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An anchor or foundation apparatus and a method for installing said apparatus in an earthen hole. The apparatus employs pivotally swingable plates which swing in an arc upwardly or downwardly into the surrounding media to fix the device therein. The surface of the plates forced into the surrounding m

An anchor or foundation apparatus and a method for installing said apparatus in an earthen hole. The apparatus employs pivotally swingable plates which swing in an arc upwardly or downwardly into the surrounding media to fix the device therein. The surface of the plates forced into the surrounding media is provided with oppositely disposed rib means extending along the upper and lower edges of the plates and said rib means serve as media containment means. The media containment means extends the zone of media consolidation and the plane for dislodgement of the device a considerable distance outwardly into the surrounding media. The hydraulic force exerted to swing the plates into the surrounding media is measured, from which the strength of the installation is known.

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Anchoring or foundation apparatus to be installed in an earthen hole, said apparatus comprising vertical support means, a plurality of spaced media consolidation plates swingably mounted about respective pivot points on said vertical support means, said plates having media facing surfaces, the edge

Anchoring or foundation apparatus to be installed in an earthen hole, said apparatus comprising vertical support means, a plurality of spaced media consolidation plates swingably mounted about respective pivot points on said vertical support means, said plates having media facing surfaces, the edge of each facing surface relatively close to said vertical support means being the lower edge and the opposite edge being the upper edge, oppositely disposed rib means extending along said upper and lower edges, respectively, and spaced from said respective pivot points means for swinging said plates and said oppositely disposed rib means, outwardly from said vertical support means into the surrounding media, said oppositely disposed rib means resisting frictional failure of media along said media facing surfaces and wedging plugs of consolidated media onto said media facing surfaces as a result of said swing.