U.S. patent application number 09/459043 was filed with the patent office on 2001-11-29 for ground anchor rod stabilizer.
Invention is credited to CHALICH, DAN.
Application Number | 20010045068 09/459043 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 23823170 |
Filed Date | 2001-11-29 |
United States Patent
Application |
20010045068 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHALICH, DAN |
November 29, 2001 |
GROUND ANCHOR ROD STABILIZER
Abstract
A ground anchor rod drilled into soil is held in place by a
generally rectangular stabilizer having various side thicknesses of
about 2-1 cm from a top to a bottom portion and a front and
backside having a width of about 20 cm. The front face contains
multiple depressions over its entire surface for receiving soil.
The backside has two parallel spaced apart vertical protrusions for
enclosing a portion of the ground anchor rod when the stabilizer is
hammered into the ground juxtaposed to the ground anchor rod. The
stabilizer is made from a high strength plastic such as ABS and can
withstand loads in excess of four thousand pounds.
Inventors: |
CHALICH, DAN; (SEMINOLE,
FL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
HERBERT W LARSON
11199 69TH STREET N
LARGO
FL
33773
|
Family ID: |
23823170 |
Appl. No.: |
09/459043 |
Filed: |
December 10, 1999 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/157 ; 52/155;
52/158; 52/159; 52/166 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E02D 5/801 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
52/157 ; 52/155;
52/158; 52/159; 52/166 |
International
Class: |
E02D 005/74 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A ground anchor stabilizer comprising: a substantially
rectangular body having a longitudinal front face and backside, a
right and left side longitudinal portion having a thickness
supporting the front face and backside, a flat top portion and a
tapered inwardly inclined bottom portion; multiple depressions
covering substantially all of the longitudinal front face, the
right and left side longitudinal portions having a decreasing
thickness from a top section to a bottom section; and the
longitudinal back side having a pair of parallel spaced apart
outwardly projecting rails for guiding the ground anchor stabilizer
along a vertical anchor rod or post positioned between the
rails.
2. The ground anchor stabilizer according to claim 1 wherein the
multiple depressions are configured in parallel rows from the top
portion to the bottom portion.
3. The ground anchor stabilizer according to claim 2, wherein there
are at least six depressions in each row.
4. The ground anchor stabilizer according to claim 1, wherein there
are at least four side thicknesses from a top section to a bottom
section.
5. The ground anchor stabilizer according to claim 1, wherein the
stabilizer is made from ABS plastic.
6. The ground anchor stabilizer according to claim 4, wherein there
are horizontal members in the depressions found in a top section
and a next lower section.
7. The ground anchor stabilizer according to claim 1, wherein the
depressions are oval in shape.
8. The ground anchor or stabilizer according to claim 1 wherein the
front face and backside have a width of about 20 cm and the right
and left side longitudinal portion has a thickness of about 2-1
cm.
9. The ground anchor stabilizer according to claim 4, wherein the
top side section thickness is about 2 cm and the bottom side
section thickness is about 1 cm.
10. A method of stabilizing a ground anchor structure in soil
comprising: providing a substantially rectangular stabilizer having
a front face and back side, a right and left side portion having a
thickness separating the front face and back side, a flat top
portion and a tapered inwardly inclined bottom portion, multiple
depressions covering substantially all of the front face and a pair
of parallel spaced apart vertical rails in the back side; providing
a ground anchor structure which had been vertically affixed in
soil; and pounding the stabilizer into the soil adjacent the ground
anchor structure with the stabilizer back side juxtaposed to the
anchor structure and the anchor structure positioned between the
vertical rails of the stabilizer.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a ground anchor. More
specifically, it refers to a stabilizer used in conjunction with a
ground anchor rod for stabilizing the anchor rod in the soil.
[0002] A frequent problem is the movement of house trailers, tents
and other structures in high winds caused by the pulling free of
anchoring posts which have been set in soil. In addition, there is
a common problem with fence posts where the bottom portion of the
posts move in the soil causing the entire fence to shift and either
collapse or become askew. The prior art is replete with methods
attempting to stabilize fence posts as shown in U.S. Pat. Nos.
598,003; 624,724 and 672,625. U.S. Pat. No. 897,787 describes a
device for stabilizing a shore anchor. U.S. Pat. No. 903,944
describes a spiraling ground anchor device supporting a post and
U.S. Pat. No. 911,504 describes a land anchor which has a spiral
auger secured to the lower end of a hollow shank. U.S. Pat. No.
1,214,679 describes a fence post anchor which is fitted within a
lower flange portion of the post. A lower portion of the post has
slits which move out around the anchor. Additional patents relating
to fence post anchors are U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,764,207; 2,799,369;
3,011,597; and 4,939,877. U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,032,149 describes a
clothes dryer support. The support is a tubular post adapted to be
imbedded into the ground. A broad bracing member is connected to an
upper end of the tubular post. The vertical post is passed through
a sleeve to retain the tubular post in an upright position. U.S.
Pat. No. 4,052,827 describes a ground anchor having winged segments
that receive an anchoring devices through a hollow interior
portion. U.S. Pat. No. 4,756,128 describes a beach anchor having a
rod with a bottom end driven into beach sand and an upper end
having a handle and a right angle plate surrounding the rod and
stabilizing it in the sand.
[0003] Although the prior art describes many anchoring devices, the
hunt continues for a device that will stabilize ground anchors at
high loads such as in excess of four thousand pounds. The present
invention solves this problem and differs from the teachings of the
prior art by contemplating a plastic plate that can be pounded into
the ground juxtaposed to a ground anchor rod.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] A ground anchor rod stabilizer of this invention is a
generally rectangular member having multiple thicknesses from a
narrow bottom end portion through a thicker top end portion. The
front face portion of the ground stabilizer has multiple oval
shaped depressions covering its face for receiving soil upon being
hammered into the ground. A back side portion of the ground anchor
rod stabilizer has a pair of parallel spaced apart vertical
protrusions which guide the stabilizer alongside a vertical rod or
post which has been pounded into the ground as a ground anchor. The
ground anchor stabilizer of this invention is made of high strength
plastic and can withstand loads in excess of four thousand pounds.
It is an object of this invention to prevent ground anchor rods or
posts from pulling free from soil at high loads by providing a
method and apparatus for stabilizing the ground anchor at loads
exceeding four thousand pounds. These and other objects and aspects
of the present invention will be better understood when the
following detailed description of the preferred embodiments is read
in conjunction with the appended drawing Figures.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] FIG. 1 shows a perspective front face view of the ground
anchor stabilizer of this invention.
[0006] FIG. 2 shows a cross section through the stabilizer along
line A-A of FIG. 1
[0007] FIG. 3 is a backside elevational view of the ground
stabilizer; and
[0008] FIG. 4 shows the ground stabilizer juxtaposed along its back
portion to a ground anchor rod.
SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0009] With reference to FIG. 1, the ground anchor rod stabilizer
of the present invention is generally designated by reference
numeral 10. The ground anchor rod stabilizer 10 is generally
rectangular in shape but has a chamfered bottom end 12 with slanted
side portions shown by walls 14 and 16 contained within a first
bottom section 18 having a first thickness. A second higher section
20 has a second thickness. A third higher section 22 has a third
thickness and a fourth highest section 24 has a fourth thickness.
The thickness from the first section to the fourth section varies
from about 2-1 cm. A top edge 26 is flat and is used as a surface
for pounding the ground anchor rod stabilizer 10 into the ground.
Multiple oval depressions 28 substantially throughout the
stabilizer front face 30 provide a means for receiving soil and
adding to the stabilization of the ground anchor rod 48. The front
and back face have a width of about 20 cm, but it can vary from
15-30 cm. The prepared length of the front and back face is about
60 cm, but this can vary depending on the length of the ground
anchor and the type of soil employed. Alternating side depressions
32 have a narrower depression then items 28. Multiple horizontal
support rods 34 in the third section 22 provide added strength to
the ground anchor stabilizer 10. Additional support is found in the
fourth highest section 24 with horizontal support members 36.
[0010] As seen in FIG. 2, the depressions 32 and 28 are open to a
depth of approximately 4/5 the thickness of the ground anchor
stabilizer. The support members 34 fill a portion of the
depressions 28 in the middle of section 22. The backside 40 of the
ground anchor rod stabilizer 10 has parallel outward projections 42
that extend vertically substantially along the middle portion 44 of
the ground rod stabilizer 10. The projections 42 form a channel 46
to receive ground anchor rod 48. A bottom portion 50 of the
projections 42 is tapered to promote easy insertion into the
ground. The ground anchor rod stabilizer 10 as shown in FIG. 4 is
pounded into the ground so that it projects above the ground
surface 52 a short distance. The ground rod 48 has a ring 54 at the
top which can be attached to a rope or a cable connecting the
ground anchor rod to a tent or a trailer. In the case of a use for
supporting fence posts, the ring 54 would not be present. As seen
in FIG. 4, the bottom portion of the rod 48 has an auger 56 fixably
attached to promote insertion of the rod 48 into the ground. The
stabilizer 10 is usually a plastic member made from a high strength
plastic or can be high strength aluminum, or steel and is hammered
vertically into soil adjacent where an auger rod has been drilled
into the soil. The projections 46 surround a portion of the anchor
rod 48. The front face 30 receives soil as the stabilizer 10 is
pounded into the ground.
[0011] This stabilizer 10 resists removal from the soil by a
pulling force of over four thousand pounds. The preferred plastic
employed for the stabilizer is ABS. However, other high strength
plastics as well as aluminum or steel can be used to make the
stabilizer 10.
[0012] The ground stabilizer 10 is preferably molded in an
injection molding process as is well known in the prior art.
[0013] Accordingly an invention has been disclosed in terms of a
preferred embodiment thereof which fulfills each and every one of
the objects of the present invention as set forth herein above and
provides a new and useful ground anchor stabilizer of great novelty
and utility.
[0014] Of course, various changes, modifications and alterations in
the teaching of the present invention may be contemplated by those
skilled in the art without departing from the intended spirit and
scope thereof.
[0015] As such, it is intended the present invention only be
limited by the terms of the intended claims.
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