Bullet anchor system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9447556-B2
Application number	US-201213656013-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2012
Priority date	Oct 19, 2012
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

An anchor system for an erosion control mat is provided. The system includes a bullet anchor comprising a bullet anchor body and a bullet anchor strap integrally molded with and extending from a first side of the bullet anchor body. In embodiments, a lock washer is coupled to the bullet anchor strap. In embodiments, serrations on at least one side of the bullet anchor strap are adapted to prevent the lock washer from traversing the bullet anchor strap in a direction away from the bullet anchor. In embodiments, the lock washer is adapted to couple with an erosion control mat. In embodiments, an anchor tab on a second side of the bullet anchor body secures the bullet anchor body in a ground surface. The anchor system is utilized to secure the erosion control mat to the ground surface and prevent undesired movement of the erosion control mat.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An anchor system, comprising:
a bullet anchor with a bullet anchor body and a bullet anchor strap, the bullet anchor body comprising at least one sidewall, the at least one sidewall having first and second opposing ends, wherein the first and second opposing ends are configured to receive at least a portion of a driving rod such that the at least a portion of the driving rod extends through a driving rod receiving portion of the bullet anchor body and past each of the first and second ends, wherein the at least one sidewall comprises an exterior surface, wherein at least a first portion of the exterior surface is recessed compared to a second portion of the exterior surface, wherein the first portion extends along the exterior surface from a first region adjacent to the first end of the at least one sidewall to a second region adjacent the second end of the at least one sidewall, wherein at least a part of the second portion of the exterior surface is positioned between the first region and the first end of the at least one sidewall, and wherein the driving rod receiving portion is distinct from the first and second portions of the exterior surface;
the bullet anchor strap integrally molded with and extending from a first side of the bullet anchor body; and
a lock washer adapted to be coupled to the bullet anchor strap, wherein at least a portion of the lock washer is adapted to be inserted into at least one of a plurality of apertures on an erosion control mat.

2. The anchor system of claim 1 , wherein the bullet anchor strap includes serrations on at least one side.

3. The anchor system of claim 2 , wherein the serrations on the bullet anchor strap are adapted to prevent the lock washer from traversing the bullet anchor strap in a direction away from the bullet anchor body.

4. The anchor system of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of apertures are adapted to receive the bullet anchor.

5. The anchor system of claim 4 , further comprising the driving rod for driving the bullet anchor through one of the plurality of apertures in the erosion control mat to a predetermined depth of a ground surface.

6. The anchor system of claim 1 , wherein the lock washer includes an interior slot adapted to receive the end of the bullet anchor strap opposite the bullet anchor body.

7. The anchor system of claim 6 , wherein the lock washer is adapted to traverse the bullet anchor strap towards the bullet anchor body.

8. The anchor system of claim 7 , wherein at least one side of the lock washer is adapted to couple to one of the plurality of apertures on the erosion control mat.

9. The anchor system of claim 1 , wherein the bullet anchor body includes a notch anchor integrally molded to a second side of the bullet anchor body opposite the bullet anchor strap.

10. An anchor for anchoring an erosion control mat to a ground surface, the anchor comprising:
a bullet anchor comprising a bullet anchor body and a bullet anchor strap, the bullet anchor body comprising at least one sidewall having an exterior surface, wherein the at least one sidewall comprises first and second opposing ends, wherein at least a first portion of the exterior surface is recessed compared to a second portion of the exterior surface, wherein a third portion of the exterior surface is recessed compared to the second portion of the exterior surface, wherein the first and third portions extend along the exterior surface from a first region adjacent to the first end of the at least one sidewall to a second region adjacent the second end of the at least one sidewall, wherein at least a part of the second portion of the exterior surface is positioned between the first region and the first end of the at least one sidewall, and wherein the first and third portions are spaced apart from one another, the bullet anchor strap including serrations on at least one side and integrally molded with and extending from a first side of the bullet anchor body; and
a lock washer adapted for coupling to the bullet anchor strap, wherein at least a portion of the lock washer is adapted to be inserted into at least one of a plurality of apertures on an erosion control mat.

11. The anchor of claim 10 , wherein the bullet anchor further comprises a notch anchor integrally molded to a second side of the bullet anchor body opposite the bullet anchor strap, and wherein the notch anchor is positioned between the first and third portions.

12. The anchor of claim 11 , wherein the bullet anchor body includes a driving rod receiving portion.

13. The anchor of claim 11 , further wherein the serrations on the bullet anchor strap are adapted to receive the lock washer.

14. The anchor of claim 13 , wherein the serrations on the bullet anchor strap are further adapted to prevent the lock washer from traversing the bullet anchor strap in a direction away from the bullet anchor body.

15. An anchor for anchoring an erosion control mat to a ground surface, the anchor comprising:
a bullet anchor comprising a bullet anchor body and a bullet anchor strap, the bullet anchor body comprising at least one sidewall having an exterior surface, wherein the at least one sidewall comprises first and second opposing ends, wherein at least a first portion of the exterior surface is recessed compared to a second portion of the exterior surface, wherein a third portion of the exterior surface is recessed compared to the second portion of the exterior surface, wherein the first and third portions extend along the exterior surface from a first region adjacent to the first end of the at least one sidewall to a second region adjacent the second end of the at least one sidewall, wherein at least a first part of the second portion of the exterior surface is positioned between the first region and the first end of the at least one sidewall, wherein at least a second part of the second portion of the exterior surface is positioned between the second region and the second end of the at least one sidewall, and wherein the first and third portions are spaced apart from one another, the bullet anchor strap including serrations on at least one side and integrally molded with and extending from a first side of the bullet anchor body, wherein the bullet anchor further comprises a notch anchor integrally molded to a second side of the bullet anchor body opposite the bullet anchor strap, wherein the notch anchor is positioned between the first and third portions of the bullet anchor body.

Assignees

• Landmark Earth Solutions Inc
• L & P Property Management Co

Inventors

• Daniel Barton Wade
• Carpenter Thomas J
• Murphy Bill
• Denison Wade

Classifications

• E21D20/00

  Setting anchoring-bolts (anchoring bolts for shafts, tunnels or galleries E21D21/00; means for anchoring structural elements or bulkheads specially adapted to foundation engineering E02D5/74; dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose F16B13/00) · CPC title

• E02D5/80 Primary

  Ground anchors {(for galleries, tunnels or shafts E21D21/00)} · CPC title