US 12,134,887 B2
Ground anchor bracket with simulated slab support for concrete wall braces
Marinus Hansort, St. Pete Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to CCS Contractor Equipment &SupplyLLC, Naperville, IL (US)
Filed by CCS Contractor Equipment &Supply, LLC, Naperville, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/377,709.
Application 17/377,709 is a division of application No. 16/365,202, filed on Mar. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,066,824.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/648,611, filed on Mar. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0340751 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E02D 5/76 (2006.01); E04B 1/18 (2006.01); E04C 5/16 (2006.01); E04G 21/26 (2006.01); E02D 5/80 (2006.01); E04C 3/02 (2006.01); E04H 12/20 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 1/185 (2013.01) [E04C 5/16 (2013.01); E02D 5/76 (2013.01); E02D 5/80 (2013.01); E04C 2003/026 (2013.01); E04G 21/26 (2013.01); E04H 12/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ground anchor assembly comprising:
a wall brace having a coupling disposed at a lower end of the wall brace, the coupling having a bottom surface defining a bottom surface shape;
an earth anchor having a ground engagement portion and a stem portion, the stem portion having an orthogonal cross-section; and
a ground anchor bracket comprising:
a non-circular sleeve having a wall structure engaged around an upper end of the stem portion of the earth anchor to prevent the sleeve from rotating relative to the stem portion, the wall structure surrounding a hollow interior area that defines an interior axis that aligns with a linear extent of the stem portion;
a platform having a planar shape defining a planar upper surface that interfaces with and supports the bottom surface of the coupling of the wall brace, the planar shape having a larger surface area than the bottom surface shape, the platform attached at an upper portion of the wall structure with the planar upper surface fixed at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the interior axis of the sleeve; and
a post fixedly attached to a lower surface of the platform and upwardly extending through the upper surface of the platform to engage the coupling of the wall brace, the post laterally offset from an opening of the hollow interior area in the plane of the platform and disposed outside of the hollow interior area.