Anchor system for use in forming barrier walls

Abstract

Briefly described, the present disclosure relates to an anchor system for maintaining a driven wall structure in a given position, the wall structure including a plurality of elongated structural panels. Each structural panel has an inner surface, an outer surface, and is disposed adjacent another structural panel. The anchor system includes a first anchor member having a proximal end, a central portion and a distal end. The proximal end includes a domed head and the distal end is threaded. The anchor system further includes a force abutter disposed on the inner side of the wall structure. The first anchor member extends through the wall structure, the domed head is disposed on the outer side of the wall structure and the distal end extends inwardly away from the inner side of the wall structure toward the force abutter.

1 . A driven wall structure for retaining soil, comprising: 
 a plurality of elongated structural panels, each said structural panel having an inner surface, an outer surface, and being driven vertically into the soil adjacent a previously driven structural panel;    at least one elongated wale, said wale being horizontally disposed adjacent said outer surface of said wall structure;    an anchor system for maintaining said wall structure in a fixed position, said anchor system including:    a first anchor member having a proximal end, a central portion and a distal end, said proximal end including a domed head and said distal end being threaded, and a plastic coating on said proximal end and its domed head and on said central portion; 
 a second anchor member having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end, said first end being threaded;  
 a connector having a pair of threaded ends, each of said pair of threaded ends receiving one of said distal end and said second end; and  
 a force abutter disposed on said inner side of said wall structure;  
 wherein said first anchor member extends through said wale and said wall structure, said plastic coated domed head is disposed on said outer side of said wall structure, said plastic coated proximal end extends through said wale and said structural panel, and said distal end extends inwardly away from said inner side of said wall structure, said first end of said second anchor member is secured to said force abutter and said second end extends toward said wall structure, and said distal end and said second end are secured together by said connector.  
   
   
   
       2 . The driven wall structure of  claim 1 , wherein said connector is a turnbuckle configured to draw said distal end and said second end together when turned in a first direction.  
   
   
       3 . The driven wall structure of  claim 1 , further comprising a vertically driven pile positioned in abutment with a side of said wale opposite form said structural panels, the plastic coated proximal end of said first anchor member extending through said pile, through said wale and through said structural panel such that only the coated domed head of said first anchor member extends beyond the pile and is directly exposed to the atmosphere.  
   
   
       4 . The driven wall structure of  claim 1 , wherein said wale further comprises a wooden wale with a plastic outer coating.  
   
   
       5 . The driven wall structure of  claim 1 , wherein said force abutter further comprises an anchor wall disposed in the soil and said second anchor member further comprises a tie-rod.  
   
   
       6 . The driven wall structure of  claim 3 , wherein said proximal end of said first anchor member extends through the structural panel at an interval where the structural panel engages the wale, such that the exposure of the proximal end of the first anchor member directly to the atmosphere is minimized by said pile, said wale, and said structural panel.  
   
   
       7 . The driven wall structure of  claim 6 , wherein said force abutter is a pile.  
   
   
       8 . (canceled)  
   
   
       9 . The driven wall structure of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 an elongated pile being driven vertically into the soil such that said pile is adjacent said wale; and    wherein said first anchor member further extends through said pile, and said domed head spreads the force applied by the first anchor member to said pile.    
   
   
       10 . The driven wall structure of  claim 9 , wherein said pile further comprises a wooden pile with a plastic outer coating.  
   
   
       11 . A driven wall structure for retaining soil, comprising: 
 a plurality of elongated structural panels, each said structural panel being adjacent at least another said structural panel to form a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface;    at least one elongated wale, said wale being horizontally disposed adjacent said outer surface of said wall;    a plurality of vertically driven piles engaging said wale; and    an anchor system for maintaining said wall structure in a fixed position, said anchor system including: 
 a first anchor member having a proximal end, a central portion and a distal end, said proximal end including an enlarged head, said proximal end and said central portion coated with plastic and said distal end being threaded; and  
 a force abutter disposed on said inner side of said wall structure;  
 said coated portion of said first anchor member extending through said pile and said wale and said wall structure, said enlarged head of said proximal end is disposed adjacent said pile on said outer side of said pile and said distal end of said first anchor member extends inwardly away from said inner side of said wall toward said force abutter.  
   
   
   
       12 . The driven wall structure of  claim 11 , said anchor system further comprising: 
 a second anchor member having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end, said first end being threaded;    a connector having a pair of threaded ends, each of said pair of threaded ends receiving one of said distal end and said second end; and    wherein said first end of said second anchor member is secured to said force abutter and said second end extends toward said wall, and said distal end and said second end are secured together by said connector.    
   
   
       13 . The driven wall structure of  claim 12 , wherein said connector is a turnbuckle configured to draw said distal end and said second end together when turned in a first direction.  
   
   
       14 . (canceled)  
   
   
       15 . The driven wall structure of  claim 11 , wherein said wale further comprises a wooden wale with a plastic outer coating.  
   
   
       16 . (canceled)  
   
   
       17 . The driven wall structure of  claim 11 , wherein said pile comprises a wooden pile with a plastic outer coating and said wale comprises a wooden wale with a plastic outer coating.  
   
   
       18 . The driven wall structure of  claim 11 , wherein said enlarged head is dome shaped.  
   
   
       19 . An anchor system for maintaining a driven wall structure in a given position, the wall structure including a plurality of elongated structural panels, each structural panel having an inner surface, an outer surface, and being disposed adjacent another structural panel, the anchor system comprising: 
 a first anchor member having a proximal end, a central portion and a distal end, said proximal end including a domed head and said distal end being threaded, said proximal end and its domed head being coated with plastic, and    a force abutter disposed on the inner side of the wall structure;    wherein the coated portion said first anchor member extends through the wall structure, said domed head is disposed on the outer side of the wall structure and said distal end extends inwardly away from the inner side of the wall structure toward said force abutter.    
   
   
       20 . The anchor system of  claim 19 , further including: 
 a second anchor member having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end, said first end being threaded;    a connector having a pair of threaded ends, each of said pair of threaded ends receiving one of said distal end and said second end; and    said first end of said second anchor member is secured to said force abutter and said second end extends toward said wall structure, and said distal end and said second end are secured together by said connector.    
   
   
       21 . The driven wall structure of  claim 20 , wherein said connector is a turnbuckle configured to draw said distal end and said second end together when turned in a first direction and a plastic coating is disposed on said proximal end and said central portion of said first anchor member.