EARTH ANCHOR METHOD AND APPARATUS

EARTH ANCHOR METHOD AND APPARATUS:

Specific embodiments relate to apparatus and meth-ods of use and manufacture related to earth anchor systems.

According to specific embodiments, the present invention is involved with methods and/or systems and/or devices that can be used together or independently to provide improved anchoring systems. This description introduces a selection of concepts that are further described or can be further understood from consideration of the drawings and the example apparatus described herein. Key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter are discussed throughout this submission, thus no individual part of this submission is intended to determine the scope of the claimed subject matter.

The general structure and techniques, and more specific embodiments that can be used to effct different ways of carrying out the more general goals are described herein. Although only a few embodiments have been disclosed in detail herein, other embodiments are possible and the inventor(s) intend these to be encompassed within this specification. The specification describes specific examples to accomplish a more general goal that may be accomplished in another way. This disclosure is intended to be exemplary, and the claims are intended to cover any modification or altemative that might be predictable to a person having ordinary skill in the art.

Commonly used earth anchors, such as the Antaeus earth anchor erally driven from the back by a drive bar, usually by compressive blows from a sledge- or jackhammer. This makes for an unstable transit through the earth that is sometimes problematic in heavier or clay-rich soil. The movement of the earth anchor head through earth is similar to a triangle flying through the air or being pushed through water. When the earth anchor head is not perfectly aligned, the resulting lateral forces push the head more out of alignment.