IP Library Granted Patent US 8,444,355
Granted Patent B2
US 8,444,355 · App. 12/647,023 · Granted May 21, 2013

Anchor stud and method of forming an anchor stud

Inventors: Paul Gaudron (Stratford, CT); Jacob Olsen (Roselle, IL)
Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,444,355
App. No.
12/647,023
Granted
May 21, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An anchor stud includes a stud portion including a body portion having a first end that extends to a second end though an intermediate portion. A wedge member is operatively coupled to the second end of the stud portion. The wedge member includes a body having a generally frustoconical profile and is formed from a material having a Vickers hardness of between about 218 HV and about 290 HV. A sleeve element is positioned on the stud portion at the second end adjacent the wedge member. The sleeve element is formed from a material having a Vickers hardness of between about 218 HV and about 290 HV.

Claims (33)

1. An anchor stud comprising:

a stud portion including a body portion having a first end that extends to a second end though an intermediate portion;

a wedge member operatively coupled to the second end of the stud portion, the wedge member including a body having a generally frustoconical profile, the wedge member being formed from a material having a Vickers hardness of between about 218 HV and about 290 HV; and

a sleeve element positioned on the stud portion at the second end adjacent the wedge member, the sleeve element being formed from a material having a Vickers of at least 245 HV up to about 290 HV.

2. The anchor stud according to claim 1 , wherein the wedge member is formed from a material having a Vickers hardness of about 290 HV.

3. The anchor stud according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve element is formed from a material having a Vickers hardness distinct from the Vickers hardness of the material forming the wedge member.

4. The anchor stud according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve element is formed from a material having a Vickers hardness substantially identical to the Vickers hardness of the material forming the wedge member.

5. The anchor stud according to claim 1 , wherein the Vickers hardness is measured to a depth of between about 0.005 inches (0.127 mm) and about 0.025 inches (0.635 mm).

6. The anchor stud according to claim 1 , wherein the wedge member is formed from a hypoeutectic steel.

7. The anchor stud according to claim 6 , wherein the wedge member is formed from a medium carbon steel.

8. The anchor stud according to claim 6 , wherein the medium carbon steel is between about a 1030 steel and about a 1060 steel.

9. The anchor stud according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve element is formed from a hypoeutectic steel.

10. The anchor stud according to claim 8 , wherein the sleeve element is formed from a medium carbon steel.

11. The anchor stud according to claim 10 , wherein the medium carbon steel is between about a 1030 steel and a 1060 steel.

12. The anchor stud according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve element is formed from martensite steel.

13. The anchor stud according to claim 12 , wherein the sleeve element is formed from pre-hardened martensite steel.

14. An anchor stud comprising:

a stud portion including a body portion having a first end that extends to a second end though an intermediate portion;

a wedge member operatively coupled to the second end of the stud portion, the wedge member including a body being formed from a first hypoeutectic steel having a Vickers hardness of between about 218 HV and about 290 HV; and

a sleeve element positioned on the stud portion at the second end adjacent the wedge member, the sleeve element being formed from a second hypoeutectic steel that is substantially identical to the first hypoeutectic steel, the second hypoeutectic steel having a Vickers hardness of between about 218 HV and about 290 HV.

15. The anchor stud according to claim 14 , wherein the sleeve element has a Vickers hardness substantially identical to the Vickers hardness of the wedge member.

16. The anchor stud according to claim 15 , wherein the Vickers hardness of the wedge member is measured to a depth of between about 0.005 inches (0.127 mm) and about 0.025 inches (0.635 mm).

17. The anchor stud according to claim 16 , wherein the Vickers hardness of the sleeve element is measured to a depth of between about 0.005 inches (0.127 mm) and about 0.025 inches (0.635 mm).

18. The anchor stud according to claim 14 , wherein the sleeve element is formed from martensite steel.

19. The anchor stud according to claim 18 , wherein the sleeve element is formed from pre-hardened martensite steel.

20. The anchor stud according to claim 14 , wherein the first hypoeutectic steel forming the wedge member includes a medium carbon steel between about a 1030 steel and a 1060 steel.

21. The anchor stud according to claim 14 , wherein the second hypoeutectic steel forming the sleeve element includes a medium carbon steel between about a 1030 steel and a 1060 steel.

22. A method of forming an anchor stud, the method comprising:

forming a stud portion including a body portion having a first end that extends to a second end though an intermediate portion;

providing a wedge member formed from a first hypoeutectic steel having a Vickers hardness of between about 218 HV and about 290 HV at the second end of the stud portion; and

attaching a sleeve element to the stud portion at the second end portion adjacent the wedge member, the sleeve element formed from a second hypoeutectic steel that is substantially identical to the first hypoeutectic steel, the second hypoeutectic steel having a Vickers hardness of between about 218 HV and about 290 HV.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein at least one of the first hypoeutectic steel forming the wedge member and the second hypoeutectic steel forming the sleeve element includes a medium carbon steel between about a 1030 steel and a 1060 steel.

24. The method of claim 22 , wherein the sleeve element has a Vickers hardness substantially identical to the Vickers hardness of the wedge member.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2012
From: POWERS PRODUCTS III, L.L.C.
To: BLACK & DECKER INC.
Reel/Frame 028891/0209 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2011
From: POWER FASTENERS, INC
To: POWERS PRODUCTS III, LLC
Reel/Frame 025991/0020 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2010
From: GAUDRON, PAUL; OLSEN, JACOB
To: POWERS FASTENERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023783/0891 →
Continuity (1)
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