Patent ID: 8281531

Claim:
An assembly for installation in a footing to support an article above a top surface of the footing, the assembly comprising: at least two threaded studs; an anchor plate that is not part of the article, the anchor plate structured to be buried in the footing and having a substantially flat configuration with a planar upper surface and an opposing parallel planar lower surface and at least two openings through which are received the at least two threaded studs respectively; a first fastener attached to a respective one of each of the at least two threaded studs and bearing against the planar lower surface of the anchor plate; a threaded sleeve structured to be buried in the footing and having a first internally threaded end and a second internally threaded end, the first internally threaded end attached to a respective one of each of the at least two threaded studs and bearing against the planar upper surface of the anchor plate and structured to be buried in the footing, the threaded sleeve cooperating with the first fastener to hold the stud in position on the anchor plate and in spaced parallel relationship to each of the other of the at least two studs; and a break-away fastener having a first end threadably received in the second internally threaded end of the sleeve and a second end structured to be attached to the article, the break-away fastener having a first circumscribing flange structured to bear against the top surface of the footing when the anchor plate and the sleeve are buried in the footing.