CA2199650A1 - Method for manufacturing an anchor device and the product thereof - Google Patents

Method for manufacturing an anchor device and the product thereof

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CA2199650A1
CA2199650A1 CA 2199650 CA2199650A CA2199650A1 CA 2199650 A1 CA2199650 A1 CA 2199650A1 CA 2199650 CA2199650 CA 2199650 CA 2199650 A CA2199650 A CA 2199650A CA 2199650 A1 CA2199650 A1 CA 2199650A1
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anchor device
mold
insert
receiving space
clamping seat
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Yeu-Tien Yu
Malcolm K. Groff
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YU YEU TIEN
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H12/00Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
    • E04H12/22Sockets or holders for poles or posts
    • E04H12/2207Sockets or holders for poles or posts not used
    • E04H12/2215Sockets or holders for poles or posts not used driven into the ground
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/14Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/68Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts by incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or layers, e.g. foam blocks
    • B29C70/72Encapsulating inserts having non-encapsulated projections, e.g. extremities or terminal portions of electrical components
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02DFOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D27/00Foundations as substructures
    • E02D27/32Foundations for special purposes
    • E02D27/42Foundations for poles, masts or chimneys

Abstract

A method for manufacturing an anchor device and the product thereof are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing an elongated mold having an axial hole, a plurality of grooves extending radially from the axial hole, and an enlarged receiving space formed adjacent to the second end of the axial hole; disposing an iron shaft in the axial hole of the mold with a rear end of the iron shaft extending into the receiving space of the mold; injecting a molten plastic material into the mold around the iron shaft in order to fill the grooves and the receiving space; moving a forming die into the receiving space of the mold to depress the plastic material in the receiving space; and retracting the forming die from the mold and removing the integrally formed anchor device from the mold.

Description

~ 1142-14 ~ 2 1 9 q 6 5 0 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ANCHOR DEVICE
AND THE PRODUCT THEREOF
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 is a schematic view illustrating how a conventional anchor device is used to support the mounting post of a mailbox;
Figure 2(a)-2(f) are schematic views illustrating the manufacturing process of the conventional anchor device;
Figure 3 is a fragmentary, exploded schematic view illustrating an elongated mold for manufacturing a preferred embodiment of an anchor device according to the method of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a fragmentary, exploded schematic view illustrating an iron shaft disposed in the mold when the anchor device is manufactured according to the method of the present invention;
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the mold at the axial hole in which the iron shaft is disposed when the mold is in a closed position;
Figure 6 is a cross sectional view of the mold at receiving space in which a forming die is disposed when the mold is in the closed position;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the anchor device according to the present invention;
Figure 8 is a side view of the preferred embodiment of the anchor device; and Figure 9 is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of an anchor device according to the present invention.
BACKGROUND OF TNE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a method for manufacturing an anchor device and the product thereof, more particularly to a method for manufacturing an anchor device having an insert with a plurality of rib members extending radially therefrom and a clamping seat integrally formed on a rear end of the insert.
2. Description of the Related Art Referring to Figure 1, a conventional anchor device 1 is shown to comprise an insert 11 and a clamping seat 10 connected to a rear end of the insert 11. The insert 11 is adapted to be rammed into the ground 2 while the clamping seat 10 is exposed from the ground 2. A mounting post 4 of a mailbox 3 is inserted into and is clamped by the clamping seat 10 in order to be supported above the ground 2. The conventional anchor device 1 is made of a zinc-plated iron material and is manufactured according to the following steps:

__3__ 21 q~650 (1) Forming a trapezoidal first zinc-plated iron plate (A1) by means of a cutting process, as shown in Figure 2(a).
(2) Bending the first zinc-plated iron plate (Al) along its center line to form an angled plate, as shown in Figure 2(b).
(3) Welding together the bent portions of two angled plates (A1) of Figure 2(b) at a few points (B) in order to form a cross-shaped member with four ribs (A3), as shown in Figure 2(c).
(4) Forming an elongated second zinc-plated iron plate (A2), as shown in Figure 2(d).
(5) Bending the second zinc-plated iron plate (A2) into a clamping seat 10 with four connecting portions 100, as best illustrated in Figure 2(e).
(6) Welding the edges of the rib members (A3) on the connecting portions 100 of the clamping seat 10 at points (B) in order to form the conventional anchor device 1, as best illustrated in Figure 2(f).
The conventional anchor device 1 suffers from the following disadvantages:
1. The zinc-plated iron plate is expensive. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the conventional anchor device 1 is relatively high.
2. The manufacturing process of the conventional anchor device 1 is very complicated.

3. The welding points (B) are liable to corrode due to weather factors, thereby resulting in eventual separation of the components of the conventional anchor device 1. Therefore, the conventional anchor device 1 has a relatively short service life.
SUNMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an anchor device which can be manufactured at a relatively low cost and which has a good weather resistance and a relatively long service life, as well as to provide the product thereof.
According to one aspect of the present invention, anchor device having an elongated insert with a plurality of rib members extending radially therefrom and a clamping seat integrally formed on a rear end of the insert, is manufactured according to a method that comprises the steps of:
(a) providing an elongated mold having an axial hole formed along a longitudinal axis thereof, a plurality of grooves extending radially from the axial hole, each of the grooves having a radial width which increases gradually in a direction from a first end to a second end of the axial hole, and an enlarged receiving space formed adjacent to the second end of the axial hole;

__5__ 2 1 99650 (b) disposing an iron shaft in the axial hole of the mold with a rear end of the iron shaft exten~ing into the receiving space of the mold;
(c) injecting a molten plastic material into the 5mold around the iron shaft in order to fill the grooves and the receiving space so as to form the insert of the anchor device;
(d) moving a forming die into the receiving space of the mold to depress the plastic material in the 10receiving space in order to form the clamping seat of the anchor device; and (e) retracting the forming die from the mold and removing the integrally formed anchor device from the mold.
15According to another aspect of the present invention, an anchor device comprises:
an elongated insert which is ma~e of a plastic material and which has rear and front ends, and a plurality of rib members extending radially therefrom, 20each of the rib members having a radial width which increases gradually in a direction from the front end to the rear end of the insert;
a clamping seat which is made of a plastic material and which is integrally connected to the rear end of 25the insert and rear edges of the rib members; and an iron shaft embedded longitudinally in the insert, the iron shaft having a rear end which extends into the clamping seat, and a front end which extends out of the front end of the insert.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to Figures 3 and 4, a preferred embodiment of an anchor device of this invention is fabricated by means of an injection molding mold 5 as described hereinbelow. The mold 5 has an axial hole 50 formed along a longitudinal axis thereof, and a plurality of (in this embodiment, four) grooves 51 extending radially from the axial hole 50. Each of the grooves 51 has a radial width which increases gradually in a direction from a first end 500 to a second end 501 of the axial hole 50, and an enlarged receiving space 52 formed adjacent to the second end 501 of the axial hole 50.
An iron shaft 6 is disposed in the axial hole 50 of the mold 5, as best illustrated in Figure 4. The rear end of the iron shaft 60 extends into the receiving space 52 of the mold 5 and is connected to a disc member 61. The front end of the iron shaft 60 is formed with a tapered head member 60 which extends out of the first end 500 of the axial hole 50. An annular gap 62 is formed between the iron shaft 6 and the internal face defining the axial hole 50 of the mold 5 when the mold 5 is closed, as best illustrated in __7__ 2 1 99650 Figure 5.
A molten plastic material is injected into the annular gap 62 of the mold 5 around the iron shaft 6 in order to fill the grooves 51 and the receiving space 52. A forming die 53 is moved into the receiving space 52 of the mold 5, as best illustrated in Figure 6, in order to depress the plastic material in the receiving space 52. After the plastic material is cooled and hardened, the forming die 53 is retracted from the receiving space 52 of the mold 5. An integrally formed anchor device 7 is thus obtained and is removed from the mold 5.
Referring to Figure 7, the resulting anchor device
7 is shown to comprise an elongated insert 70 and a clamping seat 72 according to the present invention.
The insert 70 is formed as a hollow tube in the annular gap 62 of the mold 5 and has front and rear ends 700, 701 which are formed correspondingly in the first and second ends 500, 501 of the axial hole 50 of the mold 5. A plurality of rib members 71, which are formed in the grooves 51 of the mold 5, extend radially from the insert 70. Each of the rib members 71 has a radial width which increases gradually in a direction from the front end 700 to the rear end 701 of the insert 70.
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The clamping seat 72, which is formed in the receiving space 52 by means of the forming die 53, is integrally connected to the rear end 701 of the insert 70 and rear edges 711 of the rib members 71. The clamping seat 72 has a generally rectangular hollow body which has a notch 721 formed at a corner thereof, as best illustrated in Figure 8, and which has a spaced pair of engaging lugs 720 that extend outwardly from the corner. The engaging lugs 720 have pairs of aligned holes 722 formed therein. A plurality of bolts and nuts 8 engage the aligned holes 722 in order to force the engaging lugs 720 toward one another when being tightened, thereby enabling the clamping seat 72 to clamp firmly a mailbox mounting post (not shown) inserted therein.
The iron shaft 6 is embedded longitudinally in and is connected firmly to the insert 70. The disc member 61 on the rear end of the iron shaft 6 is embedded in the clamping seat 72, thus facilitating positioning of the center of gravity of the anchor device 7 when ramming the anchor device 7 into the ground. The tapered head member 60 on the front end of the iron shaft 6 extends out of the front end of the insert 70, thus facilitating the ramming action of the anchor device 7 into the ground.
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Figure 9 shows another preferred embodiment of an anchor device according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the structure of the anchor device is similar to that of the anchor device 7 of the aforementioned embodiment, except that each of the rear edges of the rib members 71 has a thickened portion 710 formed at the juncture of a corresponding one of the rib members 71 and the clamping seat 72 in order to increase the structural strength of the rib members 71.
It is noted, that since the anchor device of the present invention is made of a plastic material by means of an injection molding process, the manufacturing costs of the anchor device can be reduced dramatically. In addition, rusting will not occur when the anchor device is in use, thereby improving the durability of the anchor device.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretations and equivalent arrangement.

Claims (7)

I CLAIM:
1. A method for manufacturing an anchor device having an elongated insert with a plurality of rib members extending radially therefrom and a clamping seat integrally formed on a rear end of said insert, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing an elongated mold having an axial hole formed along a longitudinal axis thereof, a plurality of grooves extending radially from said axial hole, each of said grooves having a radial width which increases gradually in a direction from a first end to a second end of said axial hole, and an enlarged receiving space formed adjacent to said second end of said axial hole;
(b) disposing an iron shaft in said axial hole of said mold with a rear end of said iron shaft extending into said receiving space of said mold;
(c) injecting a molten plastic material into said mold around said iron shaft in order to fill said grooves and said receiving space so as to form said insert of said anchor device;
(d) moving a forming die into said receiving space of said mold to depress said plastic material in said receiving space in order to form said clamping seat of said anchor device; and (e) retracting said forming die from said mold and removing said integrally formed anchor device from said mold.
2. The method as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising the step of forming a plurality of thickened portions adjacent to junctures of said rib members of said insert and said clamping seat.
3. An anchor device comprising:
an elongated insert which is made of a plastic material and which has front and rear ends, and a plurality of rib members extending radially therefrom, each of said rib members having a radial width which increases gradually in a direction from said front end to said rear end of said insert;
a clamping seat which is made of a plastic material and which is integrally connected to said rear end of said insert and rear edges of said rib members; and an iron shaft embedded longitudinally in said insert, said iron shaft having a rear end which is embedded in said clamping seat, and a front end which extends out of said front end of said insert.
4. The anchor device as claimed in Claim 3, wherein each of said rear edges of said rib members has a thickened portion formed therealong.
5. The anchor device as claimed in Claim 3, wherein said front end of said iron shaft is formed with a tapered head member.
6. The anchor device as claimed in Claim 3, wherein said rear end of said iron shaft has a disc member which is embedded in said clamping seat.
7. The anchor device as claimed in Claim 3, wherein said clamping seat has a generally rectangular hollow body, said hollow body having a notch formed at a corner thereof and a spaced pair of engaging lugs extending outwardly from said corner, said engaging lugs having pairs of aligned holes formed therein, and a plurality of bolts and nuts for engaging said aligned holes.
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