Appeal No. 2002-2250
Application No. 09/519,823
1. An embedded high-tension, high-compression foundation
for an above ground tower comprising:
a ground level cap for supporting the tower;
attachments to secure the tower to the cap; and
embedded tension/compression components secured to the cap
and terminating only distally with a bearing surface resistant to
pullout and overturning forces to provide embedded tension
retention of the components within a terminal soil/rock mass;
wherein the components extend to deep, high-strength soil
layers in absence of deep wide-area excavation to provide
exceptional bearing and tension capacity, high resistance to
overturning moment forces acting on the tower, and compression
significantly higher than the tension capacity.
8. A method of constructing an embedded high-tension, high-
compression foundation for an above ground tower comprising:
establishing a minimal ground-level excavation for a cap;
embedding below ground level tension/compression components
that terminate only distally in a bearing surface to provide
below ground tension retention within a terminal soil/rock mass
absent deep wide area excavation, so that the components extend
to deep, high-strength soil layers to provide exceptional bearing
and tension capacity, high resistance to pullout and overturning
forces, and compression significantly higher than the tension
capacity;
forming the cap; and
securing the cap to the components.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Thornley 2,741,910 Apr. 17, 1956
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