Abstract: An anchor for a mine roof bolt incorporates a single large rib at the top of a segmented shell. This single large rib is forced into the wall of the bore hole by the downward movement of an associated threaded camming nut during the first few revolutions of the roof bolt. The remainder of the outer surface is generally smooth or unserrated and provides a large bearing surface which is urged against the bore hole wall upon further rotation of the bolt. The camming nut has a specific shape flaring substantially near its upper end such that a relative large area of the bore hole wall below the rib is forced into compression.

Abstract: A forward and reverse expanding type expansion screw has a bolt, a nut, a forward expanding plug, a retaining tapered ring, and a backward expanding plug. By inserting the bolt through the forward expanding plug, the retaining tapered ring and the reverse expanding plug in order, the expansion screw can be inserted into a wall hole, the bolt can be driven to lock to the nut, the reverse expanding plug first expanding in the reverse direction by a pushing effect caused by the retaining tapered ring, and then the forward expanding plug is pushed forward and expanded in the forward direction. By expanding in opposite directions a cross expanding and squeezing effect is achieved to provide a very stable securing effect. A two-way sleeve and connecting sleeves may be further connected to provide fixed points for the expansion of the plugs and to extend the length of the expansion screw to meet different requirements.

Abstract: A standoff connector for fastening two plates in spaced relation, including a body and a stud for insertion into the body. The body has a base and a trunk projecting upward from the base, and also has a central opening for receiving the stud, with a sleeve carried in the central opening with a plurality of spaced resilient fingers having upper ends fixed in the trunk and lower ends spaced from the trunk for outward radial movement, the lower ends of the fingers having inwardly directed tips for gripping the stud. The stud has a shaft for positioning in the body opening and a handle at one end for rotating the stud, with a shaft having a major diameter adjacent the other end and a minor diameter between the major diameter and the handle for receiving the tips of the body sleeve, with the body and stud having interengaging elements for limiting rotation of the stud in the body.

Abstract: An expanding wall plug including a headed anchoring socket adapted for mounting in a hole in a wall; a screw inserted through the anchoring socket and having a head received in a tapered hole at one end of the anchoring socket, an expansion shell mounted around the screw and abutted against the anchoring socket, having two wedge blocks and an outer thread or ribs at two opposite ends for anchoring, and two opposite longitudinal slots at one end, and a conical tightening up device mounted around the screw rod and forced forwards to squeeze the locating expansion shell against the anchoring socket axially upon rotary motion of the screw rod, the conical tightening up device having two wedge blocks symmetrically raised from the periphery and respectively forced into the longitudinal slots of the locating expansion shell.

Abstract: A fastener for securing two members together through an aligned bore in the two members, the fastener comprising a longitudinally extending body having at least one opening adjacent each of respective ends thereof, the body having a central bore hole, a threaded shaft concentrically disposed in the central bore hole and having opposite threads at each end, with a rotation applying member at an accessible end, a nut provided on each of the opposite threads in threaded engagement with the respective thread, at least one longitudinally extending engaging finger attached to each of the nuts and disposed adjacent a respective one of the openings, the fingers being adapted to extend through the respective opening when the shaft is turned in a first direction to cause the nuts to move toward each other, thereby causing the fingers to engage, when the openings at each end are disposed in the aligned bore adjacent different ones of said two members to be secured together, with respective ones of said two members, ther

Abstract: A mechanically adjustable wedge assembly including a cruciform-shaped driver and mating idlers applies force in multiple directions simultaneously thereby achieving the effect of several wedges in a single unit.

Abstract: A fail-safe anchor bolt assembly installable in a pre-drilled hole in masonry to fasten a fixture or other object thereto, the assembly remaining securely anchored even should the hole later be enlarged as a result of a crack developed in the masonry. The assembly includes a bolt having a head engageable by a torque tool to turn the bolt and a shank extending from the head loosely encircled by an expansible shell whose normal outer diameter is close to that of the drilled hole. Threadably received on the rear end of the shank adjacent the shell is a conical frustrum-shaped wedge nut effectively divided into a leading zone and a trailing zone. The leading zone has a maximum diameter substantially equal to the normal outer diameter of the shell whereby in the course of installing the assembly as the bolt is turned to advance the leading zone of the nut into the shell, the shell is then expanded against the wall of the hole to produce an anchoring force.

Abstract: An expansible plug comprises a closed shank section formed as a shank sleeve provided with a screw channel and a longitudinal divided expansible shank, the shank being formed by two shank halves provided with staggered expansible elements which interlock to form a closed expansion region, the expansible elements being offset relative to one another and having bores arranged eccentrically relative to a center line of the expansible shank and overlapping so that an overlapping region forms a constricted screw channel, the expansion region tapering conically toward a plug tip, and one of the shank halves being connected to the shank sleeve in a joining region by a secure joint.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a sleeve portion and an engagement portion which are spaced apart but which are interconnected by two flexible strut members, each of which includes short and long arms. A screw can be inserted through a central bore in the sleeve portion so that its end engages a bore in the engagement portion to initially hold the engagement portion in a fixed position relative to the sleeve portion and thereby resist flexing movement of the strut members. Upon subsequent tightening of the screw, the sleeve and engagement portions are caused to move together, thereby flexing the strut members outwardly.

Abstract: An anchoring assembly for use in a hole bored inwardly from the surface of a receiving material. The anchoring assembly includes, in general, an anchoring component or swedge anchor having a plurality of fingers, a spreading component or spreader having a tapered portion which points toward the anchoring fingers, a bolt or threaded shaft onto which the spreader and swedge anchor are positioned, and structure for interlocking the anchor and spreader together during the procedure for setting the assembly into a receiving material.

Abstract: A connecting element for joining a structural part with an adjacent structural part has several sleeves (71, 72) provided with respectively one cutout (77) and one extension (74) wherein in each case the extension (74) of one sleeve (71, 72) engages into the cutout (77) of the other sleeve (71, 72). The sleeves (71, 72) are in contact with fitting clearance with an inner wall of a pipe (14) to be attached to a connector (13). A clamping screw (7) is threaded into a thread (9) of the connector (13) and thereby clamps the sleeves (71, 72) mutually in place, the extensions (74, 87) entering more deeply into the cutouts (77, 92) and thereby expanding the circumference of the sleeves (71, 72) until a fixed clamping of the sleeves (71, 72) against the inner wall is achieved. The sleeves (71, 72) are held in flush mutual contact by a serration. The unwound of the sleeves (71, 72) are punched out from steel strip and subsequently formed into cylindrical sleeves (71, 72).

Abstract: The fixture or dowel pin has an axial opening including progressively smaller tapered sections alternating with progressively smaller cylindrical threaded sections. Screws having corresponding tapered tops and threaded sections fit respectively into the sections of the body and, after the pin is inserted in the openings of two plates to be immobilized, the respective screws are tightened to expand the pin body in zones outward from the respective screws and immobilize the pin and plates surrounding the zones.

Abstract: An anchor bolt comprising a threaded stem and a head at one end of the stem; a tubular, hard rubber sleeve held on the stem by a retaining collar nut has a deeply-dished metal washer located on the stem between the head and the sleeve nut with its open end directed towards the sleeve. The dished washer preferably has axial grooves extending from its periphery towards the centre. When the bolt is set, the dished washer is distorted by compression to undercut the hole and the rubber sleeve cooperates with the stem and the walls of the hole to give a very high pull-out resistance.

Abstract: A mine roof anchor assembly usable with a quick-setting resin cartridge inserted into a mine roof opening is disclosed and includes a partially threaded elongated bolt having a first end, a mechanical anchor, such as a bail-type or mechanical expansion type, at a threaded end, and a mixing element, such as a coil, having an upper end attached to the bolt and positioned external of and surrounding a length along the bolt. The bolt receives a frangible hollow plastic sleeve which is positioned about the threaded portion and extends below the mechanical anchor toward the bolt head. A stopping element attaches to the bolt below the mechanical anchor toward the first end, whereby the frangible sleeve is sandwiched between the stopping element and the mechanical anchor. A shaft can also be coupled to the first end extending the length of the anchor assembly.

Abstract: A plug assembly that comprises a bolt having a cone portion at one end thereof and an external thread at another end thereof, a sleeve for mounting over the bolt and having an expansible portion at an end thereof which is adjacent to the one end of the bolt, and a tubular member screwed over the bolt until its engagement with an end of the sleeve which is remote from the expansible region for securing the plug assembly against rotation.

Abstract: An anchoring plug for anchoring objects to a support structure includes an expansible sleeve, an expander body driven into the expansible sleeve and a screw for driving the expander body into the expansible sleeve. A ring-shaped spring member, which forms a bearing for the expansible sleeve, is positioned at the trailing end of the expansible sleeve. The spring member has the external diameter greater than that of the expansible sleeve and, may due to its properties be compressed to the external diameter of the expansible sleeve.

Abstract: An expansion dowel assembly includes an axially elongated expansion member, a first member for expanding the expansion member and a second member for anchoring the expansion member in a borehole before is is expanded by the first member. The second member can be connected to the expansion member or mounted in and in contact with the expansion member.

Abstract: An improved pin drive anchor has an elongated body with an inner end with a reduced section about which a locking sleeve member is secured, and a longitudinal bore extending the length of the body and having a reduced diameter section proximate to the sleeve member. The sleeve member and the body inner end are slotted to permit expansion of the sleeve member and the inner end when a pin is driven through the entire length of the body bore to firmly secure the anchor in the cavity of a wall.

Abstract: A fastener assembly for securing layers of roofing material to a deck includes a nut for insertion in and engagement with a pre-drilled hole in the deck and a threaded bolt for engagement with the nut. The nut is provided with resilient legs that are disposed both above and below the hole and that deflect outwardly upon being engaged by the bolt to prevent removal of the nut from the hole. The shank of the bolt is provided with a groove that engages edge portions on the nut legs to prevent counter rotation of the bolt.

Abstract: An expansion dowel assembly includes an axially elongated anchor bolt and a pair of serially arranged expansion elements or shells into which the anchor bolt is drawn. The anchor bolt has axially extending conically shaped expansion members spaced apart in the axial direction and each is arranged to be drawn into a different one of the expansion elements. The expansion member closer to the leading end of the anchor bolt has a larger cone angle than the other expansion member. The expansion elements are interconnected by a web so that the expansion elements are axially displaceable relative to one another. When the anchor bolt with its expansion members is drawn into the expansion elements, initially the trailing expansion element is widened or expanded. Subsequently, after a predetermined axial movement of the leading expansion element toward the trailing expansion element, the widening of the leading expansion element is commenced.

Abstract: A plastic plug for anchoring objects in support structures comprises an expansible portion and an elongated neck having a head portion with a flange for supporting an object being secured to the support structure. The elongated neck is formed of two spaced expansible legs and has an elliptical cross-section which merges into circles at two end portions thereof. The expansible portions of the legs are provided with longitudinal grooves which form a widening of the longitudinal bore in the head portion.

Abstract: A fastener for securing two objects or structures together in a predetermined relationship. The fastener has a fastener body including a spacer which defines a predetermined distance between the two objects. A first locking element is attached to one side of the spacer and a second locking element is attached to the other side of the spacer. The fastener body is adapted to receive a plunger which when actuated will cause the locking elements to secure the first object and second object a predetermined distance apart.

Abstract: A plastic re-usable two-piece push-pin stand-off fastener for releasably securing together two spaced-apart circuit boards comprises a hollow body having a body bore into which, for pre-assembly, a pin is insertable into the body bore prior to use. The pin has large and small outside diameter portions near its head and insertion ends, respectively. The body bore has large and small inside diameter bore portions near its head and insertion ends, respectively. The body also has outwardly extending inwardly depressible resilient flexible wings adjacent the large bore portion, has outwardly expandable resilient flexible legs adjacent the small bore portion, and has an external shoulder between the wings and the legs. In use, the body is inserted into a hole in the first board to entrap the board between the body head and wings. Then, the body is inserted into a hole in the second board so that the shoulder bears thereagainst.

Abstract: A dual expansion anchor comprising a pair of inner and outer expansion fasteners connected to each other by means of a screw-threaded connecting tie, said expansion fasteners being adjustable on the connecting tie to adjust to the spaced positions of an inner supporting structure and an outer supported wall. Insertion limiting means is provided to limit insertion of the inner expansion fastener into the inner supporting structure in order to fix the position of said expansion fastener in said supporting structure. Torque applying means applied to the connecting tie expands the inner expansion fastener. Torque applying means applied to a nut on the connecting tie expands the outer expansion fastener.

Abstract: A two-piece plastic fastener comprising a body and a screw releasably secures a pair of panels together in spaced apart relationship. The body, which has a bore therethrough, comprises a body shank having a body head, outwardly extending, inwardly depressible, flexible locking tabs spaced from the body head, an external shoulder spaced from the tabs, and outwardly expandable walls spaced from the shoulder. The body shank also comprises, inside the bore, flexible screw thread engaging means and ramp means on the inside of the walls. The screw, which is insertable into the bore, comprises a screw head and a screw shank having a threaded portion and an unthreaded end portion. In use, the body shank is inserted into a hole in the first panel so that the latter is entrapped between the body head and the locking tabs. The body shank is then inserted into the hole in the second panel. The screw is axially inserted into the bore so that its threaded portion engages the thread-engaging means in the bore.

Abstract: An expansion dowel assembly is adapted to secure fastening plates in spaced relation onto a structure. The expansion dowel assembly includes an axially extending sleeve-like member including an expansion section arranged to be secured into the structure and a collar section. The collar section engages the facing plate between a bearing and an abutment. An axially extending part of the collar section between the bearing and the abutment is arranged to collapse in the axial direction so that the space between the bearing and the abutment corresponds to the wall thickness of the facing plate. The axially collapsible part permits the expansion dowel assembly to be used with facing plates of different thicknesses.

Abstract: The dowel (14) comprises an elongated fastening bolt (26) provided at its rear end, at the outer end of the hole, with a threaded nut or bolt head (30), a head part (34) being arranged at its front end, at the inner end of the hole, upon which are mounted, by means of a conically tapering component (38) arranged displaceably upon the said fastening bolt, locking elements (36) adapted to pivot radially outwardly into a position engaging in the undercut. Displacement of the said conically tapering component is effected by a distance sleeve (42) arranged upon the said fastening bolt (26) and adjoining the said conically tapering element.

Abstract: An expansion anchor assembly for use in a bore with an undercut section adjacent the base of the bore, includes an axially elongated expansion sleeve and an anchor bolt positioned within the sleeve with an expansion cone at one end of the bolt. The expansion sleeve is slit from one end for a portion of its axial length. By drawing the expansion cone into the slit end of the sleeve, the sleeve can be expanded. An expansion element is seated within a recess in the outside surface of the sleeve. The base of the recess has a decreasing depth in the direction toward the slit end of the sleeve. The expansion element secures the expansion anchor assembly within the bore.

Abstract: An earth anchor comprising an insertable shank portion and a locking means for securing the anchor in an earth formation has one or more locking members captively associated with the insertable shank portion, the one or more locking members being either tiltable or rotatable relative to the shank whereby the insertable portion is inserted into a borehole in an earth formation and upon tensioning of the shank the one or more locking members wedgingly engage with the wall of the borehole to anchor the device within the borehole. The device has particular application as a means for suspending utility conduits and the like against the wall or floor of an underground excavation.

Abstract: An expansion dowel assembly consists of an axially extending sleeve and a spreading element. Tongues are pivotally displaceably connected to the sleeve and are located one after the other along the axial direction of the sleeve. The tongues are split in the axial directions and can be pivoted inwardly and outwardly relative to the sleeve. Lugs are formed on the radially inner surface of the tongues and project axially beyond one end of the tongues. The lugs afford axial support for the tongues pivoted outwardly relative to the outside surface of the sleeve. The spreading element holds the tongues in the outwardly pivoted condition so that the tongues provide a mechanical lock for the sleeve within a hollow space within a structural member.

Abstract: An expansion dowel assembly includes an anchor bolt and an expansion element made up of at least two expansion element parts offset from one another in the axial and circumferential direction when mounted on the anchor bolt. A web interconnects the adjacent expansion element parts. Recesses are formed in the circumferential surface of the anchor bolt for receiving the expansion element parts. Another recess connects the recesses for the expansion elements parts and is arranged to receive the web interconnecting these parts. The expansion element parts encircle the anchor bolt by more than half of its circumference so that holders are not needed for securing the expansion element on the anchor bolt.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for attaching a toilet seat and cover to a toilet bowl is disclosed which facilitates installation without the use of conventional hand tools. The arrangement includes a base having a hinge post for hingedly connecting the seat and cover thereto. The base further includes a downwardly depending stem having a longitudinal bore which is adapted to be positioned within the mounting hole on the toilet bowl. A fastener assembly is provided which includes a bolt positioned within the longitudinal bore of the stem which may be readily rotated by hand. An expandable nut is threaded to the lower end of the bolt, with the entire mounting arrangement being insertable into the mounting hole of the bowl from the seat side thereof.

Abstract: Toggle which can be set against the face of an undercut provided within a bore, and having an elongated bolt, on whose bore-internal end locking elements are mounted, which, by means of a conical component disposed for axial displacement on the bolt, can be expanded outwardly from a position in which they are within the diameter of the bore to a position in which they engage the face of the undercut. The locking elements are supported on a bottom piece on the end of the bolt within the bore, and are in the form of segments of a thick-walled cylinder when in the retracted position. A variety of anti-rotational means are provided to prevent the toggle from turning during the setting operations.