ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,387, issued on July 8.
"Anchoring apparatus for buried objects" was invented by Brad Limbaugh (Sandpoint, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anchoring apparatus for anchoring objects underground against upward forces includes a pair of bases, each of which comprises a container for holding weights. The object to be anchored may be positioned over the pair of bases such that the bases extend outwardly from the object. The bases are attachable to the load via mounting straps, threaded fasteners, or the like. The bases push against soil when upward forces act on the object, and the weights further operate to secure the object agains...