Patent ID: 7025016

Claim:
A marker post comprising: a. a one-piece hollow elongated member, said one-piece hollow elongated member composed of a flexibly resilient polymer plastic, said one-piece hollow elongated member having a first end and a second end, said one-piece hollow elongated member drivable into a top layer of soil; b. a first integral anchoring flap, said anchoring flap having a first end and a second end, said anchoring flap located proximate the second end of said one-piece hollow elongated member; and c. a first flexible living hinge, said anchoring flap attached to the one-piece hollow elongated member at the second end of said anchoring flap by said first flexible living hinge, said anchoring flap moveable from a first closed position to facilitate the handling and transportation of said marker post to a second open position to prevent the withdrawal of said one-piece hollow elongated member from an embedded position and vice versa.