Patent ID: 6810630
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: A01K,E02D

Abstract:
A spiral anchoring stake for installation into a substrate, the spiral anchoring stake comprisingan elongated, formed body having a first end and a second end, said formed body being shaped into three integrally-form sections, including a handle-receiving section disposed at said first end of said formed body; a transition section disposed in between said first end and said second end of said formed body and integrally joined with said handle-receiving section; and a spiral section disposed at said second end of said formed body and integrally joined with said transition section, said spiral section having a longitudinal axis and being adapted for advancement downward into the substrate when said spiral section is rotated about said longitudinal axis; a shaped handle affixed to said handle-receiving section of said formed body, said shaped handle comprising a first contact surface shaped for reception in a palm of a human hand when said shaped handle is grasped; and a second contact surface located on a side of said shaped handle opposed to said first contact surface and forming a plurality of curved indentations adapted to accommodate human fingers; a swivel rotateably affixed to said transition section; and a swivel body overmolded about a portion of said transition section, wherein said swivel body comprises a circumferential channel extending around said swivel body, said circumferential channel being defined by a pair of radially extended circular flanges, and wherein said swivel is rotatably affixed to said circumferential channel.