Stake system and method for soft material
OwnerEric M. Simonson, E. Roger Simonsoninventors
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Abstract
A stake system and method configured to be used in substantially loose material to anchor an object are provided. In one embodiment, the stake system includes a flexible line and a stake member having an elongated portion and a distal portion. One end of the flexible line couples to the distal portion of the stake member. The distal portion of the stake member and the flexible line are driven into the loose material. The flexible line is moved to extend tautly from the distal portion and through the loose material at an angle such that an end of the flexible line above the loose material couples to the object.
Claims29
A stake system configured to be used in substantially loose material to anchor an object, the stake system comprising:
- a stake member having a longitudinal length extending to define an elongated portion and a distal portion, each of the elongated portion and the distal portion defining a flat structure along the longitudinal length of the stake member, the distal portion integrally formed with the elongated portion, the elongated portion being longitudinally longer than the distal portion, the distal portion defining a first lateral width and the elongated portion defining a second lateral width, the first lateral width being larger than the second lateral width;
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- a flexible cable configured to be coupled to the distal portion of the stake member, the flexible cable and the distal portion of the stake member configured to be below the exposed surface of the loose material, the flexible cable sized and configured to cut through the loose material such that at least a portion of the flexible cable extends tautly away from the stake member and through the loose material below the exposed surface, the flexible cable having an end configured to extend above the loose material to couple to the object;
- wherein the stake member is configured to substantially maintain a constant orientation relative to the exposed surface of the loose material upon the stake member being forced into the loose material and upon the flexible cable being extended tautly away from the stake member at an angle ranging between about 45 degrees and about 135 degrees.
A stake system configured to be used in substantially loose material to anchor an object, the stake system comprising:
- a stake member having an elongated portion and a distal portion, the distal portion integrally formed with the elongated portion, the distal portion configured to maintain a fixed position relative to the elongated portion, and the distal portion having a width larger than the elongated portion, the stake member including a continuous bend extending along both the elongated portion and the distal portion thereof and extending along a longitudinal length of the stake member;
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- a flexible cable configured to be coupled to the distal portion of the stake member, the flexible cable and the distal portion of the stake member configured to be below an exposed surface of the loose material, the flexible cable sized and configured to cut through the loose material such that at least a portion of the flexible cable extends tautly away from the stake member and through the loose material below the exposed surface, the flexible cable having an end configured to extend above the loose material to couple to the object, and the flexible cable configured to extend tautly away from the stake member and through the loose material at an angle ranging between about 45 degrees and about 135 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.