Patent ID: 6938871

Claim:
A support pole comprising: a pole shaft; a generally flat base; a coupling integrally attached to the top surface of said base; at least two cylindrical holes that pass from the top surface of said base through to the bottom surface of said base; at least two elongated cylindrical anchor shafts; at least one elongated cylindrical locking pin; wherein said pole shaft is removably coupled to the top surface of said base by means of said coupling; wherein the cross-sectional diameter of each said anchor shaft must be less than the cross-sectional diameter of said hole; wherein said locking pin includes a tapered first end and a blunt second end; wherein one said anchor shaft is installed through each said hole until said shaft protrudes from the bottom surface of said base and is adapted to extend down into the ground; wherein said tapered first end of said locking pin is inserted into one of said holes adjacent to but not encompassing its respective said anchor shaft until said base, said locking pin, and said anchor shaft are held fast together in an integral assembly; wherein said holes are placed on opposed sides of said coupling in order to provide maximum stability; wherein the cross-sectional geometry of said holes is circular; wherein the cross-sectional geometry of said anchor shafts is circular; wherein the cross-sectional geometry of said locking pin is circular; and wherein the sum of the diameter of said locking pin plus the diameter of the adjacent anchor shaft is equal to or slightly greater than the diameter of said one of said holes.