Base anchor indicator and plug

A device used for plugging an opening into and locating a receptacle in an anchor to a base employed on a playing field, comprising:

• an elastic body having a shape sufficiently large to extend across the opening said body being made from an elastomeric material capable of being deformed to insert a portion of said body through the opening and expanded to form a plug across the opening;
• and a flexible indicator connected to said body to indicate the location of said body, said flexible indicator having a length sufficient to extend from said body when mounted with the receptacle disposed below a surface of the playing field and to extend above the playing field surface for a sufficient distance to be observed, and being sufficiently flexible to be deflected during around care operations of the playing field and be visible after such ground care operations, said flexible indicator further including a plurality of bristle-like members.

A device used for plugging an opening into and locating a receptacle in an anchor to a base employed on a playing field, comprising:

• an elastic body having a shape sufficiently large to extend across the opening, said body being made from an elastomeric material capable of being deformed to insert a portion of said body through the opening and expanded to form a plug across the opening;
• and a flexible indicator connected to said body to indicate the location of said body, said flexible indicator having a length sufficient to extend from said body when mounted with the receptacle disposed below a surface of the playing field and to extend above the playing field surface for a sufficient distance to be observed, and being sufficiently flexible to be deflected during around care operations of the playing field and be visible after such ground care operations, said flexible indicator further including a bundle of threads twisted together.

A device used for pluging an opening into and locating a receptacle in an anchor to a base employed on a playing field, comprising:

• an elastic body having a shape sufficiently large to extend across the opening, said body being made from an elastomeric material capable of being deformed to insert a portion of said body through the opening and expanded to form a plug across the opening;
• a flexible indicator connected to said body to indicate the location of said body, said flexible indicator having a length sufficient to extend from said body when mounted with the receptacle disposed below a surface of the playing field and to extend above the playing field surface for a sufficient distance to be observed, and being sufficiently flexible to be deflected during ground care operations of the playing field and be visible after such around care operations;
• and connecting means for securing a connecting portion of said flexible indicator to said body while allowing a visible portion of said flexible indicator to extend outwardly of said body, said connecting means further including a clamp secured to the connecting portion of said flexible indicator and fastening means for fastening the clamp and the connecting portion of said flexible indicator to said body.

A device used for plugging an opening into and locating a receptacle in an anchor to a base employed on a playing field, comprising:

• an elastic body having a shape sufficiently large to extend across the opening to form a plug, said body being made from an elastomeric material capable of being deformed to insert a portion of said body through the opening and expanded to form a plug across the opening;
• a flexible indicator connected to said body to indicate the location of said body, body being made from an said flexible indicator having a length sufficient to extend from said body when mounted with the receptacle disposed below a surface of the playing field and to extend above the playing field surface for a sufficient distance to be observed, and being sufficiently flexible to be deflected during ground care operations of the playing field and be visible after such ground care operations;
• and removing means connected to said body for removing said body from the opening after ground care operations on the playing field have been completed and before a base is connected to the anchor.