GB2499012A - Anchor assembly for attaching objects to a wall - Google Patents

Anchor assembly for attaching objects to a wall Download PDF

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GB2499012A
GB2499012A GB1201879.2A GB201201879A GB2499012A GB 2499012 A GB2499012 A GB 2499012A GB 201201879 A GB201201879 A GB 201201879A GB 2499012 A GB2499012 A GB 2499012A
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04GSCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G5/00Component parts or accessories for scaffolds
    • E04G5/04Means for fastening, supporting, or bracing scaffolds on or against building constructions
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04GSCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G5/00Component parts or accessories for scaffolds
    • E04G5/04Means for fastening, supporting, or bracing scaffolds on or against building constructions
    • E04G5/046Means for fastening, supporting, or bracing scaffolds on or against building constructions for fastening scaffoldings on walls

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An anchor assembly for attaching objects to a wall, said anchor assembly comprising a sleeve 20 locatable between adjacent bricks or other masonry components of the wall to be accessible from an outer face of the wall, an elongate attachment member 30 being insertable into said sleeve, retaining means (32, Figure 2) being provided for retaining the attachment member within the sleeve 20 with an outer end (34, Fig 2) of said attachment member projecting from the wall to provide an attachment point 36 for said object. The assembly may also comprise an anchor member 10 adapted to be located on a rear face of the wall, and wherein the sleeve is adapted to engage said anchor member to resist removal of the sleeve from the wall.

Description

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Anchor Assembly for attaching objects to a wall Field of the Invention
5 This invention relates to an anchor assembly for attaching objects, such as scaffolding or ladders, to a wall, in particular a masonry or brick wall.
Background to the Invention
10 When scaffolding is built against the side of a building it is often necessary to secure the scaffolding to a side of the building for safety reasons. It is known to drill holes in the wall of a building to allow hook or eye bolts to be secured to the wall to which scaffolding can be secured. However, this can lead to damage to the wall and leaves unsightly holes in the wall after the scaffolding has been removed.
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Summary of the Invention
According to the present invention there is provided an anchor assembly for attaching objects to a wall, said anchor assembly comprising a sleeve locatable between adjacent 20 bricks or other masonry components of the wall to be accessible from an outer face of the wall, an elongate attachment member being insertable into said sleeve, retaining means being provided for retaining the attachment member within the sleeve with an outer end of said attachment member projecting from the wall to provide an attachment point for said object.
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Preferably said attachment member is removable from the sleeve when not in use. A cover or cap may be provided to close the sleeve when it is not in use.
Preferably an outer end of said attachment member is provided with a hook or eye for 30 attachment of said object thereto. Preferably an inner end of the attachment member is provided with a retaining portion, locatable over an abutment provided within or behind said sleeve to define said retaining means, preventing the anchor member from being pulled out of said sleeve. Preferably said retaining portion of the attachment member is in the form of a hook.
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Preferably said anchor assembly includes an anchor member adapted to be located on a rear face of the wall. Preferably said sleeve is adapted to engage said anchor member to resist removal of the sleeve from the wall.
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Preferably said anchor member comprises a bracket adapted to lie against the rear face of the wall between said adjacent masonry components between which the sleeve is located, such that a load applied to the attachment member, when retained within the sleeve by said retaining means, is transferred to said rear face of the wall.
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Preferably said retaining means is adapted to secure the attachment means to the anchor member. Preferably said sleeve is provided with an aperture or opening in a rear end thereof whereby said retaining portion of the attachment member can engage said anchor member. Where said retaining portion of the attachment member is in the form of a hook, said hook is 15 preferably engageable over a portion of said anchor member to secure the attachment member to the anchor member.
Preferably said anchor member includes at least one locating portion to be received between adjacent masonry components to secure the anchor member to the wall. Said at least one 20 locating portion may be adapted to be received between adjacent courses of the wall
In one embodiment said anchor member comprises a first elongate planar portion adapted to lie substantially horizontally against a rear face of the wall, a pair of downwardly depending second planar portions depending substantially downwardly from either end of the first 25 planar portion, and a pair of inwardly extending locating portions or prongs, each locating portion extending perpendicularly from a lower end of a respective second planar portions, said locating portions being adapted to be located within a layer of mortar between masonry components of the wall, preferably between respective courses of the wall. Preferably an end of each locating portion is shaped to retain the locating portion within the layer of 30 mortar between said adjacent courses. In one embodiment the end of each locating portion is arrow shaped or barbed in profile.
Preferably an inner end of said sleeve is provided with a downwardly depending hook portion adapted to hook over the anchor member to secure the sleeve to the anchor member.
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In one embodiment said sleeve comprises a pair of parallel side plates spaced apart to define an opening therebetween to be exposed to the outer face of the wall.
5 Preferably the sleeve has a width of approximately 10mm so that the sleeve can be located between adjacent bricks in a course of a brick wall, replacing the mortar normally present between said adjacent bricks. Preferably the dimensions of each side plate correspond substantially to an end of said adjacent bricks so that the sleeve can be located between the ends of adjacent bricks.
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In a preferred embodiment a guide wall is defined between the plates, said guide wall sloping upwardly towards a rear end of the sleeve to guide the passage of said attachment member into the sleeve. Preferably a rear end of said inner wall is arranged to termination adjacent said anchor member such that said guide wall guides said hook portion of the 15 attachment member into engagement with said anchor member as the attachment member is inserted into the sleeve. Preferably said rear end of the inner wall is arranged to abut said anchor member.
Preferably the sleeve comprises upper and lower walls extending between the side plates 20 thereof. The upper face of the upper wall of the sleeve may be provided with a recess extending downwardly into the sleeve, for retaining mortar therein when the sleeve is built into a wall between adjacent masonry components to assist retention of the sleeve within the wall.
25 Description of the Drawings
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
30 Figure 1 is a perspective view of an anchor assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a detailed perspective view of the attachment member of the anchor assembly of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is an exploded view of the sleeve of the anchor assembly of Figure 1; and
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Figure 4 is a perspective view of the sleeve of the anchor assembly of Figure 1.
Detailed Description
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An anchor assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in Figures 1 to 4. The anchor assembly comprises an anchor bracket 10 adapted to be located against the rear face of a wall or the rear face of an outer skin of a cavity wall construction, the anchor bracket 10 having horizontally extending securing prongs 12,14 to 10 be located into the mortar between adjacent courses of a brick wall to secure the anchor bracket 10 to the wall.
A sleeve 20 is provided to be located between adjacent bricks of the wall, in front of the anchor bracket 10, the sleeve 20 defining an opening 23 therethrough to give access to the 15 anchor bracket 10 from the exterior of the wall, whereby an attachment member 30 can be inserted through the sleeve 20 to engage the anchor bracket 10, an outer end of the attachment member 30 extending out of the front face of the wall to define an attachment point for an object, such as scaffolding or a ladder, such that the attachment member 30 can transfer a load applied thereto to the wall via the anchor bracket 10.
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The attachment member 30 comprises an elongate member having a rear end shaped to define a hook 32 for engaging the anchor bracket 10, and a threaded forward end 34 onto which can be secured an eye bolt/nut 36. A protection plate 40 is locatable against the front face of the wall, an aperture being provided in said protection plate 40 to receive the forward 25 end 34 of the elongate attachment member 30, the protection plate 40 being secured to the front face of the wall by a nut 38 and washer 39 applied to the threaded end 34 of the attachment member 30 before the eye bolt/nut 36 is attached thereto, to protect the front face of the wall.
30 As shown in Figure 1, the anchor bracket 10 has an inverted U shaped planar plate portion adapted to lie against a rear face of a wall, the planar portion 16 having an elongate central section 16 and a pair of depending limbs extending 18,19 downwardly from either end of the central section, therefrom, an end of each depending limb being bent at 90° to define said
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securing prongs 12,14 arranged to extend horizontally into the mortar between the bricks of adjacent courses of a brick wall to secure the anchor bracket 10 to the rear face of the wall.
The end of each securing prong 12,14 is provided with an arrow shaped profile to anchor the 5 securing prongs 12,14 into the mortar.
In use, the anchor bracket 10 is located against a rear face of the wall, or the rear face of the outer skin of the wall in the case of a cavity wall construction, with the securing prongs 12,14 embedded in the mortar between the adjacent courses of the wall, such that the central 10 section 16 of the anchor bracket 10 is located directly in line with the joint in the brickwork (i.e. aligned with the gap between adjacent bricks behind which the bracket is positioned) into which the sleeve 20 is located.
The sleeve 20 comprises a pair of parallel side plates 21,22 defining an opening 23 15 therebetween to be exposed to an outer face of the wall, into which opening can be inserted the attachment member 30. The width of the sleeve 20 is arranged to be approximately equal to the normal thickness of mortar provided between adjacent bricks, for example around 10mm.
20 The rear edge of each side plate 21,22 of the sleeve 20 is shaped to define a hook portion 24 to be located over the central section 16 of the anchor bracket 10 to lock the sleeve onto the anchor bracket.
As best shown in Figure 3, an upper wall defined between the side plates of the sleeve has a 25 downwardly depending recess 25 for receiving mortar to assist retention of the sleeve 10 between the bricks. A rear end 26 of the upper wall is shaped to act as a shield, preventing mortar from dropping onto the upper edge of the anchor bracket 10 during installation of the anchor assembly.
30 A guide wall 27 is provided between the side plates 21,22 of the sleeve 20, extending upwardly from a lower region of the opening 23 at a forward end of the sleeve 20 towards the rear of the sleeve 20, said guide wall 27 terminating adjacent the anchor bracket 10, such that the guide wall 27 guides insertion of the attachment member 30 into the sleeve 20 to ensure that the hook 32 readily engages the central section 16 of the anchor bracket 10 and
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also acts as a drain to drain water out of the sleeve 20 towards the outer face of the wall. A forward end of the guide wall 27 defines a lip 60 arranged to extend beyond the front face of the wall into which the sleeve is located to drain water away from the front face of the all, preventing staining of the front face of the wall.
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The guide wall 27 adjoins a downwardly extending rear wall 28 of the sleeve 20, an upper opening being defined between the rear ends of the side plates 21,22, above said rear wall 28, to allow passage of the hook 32 of the attachment member 30 therethrough whereby the hook 32 can be engaged over the centre section 16 of the anchor bracket 10. A lower 10 opening 29 is provided in the rear wall 28, below the guide wall 27, to allow passage of a lower end of the hook 32 of the attachment member 30 therethrough.
As shown in Figure 4, a plug like cover member 50 is provided for insertion into the opening 23 of the sleeve 20 when the attachment member 30 is removed and the anchor 15 assembly is not in use, sealing the sleeve 20 to prevent the ingress of water or insects therethrough.
The anchor bracket 10 and sleeve 20 are built into the wall during construction to form a permanent part of the wall construction. When not in use, the opening 23 of the sleeve 20 is 20 sealed by the cover 50. Numerous such anchor assemblies may be built into the walls of a building at any desired location where an anchor device may be required to secure objects, in particular scaffolding, to the wall. As described above, the sleeve 20 is dimensioned to fit between adjacent bricks in a course of bricks, within the same space normally occupied by mortar. The anchor bracket 10 is secured to the rear face of the wall, such that it is not 25 visible in the finished wall, the sleeve 20 providing access to the anchor bracket 10 to allow an attachment member to be secured thereto when desired.
When it is desired to utilise the anchor assembly to secure an object, such as scaffolding or a ladder, to the wall, the cover 50 is removed to expose the opening 23 through the sleeve 20 30 to provide access to the anchor bracket 10. The attachment member 30 can then be inserted through the sleeve 20 until the hook 32 of the anchor bracket engages the central section 16 of the anchor bracket 10, the guide wall 27 guiding passage of the hook 32 into position over the anchor bracket 10. Next a protection plate 40 is placed over the threaded end 34 of the attachment member 30 to protect the front face of the wall and is secured in place by the nut
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38 and washer 39. The eye bolt/nut 36 is then screwed onto the exposed threaded end 34 of the attachment member 30, to provide an attachment point for said object.
While the anchor assembly of the present invention has been described in relation to 5 securing scaffolding or ladders to a wall, such assembly may have many other applications, for example to provide a mounting for a cable or line, such as a washing line, or to provide an anchor point for a lanyard or safety line for persons working at height.
Whilst the anchor assembly of the present invention has been described in relation to its use 10 with a brick wall, it is envisaged that it may be used to provide an anchor point on concrete panels or walls, infill panels or curtain walling.
The anchor assembly of the present invention can be easily installed during construction of a wall, for example by a bricklayer. The anchor assembly can be used when required without 15 any damage to the wall of block work. The permanent components of the anchor assembly remain substantially hidden when not in use and can be used to provide anchor points whenever maintenance work is required. The anchor assembly can also be utilised during construction of the building.
20 The invention is not limited to the embodiment(s) described herein but can be amended or modified without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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    1. An anchor assembly for attaching objects to a wall, said anchor assembly comprising a sleeve locatable between adjacent bricks or other masonry components of the wall to be 5 accessible from an outer face of the wall, an elongate attachment member being insertable into said sleeve, retaining means being provided for retaining the attachment member within the sleeve with an outer end of said attachment member projecting from the wall to provide an attachment point for said object.
    10 2. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said attachment member is removable from the sleeve when not in use.
    3. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein a cover or cap is provided to close the sleeve when the attachment member is removed.
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    4. An anchor assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein an outer end of said attachment member is provided with a hook or eye for attachment of said object thereto.
    5. An anchor assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein an inner end of the 20 attachment member is provided with a retaining portion, locatable over an abutment provided within or behind said sleeve to define said retaining means, preventing the anchor member from being pulled out of said sleeve.
    6. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein said retaining portion of the 25 attachment member is in the form of a hook.
    7. An anchor assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, further comprising an anchor member adapted to be located on a rear face of the wall.
    30 8. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said sleeve is adapted to engage said anchor member to resist removal of the sleeve from the wall.
    9. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 7 or claim 8, wherein said anchor member comprises a bracket adapted to lie against the rear face of the wall between said adjacent
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    masonry components between which the sleeve is located, such that a load applied to the attachment member, when retained within the sleeve by said retaining means, is transferred to said rear face of the wall.
    5 10. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein said retaining means is adapted to secure the attachment means to the anchor member.
    11. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein said sleeve is provided with an aperture or opening in a rear end thereof whereby said retaining portion of the attachment
    10 member can engage said anchor member.
    12. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein said retaining portion of the attachment member is in the form of a hook, said hook being engageable over a portion of said anchor member to secure the attachment member to the anchor member.
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    13. An anchor assembly as claimed in any of claims 7 to 12, wherein said anchor member includes at least one locating portion to be received between adjacent masonry components to secure the anchor member to the wall.
    20 14. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein said at least one locating portion is adapted to be received between adjacent courses of the wall
    15. An anchor assembly as claimed in any of claims 7 to 14, wherein said anchor member comprises a first elongate planar portion adapted to lie substantially horizontally against a 25 rear face of the wall, a pair of downwardly depending second planar portions depending substantially downwardly from either end of the first planar portion, and a pair of inwardly extending locating portions or prongs, each locating portion extending perpendicularly from a lower end of a respective second planar portions, said locating portions being adapted to be located within a layer of mortar between masonry components of the wall, preferably 30 between respective courses of the wall.
    16. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein an end of each locating portion is shaped to retain the locating portion within the layer of mortar between said adjacent courses.
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    17. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein the end of each locating portion is arrow shaped or barbed in profile.
    5 18. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 8 an inner end of said sleeve is provided with a downwardly depending hook portion adapted to hook over the anchor member to secure the sleeve to the anchor member.
    19. An anchor assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said sleeve comprises a 10 pair of parallel side plates spaced apart to define an opening therebetween to be exposed to the outer face of the wall.
    20. An anchor assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the sleeve has a width of approximately 10mm so that the sleeve can be located between adjacent bricks in a course
    15 of a brick wall, replacing the mortar normally present between said adjacent bricks.
    21. An anchor assembly as claimed in 20, wherein the dimensions of each side plate correspond substantially to an end of said adjacent bricks so that the sleeve can be located between the ends of adjacent bricks.
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    22. An anchor assembly as claimed in any of claim 19 to 21, wherein a guide wall is defined between the plates, said guide wall sloping upwardly towards a rear end of the sleeve to guide the passage of said attachment member into the sleeve.
    25 23. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 22 when dependent upon claim 7, wherein a rear end of said inner wall is arranged to termination adjacent said anchor member such that said guide wall guides said hook portion of the attachment member into engagement with said anchor member as the attachment member is inserted into the sleeve.
    30 24. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 23, wherein said rear end of the inner wall is arranged to abut said anchor member.
    25. An anchor assembly as claimed in any of claims 19 to 24, wherein the sleeve comprises upper and lower walls extending between the side plates thereof.
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    26. An anchor assembly as claimed in claim 25, wherein an upper face of the upper wall of the sleeve is provided with a recess extending downwardly into the sleeve, for retaining mortar therein when the sleeve is built into a wall between adjacent masonry components to
    5 assist retention of the sleeve within the wall.
    27. An anchor assembly substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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GB1435689A (en) * 1972-02-01 1976-05-12 Lecormex Ltd Device for securing scaffolding to building constructions
US3972168A (en) * 1974-11-08 1976-08-03 Allen George E Tying device for tying a wood framing structure to a masonry wall
FR2382558A1 (en) * 1977-03-04 1978-09-29 Vanacker Yves Tie piece for fixing scaffolding to wall - consists of tubular female piece into which fits expanding male part with screw
WO2004029379A1 (en) * 2002-09-25 2004-04-08 Rising Acres Pty Ltd A device for mounting objects to a wall

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1435689A (en) * 1972-02-01 1976-05-12 Lecormex Ltd Device for securing scaffolding to building constructions
US3972168A (en) * 1974-11-08 1976-08-03 Allen George E Tying device for tying a wood framing structure to a masonry wall
FR2382558A1 (en) * 1977-03-04 1978-09-29 Vanacker Yves Tie piece for fixing scaffolding to wall - consists of tubular female piece into which fits expanding male part with screw
WO2004029379A1 (en) * 2002-09-25 2004-04-08 Rising Acres Pty Ltd A device for mounting objects to a wall

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