US 11,739,554 B2
Anchoring apparatus, system, and methods of making and using same
Jeffrey A. Jones, Southbury, CT (US)
Filed by Jeffrey A. Jones, Southbury, CT (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/233,614.
Application 17/233,614 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/599,945, filed on Oct. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,982,404.
Prior Publication US 2021/0238878 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. E04H 12/22 (2006.01); E01F 9/673 (2016.01)
CPC E04H 12/2215 (2013.01) [E01F 9/673 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a stake with a first end portion configured to be positioned above a ground surface and to support a top component disposed above the stake, and a second end portion configured to be positioned at least partially underground,
an anti-twist device formed on the second end portion,
a stabilizing component formed on the second end portion between the anti-twist device and the first end portion, and
a shell with a length and a longitudinal opening configured to receive at least a part of the first end portion of the stake, the shell having a first end, and a second end opposite the first end that is configured to contact a surface of the ground when the system is in use,
wherein the stake extends through the entire length of the shell.