Self drilling swivel toggle anchor
US6435789B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B13/0808
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self drilling toggle anchor including an anchor member having a head portion at a proximal end, a locking portion at a distal end and a central portion for securely anchoring hardware to a wall, where the central portion defines and borders a channel between the head portion and locking portion. The toggle anchor also includes a drilling member positioned at a distal end of the toggle anchor for drilling through the wall and a toggle member. The toggle member includes a body disposed within the channel of the anchor member, a fitting portion disposed between the body and the drilling member, and upper and lower pairs of shoulders supporting the body within the channel. The body is slidably mounted to the anchor member within the channel and the fitting portion is adapted to releasably engage the locking portion allowing the toggle member to be movable from a releasably locked and fixed first position parallel with a longitudinal axis of the channel to a second position orthogonal to the channel.
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