	US 12,227,935 B2
	Anchor bolt apparatus
James Belville, Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed by James Belville, Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/984,732.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/281,688, filed on Nov. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0160197 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. E04B 1/41 (2006.01)

CPC E04B 1/4157 (2013.01)

10 Claims

1. An anchor bolt apparatus comprising:

a threaded bolt;

wherein said threaded bolt includes an aperture therethrough at a proximal end thereof;

a pin;

wherein said pin is adapted to be placed within said threaded bolt;

a blade;

wherein said blade is adapted to be pivotally connected to said pin;

a washer;

wherein said washer is adapted to be placed upon said threaded bolt at a distal end thereof; and

a nut;

wherein said nut is adapted to be placed upon and engage said washer and threaded distal end of said threaded bolt;

wherein when in use said threaded bolt is adapted to be inserted into an aperture of a structural element of a house, said proximal end of said threaded bolt adapted to be located above said structural element, then said blade is rotated about said pin and into a position adapted to engage a top surface of said structural element, such that when said washer and said nut are placed upon said distal end of said threaded bolt they are adapted to be embedded within a foundation of said house and are adapted to create tension upon said threaded bolt and hold said structural element of said house securely to said foundation; and

a viewing box including:

a main body;

wherein said main body is adapted to be placed within said foundation of said house and form an interior volume therein; and

an aperture;

wherein said aperture is located through a top portion of said main body and adapted to allow said threaded distal end of said threaded bolt to pass therethrough and into said interior volume;

wherein when in use said viewing box is adapted to be removably placed within said foundation of said house; then said threaded bolt is adapted to be inserted into said aperture of said structural element of said house and through said aperture of said viewing box, such that said distal end of said threaded bolt is located within said interior volume of said viewing box and said proximal end of said threaded bolt is adapted to be located above said structural element; then said blade is rotated about said pin and into a position adapted to engage a top surface of said structural element;

then said washer and said nut are placed upon said distal end of said threaded bolt and tightened to create tension upon said threaded bolt.