Cast-in place anchor assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11078941-B2
Application number	US-201916705426-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2019
Priority date	Jan 15, 2019
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

A cast-in-place anchor assembly is disclosed for suspending objects below a metal deck. The assembly includes an anchor body and an anchor support. The anchor body includes a threaded opening. The anchor support includes a central member which, in use, extends from a first upper side of the metal deck to a second lower side of the metal deck. The central member further includes a connector. The central member also includes a biasing portion which cantilevers radially outward. The central member further includes a stopping member sized to be larger than a deck opening. An end of the anchor body is connected to a connector to conceal the threaded opening from poured concrete. The stop member flexes to pass through the opening in the metal deck and the stop member and the biasing member flexingly bias the anchor support into position relative to the metal decking.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cast-in-place anchor assembly for suspending objects below a metal deck after concrete pouring and concrete setting by inserting the assembly into an opening in the decking before concrete pouring, the anchor assembly comprising:
an anchor body and an anchor support, the anchor body and anchor support including a common central axis;
the anchor body having a first end including a threaded opening and having a second end;
the anchor support including
a central member which, in use, extends from a first upper side of the metal deck to a second lower side of the metal deck, the central member including a first end and a second end, the anchor support further including

a connector at the central member first end, the anchor support further including a biasing portion, the bias portion being cantilevered outward from the central member and from the common central axis,
the anchor support further including a stopping member extending radially outward from the central member, an outer peripheral size of the stopping member being larger than the opening in the decking;

wherein the first end of the anchor body is connected to the connector to conceal the threaded opening from poured concrete; wherein, in use, the stop member is disposed on a second lower side of the decking member and flexes to pass through the opening in the metal deck; and wherein, in use, the bias portion is disposed on the first upper side of the decking, the bias portion exerting a biasing force on the stop member upward against the second lower side of the metal decking.

2. The anchor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the anchor support is a unitary body.

3. The anchor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the anchor support is made of a flexible material.

4. The anchor assembly of claim 3 , wherein the flexible material is one of the group of a polymer and rubber.

5. The anchor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bias portion contacts the first upper side of the metal deck to prevent concrete from reaching the opening in the metal deck.

6. The anchor assembly of claim 5 , wherein the bias portion includes individual legs.

7. The anchor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the anchor support is a one-piece body.

8. The anchor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the stop member and the biasing portion flex to trap and position the anchor support with respect to the metal decking.

9. A cast-in-place anchor assembly for suspending objects below a metal deck after concrete pouring and concrete setting by inserting the assembly into an opening in the decking before concrete pouring, the anchor assembly comprising:
an anchor body and an anchor support, the anchor body and anchor support including a common central axis;
the anchor body having a first end including a threaded opening and having a second end;
the anchor support including
a central member which, in use, extends from a first upper side of the metal deck to a second lower side of the metal deck, the central member including a first end and a second end, the anchor support further including

a connector at the central member first end, the anchor support further including a biasing portion, the bias portion being cantilevered outward from the central member and from the common central axis,
the anchor support further including a stopping member extending radially outward from the central member, an outer peripheral size of the stopping member being larger than the opening in the decking;

wherein the biasing portion is also a seal for preventing escape of concrete to the opening in the metal decking.

10. The anchor assembly of claim 9 , wherein the connector is a unitary body.

11. The anchor assembly of claim 9 , wherein the connector is made of a flexible material.

12. The anchor assembly of claim 11 , wherein the flexible material is one of the group of a polymer and rubber.

13. The anchor assembly of claim 11 , wherein the bias portion includes individual legs.

14. The anchor assembly of claim 9 , wherein the bias portion contacts the first upper side of the metal deck to prevent concrete from reaching the opening in the metal deck.

15. The anchor assembly of claim 9 , wherein the connector is a one-piece body.

16. The anchor assembly of claim 9 , wherein the anchor body further includes a flange toward a second end from the threaded opening.

17. The anchor assembly of claim 9 , wherein the stop member and the biasing portion flex to trap and position the anchor support with respect to the metal decking.

Assignees

• Black & Decker Inc

Inventors

• La Barbera Robert
• Armiento Alan

Classifications

• F16B13/08

  with separate {or non-separate} gripping parts moved into their final position in relation to the body of the device without further manual operation · CPC title

• F16M13/027

  Ceiling supports · CPC title

• F16B37/048 Primary

  Non-releasable devices (F16B37/044, F16B37/045 and F16B37/06 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16B3/005

  the key being formed by solidification of injected material (joining of preformed parts by applying molten plastics B29C65/40; non-disconnectible pipe joints obtained using a hardenable filler F16L13/11) · CPC title

• F16B5/02

  by means of fastening members using screw-thread ({F16B5/0004 takes precedence}; construction of screw-threaded connections F16B25/00 - F16B39/00) · CPC title