Ground spike
AssigneePeak Innovations Inc.
InventorsSimon Walker, Mark Hopkinson, Jianzhong Zhu
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Abstract
A ground spike is disclosed having a plurality of blades and a flat plate secured thereto. The blades each have a reinforcement deformation proximal to a longitudinal outer edge. The reinforcement deformation may be a reinforcement line stamped therein, may be a bent outer edge, or the like. Objects may be attached to the flat plate, thereby securing such objects to the ground when the ground spike is used. The ground spike may have a post receiving socket secured to the flat plate. Each component may comprise metals of varying thickness and rigidity or other suitable materials.
Claims42
A ground spike, comprising:
- a plurality of vertically oriented blades, the blades configured together along a central vertical axis;
- at least one of said blades comprising an outer edge portion, said outer edge portion defined at least in part by a bend proximate to a longitudinal outer edge of said at least one of said blades;
- a plate coupled to the plurality of vertically oriented blades along a top surface of the blades, wherein said top surface of the blades includes a top surface of said outer edge portions;
- wherein each of said blades, with another one of said blades, is integrally formed, from a single sheet of material, as one of a plurality of pairs of blades, wherein said bend is integrally formed from said single sheet of material, and wherein said bend extends for more than half of said longitudinal outer edge's length;
- wherein a width of said outer edge portion is tapered over at least half of said bend's length;
- and
- wherein said central vertical axis and said bend are non-parallel to one another.
A ground spike, comprising:
- a plurality of vertically oriented blades, the blades configured together along a central vertical axis;
- at least one of said blades comprising:
- a vertically oriented taper;
- and
- an outer edge portion, said outer edge portion defined at least in part by a bend proximate to a longitudinal outer edge of said at least one of said blades, wherein said bend extends for more than half of said longitudinal outer edge's length and extends within at least a portion of said taper;
- wherein a width of said outer edge portion is tapered over at least half of said bend's length;
- and
- a plate coupled to the plurality of vertically oriented blades along a top surface of the blades, wherein said top surface of the blades includes a top surface of said outer edge portions;
- wherein said central vertical axis and said bend are non-parallel to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.