Adjustable garden stake
AssigneeAllsop, Inc.
InventorsJames D. Allsop, Eivind Clausen
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Abstract
A stake for insertion in soil to support an item such as a plant. The stake includes primary and secondary telescoping shafts and a foot adjustably secured to the primary shaft. The primary shaft has an upper end and a lower end. The lower end is configured for insertion into the soil at a first location. The foot has a supporting protrusion for insertion into the soil at a second location removed from the first location. Retractable ties are disposed within the secondary shaft and may be extended to support a plant. An adjustable collar may provide an anchor point for additional support.
Claims19
A stake for insertion in soil to support an item, the stake comprising:
- a primary shaft having an upper end and a lower end configured for insertion into the soil at a first location;
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- a foot adjustably secured to said primary shaft, wherein said foot is adjustable and securable at multiple locations along at least a portion of said primary shaft, wherein said foot is slidably coupled to the exterior of said primary shaft, said foot being translatable along said primary shaft, and wherein said foot includes a leaf spring clamp having at least one hole for engagement of said primary shaft and being biased into an angled relationship with respect to said primary shaft.
A stake for insertion in soil to support an item, the stake comprising:
- a primary shaft having an upper end and a lower end configured for insertion into the soil at a first location;
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- a foot configured to be adjustable and securable at multiple locations along at least a portion of the primary shaft, and the foot having at least one foot support member extending substantially transverse to the primary shaft such that the foot support member supports a user's body weight to help drive the stake into the soil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.