Patent ID: 6786842
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A base assembly suited to be anchored in the ground, comprising:a base having an outer cover, a bottom surface, and a pair of spaced side surfaces having a pair of oppositely disposed cover slits; a strap inserted through said pair of cover slits, said strap having a first end, and a second end; a planar, rigid, elongated plate, having a length greater than the dimension of the bottom surface of the base between said cover slits; the plate having a pair of strap-receiving plate slots for receiving the strap ends, said plate slots being spaced a distance corresponding to the distance between said cover slits; the plate being disposed in a face-to-face relationship with the bottom surface of the base, the plate having a pair of spike-receiving openings located outwardly of the strap-receiving slots for receiving a pair of spikes; means for fastening said first and second strap ends to the plate; a pair of spikes receivable through said spike-receiving openings; and whereby the base may be anchored to the ground by laying the base and the plate on the ground in a selected location and then driving the spikes into the ground through said spike-receiving openings.