Patent ID: 7047696
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. A ground anchor device, comprising: a base frame having lateral bar elements and crossbar elements that extend between adjacent lateral bar elements, wherein said lateral bar elements and said crossbar elements have bottom surfaces that terminate in a common plane, wherein said base frame is configurable between a folded configuration and an extended configuration; a plurality of rectangular slots defined by said base frame, wherein said rectangular slots are disposed in said crossbar elements and extend through said bottom surfaces; and a plurality of anchor spikes for extending through said rectangular slots, each of said anchor spikes having a flat face surface, a flat rear surface and a predetermined thickness between said face surface and said rear surface, wherein said face surface has a width at least twice as wide as said predetermined thickness, and wherein said anchor spikes are driven into the ground through said plurality of rectangular slots in said base frame when said base frame is in said extended configuration.