Ground anchor having assembling structure

Abstract

A ground anchor for erectly supporting a longitudinal member includes a conduit, and an auger member secured to the conduit and having one or more auger blades to engage into ground. A stabilizer cap is engageable onto the conduit and includes one or more teeth to engage into the ground. A sleeve may be engaged between the conduit and the stabilizer cap, and includes a slot to allow the sleeve to engage onto the conduit. The sleeve includes an inner peripheral shoulder to engage with a peripheral swelling of the conduit, and to limit the movement between the conduit and the sleeve and the stabilizer cap.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A ground anchor for erectly supporting a longitudinal member, said ground anchor comprising: 
 a conduit including a bore formed therein for receiving and supporting the longitudinal member therein, and including a lower portion,    an auger member secured to said lower portion of said conduit, and including at least one auger blade provided thereon for engaging into ground,    a stabilizer cap including at least one tooth extended downwardly therefrom to engage into the ground, and engageable onto said conduit, and    means for positioning said conduit to said stabilizer cap.    
     
     
         2 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said auger member includes a stem provided thereon and engaged into said lower portion of said conduit, and a shaft engaged through said stem of said auger member and said conduit, to secure said auger member and said conduit together.  
     
     
         3 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said conduit includes at least one projection provided thereon, said auger member includes at least one depression formed therein to receive said at least one projection of said conduit, and to prevent said auger member from being rotated relative to said conduit.  
     
     
         4 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said positioning means includes a sleeve engageable between said conduit and said stabilizer cap.  
     
     
         5 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said stabilizer cap includes a cylindrical member provided therein and having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of said conduit, to allow said stabilizer cap to engage onto said conduit, said sleeve is received in said cylindrical member of said stabilizer cap.  
     
     
         6 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said sleeve includes a slot formed therein to allow said sleeve to engage onto said conduit.  
     
     
         7 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said sleeve includes a bore formed therein to receive said conduit therein, and at least one rib extended into said bore thereof to engage with said conduit.  
     
     
         8 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said sleeve includes an inner peripheral shoulder formed therein, said conduit includes a peripheral swelling extended radially and outwardly therefrom, for engaging into said inner peripheral shoulder of said sleeve, and for limiting a movement of said conduit relative to said sleeve and said stabilizer cap.  
     
     
         9 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a driver shank engageable into said conduit, to rotate said conduit and said auger member relative to the ground.  
     
     
         10 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a barrel engageable onto said conduit, and including a peripheral flange extended radially and inwardly therefrom to engage onto said conduit, and to position said barrel to said conduit.  
     
     
         11 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein said peripheral flange of said barrel includes an inclined surface formed therein.  
     
     
         12 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 10  further comprising a collar engageable into said barrel and said conduit, and including a bore formed therein to receive the longitudinal member.  
     
     
         13 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein said collar includes a slot formed therein to allow said collar to engage onto said conduit.  
     
     
         14 . The ground anchor as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein said collar includes a bore formed therein for receiving the longitudinal member, and at least one rib extended into said bore thereof for engaging with the longitudinal member.