System and Method of Securing Pole Tents to a Ground Surface
OwnerLandon Bensoninventor
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Abstract
A tent securing system using a rigid base and relatively shorts stakes for securing the guylines of tents and other erectables to a ground surface, and particularly a ground surface comprising turf. The tent securing system typically comprises a rigid base having a plurality of holes spaced therethrough in a predetermined array or pattern, a plurality of relatively short auger stakes that pass through the holes and are secured into the ground, and a connector for coupling the rigid base to the guyline of the tent. The auger stakes are typically a fraction of the length of a prior art stake, but the tent securing system provides comparable and even superior pull-out force.
Claims20
A tent guyline securing system comprising:
- a rigid base configured to rest on a ground surface, the base including a guyline connector and one or more stake holes extending therethrough;
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- a stake having a head and a shaft extending downwardly from the head, the shaft being less than 12″ in length, the head including a lower portion comprising an integral washer from which the shaft extends, and an upper portion, the upper portion configured to interface with an installation tool, the integral washer having an effective washer diameter greater than a hole diameter of the one or more stake holes.
A tent guyline securing system comprising:
- a rigid base with a substantially flat bottom surface configured to rest on a ground surface, the rigid base including a guyline connector and three stake holes extending therethrough;
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- a plastic auger stake having a head and a shaft extending downwardly from the head, the shaft being less than 10″ in length and having a blunted tip with a diameter of more than about 0.2″ in diameter, the head including a lower portion comprising an integral washer from which the shaft extends, and an upper portion, the upper portion configured to interface with at least one of a wrench, a ratchet with a socket, and an electric driver or drill permitting a user to turn the auger stake to screw or unscrew the auger stake from the ground surface, the integral washer having an effective washer diameter greater than a hole diameter of the one or more stake holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.