Patent ID: 8756877

Claim:
A ground anchor system shaped and dimensioned for secure attachment within a support surface, comprising: an anchor including: an anchor body extending along a longitudinal axis and including a first end and a second end; a coupling member associated with the first end of the anchor body, wherein the coupling member is a recess formed in the first end of the anchor body, and the recess is threaded for attachment to a similarly threaded object requiring anchoring; and a fastening assembly depending from the second end of the anchor body, the fastening assembly being composed of at least three downwardly extending facets, wherein each facet includes a first end and a second end, the first end of each facet being secured to the second end of the anchor body and the second end extending away from the anchor body; the second end of each facet includes a tip end having a facing surface cut at an obliquely oriented angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the anchor body such that upon installation into the support surface the second end of each of the plurality of facets is forced outwardly from the longitudinal axis as a result of the outward force generated by the interaction of the tip end with the support surface; and wherein the anchor body and the anchor facets occupy approximately the same diametric profile.