Patent ID: 6176638
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for fastening two members, said system comprising:(a) a first aligned hole in one of said two members;(b) a second aligned hole in the other of said two members;(c) a fast-setting securing agent in said first aligned hole;(d) an anchor member having one end secured in said first aligned hole containing said fast-setting securing agent;(e) a slower-setting securing agent in said second aligned hole, a portion of said anchor member extending through said second hole and bonded therein by said slower-setting securing agent;(f) a retaining member at the end of said second aligned hole, said portion of said anchor member bonded therein by said slower-setting securing agent being in tension, and said two members being placed in compression by forces communicated thereto via said securing agents and said retaining member to define a stored energy system resistive to external forces.