Patent ID: 9004015
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A tethering stake, comprising: a rod, said rod having a point at a first end thereof and a driving cap at a second opposite end thereof; a collar fixed to said rod adjacent to and spaced from said driving cap, defining a neck therebetween; a tether line secured about said neck between said driving cap and said collar; and a cover cap slidingly received by said rod, said cover cap being selectively engageable with said collar having a key slot therein, said key slot slidingly receiving said rod and securedly receiving said collar, said key slot being formed by a central aperture for receiving said collar, and a radial slot extending from said aperture, said key slot causing said cover cap to extend orthogonally from said rod when said collar is received by said central aperture, and to lie axially along and substantially flush to said rod when said rod lies within and along said key slot.