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US 2007/0181171 A1Published application
Tie down stake, angle
OwnerBruce Robertsinventor
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Abstract
A tie down stake for anchoring portable shelters or other objects at any angle to the ground in any soil conditions and which consists of a central hub with an eyelet and arms which extend away from the center of the hub. At the opposite end of each arm consist of holes that serve as stake guides for directing a plurality of anchoring rods at a fixed angle downward and into the ground. Thus joined by the arms and hub, the anchoring rods cooperate together to form a secure earth anchor. Also disclosed is a rod removal tool.
Claims7
A tie down stake comprising:
- a plurality of elongate anchoring rods, each of said rods having a first end and a second end, said first end being sharpened to penetrate the ground and said second end being blunt to receive the blows of a blunt object such as a hammer, said second end having a head means by which to grip said rods such as a bolt head, and a central T shaped hub, said hub having an upper surface and a ground-contacting lower surface, said hub having an eyelet attached thereto and said hub having a plurality of extensions, said extensions connecting said arms, each of said arms having a first end and a second end, said first end being attached to the hub, said second end having holes being formed at an angle such that when said ground-contacting lower surface of said hub and arms placed on the ground and said rods are inserted through said arm holes, said holes being slightly larger in diameter than said rods, said rods are directed downward at a predetermined angle into the ground thereby cooperating to form a secure, temporary earth anchor.
A tie down stake comprising:
- three elongate metal anchoring rods, each of said rods having a first end and a second end, said first end being sharpened to penetrate the ground and said second end being blunt to receive the blows of a blunt object such as a hammer, said second end having a hexagonal shaped head by which to grip said rods, and a solid central hub made of a polymer or metal, said hub having an upper surface and a ground-contacting lower surface, said hub having an eyelet attached thereto and having three small extensions with which to attach said arms extending away from hub, said holes on opposite ends of arms being slightly larger in diameter than said rods, and said holes being formed at an angle such that when said ground-contacting lower surface of said hub and arms are placed on the ground and said rods are inserted through said holes, said rods are directed downward at a predetermined angle into the ground thereby cooperating to from a secure, temporary earth anchor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.