IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0626913
(2003-07-25)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Saldarelli,Thomas A.
- Amato,Jerry R.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Paragon Aquatics, a division of Pentair Pool Products, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
9 인용 특허 :
14 |
초록
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An anchor assembly for supporting a post and a base plate for the assembly. The assembly includes a tubular anchor body with an arcuate interior area. The anchor body is configured to receive a post having an arcuate exterior profile and a hollow lower end. The base plate is for connection with the
An anchor assembly for supporting a post and a base plate for the assembly. The assembly includes a tubular anchor body with an arcuate interior area. The anchor body is configured to receive a post having an arcuate exterior profile and a hollow lower end. The base plate is for connection with the anchor body. The base plate has an arcuate portion shaped congruently to the anchor body. The base plate has an arcuate conical portion that has a cross-sectional area that is complementary to the hollow lower end of the post and that has a greatest radial dimension at a base of the conical portion. The greatest radial dimension is greater than a complementary dimension of an interior surface of the post to cause the interior surface to slide over the conical portion and the conical portion to frictionally engage the post to prevent lateral movement of the post.
대표청구항
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Having described the invention, the following is claimed: 1. A floor anchor assembly for supporting an axially-elongate tubular post insertable and removable from the anchor assembly, the post being non-concrete, having an arcuate exterior profile and having at least a hollow lower end bounded by a
Having described the invention, the following is claimed: 1. A floor anchor assembly for supporting an axially-elongate tubular post insertable and removable from the anchor assembly, the post being non-concrete, having an arcuate exterior profile and having at least a hollow lower end bounded by an arcuate interior surface, the assembly including: a concrete floor structure having an upper surface a tubular anchor body located within and engaged with the floor structure, the anchor body extending along an axis and having a hollow interior with an arcuate interior cross-sectional area, the hollow interior of the anchor body having two open ends and being configured to receive the post within the hollow interior of the anchor body from one open end, the one open end receiving the post being located adjacent to the upper surface of the floor structure; and a base plate, located within and engaged with the floor structure, connected to and closing the end of the anchor body opposite to the end that receives the post, the base plate having an arcuate portion shaped congruently to the arcuate cross-sectional area of the interior of the anchor body and mated into the interior of the anchor body, the base plate having an upstanding arcuate conical portion located within the interior of the anchor body, the conical portion having a cross-sectional area that is complementary to the hollow lower end of the post and having a greatest radial dimension at a base of the conical portion, the anchor body and the conical portion bounding an annular space that extends about the conical portion for receiving the hollow lower end of the post, the greatest radial dimension of the conical portion being greater than a complementary dimension of the interior surface of the post to cause the interior surface of the post to slide over the conical portion and the conical portion to frictionally engage the post such that the hollow lower end of the post wedges against the conical portion within the annular space to prevent lateral movement of the post relative to the base plate, and without any structure connected to and above the base plate that prevents lateral movement of the post and that prevents removal of the post from the conical portion and anchor body. 2. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the anchor body has a circular interior cross-sectional area, bounded by a cylindrical surface of the anchor body, to receive the post which has a circular exterior profile, the arcuate portion of the base plate is upstanding, circular and has a radially outer surface shaped as a cylinder to mate with the cylindrical surface of the anchor body that bounds the circular cross-section anchor body, and the conical portion of the base plate is a circular conic. 3. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the conical portion of the base plate is a truncated conic, and the conical portion is spaced radially inward from the anchor body at the greatest radial dimension of the conical portion such that the annular space that extends about the conical portion extends to the greatest radial dimension of the conical portion to receive the lower end of the post with a substantial portion of the conical portion located within the lower end of the post. 4. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the base plate has an arcuate flange that extends in an outward radial direction from the arcuate portion of the base plate, the flange of the base plate has an outermost radial extent that is greater than an outermost radial extent of the anchor body, the flange being affixed within the floor structure. 5. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the post is rigid to permit insertion and removal, the greatest radial dimension of the conical portion of the base plate is sufficiently large to cause frictional engagement with the rigid post at a location of the post that is spaced from the arcuate portion of the base plate such that the rigid post is stopped before reaching the arcuate portion with a substantial portion of the conical portion located within the lower end of the rigid post. 6. An anchor assembly for supporting an axially-elongate tubular post insertable and removable from the anchor assembly, the post being non-concrete, having an arcuate exterior profile and having at least a hollow lower end bounded by an arcuate interior surface, the assembly including: a tubular anchor body extending along an axis and having a hollow interior with an arcuate interior cross-sectional area, the hollow interior of the anchor body having two open ends and being configured to receive the post within the hollow interior of the anchor body from one open end; and a base plate connected to and closing the end of the anchor body opposite to the end that receives the post, the base plate having an arcuate portion shaped congruently to the arcuate cross-sectional area of the interior of the anchor body and mated into the interior of the anchor body, the base plate having an upstanding arcuate conical portion located within the interior of the anchor body, the conical portion having a cross-sectional area that is complementary to the hollow lower end of the post and having a greatest radial dimension at a base of the conical portion, the anchor body and the conical portion bounding an annular space that extends about the conical portion for receiving the hollow lower end of the post, the greatest radial dimension of the conical portion being greater than a complementary dimension of the interior surface of the post to cause the interior surface of the post to slide over the conical portion and the conical portion to frictionally engage the post such that the hollow lower end of the post wedges against the conical portion within the annular space to prevent lateral movement of the post relative to the base plate, and without any structure connected to and above the base plate that prevents removal of the post from the conical portion and anchor body; wherein the conical portion of the base plate has an axially extending opening to receive a retaining member for retaining the base plate stationary while the tubular post is inserted and removed from the anchor assembly. 7. A floor assembly for supporting an axially-elongate tubular post insertable and removable from the anchor assembly, the post being non-concrete, having an arcuate exterior profile and having at least a hollow lower end bounded by an interior surface, the assembly including: a concrete floor structure having an upper surface; surface means, located within the floor structure, extending along an axis and providing a hollow arcuate interior cross-sectional area, for receiving the post, the hollow interior of the surface means having two open ends, one open end being located adjacent to the upper surface of the floor structure, with the post extending into the interior of the surface means from the one open end; and a base plate, located within the floor structure, located at and closing the end of the surface means opposite to the end that receives the post, the base plate having an arcuate portion shaped congruently to the arcuate cross-sectional area of the interior of the surface means and mated into the cross-sectional area of the surface means, the base plate having an upstanding arcuate conical portion located within the interior of the anchor body, the conical portion having a cross-sectional area that is complementary to the hollow lower end of the post and having a greatest radial dimension at a base of the conical portion, the anchor body and the surface means bounding an annular space that extends about the conical portion for receiving the hollow lower end of the post, the greatest radial dimension of the conical portion being greater than a complementary dimension of the interior surface of the post to cause the interior surface of the post to slide over the conical portion and the conical portion to frictionally engage the post such that the hollow lower end of the post wedges against the conical portion within the annular space to prevent lateral movement of the post relative to the base plate, and without any structure connected to and above the base plate that prevents lateral movement of the post and that prevents removal of the post from the conical portion and anchor body. 8. An assembly for supporting an axially-elongate tubular post insertable and removable from the anchor assembly, the post being non-concrete, having an arcuate exterior profile and having at least a hollow lower end bounded by an interior surface, the assembly including: surface means, extending along an axis and providing a hollow arcuate interior cross-sectional area, for receiving the post, the hollow interior of the surface means having two open ends with the post extending into the interior of the surface means from one open end; and a base plate located at and closing the end of the surface means opposite to the end that receives the post, the base plate having an arcuate portion shaped congruently to the arcuate cross-sectional area of the interior of the surface means and mated into the cross-sectional area of the surface means, the base plate having an upstanding arcuate conical portion located within the interior of the anchor body, the conical portion having a cross-sectional area that is complementary to the hollow lower end of the post and having a greatest radial dimension at a base of the conical portion, the anchor body and the surface means bounding an annular space that extends about the conical portion for receiving the hollow lower end of the post, the greatest radial dimension of the conical portion being greater than a complementary dimension of the interior surface of the post to cause the interior surface of the post to slide over the conical portion and the conical portion to frictionally engage the post such that the hollow lower end of the post wedges against the conical portion within the annular space to prevent lateral movement of the post relative to the base plate, and without any structure connected to and above the base plate that prevents removal of the post from the conical portion and anchor body; wherein the surface means has a circular interior cross-sectional area, bounded by a cylidrical surface of the surface means, to receive the post which has a circular exterior profile, the arcuate portion of the base plate is upstanding, circular and has a radially outer surface shaped as a cylinder to mate with the cylidrical surface that bounds the circular cross-section of the surface means, and the conical portion of the base plate is a circular conic. 9. An anchor assembly as set forth in claim 7, wherein the conical portion of the base plate is a truncated conic without additional structure affixed to the truncated conic. 10. An assembly as set forth in claim 7, wherein the base plate has an arcuate flange that extends in an outward radial direction from the arcuate portion of the base plate, the flange of the base plate has an outermost radial extent that is greater than a radial distance to the surface means and the flange is affixed to the floor structure. 11. An assembly as set forth in claim 7, wherein the greatest radial dimension of the conical portion of the base plate is sufficiently large to cause frictional engagement with the post at a location of the post that is spaced from the arcuate portion of the base plate such that the post is stopped before reaching the arcuate portion with a substantial portion of the conical portion located within the lower end of the post. 12. An anchor assembly as set forth in claim 7, wherein the conical portion of the base plate has an axially extending opening to receive a retaining member for retaining the base plate stationary while the tubular post is inserted and removed from the anchor assembly.
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