Patent ID: 9587661
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: F16B

Claim:
1. An anchor assembly for hollow walls, comprising an anchor body and a toggle member moveably mounted to said anchor body, said toggle member being displaceable between first and second positions thereof, wherein in said first position said toggle member is substantially aligned with said anchor body such that the anchor assembly can be inserted in the wall, and wherein in said second position said toggle member extends behind the wall at an angle relative to said anchor body with said anchor body extending through the hole in the wall, said toggle member being held in a captive state in said first position while being displaceable longitudinally along said anchor body when an appropriate fastener is introduced in said anchor body said toggle member being adapted, after having been sufficiently longitudinally displaced by the fastener, to release from said captive state and to pivot relative to said anchor body to said second position, said toggle member being adapted to then threadably receive the fastener such that further rotation of the fastener draws said toggle member against a hidden side of the wall, said anchor body and said toggle member being provided with at least first and second locking means that cooperate for retaining said toggle member in said captive state when in said first position, said first and second locking means being spaced apart.