Patent ID: 7562865

Claim:
A portable, fold-over post, comprising: a vertical member configured for a fence post; a first coil spring removably connected to the vertical member, said first spring having a mounting spike integrally formed therewith and operable for insertion into a soft, outdoor surface, and said spring allowing the post to fold over upon impact, a stability plate having first and second sides, said first side defining a depression having a bottom surface aligned at an angle relative to a plane of said stability plate and conforming generally to a bottom coil of said first coil spring, said second side being flat such that it rests flush and level with said surface, said stability plate further defining a cylindrical passage generally transverse to said plane of said stability plate and in communication with said depression; and wherein said mounting spike is inserted through said cylindrical passage and into said surface, said bottom coil of said first spring rests within said depression, and said stability plate lies horizontally between said surface and said first spring.