Patent ID: 6308468
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
An earth anchor for supporting a pole, comprising:a) a base having a lowermost face for contacting the earth, an uppermost face opposite to said lowermost face of said base, and a longitudinal axis; said base being disk-shaped with a circular periphery for providing a blunt round edge eliminating corners when tipped on, which a player could fall and be injured, and being wide for leaving enough room for the pole to still be pushed into the earth using foot pressure;b) a spike for insertion into the earth, and which depends from said lowermost face of said base, along said longitudinal axis of said base; andc) attaching apparatus for engaging a pole, and which is disposed on said uppermost face of said base, along said longitudinal axis of said base; said attaching apparatus comprising:i) a stop boss disposed on said uppermost face of said base, along said longitudinal axis of said base, and centering said attaching apparatus for allowing the pole to have identical stability in all directions;ii) a peg extending coaxially upwardly from, and being narrower than, said stop boss of said attaching apparatus; andiii) a coil spring for snugly receiving, and allowing 360 degrees of freedom for, the pole, and extending coaxially-upwardly from, and having a portion thereof fitting snugly around, said peg of said attaching apparatus, until said stop boss of said attaching apparatus.