Patent ID: 9574340
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B28B,E02D,E04B,E04G

Claim:
1. In combination with a poured concrete foundation having precast anchor bolts therein, an enclosure for protecting said anchor bolts while a concrete floor is being poured onto said foundation, said enclosure comprising: a hollow housing having a bottom wall, a plurality of sidewalls and a top wall; a plurality of elongated, narrow slots on said bottom wall, said slots receiving said anchor bolts; a plurality of openings on said top wall that are each aligned with a designated slot on said bottom wall, said openings dimensioned to receive a hand to allow a worker to fasten a nut to each of said anchor bolts to secure said housing to said foundation, and to subsequently remove said nut to remove said housing from the foundation, whereby a concrete floor is poured around said housing to form a column indention while said enclosure encapsulates said bolts until said floor has dried and a column can be installed within said indention; a hook on the top wall; a lifting tool secured to said hook to remove said housing from said indention.