Apparatus, System, and Method for a Paracleat Anchor for Tilt-Up Wall Construction

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method for tilt-up construction using an anchor, a wood beam or other object, and a fastener for coupling the anchor to the object. The anchor is positioned proximate an interior surface of the wood beam and secured to the wood beam with the fastener. The wood beam is part of a wall form having one or more wall sections for defining an interior boundary for receiving a pourable substrate such as concrete. Once the concrete has been poured, the anchor is fixedly coupled to the wood beam. In alternate embodiments, a first fastener and a second fastener may be used to removably couple the second fastener to the first fastener in instances where the wood beam needs to be removed for certain types of tilt-up construction. In these embodiments, the first fastener is cast in the concrete, but is not fixedly coupled to the wood beam.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tilt-up construction method using an anchor assembly, the method comprising,
 laying a wall form having one or more wall sections in a predetermined configuration, wherein the predetermined configuration is configured to create an interior boundary for receiving a pourable substrate;   arranging one or more structural supports within the wall form;   coupling an anchor assembly to at least one of the one or more wall sections, wherein the anchor assembly comprises:
 an anchor; and 
 an attachment device, 
    wherein coupling the anchor assembly to the at least one of the one or more wall sections further comprises coupling the anchor to the at least one of the one or more wall sections proximate the interior boundary;   introducing a pourable substrate into the wall form interior boundary; and   allowing the pourable substrate to cure until it hardens forming a concrete panel, wherein the anchor assembly and the at least one of the one or more wall sections are fixedly coupled to the concrete panel.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment device is selected from the group consisting of a screw, a nail, and a bolt. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment device is a screw. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more structural supports comprise at least one of reinforcing steel or rebar material. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein coupling the anchor assembly to the at least one of the one or more wall sections proximate the interior boundary further comprises the steps of:
 driving the attachment device through the anchor and into the at least one of the one or more wall sections; and   securing the attachment device to the at least one of the one or more wall sections.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , the method further comprising:
 coupling a second attachment device to the attachment device, wherein the second attachment device is releasably coupled to the attachment device proximate an exterior boundary of the wall form.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the attachment device comprises a threaded inner surface and the second attachment device comprises a threaded outer surface complementary to the attachment device threaded inner surface for releasably coupling the second attachment device to the attachment device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the pourable substrate is concrete. 
     
     
         9 . An anchor assembly for concrete panels in tilt-up construction, the anchor assembly comprising:
 an anchor;   a nailer strip, wherein the nailer strip has an outer surface and an opposing inner surface;   a first fastener; and   a second fastener,   wherein the anchor is coupled to the nailer strip when the first fastener is coupled to the second fastener, wherein the anchor is coupled to the nailer strip by the first fastener proximate the nailer strip inner surface and the nailer strip is releasably coupled to the anchor by the second fastener proximate the nailer strip outer surface.   
     
     
         10 . The anchor assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the first fastener comprises a threaded inner surface and the second fastener comprises a threaded outer surface complementary to the first fastener threaded inner surface. 
     
     
         11 . The anchor assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the anchor assembly further comprises:
 a U-shaped wall form releasably coupled to the nailer strip, wherein when coupled, the nailer strip and the U-shaped wall form are configured to create an interior boundary for receiving a pourable substrate.   
     
     
         12 . The anchor assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the first fastener is fixedly coupled to the anchor when a pourable substrate is introduced to the interior boundary and the pourable substrate is cured. 
     
     
         13 . The anchor assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the pourable substrate is concrete. 
     
     
         14 . The anchor assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the nailer strip comprises a wood beam having a length greater than its width. 
     
     
         15 . An anchor system for concrete panels used in tilt-up construction, the anchor system comprising:
 an anchor;   a wood beam, wherein the wood beam has an outer surface and an inner surface; and   a fastener,   wherein the anchor is coupled to the wood beam by the fastener proximate the wood beam inner surface.   
     
     
         16 . The anchor system of  claim 15 , wherein the anchor system further comprises a U-shaped wall form releasably coupled to the wood beam, wherein when coupled, the wood beam and the U-shaped wall form are configured to create an interior boundary for receiving a pourable substrate. 
     
     
         17 . The anchor system of  claim 16 , wherein the anchor is fixedly coupled to the wood beam by the fastener proximate the wood beam inner surface when a pourable substrate is introduced to the interior boundary and the pourable substrate is cured. 
     
     
         18 . The anchor system of  claim 15 , wherein the pourable substrate is concrete. 
     
     
         19 . The anchor system of  claim 15 , wherein the anchor system further comprises a second fastener, wherein the second fastener is releasably coupled to the fastener proximate the wood beam outer surface. 
     
     
         20 . The anchor system of  claim 19 , wherein the fastener comprises a threaded inner surface and the second fastener comprises a threaded outer surface complementary to the fastener threaded inner surface for releasably coupling the second fastener to the fastener.