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Straddling plug
Assignee: TOX-DUBEL-WERK RICHARD W HECKHAUSEN & CO KG D-7762 BODMAN-LUDIGSHAFEN WEST GERMANY A CORP OF GERMANY GmbH
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Filing: 1987-11-23
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Granted: 1989-08-29
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Expires: 2007-11-23
Abstract
Abstract A plastic straddling or expansion plug having a closed plug neck and a closed plug foot both with a longitudinal aperture into which a screw can cut a thread. The plug includes a shank having a thin plug jacket on which a two-flight helix is integrally formed. In the region between the helices, the plug jacket is provided with longitudinal slits. On the outside of the helix, further ribs are provided which each extend over a 180° arc and are integrally formed with the helix, alternating in orientation by a 90° angle. The plug neck includes flange lugs oriented in the shape of a cross and adapted to be folded over.
Inventors
- 👤 Josef Riedel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:28
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B13/00; F16B13/02; F16B13/04; F16B13/06; F16B13/061; F16B13/12; F16B13/124
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A plastic straddling and buckling plug for placing a screw in a surface, comprising: a neck having a longitudinal aperture for receiving the screw; an expandable shank attached at one end to the neck, the shank having a rupturable jacket with a plurality of longitudinal slits and a support rib helically oriented about the outside of the jacket, the jacket supporting the rib while the plug is positioned in the surface; and, a foot attached to another end of the shank, the foot having a longitudinal aperture for threadably receiving the screw.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A plastic straddling and buckling plug for placing a screw in a surface, comprising: a neck having a longitudinal aperture for receiving the screw; an expandable shank attached at one end to the neck, the shank having a rupturable jacket with a plurality of longitudinal slits and a support rib helically oriented about the outside of the jacket, the jacket supporting the rib while the plug is positioned in the surface; and, a foot attached to another end of the shank, the foot having a longitudinal aperture for threadably receiving the screw.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ribs are left-handed, helically oriented ribs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rib has a cross section which is selected from the group consisting of parallelogram-, trapezoidal-, saw-tooth-, or triangular-shaped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A plug as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a further rib attached to the exterior of the support rib and projecting outwardly for gripping the surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A plug as claimed in claim 4, wherein the further rib has a trapezoidal cross-section with an edge oriented outward.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A plug as claimed in claim 5, wherein the further rib starts at the end of the shank attached to the neck.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A plug as claimed in claim 4, wherein the further rib comprises a plurality of further rib segments each extending over an arc and each oriented at a different angle with respect to a previous segment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A plug as claimed in claim 7, wherein the arc is substantially a 180° arc.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A plug as claimed in claim 7, wherein the angle is substantially a 90° angle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the longitudinal slits are defined by, and extend between, the helices of the support rib.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
A plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rib forms a multi-flight helix.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A plug as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of flange lugs attached to the neck, the lugs being bendable upward for placing the plug in the surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A plug as claimed in claim 12, wherein the flange lugs are arranged in a cross-shape.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the longitudinal aperture of the foot has a cross-section which is cross-shaped.
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