US 12,146,520 B2
Threaded rod connector with mouthwardly projecting arms
Michael Ziltener, Siebnen (CH)
Assigned to Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, Schaan (LI)
Appl. No. 17/628,133
Filed by Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, Schaan (LI)
PCT Filed Aug. 10, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/072348
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/032517, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19192851 (EP), filed on Aug. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0260106 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. F16B 37/08 (2006.01); E04B 1/41 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 37/0864 (2013.01) [E04B 1/4121 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A threaded rod connector comprising:
a housing having a cavity for receiving a threaded rod therein, the cavity having a mouth for inserting the threaded rod into the cavity, and
an insert including a plurality of rod engagement segments arranged within the cavity, each of the rod engagement segments having a mating thread structure for engaging a thread of the threaded rod,
the cavity having a tapered zone tapering towards the mouth of the cavity for wedging the rod engagement segments against the threaded rod,
the insert further including a plurality of segment carrying arms, each having a segment connection end and an interconnection end located opposite the segment connection end on a respective segment carrying arm,
each of the rod engagement segments being connected to at least one of the segment carrying arms at the segment connection end thereof, and
the segment carrying arms being interconnected at the interconnection ends,
each of the segment carrying arms extends, originating from the segment connection end, towards the mouth of the cavity.