Patent · US Expired

Concrete sandwich panel erection anchor

US5857296A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 1997
Grant dateJan 12, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04G21/142
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An anchor adapted for being embedded within a concrete sandwich panel to facilitate lifting thereof is disclosed. The anchor includes a neck supporting a head adapted for mating with a conventional lifting assembly. The neck is supported on a body portion adapted for being at least partially embedded within the sandwich panel. The body portion includes a pair of opposing wings extending radially outwardly from a central axis wherein each wing includes an inner portion adapted to be embedded within a wythe of insulation and an outer portion adapted to be embedded within a wythe of concrete.

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