Patent ID: 9422687
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B21D,E02D,E04H

Claim Text:
1. A flat-plate foundation support including: a lower portion extending longitudinally along a central longitudinal axis of the support and adapted for insertion into a ground surface, wherein the lower portion has a plurality of flat plates that are mutually connected along the central longitudinal axis of the support and extend radially from the central longitudinal axis, and wherein the flat plates are beveled and have a sharpened leading edge at a lower end of the lower portion, wherein one of the flat plates of the lower portion of the support includes an elongated plate having a length and comprising: i) a center portion that is beveled, with respect to the longitudinal axis of the lower portion, and ii) a bottom portion that is beveled more sharply than the center portion, with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein two of the flat plates of the lower portion each include a pair of side plates, each of the side plates having a length and disposed on opposing sides of the elongated plate and connected to the elongated plate along the central longitudinal axis, and wherein the length of each of the side plates along the central longitudinal axis is shorter than the length of the elongated plate; and an upper portion of the support is attached to a top end of the lower portion, wherein the upper portion of the support is configured to be attached to an apparatus supported by the ground surface to anchor the apparatus to the ground surface.