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Wall anchor for electrical conduits

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-08-05
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Granted: 1973-12-18
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Expires: 1991-08-05
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Abstract

Abstract A wall anchor for securing electrical conduits or the like to concrete walls, and consisting of a tubular, internally tapered, elastically expansible plug adapted to be inserted freely into a cylindrical socket drilled therefor in the wall, and a correspondingly tapered core member adapted to be driven into the plug whereby to expand the latter into tight frictional engagement with the wall of the socket, and a hook member carried by the core at the outer end of said core and operable, as the core is driven, to clamp an electrical conduit against the wall surface.

Inventors

  • 👤 A Richards

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 09:25
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B13/00; F16B13/12; F16B13/126

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 203 words
A wall anchor comprising: a. an externally cylindrical, resiliently expansible plug adapted to be inserted loosely into a cylindrical socket formed therefor in a wall from an exposed surface of said wall, said plug being tubular and having a bore taperingly enlarged along a major portion of its length toward the end thereof exposed at the open end of said socket, and taperingly enlarged toward the opposite end of said plug member along the remainder of its length, and having longitudinal slots formed therein at angular intervals thereabout, said slots extending the full length of the first of said tapered bore sections, and into but not through the second of said tapered bore sections, b. a core member tapered correspondingly to the first of said tapered bore sections, and adapted to be inserted smaller end first into said first tapered bore section, and to be driven therein to expand said plug into tight engagement with the wall of said socket, and c. a hook member carried by said core member at the larger end thereof and extending laterally therefrom, whereby an object may be secured between said hook member and said wall surface as said core member is driven into said plug member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 203 words
A wall anchor comprising: a. an externally cylindrical, resiliently expansible plug adapted to be inserted loosely into a cylindrical socket formed therefor in a wall from an exposed surface of said wall, said plug being tubular and having a bore taperingly enlarged along a major portion of its length toward the end thereof exposed at the open end of said socket, and taperingly enlarged toward the opposite end of said plug member along the remainder of its length, and having longitudinal slots formed therein at angular intervals thereabout, said slots extending the full length of the first of said tapered bore sections, and into but not through the second of said tapered bore sections, b. a core member tapered correspondingly to the first of said tapered bore sections, and adapted to be inserted smaller end first into said first tapered bore section, and to be driven therein to expand said plug into tight engagement with the wall of said socket, and c. a hook member carried by said core member at the larger end thereof and extending laterally therefrom, whereby an object may be secured between said hook member and said wall surface as said core member is driven into said plug member.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1976-12-17 1977-06-18 1977-12-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1980-12-17 1981-06-18 1981-12-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1984-12-17 1985-06-18 1985-12-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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