Patent ID: 7484336
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: E01F,E02D,E04H

Abstract:
1. In combination, a stabilizer for an in-ground member and the in-ground member, the combination comprising: a mounting collar having a bottom edge and a channel extending through the mounting collar; a plurality of arms having respective collar ends, said collar ends being configured to extend through said channel and to terminate in respective nubs that hook onto the bottom edge of said mounting collar, said plurality of arms further including respective stabilizing sections and anchoring sections, said stabilizing sections being disposed adjacent to said collar ends and extending radially from said mounting collar for a first distance to a first end, said anchoring sections extending from said first end downwardly for a second distance to a distal end; and a resilient member being configured (a) to be disposed within said channel between said collar ends and (b) to be engaged by the in-ground member so as to urge said resilient member against said collar ends to force said collar ends against said mounting collar, whereby to rigidify said stabilizer; the in-ground member comprising an above-ground portion and a below-ground portion and being configured so that, when the stabilizer is installed in the ground, the above-ground portion extends vertically above the surface of the ground and the below-ground portion is embedded within the ground.