Patent ID: 8584413

Claim:
An anchor for embedding an end of an upstanding elongate wooden post in the ground, said anchor comprising: an upper connector plate having a first plurality of teeth extending unidirectionally and generally perpendicularly therefrom, said first plurality of teeth embedded into the post to affix said upper connector thereto; a lower connector plate having a second plurality of teeth extending unidirectionally and generally perpendicularly therefrom, said second plurality of teeth embedded into the post to affix said lower connector thereto, said lower connector being longitudinally spaced apart from and co-planar with said upper connector; and a generally V-shaped retainer connected to said upper and said lower connector plates, said retainer having first and second planar leg portions outwardly extending from said upper and said lower connector plates, respectively, said first and said second planar leg portions intersecting at an apex edge spaced apart from the post; and a second said anchor connected to the post opposite from first said anchor and a foundation support interconnecting said first and second anchors and positioned adjacent to the post end, said foundation support having a pair of generally planar legs fixedly connected to the exterior surface of the post adjacent to the post end and extending below the post end, said pair of legs interconnected by a foot spaced-apart from and generally parallel to the post end.