Patent Application
20230193629
The present disclosure relates to a multipurpose anchor for use in various industrial applications.
This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art.
Rebar, or reinforcing bar, along with reinforcing mesh are common features of many concrete applications. Its primary purpose is to increase the tensile strength of the concrete, helping it resist cracking and breaking. With greater tensile strength, concrete is better able to resist breaking under tension. There is a need in the art of concrete reinforcement to provide an improved device and method for supporting the mesh or rebar in a desired position.
This section provides a general summary of the disclosure, and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features.
An anchor for supporting a reinforcing mesh includes an elongated bar having a predetermined length. A cap is mounted on the elongated bar and includes a mounting section with an opening for receiving the elongated bar and a clip section extending from a side of the mounting section and including a flexible slot configured to receive a section of a reinforcing mesh therein.
According to a further aspect, an anchor for supporting an architectural structure includes an elongated bar having a predetermined length. A cap is mounted on the elongated bar, the cap including a mounting section with an opening for receiving the elongated bar and a pair of clip sections extending from a side of the mounting section and each including a flexible slot configured to receive a section of an elongated member.
According to yet another aspect, an anchor for supporting an architectural structure includes a hub member including a plurality of arms extending from the hub member. A plurality of clip members are disposed at the ends of the plurality of arms, each of the clip members including a flexible slot configured to receive an elongated member.
Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. The description and specific examples in this summary are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
Corresponding reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings.
With reference to
The bar 14 is preferably a glass fiber reinforced polymer reinforcing bar. The bar 14 can have a pointed tip or a flat tip on the end opposite to the cap 16. The bar can also be received in an optional mounting sleeve 26 that can be inserted in a drilled or bored hole 28 within a structure 30. Alternatively, a free end of the bar 14 of the anchor 10 can be pushed or pounded into the ground or another surface or structure.
The anchor 10 can include one or more polymer caps 16 made by injection molding. Depending on an application, the cap 16 can be made from polypropylene, polyethylene, rubber, glass fiber filled polymers or other plastic material. As best shown in
The diameter of the bar 14 can be from 4 mm to 10 mm (0.157 to 0.394 inches) depending on loads taken by the anchor 10. The anchor 10 can be manufactured of any length and the bar's surface can have a sand coating.
The multipurpose anchor 10 for mesh fastening has the design allowing fastening bars of various diameters—from 2.2 mm to 8 mm (0.086 to 0.314 inches). The flexible arms 34a, 34b and the partial annular body 32 flex to accommodate different diameter bars or mesh. Alternatively, as shown in
In construction, the anchor 10 can be used for fastening a mesh 12 to a base structure. The anchor 10 suits for brickwork, concrete and other construction materials and structures, as shown in
Besides mesh, it is possible to fasten the anchors 10 to individual reinforcing bars 40 and any round or oval section elements, as shown in
In agriculture, the anchors 10 can be used for forming a wired-in enclosure for cattle and fastening mesh in decorative enclosures.
The glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) material the bar 14 is made from and a polymer cap make enclosures light-weight, nearly invisible and easy-to-install structures. Multiple uses do not lead to loss of consumer performance which is an attractive advantage for temporary or mobile enclosures. In architectural structures with the use of the anchor with multiple clips 16 it is possible to create various special shapes including: rectangular cages from mesh and cages from bars of various configurations, as shown in
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Example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough, and will fully convey the scope to those who are skilled in the art. Numerous specific details are set forth such as examples of specific components, devices, and methods, to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that specific details need not be employed, that example embodiments may be embodied in many different forms and that neither should be construed to limit the scope of the disclosure. In some example embodiments, well-known processes, well-known device structures, and well-known technologies are not described in detail.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “including,” and “having,” are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance in the particular order discussed or illustrated, unless specifically identified as an order of performance. It is also to be understood that additional or alternative steps may be employed.
When an element or layer is referred to as being “on,” “engaged to,” “connected to,” or “coupled to” another element or layer, it may be directly on, engaged, connected or coupled to the other element or layer, or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on,” “directly engaged to,” “directly connected to,” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, there may be no intervening elements or layers present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.). As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
Spatially relative terms, such as “inner,” “outer,” “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,” “upper,” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. Spatially relative terms may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements or features would then be oriented “above” the other elements or features. Thus, the example term “below” can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure. Individual elements or features of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but, where applicable, are interchangeable and can be used in a selected embodiment, even if not specifically shown or described. The same may also be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the disclosure, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.
