Patent ID: 11891790
Assignee: CCS CONTRACTOR EQUIPMENT &SUPPLYLLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 16:
17. A method for securing a concrete structure to a foundation with a foundation connection device disposed within the concrete structure, the method comprising:
providing a foundation connection device comprising a base plate having an aperture through the base plate and a tubular post defining a cavity, the tubular post disposed at an upper surface of the base plate surrounding the aperture at a first end and extending at a non-right angle relative to the base plate;
positioning and retaining a lower surface of the base plate of the foundation connection device at an interior wall of a concrete form so that the lower surface of the base plate will be aligned with a bottom surface of the concrete structure made using the concrete form;
pouring liquid concrete into the concrete form such that the poured liquid concrete does not enter the cavity of the tubular post;
curing the liquid concrete to form the concrete structure and removing the concrete form from the formed concrete structure;
erecting the formed concrete structure at the foundation such that the lower surface of the base plate and the bottom surface of the concrete structure engage an upper surface of the foundation;
drilling along a central axis of the tubular post into the upper surface of the foundation to form a hole in the foundation;
driving a bolt through a stop member within the cavity of the tubular post and into the hole in the foundation until a bolt head of the bolt engages an upper surface of the stop member so that a shaft of the bolt engages the foundation connection device to the foundation; and
covering an exposed flanged opening at a second end of the tubular post with patching grout to provide a smooth outer surface of the concrete structure.