Patent ID: 6360445
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B44D,E04F,F16G,G01C

Abstract:
A portable weight for anchoring a string, the portable weight comprising:a base having a predetermined mass and a bottom surface, wherein said base is formed by a bottom plate and a top plate stacked atop said bottom plate, said top plate being secured to said bottom plate by a pair of bolts, wherein said bottom plate has a plurality of holes corresponding in number to said plurality of spikes, and wherein said plurality of spikes are a plurality of nails each having a head and a shaft, said head of each of said plurality of nails being held in place by positioning of said top plate adjacent said bottom plate with said shaft of each of said plurality of nails extending through said bottom plate and projecting from said bottom surface of said base; a plurality of spikes projecting from said bottom surface of said base; and a handle fixed to said base.