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Anchoring cartridges
Assignee: Fosroc International Ltd
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Filing: 1979-05-24
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Granted: 1985-07-16
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Expires: 1999-05-24
Abstract
Abstract An anchoring cartridge for use in anchoring an anchor element in a hole in a substrate by means of a self-setting composition comprising interactive solid and liquid components. The cartridge comprises a container (1) housing the solid component (4) of the composition, the container being formed of a material such as metal or plastics, which does not absorb the liquid component of the composition. The container has a plurality of holes (2), preferably each between 0.1 mm2 and 500 mm2 in area, whereby when the cartridge is immersed in the liquid component, the liquid passes through the holes (2) into the container (1) and reacts with the solid component (4) to form the self-setting composition. When the cartridge is immersed in the liquid component, loss of self-setting composition through the holes (2) is prevented by, for example, including a thixotropic agent in the composition or by compaction of the solid component (4). The invention includes a method of anchoring an anchor element in a hole in a substrate using the cartridge.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert C. Cross
- 👤 Ernest Cranko
- 👤 Michael J. Dransfield
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 14:11
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B40/00; C04B40/06; C04B40/0666; E; E21; E21D; E21D20/00; E21D20/02; E21D20/021; E21D20/023; E21D20/025; E21D20/026; E21D21/00; E21D21/0026; E21D21/0033; F; F16; F16B; F16B13/00; F16B13/14; F16B13/141; F16B13/146; F16B13/143
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A method of anchoring an anchor element in a borehole in a substrate, the method comprising immersing in a water a cartridge container having walls containing a dry hydraulic cement composition, the cartridge having holes in the container wall whereby water may enter the container to wet the dry cement composition, wherein to reduce loss of wetted cement via said holes in the container wall, said dry hydraulic cement composition containing a thixotropic agent in sufficient quantity to reduce loss of wetted cement via the holes in the container wall when said container is immersed in water, said dry hydraulic cement composition also being compacted to a bulk density of from 0.5 g. cm. -3 to 2.0 g. cm. -3 to prevent loss of wetted cement composition via the holes, removing the cartridge from the water and inserting the cartridge into the borehole, whereby on insertion of the anchor element into the borehole there is breaking of the cartridge and release the wetted cement composition to anchor the anchor element in the borehole, and whereby on insertion of said anchor element, the thixotropic agent serves to maintain the flowability of the wetted cement which is capable of flowing through said holes in the container wall.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
205 words
A method of anchoring an anchor element in a borehole in a substrate, the method comprising immersing in a water a cartridge container having walls containing a dry hydraulic cement composition, the cartridge having holes in the container wall whereby water may enter the container to wet the dry cement composition, wherein to reduce loss of wetted cement via said holes in the container wall, said dry hydraulic cement composition containing a thixotropic agent in sufficient quantity to reduce loss of wetted cement via the holes in the container wall when said container is immersed in water, said dry hydraulic cement composition also being compacted to a bulk density of from 0.5 g. cm. -3 to 2.0 g. cm. -3 to prevent loss of wetted cement composition via the holes, removing the cartridge from the water and inserting the cartridge into the borehole, whereby on insertion of the anchor element into the borehole there is breaking of the cartridge and release the wetted cement composition to anchor the anchor element in the borehole, and whereby on insertion of said anchor element, the thixotropic agent serves to maintain the flowability of the wetted cement which is capable of flowing through said holes in the container wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
110 words
A cartridge for use in a method according to claim 1, said cartridge comprising a container housing a dry hydraulic cement composition, the container having a wall which is provided with a plurality of holes arranged to allow liquid water therethrough into the container to wet the cement composition, the composition including a dry hydraulic cement and a thixotropic agent to reduce loss of wetted cement via the holes in the container wall when said container is immersed, said dry hydraulic cement composition being compacted to a bulk density of from 0.5 g. cm. -3 to 2.0 g. cm. -3 to prevent loss of wetted cement composition via the holes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the container comprises a tube of flexible plastics skin, the ends of which are sealed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the container comprises a tube of flexible plastics skin, the ends of which are sealed.
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