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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357366 | Sports pole mounting structure A sports pole mounting structure for supporting sports equipment in a pool environment capable of repeated assembly and removal. The mounting structure includes a bracket and a collar securely engaging existing in-ground sleeves traditionally found around pool envir... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347103 | Pile testing reaction anchor apparatus and method Pile testing apparatus and method apply static compressive forces on a pile to be tested for load bearing capacity. Retractable and reusable reaction anchor assemblies are installed into the ground for pile testing and then are retrieved from the ground after comple... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6793444 | Mechanical anchor A mechanical anchor includes an anchor unit that is divided into a plurality of divided anchor units which are movably connected to a tension rod to be moved in lateral directions. The anchor unit is opened or closed by the movement of the divided anchor units, and ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 5775848 | Earth and rock anchoring devices Anchoring devices for securing diverse types of structures to the earth or soil, or to rock walls and formations, such as are frequently employed for anchoring gas and petroleum-product pipelines, guy-supported towers, utility poles, large-sized retaining... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5622015 | Method and apparatus for consolidating earth and anchor setting device An apparatus for consolidating earth and anchor setting device. The apparatus includes a vertical support, a plurality of spaced media consolidation plates swingably mounted to the vertical support, a rib disposed along a lower edge of respective ones of ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5575122 | Earth screw anchor assembly having enhanced penetrating capability An earth screw anchor assembly has peripheral edges on its hub member and intermediate flange portion of its spade member with different configurations permitting placement of the hub member on the intermediate flange portion in an asymmetrical relation o... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5396743 | Anchorage device for use in sand or sandy soils An anchorage device for use in sand or sandy soils. The device comprises a shank portion (2) and a spike portion (4) at a lower end of the shank portion. The spike portion (4) comprises a first and second pair of downwardly convergent plates (6,18), the s... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5255480 | Ground anchoring system A ground anchor comprises a generally flat anchor plate folded into a U or V-shape against a resilient bias. The resilient bias may be inherent in the folded portions of the anchor plate, or may be provided by means of auxiliary or plate springs disposed ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5217194 | Yard swing stabilizer apparatus Support tubes of an associated yard swing arrangement are mounted to stabilizer apparatus, including an upper tube portion coaxially mounted to a lower tube portion. The lower tube portion includes a "V" shaped anchor plate member arranged for projection ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5108068 | Support system for free standing poles or posts The invention relates to a method for installing subterranean supports for structures such as poles, posts and the like, and an apparatus therefor, which will permit such structures to stand free of any stays or guy wires and their associated anchors. The... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5070666 | Top cap insert for a wall panel in a space divider system An end insert for a top cap on a wall panel comprises a extension member removably joined to a tail member. The tail member is received within a channel of the top cap and affixed to the top cap by sonic welding. The extension member is an elastomer and h... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5010698 | Anchoring post assembly An anchoring post adapted to be inserted in the ground is made of a hollow tube having two laterally slanted channels inside the tube adjacent its bottom end. A bifurcated element having two prongs is adapted to be pushed downwardly in the tube, in the gr... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4899501 | Expanding anchoring device An expanding anchoring device comprising a shaft, base plate, and two pivotally mounted expansion members for engaging the inner surface of a pre-drilled hole. The expansion members, in two forms of the anchoring device, can penetrate and expand into the ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4882891 | Anchoring and foundation support apparatus having moment resisting vanes and method An anchor or foundation apparatus and a method for installing said apparatus in an earthen hole. The apparatus is equipped with outwardly extending moment resisting vanes. The apparatus employs pivotally swingable plates which swing in an arc upwardly or ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4843785 | Anchoring and foundation support apparatus and method An anchor or foundation apparatus and a method for installing said apparatus in an earthen hole. The apparatus employs pivotally swingable plates which swing in an arc upwardly or downwardly into the surrounding media to fix the device therein. The surfac... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4603520 | Post mounting anchor base A ground anchor provides a mounting base for a sign post accommodating rotational, tilting, and height adjustments of the post and providing for release of the post at ground level in the event of impact by a vehicle so that no upstanding obstacle capable... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4547106 | Ground anchors A ground anchor is composed of a number of components and is firmly held in position in the ground by its components being moved apart and firmly urged onto the wall of the cavity in which the ground anchor is positioned.... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4355927 | Piling structure and methods An improved piling structure, for particularly advantageous use in sand or in sandy soils, has three elements including a pilot, a frusto-conical disk and a piling integrating the elements together. The disk is of preformed mesh reinforced cementitious ma... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4160613 | Pile anchor for moorings A pile anchor for moorings of the type which includes a flexible housing in combination with both a bellis expander and a pair of pivotable flukes extending through apertures in the housing. As load is placed upon the anchor cable, the anchor stock is rec... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4151974 | Anchor An anchor for resisting a pulling force applied to a cable includes an expandable outer shell disposed in an opening in a floor, an outer wedge disposed in the shell and having wedge-shaped projections engaged with the inner wall of the shell, and a rotat... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4091882 | Drilling tool A drilling tool which comprises: a cylindrical structure having a spiral groove provided on the outer surface thereof and at least one elongated rectangular through-hole provided in the lower portion thereof; a tip which is loosely fitted into said throug... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4086735 | Soil anchor Soil anchor has a square drive tube which is driven into the soil. A point crimped onto the drive tube aids in driving and prevents soil entry into the drive tube. When the tube is in place in the soil, two anchor straps are driven down through the tube a... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4084639 | Electrode well for electrically heating a subterranean formation An improved electrode for electrically heating a subterranean formation includes a plurality of electrically conductive rod-like members that extend outwardly from a central well bore to provide increased area for conducting electrical current from a sour... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4037373 | Earth anchor An earth anchor comprises an elongated square-section tube formed in its sides with throughgoing longitudinally-spaced slots each of which lies in a respective plane perpendicular to the tube axis. The lower end of the tube is pointed and the upper end is... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4015433 | Method for settling anchoring device in the ground The present invention relates to an anchoring device which rigidly supports many kinds of standing objects in public works or in the construction industry and provides resistance to pulling loads exerted on the device, and also to a method for settling th... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3974604 | Easy anchor An improved anchoring post for being driven to a ground, and which is particularly suitable to secure structures against being blown away in a wind; the device consisting of a tubular outer member which is first driven into a ground, and an inner member w... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3938344 | Earth auger and method for driving piles and the like by means of said earth auger An earth auger is disclosed in which an auger shaft is provided with freely expansible and contractible rotary blades in such manner that said rotary blades may expand automatically when said auger shaft is rotated in the forward direction and may contrac... | 02/17/1976 |