Patent ID: 9624668
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: E04C,G06F

Claim:
1. An anchor for post-tensioned concrete reinforcement, comprising: a body having a flange portion with a front surface, a rear surface, an edge surface extending between the front surface and the rear surface, a button portion extending from the rear surface of the flange, and a nose portion extending from the front surface of the flange, the flange extending laterally from the nose portion and from the button portion so as to have at least one bearing surface on the rear surface of the flange to one lateral side of the button portion and an opposite surface on the front surface of the flange to the one lateral side of the nose portion opposite from the bearing surface; ribs on the front surface that extend between the nose portion and the flange portion; a bore extending through the nose portion, the flange portion, and the button portion, the bore being tapered in diameter in the direction from the nose portion to the button portion to receive a wedge that cams against the bore to clamp down on a tendon that extends into the bore from where the tendon enters the bore through the button portion; wherein the opposite surface on the front of the flange includes at least two planar surfaces that define a pocket on the front surface of the flange; and wherein a hole is formed in the pocket and the hole is closer to an outer edge of the pocket than it is to an inner edge of the pocket.