Patent ID: 8286379

Claim:
Apparatus for supporting an identifier strip comprising: a thin, flat, flexible identifier strip having: an information portion having an inward face, an outward face carrying an information region, a bottom side, and lateral edges; and a tapered insertion tail suitable for insertion in the ground, and having an outward surface, and integrally formed with the information portion bottom side; a stake portion configured for substantially upright ground insertion; an elevating portion extending outwardly from the stake portion and having an inner surface; and a retainer portion having: a forward face and extending above the elevating portion configured with two oppositely disposed and parallel engagement channels configured and spaced apart a distance for slidably receiving the identifier strip and engaging the identifier strip at its lateral edges outwardly of the information region; and a transverse slot for receiving the insertion tail and having a widthwise extent effective to receive the insertion tail in flexure wherein the identifier strip is slidably received by the parallel engagement channels engaging the identifier strip inward face and retainer portion forward face, and the insertion tail is inserted into the transverse slot engaging the tapered insertion tail outward surface with the elevating portion inner surface.