Abstract:
Vertical segmented support and media consolidation plates swingably mounted about pivot points on the vertical segmented support, incorporate media-facing surfaces swingable outwardly from the vertical support means into the surrounding media. Varying segmented lengths form the segmented vertical segmented support. The novel segmented apparatus and installation method further provide for a centering collar  113 , an anchor positioning means at level force pivoting plates  194 , and pivoting plates  194  positioned 40-50 degrees from vertical. A frusto-cone  197  dx equal to a predetermined distance of one-half inch forms gap  204 . The novel method installs an anchor and foundation device in the earth by preparing a hole in the earth, lowering into the hole a segmented anchor or foundation device having swingable media facing plates, and applying force to swing the plates outwardly into the surrounding media.

Description:
This patent application is a continuation-in-part of prior, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/331,879, filed Nov. 20, 2001. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Technical Field 
     This invention relates to a segmented anchoring and support apparatus utilized as a tool for the installation of finned and non-finned tubular foundations. In one aspect, this invention relates to a method of installation of foundations in the ground utilizing the apparatus of the invention. In one aspect, this invention relates to the utilization of the apparatus and methods of this invention for the installation of SAFE Foundations Secure Anchoring and Foundation Equipment. 
     2. Background 
     Tubular foundations are utilized for supporting structures, e.g., lighting poles, across-the-highway traffic signs, communication towers, and others. Tubular foundations are installed in the ground by pressing them into the soil utilizing hydraulic power means and a pre-stressed, conventional anchoring device, which is been anchored, i.e., pre-stressed inside a pre-augered earthen hole. 
     Conventional tubular foundations are fabricated in a multitude of lengths, requiring the availability of a conventional anchoring device of the proper length for each tubular foundation to be installed, requiring a multitude of conventional, anchoring device lengths. Conventional anchoring devices are pre-stressed inside a pre-augered earthen hole. 
     The conventional anchoring device, the conventional SAFE Foundation Secure Anchoring and Foundation Equipment, as well as the methods of installation for the conventional anchoring device and for the SAFE Foundation are fully described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,843,785 of Jul. 4, 1989, 4,882,891 of Nov. 28, 1989, and 4,974,997 of Dec. 4, 1990. 
     INTRODUCTION TO THE INVENTION 
     The installation of a SAFE Foundation requires utilizing an anchoring device of the required length, which depends on the length of the SAFE Foundation. In many instances and occasions, the installation of the SAFE Foundation requires utilizing one, two, or more pairs of additional conventional anchoring devices, which means the installation of a SAFE Foundation sometimes requires three, five, or more conventional anchoring devices instead of a single one. 
     Conventional anchoring devices are made in one piece, consisting of a one-piece, standard threaded rod with an anchorhead attached at the end of the rod and of a one-piece pipe column, with fins. These conventional anchoring devices have to be transported to the foundation installation site. 
     One drawback of the conventional anchoring device is they are made only in one-piece full lengths, making them expensive to transport and to handle. 
     Another drawback is the conventional anchoring device is manufactured only in a limited number of standard lengths, while the SAFE Foundations installed with these devices are manufactured in a multitude of lengths, in increments of six inches. When the installer cannot find a standard anchoring device length, he/she is forced either to install a longer standard length than the actual length required, or the installer is forced to have one special anchoring device made to order, i.e., specially custom ordered of the required size, which means more expensive and time consuming installations. 
     Yet another drawback is when the installer is forced to utilize a longer-than-required anchoring device. He or she also is forced to drill a deeper earthen hole to accommodate the extra length of the non-standard anchoring device. This translates into additional costs. 
     Still another drawback exists despite the fact that the characteristics of the soil are known in advance where the SAFE Foundation is to be installed and the length of anchoring device is determined. After augering the earthen hole, unexpected soil conditions are encountered, e.g., an unexpected location of the water table, or reaching an unexpected layer of softer, i.e., weaker soils. In such situations, deeper holes have to be augered, requiring longer anchoring devices, standard or not, to be utilized and therefore not instantly available at the installation site. These unexpected developments create installation delays as well as cost overruns. 
     A further drawback involves the forces required for stressing the conventional anchoring assembly. At some point during the installation of the anchoring device, force is exerted on the components of the device, instead of being exerted upon the soil, because of its “mechanical stop” that serves as “limiting means.” This can provide false readings of the strength of the installation. 
     Another drawback is the need for large equipment to lift the anchor because of the weight of the long anchor assembly. 
     Yet a further drawback is that the conventional anchoring device is very difficult to retrieve from inside its earthen hole, if after the installation is complete its top portion falls below grade, i.e., below the top surface of the earthen hole it was installed in. 
     According, there is a need for apparatus and method for installing a SAFE Foundation which is less expensive and much easier to handle while providing any length required. 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide apparatus and method for installing a SAFE Foundation which is less expensive and much easier to handle while providing any length required. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide apparatus and method for installing a SAFE Foundation that can be readily available in the field and easy to assemble in the field to match any required length, eliminating the need to install special lengths. 
     It is yet another object of the present invention to provide apparatus and methods for installing a SAFE Foundation that eliminate the need to drill a deeper earthen hole, when the installer is forced to use a longer anchoring device, by providing the installer with apparatus and methods to match any length required by the foundation to be installed with it. 
     It is still another object of the present invention to provide apparatus and methods for installing a SAFE Foundation that can meet any unforeseen length requirement because of unexpected soil conditions. 
     It is a further object of the present invention to provide apparatus and methods for installing a SAFE Foundation which always exerts the installation forces upon the soil instead of exerting the forces upon its components. 
     It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide apparatus and methods for installing a SAFE Foundation which is easily retrievable, even when its top portion falls down below the surface, at the top of the earthen hole it was installed in. 
     These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from a careful review of the detailed description which follows. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The apparatus and method of the present invention provide for installation of a novel segmented foundation and anchoring device of any required length. The installation of the novel segmented foundation uses an anchoring device manufactured in a multitude of lengths, e.g., in one aspect in increments of six inches. The apparatus and method of the present invention provide for installing a segmented foundation which is less expensive and much easier to handle while providing any length required. The apparatus and method of the present invention provide for installing a segmented foundation that can be readily available in the field and easy to assemble in the field to match any required length, eliminating the need to install special lengths. The novel segmented foundation and anchoring device eliminate the need to drill a deeper earthen hole, when the installer is forced to use a longer anchoring device, by providing the installer with apparatus and methods to match any length required by the foundation to be installed with it, and meet any unforeseen length requirement because of unexpected soil conditions. The apparatus and method of the present invention provide for installing a novel segmented foundation and anchoring device which always exert the installation forces upon the soil instead of exerting the forces upon its components, and which are easily retrievable, even when the top portion falls down below the surface, at the top of the earthen hole it was installed in. 
     The apparatus and method of the present invention provide for a segmented anchoring or foundation apparatus to be installed in an earthen hole, including a vertical segmented support means and a plurality of spaced media consolidation plates swingably mounted about respective pivot points on the vertical support means, the plates having media-facing surfaces swingable outwardly from the vertical support means into the surrounding media. Varying segmented lengths form the segmented vertical support means. In one aspect, the apparatus and method of the present invention provide for a centering collar  113 , an anchor positioning means at level force pivoting plates  194 , and pivoting plates  194  are positioned 40-50 degrees from vertical. In one aspect, the pivoting plates  194  positioned 45 degrees from vertical. In one aspect, the apparatus and method of the present invention provide for a frusto-cone  197  having a dx equal to a predetermined distance of one-half inch to form gap  204 . The method for installing an anchor for a foundation device in the earth includes preparing a hole in the earth, lowering into the hole a segmented anchor or foundation device having swingable media facing plates, and applying force to swing the plates outwardly into the surrounding media. 
     The apparatus and method of the present invention include providing a central segmented rod means; plate assembly means mounted around the rod means; pipe column means around the central segmented rod means positioned above the plate assembly means; a plurality of circumferentially spaced media consolidation plates the plate assembly means; swing means on the media facing surfaces pivotally mounted and swingable outwardly about respective pivot points in a substantially vertical arc; spreader means adapted to swing the plates outwardly into the surrounding media upon relative vertical movement between the pipe column means and the rod means to spread the plates to an arc of no more than about 55 degrees; restrainer means to restrain the plate assembly means from vertical movement; and force applying means adapted to provide relative vertical movement between the pipe column means and the rod means. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an elevation view, partially cut-away, of anchoring and foundation support apparatus. 
         FIG. 2  is an elevation view of one embodiment of the segmented foundation anchoring and support assembly of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is an elevation view of the top segment component part of the preferred embodiment of the segmented foundation-anchoring and support assembly of the present invention.  FIG. 3  also shows a centering collar, a hydraulic cylinder assembly, and component parts of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is an elevation view of the middle segment component part of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4   a  is an elevation view of a Dywidag coupling, component part of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is an elevation view of the bottom segment component part of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is an elevation view of the anchoring head assembly component part of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6   a  is a detail view showing in elevation and partially in section the frusto-cone of  FIG. 6 , restrained inbetween two nuts. 
         FIG. 7  is a top plan view of the top plate of  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 8  is an elevation view of the segmented, foundation anchoring and support assembly of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, fully assembled and installed in an earthen hole.  FIG. 8  also shows a centering collar and a hydraulic cylinder assembly. 
         FIG. 9  is an elevation view of the hydraulic cylinder assembly of the present invention, showing a reversed movement of its pistons, by the methods of the invention. 
         FIG. 10  is an elevation view partially showing the segmented anchoring and support assembly of the present invention being lifted, by the method of the invention. 
         FIG. 11  is an elevation view of the segmented foundation anchoring and support assembly of the present invention, in the process of installing a SAFE Foundation. 
         FIG. 12  is an elevation view showing one segmented foundation anchoring and support assembly and two satellite segmented foundation anchoring and support assemblies.  FIG. 12  also shows a pushing collar, a hydraulic cylinder assembly, and a beam assembly, in combination to form all component parts of the present invention, shown in the process of installing a SAFE Foundation. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       FIG. 1  shows a foundation anchoring and support assembly  2  utilized for the installation of a SAFE Foundation in the ground.  FIG. 1  shows a one-piece foundation-guiding column  2 , shown cut-away in order to show one-piece, standard threaded rod  7  going through the inside of a one-piece pipe column  3 . Anchoring assembly  2  is shown already installed, inside earthen hole  17 , in soil  18 . 
     Foundation-guiding column  2  includes a one-piece length of steel pipe  3 , with three or four fins  4  welded along vertical surface  3  and at ninety degrees from each other. A top plate  5  is welded to the top end of pipe  3 . 
       FIG. 1  also shows an anchoring head assembly  6 , including one-piece threaded rod  7 , four pivoting compaction and consolidation plates  8  (only two are fully shown and one is partially shown) which pivot around bolts  9 , also support frame  10  with plate  16  welded to it, frusto-cone  11  held in position by nut  12 , which is threaded-on to the bottom end of threaded rod  7 . 
     By pulling threaded rod  7  upwardly, nut  12  pulls frusto-cone  11  also upwardly. This in turn forces the four pivoting compaction and consolidation plates (only two fully shown) and swing upwardly around bolts  9  and away from their original vertical position. Nut  13  and nut  14  are utilized at various stages of the installation process. Bottom end  15  of foundation-guiding column  2  rests on plate  16  of support frame  10  of anchoring head assembly  6 . 
     Referring now to  FIG. 2 , one embodiment of the segmented foundation anchoring and support assembly of the present invention is shown partially assembled, in order to enable a better understanding of its component parts. 
     Novel segmented foundation-anchoring and support assembly of  FIG. 2  includes top segment  30 , middle segment  50 , bottom segment  70 , and anchoring head assembly  90 . 
     Top segment  30  has four fins  34  (only three are shown) vertically welded to pipe  35 . Sleeve  36  is welded to the bottom end of pipe  35  of top segment  30 , and it is utilized for helping align the top end  51  of pipe  52  of middle segment  50  to top segment  30 . Top plate  39  is welded to pipe  35  and fins  34 . Flat bar  31  is utilized for firmly bolting top segment  30  to middle segment  50 , by means of four bolts (not shown) with their respective nuts (not shown) on each bar, through bolt holes  32  on flat bars  31  and bolt holes  33  on fins  34  and through bolt holes  53  on fins  54  of middle section  50 . Flat bars  31  could be welded instead to fins  34  and bolted on to fins  54 . 
     There are two flat bars  31  including one on the front and one on the back (not shown) of each fin  34  of top segment  30  and fins  54  of middle segment  50 . 
     Middle segment  50  also has four fins  54  (only three are shown) vertically welded to pipe  52 . Sleeve  55  is welded to the bottom end of pipe  52  of middle segment  50  and is utilized in attaching top end  71  of pipe  74  of bottom segment  70  to middle segment  50 . Flat bars  57  are utilized for firmly bolting middle segment  50  to bottom segment  70  by means of four screws (not shown) with their respective nuts (not shown), through bolt holes  56  on flat bars  57  and bolt holes (not shown) on fins  54  of middle segment  50  and through bolt holes  72  on fins  73  of bottom segment  70 . There are two flat bars  57 , one on the front and one on the back (not shown) of each fin  54  of middle segment  50  and fins  73  of bottom section  70 . Flat bars  57 , instead, could be welded to fins  54  while bolted to fins  73 . 
     Bottom segment  70  also has four fins  73  (only three are shown), vertically welded to pipe  74 . Bottom segment  70  attaches to anchoring head assembly  90  by means of collar  91  on anchoring head assembly  90  and four screws  75  (only two are shown). 
     Anchoring head assembly  90  has collar  91  welded to steel plate  92 , which in turn is welded to the top side of structural support frame  93 . Frame  93  includes four ninety-degree angled bars  93  (only two shown) which provide support to four pivoting compaction and consolidation plates  94  (only three are shown). Frusto-cone  95  is held in position by nut  94 , which is threaded-on to the bottom of threaded rod  96 . Threaded rod  96  goes through the inside of segments  30 ,  50 , and  70 . Rod  96  can be segmented, i.e., made of several length of rod joined together by means of a threaded coupling, not shown. 
     The completely assembled-segmented foundation-anchoring and support of  FIG. 2  is inserted, i.e., lowered vertically down in a pre-augered earthen hole (not shown). 
       FIGS. 3 through 12  represent the preferred embodiment of the segmented foundation-anchoring and support assembly of the present invention. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 3 , top segment  100  and hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  are shown in the installation mode, i.e., pushing mode. 
     Top segment  100  is shown inside pre-augered earthen hole  101 , in soil  111 , and passing through centering collar  113 , which is at the top of earthen hole  101  and inside it, with its top plate  113  firmly resting on the top of surface  203 . Top plate  114  of centering collar  113  has four through holes  115 , utilized for driving pins  116  through them into soil  111 , in order to keep centering collar  113  centered at the top of earthen hole  101 . 
     Top segment  100  includes steel pipe column  102 , to which four vertical fins  103  (only three are shown) are welded at ninety degrees to each other and parallel to the vertical axis of pipe column  102 . Steel collar  104 , welded to flange  105 , also is welded to the bottom of fins  103 , with end  106  of pipe column  102  protruding approximately half-way inside of collar  104 . Flange  105  is utilized for bolting on to top flange  141 ,  FIG. 4  of middle segment  140 , by means of bolts  201  as shown in  FIG. 8 , through bolt holes  107 ,  FIG. 3  and bolt holes  142  of  FIG. 4 , on flanges  105  and  141 , respectively. 
     Top end  143  of pipe column  144 , of middle segment  140  of  FIG. 4 , protrudes inside collar  104  of top segment  100  of  FIG. 3  and firmly abutts against bottom end  106  of pipe column  102  of top segment  100 . Flanges  105 ,  141  are bolted together, therefore closing up space  108  of  FIG. 3 , as shown in  FIG. 8 . 
     Steel fin  103 ,  FIG. 3 , each has two holes  109  at the top end and another two at the bottom end. Holes  109  are utilized for helping in hoisting  100 , when necessary. 
     Top plate  110  is welded at the top-end of top segment  100 , both to the pipe column  102 , as well as, to fins  103 . Top plate  110  is utilized for setting hydraulic cylinder assembly  125 , a component part of the present invention, on top of the segmented foundation-anchoring and support assembly, shown fully assembled on  FIG. 8 . Hydraulic cylinders assembly  125  is utilized, first to anchor the segmented foundation-anchoring and support assembly to the bottom of earthen hole  101 , as shown in  FIGS. 6 and 8 , and second for pushing a SAFE Foundation in soil  111  as shown in  FIG. 11 , utilizing the segmented foundation-anchoring and support assembly as a vertically guiding column, inside pre-augered, vertical earthen hole  101 , as well as an anchor point to push against in order to push a SAFE Foundation downwardly into soil  111  in a vertical direction as shown in  FIG. 11 . 
     Top segments  100  of  FIG. 3  can be fabricated in a variety of lengths, preferably in four feet lengths. 
     Continuing to refer to  FIG. 3 , threaded rod  112 , preferably a “Dywidag” rod manufactured by Dywidag Systems International of Fairfield, N.J., is shown passing through the inside of top segment  100 , through its bottom flange  105 , through its top plate  110 , through bottom plate  126  of hydraulic assembly  125 , through top plate  127  of hydraulic assembly  125 , and through washer plate  138 . 
     “Dywidag” nut  132  is utilized to hold anchor head  190  of  FIG. 6 , anchored against soil  111  at the bottom of earthen hole  101 , preventing it from falling down. “Dywidag” nut  133  is utilized for providing a point of resistance for pistons  129  of hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  to push against both nuts  132 ,  133  are treaded on Dywidag rod  112 . 
     Hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  is a component part of the present invention. Hydraulic assembly  125  includes two hydraulic cylinders  128  with their respective pistons  129 , a pump (not shown), hydraulic hoses  118 ,  119 , pressure gauge  117 , and controls (not shown). The bottoms of cylinders  128  are welded to bottom plate  126 , while the top ends of pistons  129  are welded to top plate  127 . 
     Hydraulic cylinders assembly  125  is operated by means of a hydraulic pump (not shown) of the required capacity. Hydraulic fluid inlets  130  and outlets  131  allow pumped hydraulic fluid into and out of cylinders  128  via hoses  118 ,  119  in the process of forcing pistons  129  out of and back into their respective cylinders  128 . The relative movements of pistons  129  and cylinders  128  are represented, respectively, by arrows  134 ,  135 . 
     Hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  provides the powerful force required to anchor the segmented foundation anchoring and support assembly  200  in soil  111  as shown in  FIG. 8 . They also provide the powerful force required for installing, i.e., for pushing, a tubular foundation, e.g., finned tube SAFE Foundation  210 , into soil  111  as shown in  FIGS. 11 and 12 . 
     Referring now to  FIG. 4 , middle segment  140 , a component part of the present invention, includes steel pipe column  144 , to which four vertical fins  145  (only three are shown) are welded at ninety degrees to each other and parallel to the vertical axis of pipe column  144 . Steel collar  146 , welded to flange  147 , also is welded to the bottom of fins  145 , with bottom end  148  of pipe column  144  protruding approximately half-way inside of collar  146 . Flange  147  is utilized for bolting onto top flange  171 ,  FIG. 5 , of bottom segment  170  by means of bolts  202  as shown in  FIG. 8 , through bolt holes  149  on flange  147  of  FIG. 4  and bolt holes  172  of flange  171  of  FIG. 5 . 
     Top end  173  of pipe column  174  of bottom segment  170  of  FIG. 5 , protrudes inside collar  146  of middle segment  140  of  FIG. 4  and firmly abutts against bottom end  148  of pipe column  144 , when flanges  147 ,  171  are bolted together, therefore closing up space  150 , as shown in  FIG. 8 . 
     Fins  145 , each having two holes  151  at the top and another two at the bottom, includes holes  151  for aiding in hoisting middle segment  140  when required. 
     “Dywidag” rod  112  is shown passing through the inside of middle segment  140 , through its bottom flange  147 , and through its top flange  141 . 
     Middle segments  140  can be fabricated in a variety of lengths, preferably in one, two, and three feet lengths. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 4   a , the present invention provides the capability of utilizing a segmented “Dywidag” rod, by joining together two lengths of “Dywidag” rod by means of an inside threaded “Dywidag” coupling  152 , creating a very strong joint. The strength of the joint substantially is increased by eight Allen set-screws  153  (only six are shown). 
     The segmenting of rod  112  eliminates the need to transport very long pieces of “Dywidag” rod. These rod segments are assembled easily as shown in  FIG. 4   a , by threading “Dywidag” rod  112  pieces into inside-threaded coupling  152  and then threading-in and tightening eight Allen-set-screws (only six are shown). These joints fit inside pipe column  144  or any other of the pipe columns. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 5 , bottom segment  170 , a component part of the present invention includes steel pipe column  174  to which four vertical fins  175  (only three are shown) are welded at ninety degrees to each other and parallel to the vertical axis of pipe column  174 . Four bolts  177  (only two are shown) are utilized for bolting end  176  of pipe column  174  onto collar  191  of anchor head assembly  190  of  FIG. 6 , through four threaded holes  178  (only three are shown) on end  176  of pipe column  174  and through four holes  192  (only three are shown) on collar  191  of anchor head assembly  190  of  FIG. 6 . 
     End  176  of pipe column  174  is to be inserted into collar  191  until its bottom end  179  firmly rests on top of plate  193  of  FIG. 6 . Then bolts  177  are threaded-in and tightened. Bottom end  176  of pipe column  174  are made to fit either inside or outside of collar  191  of  FIG. 6 . 
     Fins  175  of bottom segment  170  are cut at an angle toward end  176  of pipe column  174 , in order to facilitate the insertion of end  176  inside collar  191  and also to facilitate the bolting of the two components, i.e., pipe column  174  and anchoring head  190 . 
     “Dywidag” rod  112  is shown passing through the inside of bottom segment  170 , inside pipe column  174 , and through flange  171 . 
     Bottom segments  170  are fabricated in a variety of lengths, preferably in four feet lengths. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 6 , anchoring head assembly  190  includes threaded rod  112 , preferably a “Dywidag” threaded rod, which are made of several pieces, joined by “Dywidag” couplings,  FIG. 6   a , also including four pivoting, compaction and consolidation plates  194  (only three are shown), which pivot, i.e., swing upwardly, around bolts  195  and in-between two steel plates  196 , which are component parts of plate support frame  196 . Each plate has rib means  205  and incline ramps  206 . Anchoring head assembly  190  also has frusto-cone  197  at the bottom end of “Dywidag” rod  112 , held in place by “Dywidag” nut  198 , which is threaded on the bottom end of “Dywidag” rod  112  and by a shorter Dywidag nut  199 , detail  FIG. 6   a.    
     By pulling “Dywidag” rod  112  upwardly, Dywidag nut  198  pulls frusto-cone  197  also upwardly. This, in turn, forces the four pivoting, compaction and consolidation plates  194  (only three are shown) to pivot, i.e., to swing upwardly, around bolts  195  and away from their original vertical position at the bottom of earthen hole  101 , as shown in  FIG. 6 . By pushing “Dywidag” rod  112  downwardly, frusto-cone  197  also is pushed downwardly because of shorter “Dywidag” nut  199  of  FIG. 6   a.    
     When the anchoring and support assembly of the present invention is fully assembled, a sufficiently powerful force is exerted on “Dywidag” rod  112  while it is being pulled upwardly, pivoting compaction and consolidation plates  194  to press, i.e., push and compact, soil  111  at the bottom of earthen hole  101 , as shown in  FIGS. 6 and 8 , firmly anchoring pivoting plates  194 , as also shown in  FIGS. 6 and 8 . Pivoting compaction and consolidating plates  194  are swung out and upwardly, into soil  111  up to a desired point, to a point where pivoting plates  194  are at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees from their original vertical position. Pivoting plates  194  then are kept from falling back down, by means of nut  132  of  FIGS. 3 ,  8 , which is threaded downwardly on “Dywidag” rod  112 , and hand tightened against top plate  110 ,  FIG. 3 , before releasing the force that swung plates  194  upwardly. 
       FIG. 6   a  is a detail of a portion of the anchoring head assembly  190  of  FIG. 6  with pivoting plates  194  removed, in order to show how frusto-cone  197  is restrained in between a full-size “Dywidag” nut  198  on its bottom and a shorter “Dywidag” nut  199  on its top. Both “Dywidag” nuts  198 ,  199  are threaded on “Dywidag” rod  112 , which is shown in  FIG. 6   a  passing through frusto-cone  197  and support frame  196  and plate  193  with a gap  204  of about one half of one inch between the top of “Dywidag” nut  199  and the bottom of support frame  196 . 
       FIG. 7  shows a plain view detail of top plate  110  of top segment  100  of  FIG. 3 . Fins  103  are welded to the underside of top plate  110  and to pipe column  102 . Top plate  110  has a center hole  113  in order to allow “Dywidag” rod  112  pass through it. Wire rope choker-openings  114  are utilized for engaging a wire rope choker, as shown in  FIG. 6   a , in the process of lowering down or pulling out of earthen hole  101  the foundation-anchoring and support assembly  200 , shown fully assembled in  FIG. 8 . The foundation-anchoring and support assembly of the present invention is reusable. In other words, after it has been utilized for installing a SAFE Foundation, it is retrieved, i.e., pulled up and out of earthen hole  101  to be reused again, many times more. 
       FIG. 8  shows the foundation-anchoring and support assembly  200  of the present invention fully assembled and anchored inside pre-augered earthen hole  101  by means of its anchoring head assembly  190 . “Dywidag” nut  132  is shown threaded on “Dywidag” rod  112  and tightened against top plate  110 . 
     Top segment  100  is bolted onto middle segment  140  by means of bolts  201  and collar  104 , flange  105  of top segment  100 , and flange  141  of middle segment  140 . 
     Middle segment  140  is bolted onto bottom segment  170  by means of bolts  202  and collar  146 , flange  147  of middle segment  140 , and flange  171  of bottom segment  170 . 
     Bottom segment  170  is bolted onto anchoring head assembly  190  by means of bolts  177  bolted onto collar  191  of anchoring head assembly  190  by means of bolts  177 . Collar  191  is welded to plate  193  which, in turn, is welded to the top end of plate support frame  196 . Four pivoting plates  194  (only three shown) pivot around bolts  195  in frame  196 , when pushed up by frusto-cone  197 . 
     Centering collar  113  is shown inside and at the top of earthen hole  101  with plate  114  welded to collar  113  and resting on surface  203  of soil  111 . Four pins  116  (only two are shown) are inserted through holes  115  of plate  114  of centering collar  113  with the purpose of firmly keeping centering collar  113  vertically aligned inside hole  101 . 
     Centering collar  113  is utilized for keeping the anchoring assembly of the present invention in a vertical position inside hole  101  and for preventing the anchoring assembly  200  from moving sideways during the anchoring process. 
     A problem constantly encountered during installations utilizing the prior art anchoring assembly empirically has been found to be resolved after many trials and errors, by installing the proper centering collar  113  component of the present invention. 
       FIG. 8  also shows a hydraulic cylinder assembly  125 , with hydraulic fluid-carrying hoses  118 ,  119  and pressure gauge  117 , all component parts of the present invention. Hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  is shown with its bottom plate  126  set on top of plate  110  and with its pistons  129  extended out of their respective cylinders  128 . Arrows  134  show the upward movement of pistons  129  as they extend out of their respective cylinders  128 . 
     “Dywidag” threaded rod  112  passes through the inside of the entire assembly, and it has “Dywidag” nut  132 , threaded onto it and hand tightened against plate  110 , in order to prevent pivoting plates  194  from falling back down from their anchored position after hydraulic assembly  125  is removed. 
     Steel plate washer  138  is shown on top of top plate  127  of hydraulic cylinder assembly  125 . “Dywidag” nut  133  is shown threaded down on “Dywidag” rod  112  and tightened against steel plate washer  138 . After the foundation-anchoring and support assembly has been anchored inside earthen hole  101 , nut  133  and plate washer  138  are removed, in order to allow the removal of hydraulic cylinder assembly  125 , while “Dywidag” nut  132  remains tightened against plate  110 , maintaining anchoring assembly  200  anchored in place.  FIG. 8  also shows frusto-cone  197  held in place at the bottom end of “Dywidag” rod  112  by means of “Dywidag” nut  198  which is threaded-up at the bottom of “Dywidag” rod  112 . 
       FIG. 9  shows the top end of the segmented anchoring and support assembly, with hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  on top of plate  110  of the anchoring assembly  200 . Hydraulic fluid-carrying hoses  118 ,  119  and pressure gauge  117 , as shown in  FIG. 8 , are not shown in this detail view, for simplification purposes only. In this view of hydraulic assembly  125 , “Dywidag” nut  132  has been threaded up from its original position, (as shown in  FIG. 8 ), where it was hand-tightened against plate  110  through hole  136  of plate  126  of hydraulic assembly  125 . Plate washer is shown now also removed from its original position, as also shown in  FIG. 8 , where it was placed on top of plate  127  and now is underneath plate  127  of hydraulic assembly  125 , with “Dywidag” nut  138  now hand-tightened against plate washer  138 . Arrow  117  shows the downwardly push of pistons  129 , against threaded nut  132 , which is threaded on rod  112 . 
       FIG. 10  shows the segmented anchoring and support assembly  200 , partially depicted, in the process of being lifted by hook  120  of a crane (not shown) attached to a wire-rope choker  119  with two heavy duty devises  118  bolted through holes  109  on fins  103 . Segmented anchoring and support assembly  200  is shown being lifted through the inside of pipe column  218  of SAFE Foundation  215 . 
       FIG. 11  shows the anchoring assembly of the present invention in the process of installing SAFE Foundation  210  in soil  111 . 
     The anchoring and support assembly  200  is shown inside pipe column  218  of foundation  210 . Bottom  222  of pipe column  218  of foundation  210  is shown at about one and one half feet from the top of collar  191 . 
     For the purpose of this description, foundation  210  will be considered completely installed when the bottom of its top plate  214  is sitting on surface  203  of soil  111 . Accordingly, foundation  210  of  FIG. 11  is shown partially installed. Nevertheless, top plate  214  of foundation  210  can be installed at any elevation required. By way of an example, top plate  214  of foundation  210  can be installed at six inches above surface  203  of soil  111  if the structure to be mounted upon foundation  210  so requires. 
     Foundation  210  has four fins  215  (only two shown) vertically welded to its pipe column  218  and to the bottom of its top plate  214 . Fins  215  are at ninety degrees from each other. If foundation  210  is a three-fin foundation, then fins  215  would be at one hundred and twenty degrees from each other, instead. Foundation  210  also could be without fins  215 , if so specified. 
     Pushing collar  211  has its bottom flange  213  on top of flange  214  of foundation  210 . Bottom plate  126  of hydraulic assembly  125  sits on top of top plate  212  of pushing collar  211 . The top end of anchoring assembly  200  is shown partially inside  219  of pushing collar  211 . Pushing collar  211  is utilized to provide a safety space between bottom end  222  of foundation  210  and pivoting plates  194  and also between the top end of the anchoring assembly  200  and the bottom plate  126  of hydraulic assembly  125 . Such a safety space is necessary because occasionally the anchoring assembly of the present invention could be pulled up, when soil  111  at the bottom of earthen hole  101  does not provide enough resistance. In such cases, it is required to install additional segmented foundation-anchoring and support assemblies as shown in  FIG. 12 . It has been found that these additional anchoring assembly “satellite anchors” are to be installed in pairs of satellite anchors  230 , as shown in  FIG. 12 . 
     Continuing to refer to  FIG. 11 , “Dywidag” coupling  216  has been utilized for extending the length of “Dywidag” rod  112  with an additional length of “Dywidag”  217 . A “Dywidag” coupling  152 , with its Allen set-screws  153 , as shown in  FIG. 4   a , is utilized instead when installing large size foundations requiring large forces. 
     Hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  is shown on top of plate  212  of pushing collar  211  and with steel plate washer  138  and “Dywidag” nut  133  firmly tightened against it, by threading nut  133  down on “Dywidag” extended rod  217 . 
     Arrows  134  represent the upward push of pistons  129  of hydraulic assembly  125  against “Dywidag” nut  133 . Since the pushing force of pistons  129  can not move nut  133  and “Dywidag” rod  112 , because the anchoring head assembly  190  previously has been anchored firmly at the bottom of earthen hole  101 , cylinders  128  are the ones that move downwardly instead, as represented by arrows  135 , effectively transferring the downward push onto foundation  210 , pressing it into the ground, i.e., into soil  111 , as represented by arrow  221 . 
     Referring now to  FIG. 12 , the foundation-anchoring and support assembly of the present invention is shown in the process of installing SAFE Foundation  210 , by pushing it into soil  111 . The installation of SAFE Foundation  210  is shown taking place with the help of a pair of additional, i.e., satellite, segmented anchoring and supports assemblies  230 . Satellite anchoring and support assemblies  230  substantially are identical to center anchoring and support assembly  200  of  FIG. 8 . 
     Segmented satellite anchoring and support assemblies  230  are required when soil  111  does not provide enough resistance at the bottom of earthen hole  101  to the force required to push SAFE Foundation  210  into soil  111 . In such cases, the force exerted by hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  is spread among one, two, or more pairs of satellite anchors  230 . 
     Segmented satellite anchoring assemblies  230  also are required when the force needed to push foundation  210  exceeds the allowable force for one single foundation anchoring and support assembly  200 . The allowable force for one anchoring assembly is approximately eighty tons. By utilizing one or more pairs of segmented satellite anchoring assemblies  230 , in addition to the center anchor, i.e., anchoring assembly  200 , the total force is spread among all the anchoring assemblies. 
     The requirement for satellite anchors  230  depends on the size of foundation  210  to be installed. Soil characteristics are determined in advance, and the foundation is fabricated before it is installed. 
       FIG. 12  shows center anchoring assembly  200  and two satellite anchoring assemblies  230  already installed, i.e., anchored, inside earthen holes  101 ,  245 ,  246 , respectively. 
     Foundation  210  is shown partially installed, i.e., partially pressed into soil  111 . A small portion of foundation  210  is shown still above surface  203  of soil  111 . 
     The top end of center anchoring assembly  200  is shown partially inside space  219  of pushing collar  211 . Hydraulic cylinders assembly  125  is shown on top of top plate  212  of pushing collar  211 . 
     I-Beam assembly  234  is shown on top of top plate  127  of hydraulic assembly  125 . “Dywidag” rods  112  of each anchoring assembly have been extended in length by means of “Dywidag” couplings  216 ,  232  and a length  217 ,  233  of “Dywidag” rod, respectively. 
     I-Beam assembly  234  includes two parallel I-Beams  235  (only one shown) providing a space (not shown) in between the two, parallel, I-Beams  235  (only one is shown). 
     I-Beams  235  have angle channels  243  welded across the ends of beam flanges  244  and to webs  242  on both I-Beams at each end  242  of beams  235 . Plates  237  are welded across the ends of beam flanges  248  and to webs  242  of I-Beams  235  at each end. I-Beams  235  have one sliding plate  241  on each end, across the top of beam flanges  248  (only one is shown). Each sliding plate sits across the top of the two I-Beams  235 . Sliding plates  241  are moved inside respective box  240  on the top ends of I-Beams  235 . Boxes  240  are formed by plates  237 ,  239 , angle bars  238 , and the top of beam flanges  248 . Plates  237 ,  239  and angle bars  238  all are welded to and across the top of beam flanges  248  (only one shown). Extended rods  233  pass through and in-between I-Beams  235  and through a center hole  250  on plates  241 . “Dywidag” nuts  242  are threaded down extended rods  233  and tightened firmly against plates  241 . 
     Plate  247  is welded at  236  to and across the topside of flanges  248  (only one shown) of I-Beams  235  (only one shown). Extended rod  217  passes in-between I-Beams  235  and through a center hole  249  on plate  247 . “Dywidag” nut  133  is threaded down on extended rod  217  and firmly tightened against plate  247 . 
     Hole  220  on top plate  127  of hydraulic cylinders assembly  125  is sufficiently large to allow “Dywidag” coupling  216  easily pass through it. 
     Arrows  134  represent the upward push of pistons  129 , pushing against beam assembly  234 . Beam assembly  234  can not move because of anchoring and support assemblies  200 ,  230 , which are all anchored at the bottom of holes  101 ,  245 ,  246 , respectively. Cylinders  128  move, i.e., push, downwardly as represented by arrows  135 . The downward push, presses, i.e., injects foundation  210  into soil  111 . 
     Installation Methods 
     Method of Installation of the Anchoring and Support Assembly of this Invention 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , by the method of installation of the segmented foundation-anchoring and support assembly of the present invention, segments  100 ,  140 ,  170 , and anchoring head assembly  190  are brought disassembled to the site where the installation of the anchoring assembly  200  is to take place. Substantial shipping costs are saved by utilizing the segmented foundation anchoring and support assembly of the present invention. 
     By bringing to the installation site a number of each, top, middle, bottom segments, anchoring head assemblies, lengths of rod  112 , and couplings  152 , a large number of segmented anchoring assembly lengths can be assembled easily. By the conventional method, an individual one-piece anchor is brought to the foundation installation site for each foundation size, i.e., for each foundation length, to be installed. This conventional method requires substantially greater shipping and overall costs in comparison to the present invention. 
     In addition, if an unexpectedly longer anchoring and support assembly is required, e.g., because of unexpected soil conditions, such length can be assembled easily on site in the field by combining a number of four-foot top segments, with a number of one to three-foot middle segments and a four-foot bottom segment. “Dywidag” rod  112  can be extended easily, to the desired length, by means of “Dywidag” couplings  152 ,  216 . The unexpected required length problem is eliminated easily by the method of the present invention. 
     Continuing to describe the method of installation of the segmented anchoring and support assembly of this invention, reference now is made to  FIG. 8 . An earthen hole  101  is augered by the operator or by a drilling contractor. Earthen hole  101  is drilled to the required depth, which depends on the length of the SAFE Foundation  210 , ( FIGS. 11 and 12 ), the mechanical characteristics of soil  111 , and the depth of the watertable in soil  111 , by way of examples. 
     In the great majority of cases, the characteristics of the soil is determined in advance, whether it be for the installation of a SAFE Foundation, a concrete foundation, or any other type of foundation. In fact, a foundation is engineered based upon two main groups of elements. The mechanical characteristics of the structure to be supported by the foundation determine the various loads the foundation will support, i.e., uplift and compression loads, lateral and moment loads, and torsional loads. Also the mechanical characteristics of the soil depend on where the foundation will be installed. Climatic characteristics play an important role on certain structures as well, e.g., highway signs which are exposed to high winds. 
     When the soil characteristics are not known in advance, they are determined prior to engineering the foundation. If they are not determined at all, the structural engineer should select the foundation based upon “worst characteristics.” In such cases, a foundation larger than actually required is the result and therefore a longer, i.e., deeper earthen hole  101  and a longer anchoring and support assembly  200  are required. 
     The overall length of pivoting plates  194  also depends on the soil characteristics. By way of an example, weak soils require longer plates  194 . Rocky soil requires shorter plates  194 . 
     The installation process continues by assembling onsite in the field the required length of anchoring and support assembly  200 . 
     Segments  100 ,  140 , and  170 , in the required number needed to meet the required depth of earthen hole  101  are placed first over “Dywidag” rod  112 , i.e., “Dywidag” rod  112  passing through the inside of segments  100 ,  140 , and  170 . Anchoring head assembly  190  is assembled at the shop, by installing its “Dywidag” rod  112  on its head assembly  190  portion, prior to shipping to the foundation installation site. “Dywidag” rod  112  is extended easily by means of a “Dywidag” coupling  152 ,  216 , as shown in  FIGS. 4   a  and  11 , respectively. 
     Now segments  100 ,  140 , and  170  are bolted easily together by the installation workers, by means of bolts  201  of flanges  105  and  141 , and by bolts  202  of flanges  147  and  171  as shown in  FIG. 8 . 
     Next, pivoting plates  194  of anchoring head assembly  190  are brought manually to a position parallel alongside rod  112 . Then, by pulling on rod  112 , which also pulls up “Dywidag” nut  198 , which in turn pulls up frusto-cone  197 , the operator adjusts the position of frusto-cone  197  to a point where the top of frusto-cone  197  touches the bottom of pivoting plates  194 . When the operator pulls rod  112 , nut  198  pulls frusto-cone  197  as well, because nut  198  is threaded at the bottom end of rod  112 . 
     The operator now ties pivoting plates  194  by wrapping all four plates  194  (only three shown) with breakable tie wire (not shown). After plates  194  are tied, the larger diameter of frusto-cone  197  is greater than the overall diagonal measurement of the four tightened pivoting plates. Then the operator hand tightens nut  132  against plate  110  of the anchoring and support assembly to keep frusto-cone  112  immobilized in that position. This procedure is labeled “pivoting plates adjustment,” because it establishes the precise distance, i.e., length, required to extend pistons  129  of hydraulic assembly  125 , out of their respective cylinders  128 , in order to produce a forty-five degree pivoting movement of pivoting plates  194  away from their tightened, parallel position (with respect to rod  112 ) and still maintain a gap  204  of one quarter of one inch to one half of one inch in between the top “Dywidag” nut  199  and the bottom of support frame  196 , after frusto-cone  197  is pulled up by hydraulic assembly  125  during the installation process. This gap  204  is required later during the process of installation of SAFE Foundation  210  of  FIGS. 11 and 12 . 
     The operator carefully measures and records the distance between the top of nut  199  and the bottom of support frame  196  after completing the pivoting plates adjustment. That distance depends on the length of pivoting plates  194 , which in turn depends on the soil characteristics. 
     Anchoring and support assembly  200  of  FIG. 8  is lowered inside pre-augered, vertical earthen hole  101  by means of hook  120 ,  FIG. 10 , of truck mounted hydraulic boom (not shown) and utilizing a wire-rope choker  119 ,  FIG. 10 , hooked onto choker openings  114  on plate  110  of  FIG. 7  or by means of devises  118 , through holes  109  on fins  103  of  FIG. 10 . 
     The length of foundation anchoring and support assembly  200  is six to twelve inches longer than the depth of earthen hole  101  or six to twelve inches longer than the final grade top plate  214  of foundation  210 , of  FIGS. 11 and 12 , after the installation of completed foundation  210 . The combined length of pipe column  100 ,  140 ,  170 , after they are assembled should be at least one foot greater than the overall length of the foundation to be installed. 
     After the anchoring and support assembly  200  is inside earthen hole  101 , centering collar  113  is placed over the protruding six to twelve inches of top segment  100 . Collar  113  is utilized for ensuring the anchoring and support assembly stays vertically plumb inside earthen hole  101 . Collar  113  is about one to one and one half feet long. Collar  113  has plate  114  welded to it. Plate  114  rests on top of surface  203  of soil  111 , while collar  113  is placed inside and at the top of earthen hole  101 . Through-holes  115  on plate  114  allow inserting pins  116  through them and into soil  111 , by hammering. Pins  115  immobilize collar  113  in place. 
     Anchoring head assembly  190  rests at the bottom of earthen hole  101 , with pivoting plates  194  tied down, by breakable tie-wire (not shown) and in a vertical position, parallel to rod  112  of anchoring assembly  190 . 
     Now the operator places hydraulic assembly  125 , over rod  112  utilizing a crane (not shown), and sets it on top of plate  110 . Plate  126  of the hydraulic assembly  125  sits on top of plate  110  of the segmented anchoring and support assembly, while rod  112  passes through opening  136  of plate  126  and through opening  137  of plate  127 , as shown in  FIG. 8 . 
     Steel plate washer  138  is placed on top of top plate  127  of hydraulic assembly  125 , with rod  112  passing through a center hole in plate  138 . “Dywidag” nut  133  then is threaded down on “Dywidag” threaded rod  112  and hand tightened against plate washer  138  and plate  127 . Plate washer  138  is required for covering opening  137 , on plate  127 , because opening  137  is larger in diameter than nut  133  in order to allow “Dywidag” coupling  216  of  FIG. 11  pass through it when and if rod  112  requires to be extended and when installing foundation  210 , of  FIG. 11 . 
     Continuing to refer to  FIG. 8 , now the operator activates hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  by means of a hydraulic fluid pumping system, which includes, by way of an example, at least, a hydraulic pump (not shown), hydraulic fluid-carrying hoses  118 ,  119 , a pressure gauge  117 , and controls (not shown). 
     The hydraulic pump (not shown) pumps hydraulic fluid into cylinders  128 , through hoses  118 , via their inlets  130 . This pumping forces pistons  129  out of cylinders  128 . Both pistons  129  are attached to top plate  127 . Top plate  127 , therefore, is pushed upwardly, encountering the resistance of “Dywidag” threaded nut  133 , which is threaded on “Dywidag” threaded rod  112 . As a result, the upward moving force of pistons  129  pull rod  112  upwardly as represented by arrows  134 , with a force of approximately eighty tons, which is the allowable force for the anchoring and support assembly. 
     Since frusto-cone  197  is at the bottom end of rod  112  and prevented from falling down by means of “Dywidag” threaded nut  198 , which is threaded onto rod  112 , the slow yet powerful upward pull on rod  112  by pistons  129  also pulls frusto-cone  197  upwardly. The powerful, slow, upward pull of frusto-cone  197  then is transferred to, i.e., exerted on, pivoting plates  194 , forcing them to break easily the tie-wire (not shown) that kept them vertically down and parallel to “Dywidag” rod  112 . As rod  112  is pulled up by pistons  129 , threaded nut  132  is carried up with it. The operator threads nut  132  down, in order to keep it hand tightened against plate  110 . 
     Frusto-cone  197 , because of its geometry, pushes pivoting plates  194  away from their original vertical position. Pivoting plates  194  are forced by the powerful upward advance of frusto-cone  197 , and swing, i.e., move upwardly, rotating about their respective bolts  195  on structural support frame  196 . 
     The upward swing of the four pivoting plates  194  (only three are shown) strongly forces pivoting plates  194  to compact and consolidate soil  111  at the bottom of earthen hole  101 , effectively transferring the powerful upward force of hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  onto the soil at the bottom of earthen hole  101 , thus anchoring the foundation anchoring and support assembly  200  at the bottom of vertical earthen hole  101 . Dywidag nut  132  tightened against plate  110  prevents the anchoring head assembly  190  from falling back down. 
     The assembled segments  100 ,  140 ,  170 , and collar  191  with plate  193  are welded to structure support frame  196 , and become one combined piece that supports the hydraulic assembly  125  upon it, i.e., upon the assembly, so that the upward force of pistons  129  is exerted upon rod  112  and thus upon plates  194  and ultimately upon the soil at the bottom of earthen hole  101 . 
     The operator measures and records the distance between the top end of frusto-cone  197  and the bottom of support frame  196 , after adjusting the top of frusto-cone  197  firmly to touch the ends of pivoting plates  194  which were tieddown by wrapping breakable tie-wire around them and before expanding pivoting plates  194 . 
     It has been found empirically, after performing a multitude of tests, that the preferred anchoring position is achieved when at the desired level of force pivoting plates  194  have swung to a forty-five degree position with respect to their original vertical position, i.e., the position prior to any force being applied to them by cylinder assembly  125 . As a result of many trials and errors, it has been found empirically that the forty-five degree position of pivoting plates  194  is achieved, when frusto-cone  197  has been pulled-up, by rod  112  and nut  198 , for a distance equal to the measured distance less approximate one half of one inch. This additional one half of one inch, gap  204 , is required later-on, after installing foundation  210  of  FIG. 11 , in order to allow the unthreading of nut  132 . Therefore, the operator watches very carefully the slow, upward movement of pistons  129 , and he/she stops the upward movement of pistons  129 , by stopping the hydraulic pumping system, when pistons  129  have extended out of cylinders  128  for a distance equal to the recorded measurement less than one half of one inch gap  204 . It should be noted that, if the operator did not stop the upward pull of frusto-cone  197 , nut  199 ,  FIG. 6   a , eventually would hit the bottom of support frame  196 . If that happens, the hydraulic force then would be exerted against the finned pipe column  100 ,  140 ,  170 , and frame  196 , instead of plates  194 . 
     It has been found that one of the many drawbacks encountered with the anchoring assembly, the old art assembly used the fact that frusto-cone can hit the bottom of structural support frame as the signal to the installer indicating that pivoting plates  194  had swung outwardly forty-five to fifty-five degrees from their original vertical position. In fact, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,843,785, dated Jul. 4, 1989, this trouble-creating feature is diclosed, as follows, (referring to FIG. 1): “Section 16 can constitute a mechanical stop and serve as limiting means to limit the angular spread accomplished by Section 18.” and claim 7: “The apparatus of claim 1 including swing limiting means to limit the swing of said plates to an arc of substantially 55 degrees.” 
     The major problem with the frusto-cone hitting the bottom of structural support frame  196  is that hydraulic assembly  125  pushes against segments  100 ,  140 , and  170 , with collar  177 , plate  193 , and support frame  196  sandwiched in between segment  170  and frusto-cone  197 , hitting the bottom end of support frame  196 . Under these circumstances, any force provided by the hydraulic assembly  125  is not exerted upon pivoting plates  194 , i.e., not exerted upon the soil, but upon support frame  196 . Any gage reading is a false indication of the anchor setting force and, therefore, a false reading of the installation capabilities. 
     Continuing now to describe the installation method of the present invention, the operator all this time has been readjusting, i.e., threading down, nut  132 . After he/she stops the hydraulic pump (not shown), the operator ensures that nut  132  is hand tightened against plate  110  of top segment  100  in order to prevent pivoting plates  194  from falling back down when the operator releases the upward pull of pistons  129 . 
     Before turning off the hydraulic pumping system, i.e., before deactivating hydraulic assembly  125 , the operator reads and records the hydraulic pressure at the final setting of anchoring assembly  200 . The actual reading is taken from hydraulic pressure gauge  117 , and it represents the capability of the installed anchor to resist the design structural loadings. Such reading is generally in pounds per square inch of hydraulic pressure. Based on the diameter of pistons  129 , the pound per square inch, or P.S.I., can be mathematically converted to tons-force. The operator does not make calculations by the method of the present invention. The operator is provided with a tabulation, i.e., a printed table, showing the equivalent tons-force for various P.S.I. readings for the hydraulic assembly being used. The operator records the final tons-force used for setting, i.e., for anchoring the segmented foundation anchoring and support assembly of the present invention inside earthen hole  101 . The maximum reading shall never be allowed to be greater than the allowable force for the anchoring assembly. 
     This maximum reading represents the maximum resisting capacity of the installed-segmented anchoring and support assembly of this invention. This knowledge is important, because if the SAFE Foundation to be installed requires a greater amount of force for its installation, the operator immediately knows he or she will need to use additional segmented anchoring assemblies  230 , as shown in  FIG. 12 . 
     After segmented anchoring assembly  200  of  FIG. 8  has been installed, by anchoring it in earthen hole  101 , hydraulic assembly  125  is removed first by retracting pistons  129  back inside their respective cylinders  128 , and by releasing any hydraulic pressure from the system. Then nut  133  is unthreaded, plate washer  138  is removed, and finally hydraulic assembly  125  and centering collar  113  also are removed. 
     Method of Installation of a Safe Foundation Utilizing the Segmented Anchoring and Support Assembly of the Present Invention 
     Referring now to  FIG. 11 , while segmented anchoring assembly  200  is assembled, the installation crew makes one inch and one foot marks (not shown) on the fin  215 , of foundation  210 , that will face the operator. Starting from bottom end  222 , the fin is marked in one-inch intervals with a magic marker, by the way of an example, and with larger marks at one-foot intervals, starting from the bottom. These markings allow the operator to see how many feet and inches foundation  210  penetrates soil  111  as it is being pushed into it. 
     Continuing now to refer to  FIG. 11 , rod  112  now is extended, if it has not been extended before, by means of “Dywidag” coupling  216  and a length of rod  217 . Foundation  210  is lifted then by means of a crane (not shown) and placed over rod  217 / 112 , i.e., with the “Dywidag” rod passing inside pipe column  218  of foundation  210  and the top portion of anchoring and support assembly  200  inside bottom end  222  of foundation  210 . Bottom end  222  at this point is set on top of hole  101 , with the bottom end of fins  215  slightly pressed into surface  203  of soil  111  around the top of earthen hole  101 . 
     Preferably, fins  215  of foundation  210  should be at forty-five degrees to pivoting plates  194  of anchoring and support assembly  200 .  FIG. 11  does not show fins  215 , of foundation  210  at a forty-five degree angle to pivoting plates  194  for simplification purposes. The installer determines the position of pivoting plates  194 , because the installer sets pivoting plates  194  an orientation in reference to fins  103 ,  145 ,  175  of anchoring and support assembly  200 , before lowering assembly  200  in earthen hole  101 . Therefore, by looking at fins  103  of protruding top segment  100 , the operator sets the orientation of pivoting plates  194 , such that each pivoting plate  192  becomes established to be set in line with a corresponding fin of the anchoring and support assembly, by the method of this invention. 
     The type of structure to be installed upon a SAFE Foundation is the determining factor that sets the orientation at which fins  215  are placed into soil  111  and the orientation of pivoting plates  194  set inside hold  101 , prior to swinging open plates  194 , i.e., while in a vertical position, preferably so as to, have fins  215  at a forty-five degree angle to pivoting plates  194  when in a vertical position, i.e., with each fin  215  lined in between two adjacent pivoting plates  194 . 
     After foundation  215  has been placed over rod  217  by means of a crane (not shown) and with its end  222  on ground surface  203 , and pipe column  218  centered around the protruding top of segmented anchoring and support assembly  200 , pushing collar  211  is placed by means of a crane (not shown), over rod  217 , i.e., with rod  217  passing through the inside  219  of pushing collar  211  and with plate  213  of pushing collar  211  sitting on top of foundation plate  214 . 
     Pushing collar  211  is required because, by the method of installation of this invention, segmented anchoring and support assembly  200  is installed with six to twelve inches of its top end protruding above surface  203  of soil  111  in earthen hole  101 , as shown in  FIG. 8 . Pushing collar  211  provides a safety space to prevent plate  126  of hydraulic assembly  125  from hitting top plate  110  of top segment  100  of the segmented anchoring and support assembly. 
     Now hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  is placed also by means of a crane (not shown) over rod  217 . Extended rod  217  passes through opening  136  of bottom plate  126  and through opening  220  of top plate  127 . Then steel plate washer  138  also is placed over rod  217 , which passes through a center hole in plate washer  138 . Washer  138  is provided for allowing tightening “Dywidag” nut  133  against hydraulic assembly  125 , while preventing it from passing through opening  220  of plate  127  on hydraulic assembly  125 . 
     “Dywidag” nut  133  is threaded down on “Dywidag” rod  217  and hand-tightened against plate washer  138 , which is on top of plate  127  of hydraulic assembly  125 . 
     The operator activates the hydraulic pump (not shown), which pumps in hydraulic fluid through hoses  118 , through inlet  130  and out of  131  through hose  119 , making pistons  129  slowly, yet powerfully push upwardly against nut  133 , as represented by arrow  134 . Nut  133 , being threaded onto rod  217 , does not allow pistons  129  to move upwardly. Pistons  129  push upwardly against “Dywidag” nut  133 , actually to lift threaded rod  217 ,  112  up, which in turn makes “Dywidag” nut  198  push on frusto-cone  197 , and frusto-cone  197  pushes on pivoting plates  194 . The powerful upward push  134  of pistons  129  actually is exerted upon pivoting plates  194 . But because pivoting plates  194  have been pressed previously, powerfully against soil  111  at the bottom of earthen hole  101 , as shown in  FIG. 11 , “Dywidag” rod  112  can not be lifted. Soil  111  resists the push provided by pistons  129 . Cylinders  128  move downwardly slowly, yet powerfully, as represented by arrows  135 , pressing on pushing collar  211  and therefore on foundation  210 , by means of its top plate  214 . The powerful push of pistons  129  against “Dywidag” nut  133 , resisted by the soil at the bottom of earthen hole  101 , forces cylinders  128  to push foundation  210  into the soil. 
     If the force required to push foundation  210  into the soil is greater than the allowable force the segmented anchoring and support assembly can take without deformation, then it is required to install additional pairs of segmented anchoring and support assemblies, also called segmented satellite anchors  230 , as shown in  FIG. 12 . 
     If soil  111  can not provide the resistance to the force required to push foundation  210  into soil  111 , then additional pairs of segmented satellite anchors  230  are required as shown in  FIG. 12 . 
     As hydraulic assembly  125  pushes foundation  210  into soil  111 , the operator monitors the stroke, i.e., length of pistons  129  that has extended out of cylinders  128 . The operator compares that length, i.e., stroke, to the length foundation  210  has penetrated into soil  111  by reading the markings the operator had previously made on the fin  215  facing he or she. Both lengths are to be substantially equal. If the pistons have extended more than what the foundation has penetrated into the soil, it means segmented anchoring and support assembly  200  has been pulled up from hole  101  for a length which is equal to the difference between the two compared lengths, i.e., the length pistons  129  have extended less the length foundation  210  has penetrated into the soil below surface  203 . 
     In such a case, where the segmented anchoring and support assembly  200  is pulled out of earthen hole  101  while installing a SAFE Foundation, the operator immediately stops the hydraulic pump (not shown) and proceeds to install additional pairs of segmented satellite anchoring and support assemblies, as shown in  FIG. 12 . If the stroke of cylinders  129  and the length foundation  210  substantially are equal, then the operator proceeds with another pushing cycle. 
     Pistons  129  of  FIG. 11  can extend out of cylinders  128  only a maximum allowable length, e.g., two feet, by way of an example. SAFE Foundations can be of any length, up to twenty-five feet, by way of an example. If a twenty-four foot long foundation is being installed with a two-foot-stroke set of pistons  129 , then the pushing process has to be repeated at least twelve times, because each time pistons  129  extend out of cylinders  128  for their maximum two feet stroke (used as an example), foundation  210  will be pushed into soil  111  for substantially close to two feet. 
     Before starting a new pushing cycle, the operator reverses the flow of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump (not shown), by pumping the hydraulic fluid out of  130  and pumping it into inlet  131 . That pumping forces pistons  129  to retract into their respective cylinders  128 , bringing down top plate  127  and plate washer  138 . When pistons  129  are inside their respective cylinders, the operator stops the hydraulic pump. Next, the operator threads down “Dywidag” nut  133  on “Dywidag” extended rod  217  and hand-tightens nut  133  against plate washer  138 , which is against plate  127  of hydraulic assembly  125 . 
     Now the operator starts a new pushing cycle by reversing again the flow of hydraulic fluid, by starting to pump the fluid out of  131  and back into inlet  130 , forcing pistons  129  to push powerfully against “Dywidag” nut  133 , as represented by arrows  134 . Again, this powerful push is resisted by the soil at the bottom of earthen hole  101 , forcing cylinders  128  slowly, yet powerfully, further to push foundation  210  downwardly as represented by arrows  135 . 
     The pushing cycles are repeated until top plate  214  of foundation  210  is at the elevation required for the installation of the structure to be mounted on it, i.e., supported by it. Top plate  214  is utilized for installing upon it whatever structure is to be supported by the foundation, e.g., lighting poles, communication towers, cross-highway signs, by way of examples. The operator monitors the pressure and records the final setting pressure in the foundation installation records. 
     After foundation  210  has been installed, i.e., pushed into the ground, with its top plate  214  at the specified elevation, by the methods of this invention, pistons  129  are brought back into their respective cylinders  128 . The hydraulic system is deactivated, any pressure in the system is released, and “Dywidag” nut  133  and plate washer  138  are removed. “Dywidag” “extension rod  217  and coupling  216  also are removed. Then hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  and pushing collar or collars  211  all are removed utilizing a crane (not shown). 
     Now, if no segmented satellite anchor is required, segmented anchoring and support assembly  200  can be removed. In order to remove anchoring and support assembly  200  through the inside of pipe column  218  of foundation  210 , it is necessary to release the pressure exerted by pivoting plates  194  upon soil  111  at the bottom of earthen hole  101 . In order to do that, first hydraulic cylinder assembly  125  is lifted up by means of a crane and placed on top of plate  214  of foundation  210 , washer plate  138  is replaced on top of plate  127  of the hydraulic assembly, and “Dywidag” nut  133  is threaded unto rod  112  and hand tightened against plate washer  138 , which is against plate  127 . The operator activates the hydraulic pump, pumping hydraulic fluid into cylinders  128 , via hoses  118  and inlets  130 , extending pistons  129  which upwardly push “Dywidag” nut  133  against top plate  214  of foundation  210  by means of the bottoms of cylinders  128  on top of plate  214  lifting rod  112  just enough to release the large pressure exerted on nut  132 , allowing the operator to unthread nut  132 . The upward movement of rod  112  of about one quarter of one inch is possible because during the installation of segmented anchoring assembly  200 , a gap  204 ,  FIGS. 8 ,  11 , of approximately one quarter to one half of an inch was left between the top of nut  199 , on top of frusto-cone  197  and the bottom of structural support frame  196 , precisely for this purpose; in other words, allowing pulling “Dywidag” rod  112  up for about less than one half of one inch with the purpose of unthreading nut  132  starts collapsing pivoting plates  194  back down to their original vertical position, so that the whole anchoring assembly of this invention is extracted through the inside of pipe column  218  of foundation  210  as shown in  FIG. 10 . The segmented anchoring and support assembly of this invention is re-utilized again and again. 
     Now the hydraulic systems is deactivated again, releasing the pressure on pistons  129 . Nut  133  and plate washer  138  are removed again, and hydraulic assembly  125  is lifted up, so that its plate  127  is above the top end of rod  112  coupling  216  and extension rod  217  were removed previously. The operator then re-installs plate washer  138 , this time on top of nut  132 ,  FIG. 9 , and lowers down hydraulic assembly  125  allowing rod  112  pass through opening  220  of plate  127 . 
     Next the operator re-activates the hydraulic pump, extending pistons  129  upwardly, for a distance equal to the distance the operator used for swinging pivoting plates  194 , when he/she installed the segmented anchoring and support assembly. The operator has that measurement written in his installation records. 
     Then, nut  132  is threaded upwardly on rod  112 , hand tightening plate washer  138  now against the bottom of plate  127  of hydraulic assembly  125 , as shown in  FIG. 9 . The operator then reverses the flow of hydraulic fluid, pumping the fluid through hoses  119 , into inlets  131  and out of  130 , via hoses  118 , which makes pistons  129  push forcefully downwardly as represented by arrow  117  of  FIG. 9 , exerting their push on plate washer  138  as they retract into their respective cylinders  128  and therefore on nut  132  threaded onto rod  112 . Rod  112  moves downwardly under the forceful push of pistons  129 , carrying down with it nut  199  of  FIG. 6   a , which is threaded onto rod  112 , on top of frusto-cone  197 , therefore pushing down on frusto-cone  197 . The downward push on frusto-cone  197  further releases pivoting plates  194 , which are now free to swing back down to their original vertical position. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , now the operator lifts up segmented anchoring and support assembly  200 , utilizing a standard wire-rope choker  119 , with one-heavy-duty clevis  118  on each end, bolted through holes  109  of fins  103 , by means of lifting hook  120  of a crane, not shown, or other similar type of equipment. Sometimes a great amount of upward pulling force is required to collapse pivoting plates  194  of  FIG. 11  back to their original vertical position, which is necessary in order for anchoring head assembly  190  to pass through the inside of pipe column  218  of foundation  215  of  FIG. 11 . Incline ramps  206 ,  FIG. 11 , help in centering the anchoring head assembly inside pipe column  218 . 
     After removing the segmented anchoring and support assembly, it can be reused immediately for installing a similar SAFE Foundation, or it can be modified easily in length by adding or removing segments and “Dywidag” rods lengths in order to meet new SAFE Foundation requirements. 
     The spoils (not shown) created when earthen hole  101  was augered are now placed, some around the top end of foundation  210  and the majority of it placed inside pipe column  218  of foundation  210 . The SAFE Foundation then is ready to receive whichever structure it was intended to be installed upon it, by bolting onto the foundation top plate  214 . 
     Method of Installation of a Safe Foundation Utilizing the Segmented Satellite Anchoring and Support Assemblies of the Present Invention 
     The method of installation of a SAFE Foundation or any tubular type foundation, utilizing satellite anchors is described referring to  FIG. 12 , which teaches such installation method utilizing three segmented anchoring and support assemblies  200 ,  230 .  FIG. 12  shows two segmented satellite anchoring and support assemblies  230  and a central, segmented anchoring and support assembly  200 . Anchoring assembly  200  is called the center anchor or center anchor  200  for the purpose of this detailed description. 
     Satellite anchoring assemblies  230  are substantially identical in configuration to center anchor  200 . Most of the times, satellite anchors  230  are shorter in length than center anchor  200 . 
     The method of installation and subsequent removal of satellite anchors  230  is not different from the method of installation and of removal of center anchor  200 . The installation of the SAFE Foundation utilizing satellite anchors will assume all anchors already have been installed by the method of the invention. 
     By the methods of the present invention, center anchor  200  of  FIG. 12  and each satellite anchor  230  first are installed in their respective preaugered earthen holes  101 ,  245 ,  246 . Prior to installing foundation  210 , satellite anchors  230  are installed at a distance from center anchor  200  and one on each opposite side. Satellite anchors  230  are installed on a centerline that passes through the center of earthen hole  101 . A second pair of satellite anchors, if required, would be installed on a centerline that passes over the center of earthen hole  101  and that is perpendicular to the first pair. In other words, a satellite anchor of the second pair would be at ninety degrees to a satellite anchor of the first pair. Further additional pairs would be installed on a centerline that passes over the center of earthen hole  101 , with those satellite anchors being at forty-five degrees to the two adjacent satellite anchors. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 11 , the operator begins the installation process utilizing at first only one single segmented anchoring and support assembly, i.e., center anchor  200 . He or she pushes foundation  210  into soil  111 , by means of hydraulic assembly  125  as far as it is possible, until either center anchor  200  starts pulling out of earthen hole  101 , which he or she determines by comparing the length foundation  210  has been pushed below surface  203 , with the length pistons  129  are out of cylinders  128 , or until the pushing force of pistons  129  approaches the allowable force the single anchoring assembly  200  can resist, i.e., approximately 80 tons. The operator reads the pressure in P.S.I., i.e., pounds per square inch, on the pressure gauge  117  component of the hydraulic pumping system and reads the equivalent tons-force from a conversion table. 
     When the operator determines satellite anchors  230  are required for further pushing foundation  210  into soil  111 , he or she deactivates the hydraulic system and releases the hydraulic pressure on pistons  129 . The operator then removes nut  133  by unthreading it off from extension rod  217  and then removes plate washer  138 ,  FIG. 11 . 
     Referring now to  FIG. 12 , the operator places sliding plates  241  inside boxes  240 , one on each end of I-Beam assembly  234 , then he/she picks up beam assembly  234  by means of a crane or a boom-truck (none shown) and places I-Beam assembly  234  over extension rod  217 , slowly and carefully lowering beam assembly  234  until it sits on top of plate  127  of hydraulic assembly  125  and with extended rod  217  passing through hole  249  of plate  247 . Flanges  244  (only one is shown) sit on top of plate  127 . 
     The operator now proceeds to extend rods  112  of each satellite anchor  230  by means of couplings  232  and by threading a length of extension rod  233  into couplings  232 . The operator at his/her choice either inserts extension rods  233  from underneath beam assembly  234  to pass through hole  250  of each sliding plate  241  (one on each end of beam assembly  234 ), or he/she inserts extension rods  233  from above beam assembly  234  to pass through holes  250  of each sliding plate  241 . Either way, extension rods  233  are threaded into their respective couplings  232 . Then nuts  133 ,  242  are threaded down onto their respective extension rods  217 ,  233  and tightened against their respective plates  241 ,  247 . During the entire installation procedure, by the method of this invention, the operator makes sure foundation  210  is vertically plumb and that each component tool, i.e., pushing collar  211 , hydraulic cylinder assembly  125 , and I-Beam assembly  234  are also vertically plumb, i.e., leveled. 
     Next the operator continues the pushing cycles required to complete the insertion of foundation  210  into soil  111 . The operator activates the hydraulic pumping system and pumps hydraulic fluid via hoses  118  into inlets  130  of hydraulic assembly  125 , which forces pistons  129  to push upwardly against bottom flanges  244  (only one shown) of I-Beam assembly  234  as represented by arrows  134 . I-Beam assembly  234  is immobilized by “Dywidag” nuts  133 ,  242  of center anchor  200  and satellite anchors  230  respectively. Pistons  129  can not move upwardly. Cylinders  128  are the ones that move downwardly instead, as represented by arrow  135 , pushing down on pushing collar  211  by means of plate  126  of hydraulic assembly  125 , pushing down on plate  212 . This powerful downward push is transferred onto foundation  210 , by means of plate  213  of pushing collar  211 , which is sitting on top of plate  214  of foundation  210 , slowly, yet forcefully pushing foundation  210  into soil  111 . 
     The operator watches the advance of foundation  210  into soil  111 , past its surface  203 , by watching the inch/feet marks previously made on the fin  215  facing the operator, as described in this text. The operator compares the length foundation  210  has been pushed below surface  203  with the length pistons  129  have extended out of cylinders  128 . Both lengths are to be substantially equal. In some occasions, a second pair of satellite anchors  230  and an additional I-Beam assembly are required. The required number of components are brought to the installation site prior to starting the installation process, all by the methods of the present invention. 
     The pushing cycles, utilizing I-Beam assembly  234  are repeated until foundation  210  is pushed into soil  111 , to the required elevation specified for its top plate  214  to be at. The operator records in its installation record the final setting pressure at which the installation was completed. The final setting pressure proves the capability of the foundation of carrying its design load with the design marging of safety. 
     The operator then retracts pistons  129  back into their respective cylinders  128  and deactivates the pumping system after that. Then he/she removes “Dywidag” nuts  133 ,  242  and the I-Beam assembly  234 . Extension rods  217 ,  233  and couplings  216 ,  232  are removed, while hydraulic assembly  125  and pushing collar  211  also are removed. 
     Next, the operator extracts center anchor  200  through the inside of pipe column  218  of foundation  210  by the method of this invention. Then some of the spoils from previously augering earthen hole  101  are packed around the top of pipe column  218  of the foundation, and the balance is placed inside pipe column  218 . 
     Next, satellite anchors  230  also are removed, following the method of this invention. Satellite anchor assemblies  230  are extracted from their respective earthen holes  245 ,  246 , and the spoils from previously augering earthen holes  245 ,  246  are placed back into their respective earthen holes, and compacted afterwards. 
     Now the structure, for which foundation  210  was engineered, can be installed upon installed the foundation by bolting onto the foundation&#39;s top plate. 
     As it can be seen by those skilled in the art, this invention accomplishes all of its stated objectives.