Anchoring apparatus for buried objects
View Patent ↗An anchoring apparatus for anchoring objects underground against upward forces includes a pair of bases, each of which comprises a container for holding weights. The object to be anchored may be positioned over the pair of bases such that the bases extend outwardly from the object. The bases are attachable to the load via mounting straps, threaded fasteners, or the like. The bases push against soil when upward forces act on the object, and the weights further operate to secure the object against the upward force.
1. An anchoring apparatus comprising:
a pair of bases, each base of the pair of bases comprising a container, the container defining an interior space, the container having a bottom wall, a perimeter wall, and a top wall, the perimeter wall being coupled to and extending between the bottom wall and the top wall, the top wall having a support portion which is configured to support a load, the top wall further having an outer portion and a medial portion, the medial portion being coupled to and extending between the outer portion and the support portion, the outer portion defining a fill hole, the fill hole being in fluid communication with the interior space, the pair of bases being positionable with respect to each other such that the support portions of the bases are positioned adjacent to each other; and
wherein the support portion of each base of the pair of bases is concave, the support portion sloping downwardly toward the perimeter wall.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer portion of each base of the pair of bases is angled downwardly from the medial portion to the perimeter wall.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each base of the pair of bases further comprises a cap, the cap being removably attachable to the container to close the fill hole.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein external threads of the cap are complementary in shape to internal threads of the fill tube.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each base of the pair of bases further comprises a plurality of knockout plugs being mounted to the top wall of the container, each knockout plug of the plurality of knockout plugs being removable to form a drain hole in the top wall.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of connectors being coupled to each base of the pair of bases, the plurality of connectors being operable to releasably couple the pair of bases together such that the support surfaces of the pair of bases are positioned adjacent to each other.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein each connector of the plurality of connectors comprises an insertion member 46 and a receiver 48 .
8. An anchoring apparatus comprising:
a pair of bases, each base of the pair of bases comprising a container, the container defining an interior space, the container having a bottom wall, a perimeter wall, and a top wall, the perimeter wall being coupled to and extending between the bottom wall and the top wall, the top wall having a support portion which is configured to support a load, the top wall further having an outer portion and a medial portion, the medial portion being coupled to and extending between the outer portion and the support portion, the outer portion defining a fill hole, the fill hole being in fluid communication with the interior space, the pair of bases being positionable with respect to each other such that the support portions of the bases are positioned adjacent to each other; and
wherein each base of the pair of bases further comprises a plurality of tubes extending through the container, each tube of the plurality of tubes having an open upper end and an open lower end, each tube of the plurality of tubes extending through the bottom wall and the top wall of the container, each tube of the plurality of tubes being configured to receive a mounting strap.
9. An anchoring apparatus comprising:
a pair of bases, each base of the pair of bases comprising:
a container, the container defining an interior space, the container having a bottom wall, a perimeter wall, and a top wall, the perimeter wall being coupled to and extending between the bottom wall and the top wall, the top wall having a support portion which is configured to support a load, the support portion being concave, the support portion sloping downwardly toward the perimeter wall, the top wall further having an outer portion and a medial portion, the medial portion being coupled to and extending between the outer portion and the support portion, the outer portion being angled downwardly from the medial portion to the perimeter wall, the outer portion defining a pair of fill holes, the pair of fill holes being in fluid communication with the interior space;
a plurality of tubes extending through the container, each tube of the plurality of tubes having an open upper end and an open lower end, each tube of the plurality of tubes extending through the bottom wall and the top wall of the container, each tube of the plurality of tubes being configured to receive a mounting strap;
a pair of caps, each cap of the pair of caps being removably attachable to the container to close an associated fill hole of the pair of fill holes, external threads of each cap of the pair of caps being complementary in shape to internal threads of the associated fill hole; and
a plurality of knockout plugs being mounted to the top wall of the container, each knockout plug of the plurality of knockout plugs being removable to form a drain hole in the top wall; and
a plurality of connectors being coupled to each base of the pair of bases, the plurality of connectors being operable to releasably couple the pair of bases together such that the support surfaces of the pair of bases are positioned adjacent to each other, each connector of the plurality of connectors comprising an insertion member 46 and a receiver 48 .