Anchoring apparatus
OwnerHarley K. Warreninventor
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Abstract
An interconnection method and apparatus particularly useful for anchoring structures such as trailers in position, in which anchor plates having upstanding tongues with stepped clamps at their upper ends are secured to the ground beneath the structure. Anchor straps are secured to the structure in line with the tongues. A winch is releasably secured to any tongue below the clamp, and includes a drum with means securing an end of the anchor strap thereto after it passes through the clamp. By winching, clamping, releasing, and moving the winch to repeat the process, the desired securement of the structure is accomplished.
Claims7
The method of anchoring to the ground a structure having an anchor strap which comprises the steps of
- securing to the ground in line with said strap an anchor plate having an upstanding tongue with a stepped clamp at its upper end,
- temporarily securing a winch having a drum to said tongue below said clamp,
- feeding said strap through said clamp and clamping it to the drum of said winch,
- tightening the strap by use of the winch and clamping it to the first step of said clamp,
- releasing and removing the winch, and
- folding the strap on itself and securing the folded end to the second step of said clamp.
Apparatus for anchoring a structure to the ground, comprising, in combination:
- an anchor plate secured to the ground and having an upstanding tongue with a stepped clamp at its upper end;
- an anchor strap secured to the structure in line with said tongue;
- a winch releasably secured to the tongue below the clamp and including a drum and means securing an end of said strap to said drum;
- so that when the strap is passed through the clamp and secured to the drum, it may be tightened by winching, clamped, and released from the winch for further clamping.
Apparatus for anchoring a structure to the ground, comprising, in combination:
- an anchor plate secured to the ground and having an upstanding tongue with a stepped clamp at its upper ends, said stepped clamp comprising a shallow arcuate transverse groove across said tongue, a first clamping plate including a low arcuate transverse ridge interfitting with said groove, a second clamping plate engaging said first clamping plate, and means securing said clamping plate to said tongue;
- an anchor strap secured to the structure in line with said tongue;
- a winch releasably secured to the tongue below the clamp and including a drum and means securing an end of said strap to said drum;
- so that when the strap is passed through the clamp and secured to the drum, it may be tightened by winching, clamped, and released from the winch for further clamping.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.