Patent ID: 6955243

Claim:
A ground anchor device used for holding a ladder in place on a ground surface and next to a wall of a building and used for holding other objects in place, the anchor device comprising: a spike mounting plate having a top, a bottom, one end and an opposite end; a ground spike assembly including a pair of spaced apart pointed spike members, said spike members adapted for receipt into the top of the ground surface, an upper end of said spike members pivotally attached to the one end of said spike mounting plate, said spike members in a folded position disposed on opposite sides of said spike mounting plate, said spike members in an unfolded position extending downwardly at an angle from a length of said spike mounting plate; a ratchet mounting plate having a top, a bottom, one end and an opposite end, the one end of said ratchet mounting plate pivotally attached to the opposite end of said spike mounting plate, the bottom of said ratchet mounting plate in a folded position disposed next to the bottom of said spike mounting plate, said ratchet mounting plate in an unfolded position disposed outwardly from a length of said spike mounting plate; and a ratchet assembly including a ratchet housing, said ratchet housing mounted on the opposite end of said ratchet mounting plate, said ratchet assembly including a ratchet wheel mounted on said ratchet housing, said ratchet wheel having a ratchet strap wrapped therearound, said ratchet assembly also including a ratchet handle mounted on said ratchet housing, said ratchet assembly for tightening and loosening said ratchet strap on said ratchet wheel.