Abstract: An anchor that is inserted into the soil on a beach to keep the stern of the boat near the shore when the bow is anchored in the water. The anchor has a rod with a handle on one end and a point on the other. A flat strip has two parallel right angle bends in the same direction that divide the strip into three parts. The end of the first part is narrow and centered on the strip. The second part, between the two bends, forms a platform that can be stepped on, even with bare feet, to insert the anchor into light soil. The third part, between the second bend and the second end, is parallel to the first part and with the first part provides high resistance to the pull of a rope perpendicular to the plane of the first part. The flat strip has a hole large enough and located so the rod can be placed through the hole with the point past the narrow end of and against the first part of the flat strip with the bend of the handle pointed away from the second end of the flat strip.

Abstract: A dryer for drip dry type of clothing. The dryer has a horizontal screen, on which clothing to be dried can be placed, supported by two parallel rails, which are fastened to the tops of two pair of legs which have pivots to permit the dryer to be folded into a compact storage position. When in use, the area bounded by the feet is much smaller, about 40 percent of the width and 50 percent of the length, than the area of the screen.As a fraction of the length of the leg from the bottom of the leg, the pivots are about one fourth and the leg bend, inward about 30 degrees, starts at about one third. This makes the dryer low in height when used, and makes the angle the legs make with the screen small, so screen tension increases with load keeping the screen quite flat. When the dryer is stored, the location of the pivots and the bend of the legs provides clearance so the screen is not squeezed. The feet are spaced apart in the stored position so the dryer can be stored upright.