HAMMERABLE, HAND REMOVABLE NAIL/STAKE
A hand-removable nail/stake comprises a bottom component with at least one elongated spike point for inserting into the ground for anchoring an item; and a top component with an aperture through which a user's hand will fit for removing the nail/stake from the ground when no longer needed for anchoring. The top component has an uppermost surface for hammering and preferably includes at least one hammering face from one side. Optionally, the aperture includes a plurality of finger-gripping indents.
This is a perfection of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/142,106, filed on Apr. 2, 2015, the disclosure of which is fully incorporated by reference herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention pertains to devices for securing various products to outdoor environs, like the ground. It can be used for holding a fishing chair to a sandy shore or adjacent riverbed. Alternate variations can be used to hold sporting equipment, tenting, leisure chairs and/or various animal traps to the ground (i.e. a lawn or forest bed).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is an object of this invention to provide securement means that properly holds (anchors) an item to the ground so that it cannot be accidentally loosened. It is another object to provide a yard nail/stake that includes means for using one such device to hammer into the ground a second such device. It is a further object to provide these securement devices with hand holes for assisting with extraction when no longer needed for anchoring. It is yet another object to provide these devices with a common aperture (or central hook, in the alternative), for securing together multiple nails/stakes in storage until needed for anchoring.
Further features, objectives and advantages for these inventions will become clearer when referring to the following detailed description made with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Note that the various embodiments of hand-removable nail/stakes described herein, in detail, are for representative/exemplary purposes. It is understood that these same concepts are subject to many different variations in structure, design, application and methodology. Because many varying and different embodiments may be made within the scope of the inventive concept(s) herein taught, and because many modifications may be made in the embodiment herein detailed in accordance with the descriptive requirements of the law, it is to be understood that the details herein are to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
The aforementioned hand-removable nail/stakes should be made from a sturdy enough material so as to securely anchor a tent, chair, sporting equipment (fishing rod, volleyball net, etc.) or other outdoor implement to the ground to a sufficient depth so as to not be easily removed therefrom by the wind and/or any other activity within or adjacent the anchored part. Ideally, that means having a stake component, beneath the head component, that is at least about 8-10 inches long, and more preferably about 12-15 inches for heavier items needing anchoring herewith.
Referring now to the accompanying FIGS, it should be noted that common elemental components between the various embodiments are commonly numbered though in the next hundred series.
As for the first device embodiment, generally 10, it consists of s main head element 12, a connector 14 and an elongated spike shaft 16 that terminates into a point 18. Main head component 12 for the first embodiment is shaped like an inverted triangle. Atop the upper most plane 22 of head element 12, there is included a striking (or hammering) surface 24 for readily pounding the device 10 into the sand/ground, etc. for anchoring something therewith. On the reverse of upper plane 22, or inner plane 26, there is a hand-gripping component 28 with optional, individualized finger sections F as shown.
For ease of collecting several such devices and storing them altogether until needed, the connector 14 of device 10 (as shown), includes an aperture 30. That aperture may be replaced by or supplement a common hook head (not shown) in still alternate variations.
The primary difference between
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In the next alternative embodiment, device 410 of
Finally, the more open-framed variation of device 610 in
It is expected that this invention will make these nail/stakes from durable/reusable materials, preferably metals like steel, aluminum or the like. For less critical applications, however, it may be possible to make the same invention from hardened plastics or other composite materials that are able to withstand repeated hammerings against one of its own types of anchor components.
Claims
1. A hand-removable nail/stake comprises a main head element and a spiked shaft, said main head element having: (a) an uppermost surface for hammering the nail/stake into ground for anchoring; and (b) means for pulling the main head element upwardly to remove the main element when no longer needed for anchoring.
2. The nail/stake of claim 1 wherein the pulling means includes a plurality of finger recesses.
3. The nail/stake of claim 1 wherein the main head element further includes a hammering face extending from at least one lateral side.
4. The nail/stake of claim 2 wherein the main head element includes a hammering face extending from opposed lateral sides.
5. The nail/stake of claim 1 wherein the main head element is made from a metal selected from steel and aluminum.
6. The nail/stake of claim 1 wherein the main head element is made from hardened plastic.
7. The nail/stake of claim 1 wherein the main hand element is hinged to swing away and has a locking pin therefor.
8. A hand-removable nail/stake comprising:
- (a) a bottom component with at least one elongated spike point for inserting into the ground for anchoring an item; and
- (b) a top component with an aperture through which a user's hand will fit for removing the nail/stake from the ground when no longer needed for anchoring, said top component having an uppermost surface for hammering.
9. The nail/stake of claim 8 wherein the top component is triangularly-shaped.
10. The nail/stake of claim 8 wherein the top component is semi-circularly shaped.
11. The nail/stake of claim 8 wherein the top component is rectangularly-shaped.
12. The nail/stake of claim 8 wherein the top component includes a plurality of finger-gripping indents.
13. The nail/stake of claim 8 wherein the top component further includes a hammering face at one end.
14. The nail/stake of claim 13 wherein the top component includes a hammering face at opposed ends.
15. The nail/stake of claim 8 wherein the bottom component includes a pair of spaced apart, elongated spikes.
16. The nail/stake of claim 8 wherein the top component is hinged to swing away and has a locking pin therefor.
17. The nail/stake of claim 8, which is made from steel.
18. The nail/stake of claim 8, which is made from aluminum.
19. The nail/stake of claim 8, which is made from hardened plastic.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 4, 2016
Publication Date: Oct 13, 2016
Inventor: Andre Green (Pittsburgh, PA)
Application Number: 15/090,502