Patent ID: 8424549

Claim:
An anchor apparatus for securing a tent pole, comprising: a barrel member including a bottom surface; a cover disposed on the barrel member; said barrel member and said cover forming an internal chamber that is to be filled with a liquid so as to provide a significant weight for anchoring the barrel member; said barrel member having at least one drain to enable the liquid to be removed from the barrel member; said cover having a passage for receiving an adjustment strap that inter-connects the barrel member with the tent pole; a fastener secured to the bottom surface of the barrel member for engaging and securing the strap to the bottom surface of the barrel member; a channel disposed in the bottom surface and defining a mounting surface for the fastener; the passage for receiving the strap being defined by a diametrically disposed slot in the cover with the strap extending through the diametrically disposed slot and attached to the fastener; said barrel member having an elongated groove extending substantially vertically along the barrel member for receiving the tent pole at least partially supported therein; and a support plate disposed under the bottom surface of the barrel member for supporting the tent pole and extending from the groove transverse to the channel.