Patent ID: 8356799

Claim:
A stake and a removal device comprising: a stake secured to a surface at an angle of from 45° to 90°; and a removal device having: a proximal end in the shape of a first loop and configured to secure an exposed portion of the stake; a distal end in the shape of a second loop that is configured to receive a user's hand through the second loop such that the second loop is in contact with the top side of the user's forearm; and an elongated intermediate portion in connection with the proximal and distal ends, at least a section of which is configured as a grip for the user's hand, and providing for the proximal end and the distal end to be spaced from one another by the length of the intermediate portion, such that in use the device extends from the stake at an angle of 45° to 90° relative to the surface in which the stake is secured.