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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2020
Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, Schaan, LI;
Michael Ziltener, Siebnen, DE;
Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, Schaan, LI;
Abstract
Threaded rod connector including a housing having a cavity for receiving a threaded rod therein, wherein the cavity has a mouth, and an insert including a plurality of rod engagement segments, which are arranged within the cavity, wherein the cavity has a tapered zone tapering towards the mouth for wedging the rod engagement segments against the threaded rod, wherein the insert further includes a plurality of interconnected segment carrying arms, wherein each of the rod engagement segments is connected to at least one of the segment carrying arms, wherein the segment carrying arms form a cage for accommodating the threaded rod. The insert further includes a collar, wherein the segment carrying arms are interconnected via the collar, and wherein the collar surrounds a rod accommodation hole that is aligned with the cage, such that a straight threaded rod can be simultaneously positioned both within the rod accommodation hole and within the cage.