Patent ID: 8303224

Claim:
An anchor assembly for walls, comprising a strap member, a spring member, a toggle member pivotally mounted to said strap member, the toggle member including a threaded cutting member having a pointed end and at least one cutting edge for cutting through a friable wall material, and a locking member slidable along said strap member, said toggle member being displaceable between first and second positions thereof, wherein in said first position said toggle member is substantially aligned with said strap member and said threaded cutting member is provided at a leading end of said toggle member for cutting a hole in the wall and for insertion through the hole while biasedly engaging said spring member, wherein said toggle member once behind the wall is displaced towards said second position by said spring member, and wherein in said second position said toggle member extends behind the wall at an angle relative to said strap member with said strap member extending from said toggle member through the hole in the wall, said locking member being adapted to be displaced along said strap member and towards the wall and said toggle member, whereby once the anchor assembly is installed, said locking member and said toggle member are connected by a distal section of said strap member and imprison the wall by abutting opposed sides thereof, a proximal section of said strap member located forwardly of said locking member being adapted to be removed, said toggle member being adapted to be engaged by a fastener introduced through said locking member and through the hole in the wall.