Patent ID: 9414667
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A45F,E04H

Claim Text:
1. An article holding device, comprising: an elongated rigid ground shaft comprising a radiating helical surface, said helical surface being defined by a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart propeller-like angled blades radiating from a central hub attached to said ground shaft; a generally C-shaped crank shaft attached to said ground shaft, and comprising a crank handle attached to an upper and lower angled fitting, so that the crank handle is laterally offset from and substantially parallel to said ground shaft, and said upper and lower angled fittings comprising longitudinally spaced-apart enlarged annular female ends and a first swivel sleeve located between the enlarged female ends attached to said crank handle and adapted for being grasped by a first hand of a user, and said first swivel sleeve being fabricated of resilient material and longitudinally split for enabling snap-on attachment to said crank handle; an elongated hand shaft attached to said crank shaft opposite said ground shaft and comprising longitudinally spaced-apart enlarged annular female ends, and said hand shaft further comprising a second swivel sleeve located between the enlarged annular female ends of said hand shaft and adapted for being grasped by a second hand of the user, and said second swivel sleeve being fabricated of resilient material and longitudinally split for enabling snap-on attachment to said hand shaft, whereby the user manually rotates said ground shaft by grasping the first swivel sleeve of said crank handle and turning said crank shaft, while simultaneous grasping and holding the second swivel sleeve of said hand shaft, thereby driving the helical surface of said ground shaft into and through a penetrable ground surface; and means adjacent a free end of said hand shaft for holding an outdoor utility article.