Patent ID: 8070392
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. A method of forming and inserting an anchor assembly in the field, comprising the steps of: providing a shaft and a plurality of bearing plates having a body attached to a hub, wherein one of said bearing plates has an axis through said hub and said body extends from said hub in a radial direction, wherein said body has a first section that has a surface that extends at a constant angle with respect to said axis outward in the radial direction, and wherein said body has a second section disposed from said first section outward in the radial direction, wherein said second section has a surface that extends at a constant angle with respect to said axis outward in the radial direction that is different than the constant angle at which said surface of said first section extends with respect to said axis outward in the radial direction; selecting one or more said bearing plates for use in an anchor assembly; attaching in the field one or more of said bearing plates to said shaft; inserting said shaft and one or more of said attached bearing plates into the ground such that said shaft and one or more of said attached bearing plates are anchored into the ground.