Toggle bolt connector system for hollow joist

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024125127-A1
Application number	US-202217966421-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 14, 2022
Priority date	Oct 14, 2022
Publication date	Apr 18, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A toggle anchor system includes a toggle anchor having a top surface with a top surface length, a bottom surface with a bottom surface length that is less than the top surface length, a threaded through hole that extends from the top surface to the bottom surface, and a pair of positioning holes that each extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. The system further includes wherein each of the respective positioning holes are positioned on opposing sides of the threaded through hole and a flexible positioning member having a pair of ends and each end of the flexible positioning member extends through each of the respective pair of positioning holes. The system also includes a fastener having a threaded shaft coupled to the threaded through hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A toggle anchor system, comprising:
a deck having at least one deck through hole; a railing post supported by the deck and having a base plate defining at least one through hole aligned with the at least one deck through hole; a joist supporting the deck, the joist having a cavity defined by a top wall and a pair of opposed side walls extending from the top wall, the top wall defining at least one joist through hole aligned with the deck through hole; a toggle anchor defining a threaded through hole and a pair of positioning holes and having a length greater than a diameter of the at least one joist through hole; a flexible positioning member extending through each one of the pair of through holes; and a fastener having a threaded shaft extending through the at least one deck through hole and the at least one joist through hole and the at least one through hole of the base plate, the threaded shaft in threaded engagement with the threaded through hole of the toggle anchor.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the joist is a hollow metal joist.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a bolt.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible positioning member is a string.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible positioning member is a pair of flexible positioning members.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one through hole of the base plate is a plurality of through holes.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the cavity of the joist further comprises a width and the length of the toggle anchor is less than the width of the cavity.

8 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a connector that connects an end of the flexible positioning member to another end of the flexible positioning member.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the toggle anchor is a first toggle anchor and further comprising a second toggle anchor having a length that is greater than the diameter of the at least one through hole of the joist, a fastener receiving through hole, and second a pair of positioning holes;
wherein each of the respective second positioning holes are positioned on opposing sides of the fastener receiving through hole and an end of the flexible positioning member extends through each of the respective pair of through holes; and the threaded shaft received through the fastener receiving through hole.

10 . A toggle anchor system, the system comprising:
a toggle anchor having a top surface with a top surface length, a bottom surface with a bottom surface length that is less than the top surface length, a threaded through hole extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, and a pair of positioning holes each extending from the top surface to the bottom surface; wherein each of the respective positioning holes are disposed on opposing sides of the threaded through hole; a flexible positioning member having a pair of ends and each end of the flexible positioning member extends through each of the respective pair of positioning holes; and a fastener having a threaded shaft in engagement with the threaded through hole.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the toggle anchor is a first toggle anchor and further comprising a second toggle anchor having a length that is greater than the diameter of the at least one through hole of the joist, a fastener receiving through hole, and second a pair of positioning holes;
wherein each of the respective second positioning holes are positioned on opposing sides of the fastener receiving through hole and an end of the flexible positioning member extends through each of the respective pair of through holes; and the threaded shaft received through the fastener receiving through hole.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the joist is a hollow metal joist.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the top surface has a center and the threaded through hole is positioned about the center.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the fastener is a bolt.

15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the flexible positioning member is a string.

16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the flexible positioning member is a pair of flexible positioning members.

17 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising a connector that connects the pair of ends of the flexible positioning member to one another.

18 . A toggle anchor, the anchor comprising:
a top surface with a top surface length, a bottom surface with a bottom surface length that is less than the top surface length, a first side surfaces that extends from a first end of the bottom surface to a first end of the top surface at a first angle relative to the top surface, a second side surfaces that extends from a second end of the bottom surface to a second end of the top surface at a second angle relative to the top surface; a threaded through hole that extends from the top surface to the bottom surface; and a pair of positioning holes that each extends from the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein the pair of positioning holes are positioned such that the threaded through hole is between the pair of positioning holes.

19 . The anchor of claim 18 , wherein the first angle is equal to the second angle.

20 . The anchor of claim 18 , wherein the top surface has a center and the threaded through hole is positioned about the center.

Assignees

• Fortress Iron Lp

Inventors

• Horta Johnathan
• Sawka Michael J

Classifications

• E04F11/1812 Primary

  Details of anchoring to the wall or floor · CPC title

• E04B1/003

  Balconies; Decks · CPC title

• E04B1/40

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• F16B13/0808

  by a toggle-mechanism · CPC title

• E04B1/388

  Separate connecting elements (Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete E04B1/41; Dowels, i.e. members adapted to penetrate the surfaces of two parts and to take the shear stresses E04B1/48) · CPC title