Apparatus for installing a land anchor
AssigneeWilco Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsLanny Chaisson, Jake Broussard
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Abstract
An apparatus for installing a land anchor of a foundation in an earthen surface includes an articulated arm assembly including a first linear actuator and a drill configured to releasably couple to a helical member, and a control system coupled to the articulated arm assembly and configured to operate the first linear actuator in a free-floating mode configured to maintain an installation angle between the drill and the earthen surface as the helical member is drilled into the earthen surface.
Claims22
An apparatus for installing a land anchor of a foundation in an earthen surface, comprising:
- an articulated arm assembly comprising a first linear actuator and a drill configured to releasably couple to a helical member;
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- a control system coupled to the articulated arm assembly and configured to operate the first linear actuator in a free-floating mode configured to maintain an installation angle between the drill and the earthen surface as the helical member is drilled into the earthen surface.
An apparatus for installing a land anchor of a foundation in an earthen surface, comprising:
- an articulated arm assembly comprising a first linear actuator and a drill configured to releasably couple to an helical member;
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- a control system coupled to the articulated arm assembly and comprising a fluid source, a control valve configured to selectably apply pressurized control fluid from the fluid source to an extension side and a retraction side of the first linear actuator, and a diverter valve configured to selectably provide direct fluid communication between the extension side and the retraction side of the first linear actuator via the diverter valve and thereby bypassing the control valve and the fluid source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.