Patent ID: 8025125
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: A62B,E04G,E04H

Abstract:
1. An anchor assembly for connection to a support structure, comprising: a base having a top and a bottom; at least one connector connected to the base proximate the top and configured and arranged for connection to a lifeline; at least three legs each having a first end and a second end, the first ends connected to the base proximate the bottom and being reinforced proximate the base, the second ends being connectable to the support structure, wherein the legs bend proximate the support structure when a load is exerted on the connector thus positioning the connector proximate the support structure and placing a shear load on the at least three legs proximate the support structure; a reinforcement sleeve for each leg to provide reinforcement for each leg, each reinforcement sleeve having a threaded bore that extends through a length of the reinforcement sleeve; a mounting member for each leg, each mounting member being coupled proximate the bottom of the base, each mounting member including a threaded receptacle; and the first end of each leg having threads, the threads of the first end of each leg being threaded through a respective threaded bore of an associated reinforcement sleeve and into a respective threaded receptacle of an associated mounting member to connect the leg to the base.