Pole Stabilization Assembly with Ground Anchor and Turnbuckle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing temporary utility pole support systems are expensive, large, and heavy, making them difficult to transport and limiting their application to either pulling or pushing forces, which complicates the installation process of large poles.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight, portable pole stabilization system using a combination of anchoring devices, adjustable force application members, and abutment members that allow for both pushing and pulling forces, with components made of durable materials like steel, utilizing the ground as an anchor point and featuring a modified turnbuckle assembly with U-connectors and a rotatable handle for adjusting the angle of the pole.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If concrete anchors are used to temporarily support utility poles, then the pole can be stabilized, but the anchors become large, heavy, and difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilization system is divided into separate components: an anchoring device with ground-engaging elements, a force application member (rod), and an abutment member. This segmentation allows each component to be smaller and lighter than traditional concrete anchors, while still providing effective pole stabilization through distributed loading on the ground.
2Reliability
If concrete anchors are used to temporarily support utility poles, then the pole can be stabilized, but the anchors become expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses inexpensive, reusable components made of steel or equivalent materials rather than expensive concrete anchors. The anchoring device, force application member, and abutment member can be manufactured at low cost and reused across multiple pole installations, eliminating the need for expensive concrete materials and reducing overall system cost.
3Reliability
If hoists are used to temporarily support utility poles, then the pole can be stabilized, but the hoists become large, expensive, and limited to pulling forces only
Solution Approach 1:
The force application member is designed as a dynamic system that can apply both pushing and pulling forces to the pole. By positioning the abutment member to contact the pole and using the anchoring device as a fixed reference point, the system can push the pole during installation and later pull it for straightening or adjustment, providing versatile force application capability that adapts to different installation and maintenance needs.
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AI summary
A post stabilization system which uses components which allow for both pushing and pulling forces to be applied to a workpiece in situ. The system uses the ground as an anchor point to stabilize a workpiece being installed. A force application member is connected to an anchoring device at one end. The opposing end of the force application member is an abutment member for applying a stabilizing force to a pole or other vertically oriented workpiece. An adjustment/tensioning member is applied between the anchoring device and the abutment member to allow for adjusting the angle of the workpiece by applying either pushing or pulling forces to the workpiece.