Patent ID: 8387752

Claim:
An anchor system for a utility pole with an outer round circumference and at least one transversely aligned bore formed therein, said anchor system comprises: a. a single elongated bolt with a head formed on one end and a threaded shank formed on the opposite end, said bolt having a diameter and a length sufficient to extend through the bore formed on the utility pole so that said head and said threaded shank are exposed on opposite sides of the pole; b. a saddle plate located on the threaded shank of said bolt that extends through the bore, said saddle plate having a concave profile enabling said saddle plate to be placed adjacent to the outer round surface of the utility pole when said bolt is extended through the bore; c. rotating hinge plate attached to said bolt, said hinge plate includes a transversely aligned hinge pin passageway; d. a ring member with lower center hole, an upper slot, and an upper transversely aligned upper leg, said upper leg being sufficiently in diameter to fit longitudinally inside said hinge pin passageway formed on said hinge plate, said upper slot transversely aligned on said ring member so that a portion of said rotating hinge plate may extend into said upper slot as said ring member is rotated on said hinge member, said ring member being temporarily affixed in a downward, diagonally aligned position with respect to said hinge plate when said hinge plate is initially attached to a utility pole, and rotates on said hinge plate to a longitudinally aligned position against said utility pole when a free fall force is exerted on said ring member, thereby indicating that a free fall force has been applied to said ring member after said hinge plate has been installed on said utility pole; and e. a nut attached to said threaded shank on said bolt.