Patent ID: 11927016
Assignee: LN1, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F  Y | IPC E  F

Claim 15:
16. A method of anchoring an object having a planar bottom surface and a throughbore to a concrete structure utilizing a combined anchor and fastening assembly comprising a substantially solid, planar anchor baseplate having parallel top and bottom surfaces and a throughbore extending from said top surface to said bottom surface thereof, said top surface defining a top side of said anchor baseplate and said bottom surface defining a bottom side of said anchor baseplate;
an elongated post permanently affixed to said anchor baseplate to define an integrally-formed, one-piece combined anchor and post assembly composed solely of said anchor baseplate and said post with said anchor baseplate having a width greater than said post, said post comprising a shank having an upper shank portion and a lower shank portion, said upper shank portion having an upper end and a lower end, with said upper shank portion being co-axially aligned with said throughbore of said anchor baseplate, said upper shank portion extending below said bottom wall of said anchor baseplate and being disposed generally perpendicular thereto, and wherein said lower shank portion is joined to said lower end of said upper shank portion and disposed and projects generally transversely thereto whereby said lower shank portion serves to embed and anchor said one-piece combined anchor baseplate and post assembly in the concrete structure;
said top surface of said anchor baseplate being configured and dimensioned to allow the object to be positioned on said top side of said anchor baseplate such that the planar bottom surface of the object abuts and lies generally flush against said planar top surface of said anchor baseplate, and wherein said planar top surface of said anchor baseplate is configured and dimensioned to lie generally flush with the top surface of the concrete structure and with said bottom surface of said anchor baseplate being embedded in the concrete structure therebelow;
means for anchoring the object to said one-piece combined anchor baseplate and post assembly, said means comprising an at least partially-threaded, cylindrical internal blind bore formed in said upper end of said upper shank portion having an open top end and a closed bottom end with said open top end thereof being aligned with and opening onto said top side of said anchor baseplate; and
a mechanical fastener in the form of a threaded bolt having an at least partially-threaded shank receivable through the throughbore of the object and threadably receivable in said post at least partially threaded cylindrical internal blind bore for anchoring the object to the top side and top surface of said anchor baseplate, comprising the steps of:
(a) placing said one-piece anchor and fastening assembly in the concrete structure before it sets such that said top surface of said anchor baseplate lies generally flush with said top surface of said concrete structure and with said bottom surface of said anchor baseplate being embedded in the concrete structure therebelow and with at least a portion of said post extending into and below the top surface of said concrete structure so said post is embedded therein; and
(b) allowing said concrete of said concrete structure to set and cure to form a cured concrete structure to thereby anchor said one-piece anchor baseplate and post assembly in said concrete structure via said at least partially embedded anchor and post.