by removal of said spacer.

Claim 3

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said member is unitary and hollow and surrounds the tendon between said housing and the formwork.

Claim 4

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising first means for supporting said housing on a formwork and for forming a cavity in the concrete, said first means including a member extending generally longitudinally of the tendon for supportingly connecting between said housing and a formwork, fixing means for attaching said member to said housing, said first means further including a spacer for forming a cavity in concrete between said housing and formwork, said member fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to the formwork and adapted to extend through said cavity, and means engaged on said member for attaching said member to the formwork.

Claim 5

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising first means for supporting said housing on a formwork and for forming a cavity in the concrete, said first means including a member extending generally longitudinally of the tendon for supportingly connecting between said housing and a formwork, fixing means for attaching said member to said housing, said first means further including a spacer for forming a cavity in concrete between said housing and formwork, said member fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to the formwork and adapted to extend through said cavity, and means engaged on said member for attaching said member to the formwork.

Claim 6

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 3 wherein said means engaged on said member is disposed externally of and bearing against the surface of the formwork.

Claim 7

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 3 wherein said means engaged on said member includes a restraining member for urging said anchor housing toward the formwork with said spacer being sealingly interposed between said anchor housing and the formwork.

Claim 8

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 5 wherein said spacer includes a concrete impervious hollow collar sealing against said anchor housing and the formwork and surrounding said member for forming a cavity in the concrete, said hollow collar being adapted and arranged to be removed after setting of the concrete and removal of the formwork.

Claim 9

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 3 wherein said means engaged on said member for attaching said member to the formwork is bearingly disposed against the outer surface of the formwork, said means engaged on said member being adjustable along the longitudinal axis of sai member to vary the distance between said anchor housing said the formwork.

Claim 10

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 7 wherein said means engaged on said member includes a threaded portion on said member and a threaded nut on and engaged with said threaded portion of said member, said nut providing a bearing against the outer surface of the formwork adjacent the opening in the formwork through which said threaded portion extends.

Claim 11

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 8 wherein said threaded nut includes a slit, said nut being adapted to be temporarily deformed to enlarge said slit to permit transverse movement of said nut onto and around the stressing tendon and thereafter to threadedly engage said threaded portion of said member.

Claim 12

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said spacer is a conical collar and positioned with its large end portion adjacent the formwork and its small end portion adjacent the rearward end portion of said housing.

Claim 13

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said spacer is sealingly engaged with the outer end portion of said anchor housing and sealable with the inner surface of the adjacent formwork, said member squeezing said spacer between said housing and the formwork to prevent concrete from entering the anchorage assembly therebetween.

Claim 14

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said spacer is formed of flexible materiAl whereby said spacer is readily removable from the concrete after the same has set.

Claim 15

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said spacer includes a slit in the direction of the tendon, said spacer being adapted to be temporarily deformed to enlarge said slit to permit transverse movement of said spacer over and around said member between said housing and the formwork, means for closing said slit to substantially impede concrete from entering rearwardly of the rearward end portion of said housing between the formwork and said housing.

Claim 16

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said fixing means includes anchor housing connecting means adjacent one of the end portions of said housing and member connecting means adjacent one of the end portions of said member, said connecting means of said anchor housing and said member cooperating and forming a removable connection therebetween.

Claim 17

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 14 wherein said one housing end portion is its rearward end portion and said one member end portion is its forward end portion.

Claim 18

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said housing includes a forward end portion, the hollow of said housing including a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough, and sealing means disposed between the tendon and said housing for excluding concrete from entering the end of said passageway remote from the formwork.

Claim 19

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising first means for supporting said housing on a formwork and for forming a cavity in the concrete, said first means including a member extending generally longitudinally of the tendon for supportingly connecting between said housing and a formwork, fixing means for attaching said member to said housing, said first means further including a spacer for forming a cavity in concrete between said housing and formwork, said member fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to the formwork and adapted to extend through said cavity, said anchor housing including a forward end portion, the hollow of said housing including a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough, and sealing means disposed between the tendon and said housing for excluding concrete from entering the end of said passageway remote from the formwork, said selaing means including the sheathing of the stressing tendon which enters into said passageway and seals between said housing and the tendon to prevent ingress of concrete into said passageway end.

Claim 20

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising first means for supporting said housing on a formwork and for forming a cavity in the concrete, said first means including a member extending generally longitudinally of the tendon for supportingly connecting between said housing and a formwork, fixing means for attaching said member to said housing, said first means further including a spacer for forming a cavity in concrete between said housing and formwork, said member fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to the formwork and adapted to extend through said cavity, said anchor housing including a forward end portion, the hollow of said housing including a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough, and sealing means disposed between the tendon and said housing for excluding concrete from entering the end of said passageway remote from the formwork, said selaing means including the sheathing of the stressing tendon which enters into said passageway and seals between said housing and the tendon to prevent ingress of concrete into said passageway end.

Claim 21

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within sai hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising first means for supporting said housing on a formwork and for forming a cavity in the concrete, said first means including a member extending generally longitudinally of the tendon for supportingly connecting between said housing and a formwork, fixing means for attaching said member to said housing, said first means further including a spacer for forming a cavity in concrete between said housing and formwork, said member fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to the formwork and adapted to eXtend through said cavity, said anchor housing including a forward end portion, the hollow of said housing including a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough, and sealing means disposed between the tendon and said housing for excluding concrete from entering the end of said passageway remote from the formwork, said sealing means including a flexible and resilient bushing positioned within said end of said passageway about the tendon, said bushing being frictionally engaged and sealing between said housing and the tendon.

Claim 22

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within sai hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising first means for supporting said housing on a formwork and for forming a cavity in the concrete, said first means including a member extending generally longitudinally of the tendon for supportingly connecting between said housing and a formwork, fixing means for attaching said member to said housing, said first means further including a spacer for forming a cavity in concrete between said housing and formwork, said member fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to the formwork and adapted to eXtend through said cavity, said anchor housing including a forward end portion, the hollow of said housing including a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough, and sealing means disposed between the tendon and said housing for excluding concrete from entering the end of said passageway remote from the formwork, said sealing means including a flexible and resilient bushing positioned within said end of said passageway about the tendon, said bushing being frictionally engaged and sealing between said housing and the tendon.

Claim 23

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow continuous and leakproof housing with an inner slanted wall on which gripping means are supportable, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing for embedment into set concrete, said gripping means being engageable with a stressing tendon passing through said housing, the improvement comprising means for supporting said housing and for forming a cavity in the set concrete, said means including a unitary elongated support member attached to said housing, said member fixing the relative position of said housing to a formwork during pouring of concrete about said housing, said housing including connecting means for attachment of said member, said member including connecting means for attachment of said housing, said connecting means of said housing and said member being engageable and disengageable upon relative rotation of said housing and said member and forming a detachable connection therebetween, said housing including a cavity therein, said housing connecting means including means extending inwardly of the wall forming said cavity of said housing, said member connecting means including an outwardly directed means adapted to be engaged and retained within said cavity by said housing connecting means, said means for supporting said housing and for forming a cavity including a spacer sandwiched between said housing and the formwork for forming said cavity, said member being disconnected from said housing after setting of concrete about said housing.

Claim 24

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow continuous and leakproof housing with an inner slanted wall on which gripping means are supportable, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing for embedment into set concrete, said gripping means being engageable with a stressing tendon passing through said housing, the improvement comprising means for supporting said housing and for forming a cavity in the set concrete, said means including a unitary elongated support member attached to said housing, said member fixing the relative position of said housing to a formwork during pouring of concrete about said housing, said housing including connecting means for attachment of said member, said member including connecting means for attachment of said housing, said connecting means of said housing and said member being engageable and disengageable upon relative rotation of said housing and said member and forming a detachable connection therebetween, said housing including a cavity therein, said housing connecting means including means extending inwardly of the wall forming said cavity of said housing, said member connecting means including an outwardly directed means adapted to be engaged and retained within said cavity by said housing connecting means, said means for supporting said housing and for forming a cavity including a spacer sandwiched between said housing and the formwork for forming said cavity, said member being disconnected from said housing after setting of concrete about said housing.

Claim 25

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing with an inner slanted wall on which gripping means are supportable, said gripping means being engageable with a stressing tendon passing through said housing, the improvement comprising a member attached to said housing, said member fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to a formwork during pouring of concrete about said housing, said member housing including connecting means for attachment of said member, said number including connecting means for attaching of said housing, said connecting means of said housing and said member being engageable and disengageable upon relative rotation of said housing and said member and forming a detachable connection therebetween, said housing including a cavity therein, said housing connecting means including means extending inwardly of the wall forming said cavity of said housing, said member connecting means including an outwardly directed means adapted to be engaged and retained within said cavity by said housing connecting means, said member being disconnected from said housing after setting of concrete about said housing, said means extending inwardly of said wall forming said cavity including a shoulder and said outwardly directed means including a shoulder, said shoulder of said member being disposed inwardly of said cavity with respect to said shoulder of said housing.

Claim 26

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing with an inner slanted wall on which gripping means are supportable, said gripping means being engageable with a stressing tendon passing through said housing, the improvement comprising a member attached to said housing, said member fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to a formwork during pouring of concrete about said housing, said member housing including connecting means for attachment of said member, said number including connecting means for attaching of said housing, said connecting means of said housing and said member being engageable and disengageable upon relative rotation of said housing and said member and forming a detachable connection therebetween, said housing including a cavity therein, said housing connecting means including means extending inwardly of the wall forming said cavity of said housing, said member connecting means including an outwardly directed means adapted to be engaged and retained within said cavity by said housing connecting means, said member being disconnected from said housing after setting of concrete about said housing, said means extending inwardly of said wall forming said cavity including a shoulder and said outwardly directed means including a shoulder, said shoulder of said member being disposed inwardly of said cavity with respect to said shoulder of said housing.

Claim 27

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 20 wherein said means extending inwardly of said wall forming said cavity includes another shoulder spaced from said housing shoulder and extending inwardly of said cavity wall, said outwardly directed means includes another outwardly directed shoulder spaced from said member shoulder and adapted to be engaged and retained within saiid cavity by said other housing shoulder.

Claim 28

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor havIng a hollow continuous and leakproof housing with laterally extending flange means for embedment in set concrete and gripping means therein engageable with a stressing tendon passing therethrough, the improvement comprising a means for forming a cavity and for supporting said housing including a unitary and elongated member releasably and rotatably detached and attached to said housing, said member supporting said anchor housing and fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to a formwork, said member being hollow and surrounding the tendon between said anchor housing and the formwork, said means including means for excluding concrete from between said housing and the formwork and for forming a cavity in concrete after pouring and setting thereof between the formwork and said anchor housing, said means being removed from said housing after setting of concrete about said housing.

Claim 29

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor havIng a hollow continuous and leakproof housing with laterally extending flange means for embedment in set concrete and gripping means therein engageable with a stressing tendon passing therethrough, the improvement comprising a means for forming a cavity and for supporting said housing including a unitary and elongated member releasably and rotatably detached and attached to said housing, said member supporting said anchor housing and fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to a formwork, said member being hollow and surrounding the tendon between said anchor housing and the formwork, said means including means for excluding concrete from between said housing and the formwork and for forming a cavity in concrete after pouring and setting thereof between the formwork and said anchor housing, said means being removed from said housing after setting of concrete about said housing.

Claim 30

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing and gripping means therein engageable with a stressing tendon passing therethrough, the improvement comprising a member releasably and rotatably detached and attached to said housing, said member supporting said anchor housing and fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to a formwork, said member being hollow and surrounding the tendon between said anchor housing and the formwork, said member including means for forming a cavity in concrete after pouring and setting thereof between the formwork and said anchor housing, said member being removed from said housing after setting of concrete about said housing, said member being flexible and resilient, said member having opposite ends and a slot extending between said ends and communicating with the hollow therethrough, said slot being enlargeable in a direction transversely of the tendon to permit the tendon to pass through said slot.

Claim 31

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing and gripping means therein engageable with a stressing tendon passing therethrough, the improvement comprising a member releasably and rotatably detached and attached to said housing, said member supporting said anchor housing and fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to a formwork, said member being hollow and surrounding the tendon between said anchor housing and the formwork, said member including means for forming a cavity in concrete after pouring and setting thereof between the formwork and said anchor housing, said member being removed from said housing after setting of concrete about said housing, said member being flexible and resilient, said member having opposite ends and a slot extending between said ends and communicating with the hollow therethrough, said slot being enlargeable in a direction transversely of the tendon to permit the tendon to pass through said slot.

Claim 32

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow, continuous and leakproof housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising a unitary member, said member supporting said anchor housing and fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to a formwork, said member being elongated and including an end and a longitudinal passageway opening through said end, means for attaching said end of said member to said housing with the tendon entering said passageway, said member extending from its said end through an opening in the formwork, and adjustable means for removably attaching said member to the formwork and for spacing said housing a predetermined distance from the formwork.

Claim 33

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow, continuous and leakproof housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising a unitary member, said member supporting said anchor housing and fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to a formwork, said member being elongated and including an end and a longitudinal passageway opening through said end, means for attaching said end of said member to said housing with the tendon entering said passageway, said member extending from its said end through an opening in the formwork, and adjustable means for removably attaching said member to the formwork and for spacing said housing a predetermined distance from the formwork.

Claim 34

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 24 further comprising a cavity forming spacer surrounding said member and disposed between said anchor housing and the formwork for forming a cavity in concrete after pouring and setting thereof between the formwork and said anchor housing.

Claim 35

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said houding for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising a member, said member supporting said anchor housing and fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to a formwork, said member being elongated and including an end and a longitudinal passageway opening through said end, means for attachiNg said end of said member to said housing with the tendon entering said passageway, said member extending from its said end through an opening in the formwork, and means for removably attaching said member to the formwork, said member including another end extending outwardly of the formwork, said means for removably attaching said member to the formwork being disposed on said other member end.

Claim 36

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow housing and a stressing tendon passing therethrough, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said houding for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising a member, said member supporting said anchor housing and fixing the relative position of said anchor housing to a formwork, said member being elongated and including an end and a longitudinal passageway opening through said end, means for attachiNg said end of said member to said housing with the tendon entering said passageway, said member extending from its said end through an opening in the formwork, and means for removably attaching said member to the formwork, said member including another end extending outwardly of the formwork, said means for removably attaching said member to the formwork being disposed on said other member end.

Claim 37

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having an elongated, hollow, continuous and leakproof housing, said housing having forward and rearward end portions, gripping means disposable within said hollow housing for engaging a stressing tendon passing therethrough, flange means extending generally outwardly from said housing for embedment in set concrete, and connecting means extending inwardly of the wall forming the hollow of said housing, an elongated member for supporting said housing on a formwork and having connecting means extending outwardly therefrom said housing connecting means temporarily engaging sand retaining said member connecting means within said hollow, said member being relatively rotatable with respect to said housing and detachable therefrom upon proper rotation and after pouring and setting of concrete about said housing, means for sealing said housing front end portion to the stressing tendon, and means for sealing said housing rearward end portion to the formwork.

Claim 38

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having an elongated, hollow, continuous and leakproof housing, said housing having forward and rearward end portions, gripping means disposable within said hollow housing for engaging a stressing tendon passing therethrough, flange means extending generally outwardly from said housing for embedment in set concrete, and connecting means extending inwardly of the wall forming the hollow of said housing, an elongated member for supporting said housing on a formwork and having connecting means extending outwardly therefrom said housing connecting means temporarily engaging sand retaining said member connecting means within said hollow, said member being relatively rotatable with respect to said housing and detachable therefrom upon proper rotation and after pouring and setting of concrete about said housing, means for sealing said housing front end portion to the stressing tendon, and means for sealing said housing rearward end portion to the formwork.

Claim 39

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 27 wherein said housing connecting means includes an inwardly directed shoulder and wherein said member connecting means includes an outwardly directed shoulder.

Claim 40

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 27 wherein each of said housing connecting means and member connecting means includes a pair of spaced shoulders.

Claim 41

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow, continuous and leakproof housing with an outer end adapted to be disposed toward a formwork for concrete to be cast around said anchor, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising a cavity forming and anchor positioning means including an outer surface to define a cavity in the concrete after pouring and setting thereof which extends from the inner surface of the formwork to said outer end of said housing, said anchor forming and anchor positioning means including an elongated unitary member extending within said outer surface and having one end portion supporting said anchor and another end portion spaced from said outer end of said housing and supported by the formwork.

Claim 42

In an anchorage assembly including an anchor having a hollow, continuous and leakproof housing with an outer end adapted to be disposed toward a formwork for concrete to be cast around said anchor, said anchor including flange means attached to and extending generally laterally outwardly of said housing, said flange means fixing said anchor in concrete after setting thereof whereby said anchor is inhibited from movement in a direction inwardly of the concrete, gripping means within said hollow of said housing for engaging the portion of said tendon in said housing, the improvement comprising a cavity forming and anchor positioning means including an outer surface to define a cavity in the concrete after pouring and setting thereof which extends from the inner surface of the formwork to said outer end of said housing, said anchor forming and anchor positioning means including an elongated unitary member extending within said outer surface and having one end portion supporting said anchor and another end portion spaced from said outer end of said housing and supported by the formwork.

Claim 43

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 30 wherein said member is hollow and surrounds a stressing tendon passing through said hollow housing between said housing outer end and the formwork.

Claim 44

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 30 wherein said cavity forming and anchor positioning means includes a cavity forming spacer surrounding said member, said spacer including said outer surface between said housing outer end and the formwork.

Claim 45

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 30 further comprising means engaged on said member for attaching said member to the formwork.

Claim 46

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 30 further comprising means engaged on said member for releasably attaching said member to the formwork.

Claim 47

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 34 wherein said member includes an end portion extending through an opening in the formwork, said means engaged on said member being disposed on said end portion outwardly of the formwork.

Claim 48

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 30 further comprising means for attaching said member to said housing.

Claim 49

In The anchorage assembly as defined in claim 30 further comprising means for releasably attaching said member to said housing.

Claim 50

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 37 wherein said means for releasably attaching includes an inwardly directed means within the hollow of said housing and an outwardly directed means of said member, said inwardly directed means and outwardly directed means being movable from a connecting position inhibiting separation of said member and housing to a non-connecting position whereby said member and housing may be separated.

Claim 51

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 38 wherein each said inwardly and outwardly directed means includes a shoulder.

Claim 52

In the anchorage assembly as defined in claim 30 further comprising a restraining member engaged on said elongated member for urging said anchor housing toward the formwork, and spacer means interposed in sealing relationship between said housing outer end and the formwork, said spacer means including said outer surface between said housing outer end and the formwork.