Stowable tie down stake
AssigneeBattenfeld Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDennis W. Cauley, Jr., James Tayon, Michael Cottrell, Timothy Kinney, James Gianladis, Michael Poehlman, Mark Dalton, Joel Yuodsnukis, Matthew Kinamore
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Abstract
A tie down stake and associated methods. The tie down stake is configured to mount on a second tie down stake in a storage configuration. Multiple tie down stakes can be chained to each other by releasable mounting connections formed by adjacent tie down stakes in the chain.
Claims20
A set of tie down stakes comprising:
- a first tie down stake comprising:
- a first elongate shaft having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the distal end portion being configured to be driven into a surface;
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- a first head on the proximal end portion of the first shaft, the first head being configured to secure a first structure segment in position with respect to the surface;
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- a second tie down stake comprising:
- a second elongate shaft having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the distal end portion being configured to be driven into the surface;
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- a second head on the proximal end portion of the second shaft, the second head configured to secure a second structure segment in position with respect to the surface;
- wherein the first tie down stake and the second tie down stake each comprise mounting structure shaped to interface with each other to form a releasable, self-retaining mounting connection to mount the first tie down stake on the second tie down stake in a storage configuration.
A first tie down stake stowable with a second tie down stake and a third tie down stake, the first tie down stake comprising:
- an elongate shaft having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the distal end portion being configured to be driven into a surface, and
- a head on the proximal end portion of the shaft, the head being configured to receive a cord to secure a first structure segment in position with respect to the surface, the head including a protrusion configured to form a releasable, self-retaining mounting connection with a retainer of the second tie down stake to mount the first tie down stake on the second tie down stake for storage, the head including a protrusion configured to form a releasable, self-retaining mounting connection with a retainer of the third tie down stake to mount the third tie down stake on the first tie down stake for storage.
A method of storing tie down stakes, the method comprising:
- releasably mounting a first tie down stake on a second tie down stake by inserting a protrusion of the first tie down stake in a socket of the second tie down stake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.