US3914910A
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Tensionable hold-down anchorage apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-05-09
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Granted: 1975-10-28
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Expires: 1994-05-09
Abstract
Abstract The invention comprises an anchorage apparatus which is tensionable to secure mobile homes and other portable structures and the like against windloads. The present apparatus provides an anchoring rod having the lower portion thereof anchored in the earth or the like and having a threaded upper portion extending above the surface on which the object to be secured is disposed. A sleeve having a vertically-oriented U-shaped bracket fits over the threaded upper portion of the anchoring rod, the bracket having mounting bolts horizontally disposed therein to secure straps or cables which attach to the object to be secured. The sleeve is tensionably and adjustably secured to the anchoring rod by a nut threaded onto the threaded upper portion of the rod, the nut being tightened against the force exerted on the sleeve by the straps and/or cables secured by the U-shaped bracket carried on the sleeve.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis L Struben
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:04
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02D; E02D5/00; E02D5/74; E02D5/80; E02D5/805; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/343; E04B1/34336; E04B1/34347; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S52/00; Y10S52/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
217 words
Apparatus for tensionably securing an object to the earth or the like, comprising: rod means fixedly engageable with the earth and having a portion thereof extending thereabove; sleeve means slidable onto that portion of the rod means which extends above the surface of the earth, the sleeve means further being rotatable about the vertical axis of the rod means; bracket means carried on the sleeve means, the said bracket means comprising a U-shaped channel having the longitudinal axis thereof parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod means; mounting means disposed in the bracket means; securing means engageable at a first end thereof with the object to be secured and attachable at a second end thereof to the mounting means in said bracket means; means for adjustably positioning the sleeve means on the rod means to tension the securing means between the object and the mounting means; and earth anchoring means disposed on the rod means for engaging the earth and anchoring the rod means thereto, said anchoring means including a bottom base attached to the lower end of said rod means, and a plurality of spaced anchoring means disposed on said rod means in spaced fashion above said base and spreadable about the periphery of said rod means for anchoring said rod means in said earth.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
217 words
Apparatus for tensionably securing an object to the earth or the like, comprising: rod means fixedly engageable with the earth and having a portion thereof extending thereabove; sleeve means slidable onto that portion of the rod means which extends above the surface of the earth, the sleeve means further being rotatable about the vertical axis of the rod means; bracket means carried on the sleeve means, the said bracket means comprising a U-shaped channel having the longitudinal axis thereof parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod means; mounting means disposed in the bracket means; securing means engageable at a first end thereof with the object to be secured and attachable at a second end thereof to the mounting means in said bracket means; means for adjustably positioning the sleeve means on the rod means to tension the securing means between the object and the mounting means; and earth anchoring means disposed on the rod means for engaging the earth and anchoring the rod means thereto, said anchoring means including a bottom base attached to the lower end of said rod means, and a plurality of spaced anchoring means disposed on said rod means in spaced fashion above said base and spreadable about the periphery of said rod means for anchoring said rod means in said earth.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the portion of the rod means extending above the surface of the earth is threaded and wherein the last-mentioned means comprises a threaded nut receivable onto the mating with said threaded portion of the rod means so that the sleeve means may be biased along the rod means by tightening the nut against the sleeve means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the mounting means comprise spaced bolts mounted in the channel of the bracket means and disposed normal to the longitudinal axis of the rod means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the securing means comprise strap means fixedly engaged with at least one of the bolts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the securing means comprise cable means fixedly engaged with at least one of the bolts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the securing means comprise strap means fixedly engaged with at least one of the bolts and cable means fixedly engaged with at least one other of the bolts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the cable means has turn-buckle means disposed between the point of attachment thereof to the object and the bolt mounted in the channel of the bracket means for tensioning the cable means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
In the combination Of claim 1, and additionally sleeve means disposed about said rod means and movable downwardly to engage said anchoring members, said base being provided with a plurality of spaced tracks in the peripheral edge thereof for guiding said anchoring members into said earth when said anchoring members are forced downwardly by said sleeve means.
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