Lockable ground anchor
OwnerBrian J. Clapperinventor
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Abstract
The present invention a lockable ground anchor configured to be placed into the ground and secured thereto, having two cooperating components that are rotated into the ground in opposite directions and then secured to each other with a locking device, thereby preventing removal by requiring both components to be rotated in the same direction while secured together.
Claims20
A lockable ground anchor configured to be placed into the ground, said lockable ground anchor comprising an outer anchor assembly and an inner anchor assembly, wherein
- the outer anchor assembly is comprised of an outer anchor member and an outer lock plate,
- wherein the outer anchor member has a proximate end and a distal end and the proximate end of the outer anchor member is fixedly attached to the outer lock plate such that the outer anchor member is oriented substantially perpendicular to the outer lock plate;
- and
- the inner anchor assembly is comprised of an inner anchor member and an inner lock plate,
- wherein the inner anchor member has a proximate end and a distal end and the proximate end of the inner anchor member is fixedly attached to the inner lock plate such that the inner anchor member is oriented substantially perpendicular to the inner lock plate;
- whereby, the outer anchor assembly of the lockable ground anchor is configured to be placed into the ground by placing the distal end of the outer anchor member of the outer anchor assembly into the ground and rotating the outer anchor assembly in a first direction, and the inner anchor assembly of the lockable ground anchor is configured to be placed into the ground by placing the distal end of the inner anchor member of the inner anchor assembly into the ground and rotating the inner anchor assembly in a second direction opposite the first direction.
A lockable ground anchor configured to be placed into the ground, said lockable ground anchor comprising an outer anchor assembly and an inner anchor assembly, wherein
- the outer anchor assembly is comprised of an outer anchor member and an outer lock plate,
- wherein the outer anchor member has a proximate end and a distal end and the proximate end of the outer anchor member is fixedly attached to the outer lock plate such that the outer anchor member is oriented substantially perpendicular to the outer lock plate;
- and
- the inner anchor assembly is comprised of an inner anchor member and an inner lock plate,
- wherein the inner anchor member has a proximate end and a distal end and the proximate end of the inner anchor member is fixedly attached to the inner lock plate such that the inner anchor member is oriented substantially perpendicular to the inner lock plate;
- whereby, the outer anchor assembly of the lockable ground anchor is configured to be placed into the ground by placing the distal end of the outer anchor member of the outer anchor assembly into the ground and rotating the outer anchor assembly in a first direction, and the inner anchor assembly of the lockable ground anchor is configured to be placed into the ground by placing the distal end of the inner anchor member of the inner anchor assembly into the ground and rotating the inner anchor assembly in a second direction opposite the first direction;
- wherein the outer lock plate is a rigid, planar circular plate having a central aperture, one or more perimeter apertures, and a diameter;
- and
- the inner lock plate is a rigid, planar circular plate having a central area, one or more perimeter apertures, and a diameter, where the diameter of the inner lock plate is substantially the same as the diameter of the outer lock plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.