Patent ID: 8631627
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A method for the installation of a utility pole in the earth, the method comprising the steps of: forming a substantially cylindrical vertical hole in the ground having a depth sufficient to stabilize and support the utility pole; providing a pole support having a shaft with a bottom end, a top end, a helical screw on said shaft at said bottom end, a support plate at said top end having a dimension sufficient to support the pole, and a coupling member at said top end; coupling a drive member to said coupling member and driving said pole support into the earth at a bottom end of said hole to position said support plate at the bottom end of the hole; separating the drive member from said coupling member and removing the drive member from the hole; inserting the utility pole into the vertical hole with a bottom end of the pole support supported by the support plate; and back-filling the vertical hole with earth around the pole support and utility pole to stabilize the pole support and utility pole.