Patent ID: 7708502

Claim:
A device for stabilizing slopes, the device comprising a first plate that is configured to be disposed upon a surface of a slope, to be advanced toward an anchor that is beneath a surface of the slope, and to transmit a stabilizing force through soil of the slope in a manner that stabilizes the slope; a second plate that is configured to extend into the soil of the slope and that is attached to the first plate at a non-perpendicular angle, the second plate being configured to inhibit rotation of the first plate; at least one gusset disposed on a first side of the second plate and attaching the first plate to the second plate; at least one strut disposed on a second side of the second plate and attaching the first plate to the second plate; and a guide tube non-pivotally attached to the first plate such that at least one of a rod and an extension of the anchor are rotatable within the guide tube, the guide tube being a hollow cylinder that is completely closed except at the ends thereof.