Embedment attachment system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8955285-B2
Application number	US-201313827236-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Priority date	Dec 7, 2012
Publication date	Feb 17, 2015
Grant date	Feb 17, 2015

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an embedment attachment system configured to attach to a concrete form such that an embedment of the embedment attachment system has a desired edge spacing from the concrete form. Use of the embedment attachment system of the present disclosure enables precise embedment positioning with respect to the concrete form.

First claim

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. An embedment attachment system comprising:
a panel bracket holder including:
(a) two spaced-apart side plates;
(b) two spaced-apart base plates, each base plate attached to and extending between the two side plates;
(c) an embedment (i) attached to and extending between the two spaced-apart base plates, (ii) attached to and extending between the two spaced-apart side plates, (iii) defining an embedment channel extending therethrough, and (iv) including a plurality of studs connected thereto and extending therefrom; and
(d) a back plate attached to and extending between the side plates;

a removable protective cover attachable to at least one of: (i) the side plates, and (ii) the back plate; and
a panel bracket removably attachable to the embedment such that the panel bracket abuts at least one of the base plates.

2. The embedment attachment system of claim 1 , wherein the base plates, the embedment, the side plates, and the back plate define a mounting pocket, the panel bracket being removably attachable to the embedment within the mounting pocket.

3. The embedment attachment system of claim 2 , wherein the removable protective cover encloses the mounting pocket and the panel bracket when: (A) the panel bracket is removably attached to the embedment in a first position, and (B) the removable protective cover is attached to the at least one of (i) the side plates, and (ii) the back plate.

4. The embedment attachment system of claim 1 , wherein the embedment has a rectangular cross section.

5. The embedment attachment system of claim 1 , wherein each of the side plates defines one or more material passages therethrough.

6. The embedment attachment system of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the material passages defined by at least one of the side plates extends to an edge of said at least one of the side plates.

7. The embedment attachment system of claim 1 , which includes a first fastening flange attached to and extending transversely from one of the side plates and a second fastening flange attached to and extending transversely from another one of the side plates.

8. The embedment attachment system of claim 1 , which includes at least one bolt and at least one nut.

9. The embedment attachment system of claim 8 , wherein a first end of the at least one bolt is disposed within the embedment channel and the at least one bolt extends through a mounting opening defined by the panel bracket such that the at least one bolt is configured to engage the at least one nut.

10. The embedment attachment system of claim 9 , which includes at least one locking washer, the at least one bolt configured to extend through the at least one locking washer such that the at least one bolt is configured to engage the at least one nut.

11. The embedment attachment system of claim 10 , wherein an upper surface of the panel bracket includes a plurality of locking ridges and a lower surface of the locking washer includes a plurality of locking ridges configured to engage the locking ridges of the panel bracket.

12. An embedment attachment system comprising:
a panel bracket holder including:
(a) two spaced-apart side plates;
(b) two spaced-apart coplanar base plates, each base plate attached to and extending between the two side plates;
(c) an embedment (i) attached to and extending between the two spaced-apart base plates, (ii) attached to and extending between the two spaced-apart side plates, (iii) defining an embedment channel extending therethrough, and (iv) including a plurality of studs connected thereto and extending therefrom; and
(d) a back plate attached to and extending between the side plates; and

a removable protective cover attachable to at least the back plate.

13. The embedment attachment system of claim 12 , which includes a panel bracket removably attachable to the embedment such that the panel bracket abuts at least one of the base plates.

14. The embedment attachment system of claim 13 , wherein the base plates, the embedment, the side plates, and the back plate define a mounting pocket, the panel bracket being removably attachable to the embedment within the mounting pocket.

15. The embedment attachment system of claim 14 , wherein the removable protective cover encloses the mounting pocket and the panel bracket when: (A) the panel bracket is removably attached to the embedment in a first position, and (B) the removable protective cover is attached to the back plate.

16. The embedment attachment system of claim 12 , wherein each of the side plates defines one or more material passages therethrough.

17. The embedment attachment system of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the material passages defined by at least one of the side plates extends to an edge of said at least one of the side plates.

18. The embedment attachment system of claim 12 , wherein the embedment has a rectangular cross section.

19. The embedment attachment system of claim 12 , which includes a first fastening flange attached to and extending transversely from one of the side plates and a second fastening flange attached to and extending transversely from another one of the side plates.

20. The embedment attachment system of claim 12 , wherein the removable protective cover is attachable to at least one of the side plates in addition to the back plate.

21. A panel bracket holder comprising:
(a) two spaced-apart side plates;
(b) two spaced-apart coplanar base plates, each base plate attached to and extending between the two side plates;
(c) an embedment (i) attached to and extending between the two spaced-apart base plates, (ii) attached to and extending between the two spaced-apart side plates, (iii) defining an embedment channel extending therethrough, and (iv) including a plurality of studs connected thereto and extending therefrom; and
(d) a back plate attached to and extending between the side plates and attached to and extending transversely from a first one of the base plates.

22. The panel bracket holder of claim 21 , wherein a panel bracket is removably attachable to the embedment such that the panel bracket abuts at least one of the base plates.

23. The panel bracket holder of claim 22 , wherein the base plates, the embedment, the side plates, and the back plate define a mounting pocket, the panel bracket being removably attachable to the embedment within the mounting pocket.

24. The panel bracket holder of claim 23 , wherein a removable protective cover encloses the mounting pocket and the panel bracket when: (A) the panel bracket is removably attached to the embedment in a first position; and (B) the removable protective cover is attached to at least one of (i) the side plates, and (ii) the back plate.

25. The panel bracket holder of claim 21 , wherein each of the side plates defines one or more material passages therethrough.

26. The panel bracket holder of claim 25 , wherein at least one of the material passages defined by at least one of the side plates extends to an edge of said at least one of the side plates.

27. The panel bracket holder of claim 21 , wherein the embedment has a rectangular cross section.

28. The panel bracket holder of claim 21 , which includes a first fastening flange attached to and extending transversely from one of the side plates and a second fastening flange attached to and extending transversely from

Assignees

• Illinois Tool Works
• Illinois Tool Works

Inventors

• Fournier James C
• Moeller Larry

Classifications

• E04G11/365

  Stop-end shutterings (end panels for walls E04G11/085) · CPC title

• E04B2/88

  Curtain walls {(fixing of glass panes E06B3/54)} · CPC title

• E04B1/4107 Primary

  Longitudinal elements having an open profile, with the opening parallel to the concrete or masonry surface, i.e. anchoring rails · CPC title

• E04G15/04

  Cores for anchor holes or the like {around anchors embedded in the concrete (means in or on the building element for connecting to handling apparatus E04G21/142)} · CPC title

• E04B2/90

  comprising panels directly attached to the structure {(E04B2/885 takes precedence)} · CPC title