Anchor Bolt Setter

Abstract

An Anchor Bolt Setter (ABS) system comprises of several embodiments that work together to suspend an anchor bolt before the concrete is poured into any kind of foundation form regardless of whether or not the concrete is poured to the top of foundation forms. The method of the ABS system works by placing a top plate on the top of any type of foundation form followed by a lock slider for steel forms or nailed down for wood forms, and then the bolt holder is attached it the top plate with a bushing and compression nut that suspends the anchor bolt into place before the concrete is poured. When the concrete is not poured to the top of the foundation forms the wall plate is used and the bolt holder with the anchor bolt is attached to the wall plate thereby suspending the anchor bolt.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . An Anchor Bolt Setter (ABS) system, comprising:
 a bolt holder that is securely adapted to the top plate which is securely adapted to any foundation form, which holds an anchor bolt vertically by its upper threaded end with the anchor bolt suspended below the bolt holder; and   a bushing and compression nut that securely holds the anchor bolt in place on to one of the circular hole and the planar portion of the bolt holder extending the anchor bolt either 2″ or 4″ or 6″ from the form wall having a adaptor receiver shape to engage with the top plate, and the top plate held into place by an adaptor lock slider, all to engage and suspend the anchor bolt with the “J” part of the anchor bolt facing downward;   wherein the bushing is placed into the bolt holder into one of the three specific vertical cylindrical short tube found on the bolt holder, the threaded upper side of the anchor bolt is pushed into the cavity of the bushing from the bottom after the bushing has been placed into the bolt holder, this provides a very minimal hold on the anchor bolt, but to secure the anchor bolt from moving while the concrete is being poured the compression is used by directing the threaded part of the anchor bolt through the cavity of the anchor bolt and then it's pushed onto the bushing until the bottom two clips of the compression nut fit through the holes in the bolt holder for the clips, and then the compression nut is twisted to securely lock the anchor bolt into place. The bolt holder is engaged to the edge of the foundation form extending horizontally over the foundation form, and the anchor bolt is engaged to the second interface of the adapter, presenting the anchor bolt downward into the foundation form, and uncured concrete is poured into the foundation form, enveloping the anchor bolt.   
     
     
         2 . The ABS system of  claim 1  incorporates the bushing and compression nut to suspend the anchor bolt at any desired height above the concrete. 
     
     
         3 . The ABS system of  claim 2  wherein the bushing and compression nut come in various sizes and are color coded to correspond with specific sizes of the anchor bolt, the compression nut and the bushing are of the same color corresponding to a specific size of an anchor bolt. 
     
     
         4 . The ABS system of  claim 1  wherein the bushing has a substantially conical shape around a vertically-oriented axis, the apex upward, and a cylindrical extension at a lowermost extremity, and the second interface have three slits that diametrically oppose each other and extend from the top to half way down the cylindrical extension, this slit allows the silted portion to move inward as the compression nut pushes these silted tab portions into the anchor bolt which compresses the anchor bolt to a secure position, thus suspending the anchor bolt. 
     
     
         5 . The ABS system of  claim 1  further comprising a lock slider, wherein the lock slider has an adapter slot shaped at the end of the curvature that wraps around the bottom lip of a steel foundation form, and then it slides into the receiver part of the top plate and it snaps into place when the lock slider is pressed all the way into the top plate which locks the top plate into position. The lock slider can be easily removed by pushing down on the upward tab and pushing backwards away from the top plate. 
     
     
         6 . The ABS System of  claim 1  wherein the top plate has nail holes so that the top plate can be nailed down to wood foundation forms, and the top plate also has a lip on the bottom front side so as to help secure it against the foundation wall when this lip is pressed against a form wall. 
     
     
         7 . The ABS system of  claim 1  wherein the lock slider is shaped to slide over a lip of a steel foundation form and clips into place, this holds the top plate into position. 
     
     
         8 . The ABS system of  claim 1  wherein the wall plate adapter has a slot shaped to slide over a lip of a steel foundation form, presenting the substantially planar extension horizontally over the foundation form 
     
     
         9 . A method for setting an anchor bolts before concrete is poured, comprising:
 a wall plate that is nailed to the inner side a foundation form wall and placed specially along a chalk marking made by those knowledgeable in the creation of concrete foundations. The chalk marking is to identify how high the concrete is to be poured inside the foundation forms and the wall plate is used when the concrete is not poured to the top of foundation forms. The wall plate has two specific cut out notches along the bottom of the wall plate which allows the wall plate to align up perfectly along the said chalk line. The bottom portion of the wall plate is place just a hair bit above the chalk line.   
     
     
         10 . The ABS system  claim 9  wherein the bolt holder front side has two sides curved outward wings along with a top curved outward wing to enable the easy removal of the wall plate by a screw driver or hammer. 
     
     
         11 . The ABS system  claim 9  wherein the wall plate along its front face is a rectangular type box protrudes forward with sides that are grooved to receive the bolt holder and a notch cut out rectangular hole at the top of the rectangular box receives the clip notch found on the bolt holder. 
     
     
         12 . The ABS system  claim 9  wherein the wall plate is designed to receive the bolt holder in the same way that the top plate receives the bolt holder.