Patent ID: 7472874
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A ground stake comprising: a head portion comprising an upper surface, a base and a neck portion having an extent between said upper surface and said base, said base having an underside; first and second elliptical recesses in a medial portion of said extent, said recesses located on opposed sides of said extent; a passageway through said medial portion of said extent, said passageway located between said opposed recesses and having a centerline axis oriented perpendicular to an a centerline axis passing from a center of said first recess to a center of said second recess; a plurality of elongated fins depending from said underside of said base and terminating at an end, said fins having an upper non-tapering portion and a lower tapering portion; and one or more of said fins comprising a first stiffening rib; said first stiffening rib comprising a convex protrusion located medially on said fin; said first stiffening rib commencing proximate said base and extending longitudinally along said fin from said base toward said end; said first stiffening rib having a length at least equal to a length of said non-tapering portion.