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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082702 | Ground anchor and weight distribution plate for decking and other structural installations A ground anchor and weight distribution plate assembly includes a ground anchor member and a weight distribution plate member. The weight distribution plate member includes an opening formed therein which is sized and shaped to allow for only partial passage of the ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7555870 | Stake impact and removal system A stake system wherein a stake has two hooks extending from the body of the stake for securing items when the stake is driven into the ground. A complimentary impact device is adapted to receive the stake within a sleeve of the impact device for hammering the stake ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7437857 | Compression anchor A compression anchor for holding a support member, such as a cylindrical handrail, is disclosed. The anchor includes a body having a cavity and a wedge portion that connects to the body using thick threads, such as 2-4 ACME 2-G threads. The wedge is substantially cy... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437854 | Stabilizer system for portable structure An stabilizer system for a temporary building such as a portable toilet. The stabilizer system has a U-shaped anchor the legs of which are attachably securable to members on the base of the building by means of an elongate rod. The U-shaped anchor extends from a sid... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438243 | Tie-down anchor for a self-propelled irrigation system A tie-down anchor for a self-propelled irrigation machine comprising an anchor embedded in the ground adjacent one or more of the drive units on the irrigation machine with the anchors being connected to the main frame of the drive unit by means of a chain and chain... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434360 | Landscape stake system A landscape stake system comprises an improved stake and a hammer cap. The stake comprises a tapered lower region and an intermediate region. Preferably, the intermediate region comprises an I-beam format to provide reinforcement of the stake to prevent cracking of ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416367 | Lateral force resistance device A lateral force resistance device for a ground achoring system suitably used in expansive soils has an inner sleeve structure and an outer collar connected to the inner sleeve structure by a plurality of load transfer members such as longitudinal load transfer plate... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7353833 | Covering structure with soil anchors A covering structure with soil anchors is disclosed. The covering structure includes multiple support poles, a canopy provided on the support poles and multiple generally arcuate soil anchors attached to the canopy. Each soil anchor can be used to dig or burrow an a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338025 | Method and apparatus for buttress stabilization A method for stabilizing a roof-resting vehicle includes the steps of leaning one or more buttress stands against a rear fender area of the vehicle, passing a chain under a rear end of the vehicle from one of the buttress stands to another, tightening the slack from... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334370 | Anchor for metal fence post A fence post anchor comprising a lower portion, first and second supporting arms, and first and second main arms, made out of a single piece of material. The supporting arms wrap around the front face of a metal fence post and ensure that the anchor will bend above ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331138 | Rod holder An integrally formed rod holder. The rod holder includes a tube open at one end and an internal stop, distal to the end. Also, the rod holder may include any one of a taper, a mounting feature, or both. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325344 | Ground-mounted impact insertion and extraction apparatus An apparatus for impact insertion in and extraction from the ground includes a core with an upper section adapted for mounting a device, such as a sign, and a lower section with a pointed lower end. A reduced-diameter guide shaft extends between the upper and lower ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7308776 | Pole anchor footing system A pole anchor footing system for effectively supporting a post structure within a ground surface. The pole anchor footing system includes a resilient body having a neck portion and a base portion, and an elongate member extending into the body from an upper end of t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302904 | Ground anchors with compression plates Ground anchors, in particular tent stakes (100), comprise one or more inherently flexible tines (110), a ground compression plate (160), and various tie points (420, etc.) for attaching a guy rope or the like to the top of anchor. The com... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281349 | Stake assembly for animal traps An assembly includes an anchor plate that is formed from steel and has opposing sides spaced from the axis and extends parallel thereto. The anchor plate is further provided with spaced apertures formed therein. One elongated stake is inserted through one aperture a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278240 | System for securing a post A post mounting system and method that includes individually adjustable angled gripping elements which contact the interior of a hollow post so as to hold the post firmly against a retaining wall of a base member surrounding the lower end of the post. One or more sh... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270073 | Florida anchor An aesthetically pleasing anchor system designed to quickly anchor and release a boat in shallow water with minimal effort and little to no distraction from other activities such as fishing, which has an anchor sleeve containing a sleeve liner through which an ancho... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270072 | Florida anchor An anchor system designed to quickly anchor and release a boat in shallow water with minimal effort and little to no distraction from other activities such as fishing, which has an anchor sleeve containing a sleeve liner through which an anchor pole with a pointed b... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249624 | Post and beam furniture system A post and beam furniture system having a plurality of horizontally-extending beams having a longitudinally-extending T-shaped first channel and a longitudinally, T-shaped second channel, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234417 | Tethering device A tethering device (10) comprising a support member (12) and a rotatable member (14) rotatably mounted on the support member (12) and about which a flexible tether line (16) can be wound for tethering an animal or object to the sup... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228661 | Rapid steel frame assembly A framing assembly system for steel building that substantially reduces assembly time while maintaining excellent strength and mechanical integrity and has vastly improved resistance to uplift forces. Foundation assemblies or anchor structures are first precisely lo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225760 | Tethering stakes Tethering stakes of the nature intended to be pounded flush with or below ground level. Certain of the tethering stakes include a cap on the pounding end which is adapted for ease of placement and release of a tethering line. Accordingly, the tethering line can be r... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7191996 | Support device destined to be anchored in the ground The device, destined to be anchored in the ground of granular composition, comprises a rod with a hollow tubular section, the latter having an open upper end wherein can be fixed an object and an intermediate orifice on its flank. The orifice enables evacuation of t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185461 | Anchoring member for a support post A post footing for holding a post segment above a ground surface comprises an outer sleeve adapted to be forcibly driven into the ground. A socket member is pressure fitted within the outer sleeve with the leading end of the sleeve extending beyond the socket member... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182301 | Mounting bracket for electronic device having dimensional inserts A mounting bracket and insert for use in mounting mountable devices to a mounting pole including a first section and a second section, each of said first and second sections having a concave surface, each concave surface having at least a one longitudinally extended... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174689 | Concrete anchor float A concrete anchor float that, in one embodiment, facilitates the placement of anchor bolts that protrude from concrete constructions, such as foundations. The concrete anchor float of the present invention can be used with nearly any conventional anchor bolt to insu... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174681 | Concrete from stake system with self-sealing plug Method and apparatus for securing a building foundation form disposed on a moisture barrier membrane. The method includes the steps of positioning one end of a concrete form stake in a mating structure of a plug, penetrating the moisture barrier membrane with a tip ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137608 | Multi-purpose upright support stand with leg assemblies having hinge-fitting A unique collapsible apparatus for supporting an article; the apparatus has at least a first, second, and third leg assembly, an upper end of each leg assembly pivotally secured to extend from an upper support member in a generally symmetrical fashion. A lower end o... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134526 | Driveway safety net and method A driveway safety net. The safety net includes two stakes and a net that attaches between the two stakes. When the two stakes are placed on both sides of a driveway and the net is attached between the two stakes, the net hinders balls and other toys from rolling pas... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131239 | Structural slab and wall assembly for use with expansive soils A foundation assembly for use with expansive soils. The assembly includes a slab form, such as metal pan, for receiving poured concrete, a structural slab cast into the form, and structural members, e.g., piers, footing pads, and the like, contacting and/or extendin... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125060 | Handle and handle set for collecting and transporting a load in a tarpaulin Four identical handles for manipulating a tarpaulin with grommets in the four corners to collect and transport a load. Each handle has a handgrip with a hook on each end, a staking member, and an attachment system to hold a grommeted corner of the tarpaulin. The hoo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121049 | Stake-pulling device A device that is used to pull a stake from a newly poured concrete slab. This device allows for attachment to a concrete pole, a tool that is commonly possessed and used by most concrete contractors. It contains a flexible loop that is used for the removal of stakes... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090429 | Highway delineation unit and method of installing same A highway delineation marker fabricated of two thin, resilient, elongated panels, U-shaped in cross section, secured together open-face to open-face, capturing a foam core. The lower end of the rear panel is captured behind a tab on the front panel for ease of inser... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090436 | Process to prepare in-situ pilings in clay soil A method of forming in-situ pilings in clay soil. An auger stirrer is rotatably and axially forced into the ground. Water, dry binder (cement/or lime), and air are injected to lubricate the tool, and liquify the mix of clay soil, binder and air to form a uniform str... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082954 | Tent stake A tent stake with a handle attached by a swivel, a flat area for pounding the stake into the ground, and multiple holes drilled into the shaft, so that ropes or tie down strings may be secured into the ground when a tent is secured. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7076925 | Integrated footings A low impact foundation system requiring little or no excavation, and allowing for the preservation of soil and drainage characteristics of the site upon which it is erected. The system utilizes small obliquely driven piles in combination with footing or otherwise f... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073296 | Preconstruction anchoring system and method for buildings A system and method of installing a preconstruction support system for a building, according to which the corresponding ends of two piling sections are connected together and an a auger is provided on one or more of the piling sections. The piling sections are drive... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070362 | Reinforcement unit for a reinforcing a footing element when laying pile foundations with a pile, and method for placing a foundation pile and reinforcement of a footing element The invention is a reinforcement unit for reinforcing a footing element by laying a pile foundation with a foundation pile with at least one through-going longitudinal cavity and a method for placing the foundation pile and reinforcing a footing element with the rei... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059263 | Gravity installed anchor An anchor for mooring of structures to a water bottom, comprising an elongated central body having a longitudinal axis through its center. The central body comprises a plurality of channel members radiating outward from the center, each with a channel therein. A plu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047696 | Ground anchor system and method of installation A ground anchoring system and its method of attachment to the ground. The ground anchor device has a base frame with bottom surfaces that terminate in a common plane. A plurality of elongated slots are defined through the base frame. Anchor spikes are provided for e... | 05/23/2006 |
