Anchoring device and methods of use

An anchoring device, including

• a hammer element and a stake element, each having a longitudinal axis and connected together with their respective longitudinal axes aligned and at least partially coextensive,
• said hammer element having at least one attachment member extending therefrom, at least one handle member extending therefrom, and comprising a tubular member with opposed closed top and bottom ends, said bottom end having an opening therein and said tubular member having a predetermined inside cross-sectional size and configuration,
• said stake element having a upper portion and lower portion, said upper portion extending at least partially through the opening in the bottom end of the hammer element and having a pair of spaced apart bushing members fixedly attached to a section of the upper portion, one bushing member being closer to the bottom end of the tubular member than the other bushing member,
• said bushing members each having a cross-sectional size and configuration that is substantially the same as the inside cross-sectional size and configuration of the tubular member to enable the hammer and stake elements to move relative to each other and maintain the alignment of their longitudinal axes,
• a stop element fixedly attached to the section of the upper portion of the stake element between the bottom end of the tubular member and said bushing member closer to said bottom end and positioned to enable the hammer and stake elements to move relative to each other a minimum distance of at least 5 inches,
• said stop element upon engaging the bottom end of the hammer element preventing further axial movement in a direction towards said bottom end direction.

An anchoring device adapted to be driven into the ground, including an elongated hammer element and an elongated stake element in axial alignment and assembled in a manner to enable relative axial and rotational movement between the hammer element and the stake element, whereby, without disconnecting the assembled hammer and stake elements, axially raising and lowering the hammer element to strike with force the stake element to drive said stake element into the ground,

• said hammer element having at least one handle member extending therefrom and at least one attachment member extending therefrom, and
• said stake element having a first stop attached thereto positioned to engage one end of the hammer element, a distal end that is pointed, and a proximal end that serves as a second stop element for engaging the another end of the hammer element,
• said hammer element comprising a tubular member having a predetermined inside cross-sectional size and configuration and there are a pair of spaced apart bushing members fixedly attached to a section of the stake element received within the hammer element, said bushing members each having a cross-sectional size and configuration that is substantially the same as the inside cross-sectional size and configuration of the tubular member to enable the hammer and stake elements to move relative to each other and maintain the alignment of their longitudinal axes.

An anchoring device adapted to be driven into the ground, including

• a hammer element and a stake element connected together to rotate relative to each other, with the hammer element mounted to move axially through a down stroke and an upstroke a minimum distance of at least 5 inches,
• said stake element having a distal end that is pointed and a proximal end that serves as a stop element that engages the hammer element on the down stroke,
• at least one handle member extending from the hammer element substantially at a right angle to said hammer element,
• first and second spaced apart, aligned bushing members, the first bushing member being lower than the second bushing member when the anchoring device is substantially vertically oriented to drive said stake element into the ground, at least one of said bushing members serving as guide for the hammer element as it moves through its upstroke and down stroke,
• said hammer element engaging the proximal end of the stake element on the down stroke to drive the stake element into the ground and engaging the first bushing on the upstroke to remove the stake element from the ground.