Patent ID: 7603818

Claim:
A ground anchor comprising: a generally elongated anchor stake for receiving a winch cable, said anchor stake having a pair of elongated, spaced-apart stake segments; a stake slot provided between said stake segments of said anchor stake; an elongated stabilizing arm having a first end pivotally carried by said anchor stake in said stake slot and a second end extendable from said stake slot; and an attachment arm pivotally carried by said second end of said stabilizing arm and slidably extending through said stake slot, said attachment arm slidable along at least a portion of the length of said stake slot and a cable loop having a cable loop opening provided in said attachment arm between said second end of said stabilizing arm and said anchor stake for receiving the winch cable, wherein said stabilizing arm and said attachment arm are extendable from said stake slot in functional anchoring configuration and said stabilizing arm and said attachment arm are foldable and at least partially recessed in said stake slot in a stored configuration responsive to said attachment arm slidable along at said at least a portion of the length of said stake slot.