Earth anchor

Claim 1

An earth anchor for insertion into a prepared hole in the ground, said anchor comprising an elongated rodlike member having a lower end thereto, a first disk having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the prepared hole, the plane of said first disk being perpendicularly disposed with respect to the longitudinal axis of said rodlike member, said rodlike member having said lower end thereof fixedly attached to said disk at a location thereon which is a predetermined distance from the center thereof for concurrent movement of said disk with said rodlike member, a second disk contiguously engaging said first disk and being substantially identical therewith, said second disk having an aperture provided therein with said rodlike member being freely received therethrough, said aperture being disposed a predetermined distance from the center of said second disk with rotational movement of said upper end of said rodlike member being effective to align and misalign said first and second disks one with the other, said first and second disks having lock pin apertures positioned equal distance from said rodlike member so that when said first and second disks are misaligned a predetermined amount said lock pin apertures are aligned, and a lock pin, said first and second disks being adapted to be inserted in the prepared hole whilE aligned one with the other and subsequent application of rotational force to said rodlike member being effective to drive said first disk into the undisturbed earth defining the prepared hole as said first and second disks are caused to become misaligned and said lock pin apertures are caused to become aligned whereby said lock pin is placed therethrough to lock said first and second disks together to prevent movement therebetween and subsequent application of rotational force to said rodlike member being effective to drive said second disk into the undisturbed earth defining the prepared hole.