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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1998
Anthony Caruso, Quakertown, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An earth anchor for a pole that includes a base, a spike, and attaching apparatus. The base has a lowermost face for contacting the earth, an uppermost face opposite to the lowermost face, and a longitudinal axis. The spike is for insertion into the earth, and depends from the lowermost face of the base. The attaching apparatus is for engaging a pole, and is disposed on the uppermost face of the base. The base is disk-shaped with a circular periphery for providing a blunt round edge that eliminates corners when tipped on which a player could fall and be injured, and is wide for leaving enough room for the pole to still be pushed into the earth using foot pressure. The attaching apparatus includes a stop boss disposed on the uppermost face of the base, along the longitudinal axis of the base, which centers the attaching apparatus for allowing the pole to have identical stability in all directions. The attaching apparatus further includes a peg that extends coaxially upwardly from, and is narrower than, the stop boss. The attaching apparatus further includes a coil spring for snugly receiving, and allowing 360 degrees of freedom for, the pole, and which extends coaxially-upwardly from, and with a portion thereof fitting snugly around, the peg, until the stop boss of the attaching apparatus. The attaching apparatus can include, in place of the stop boss, the peg, and the coils spring, a sleeve.