STAKE

Description

THE OBJECT IS A STAKE, INTENDED TO BE BURIED IN THE GROUND TO KEEP IT IN PLACE, FOR EXAMPLE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOCELLULAR HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES FOR SOIL STABILIZATION. Drawings show that the stake includes an elongated structure that has ends. One end is POINTED, AND IT IS THE END THAT IS BURIED IN THE GROUND. THE OPPOSITE END HAS A HEAD OF GENERALLY FLAT BASE AND A PAIR OF OPPOSITE HANDLES EXTENDING FROM THE FLAT-BASED HEAD. ONE OF THE ARMS CAN BE USED TO OVERLAP THE EDGE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOCELLULAR STRUCTURE, WHEN THE STAKE IS BURIED IN THE GROUND. BETWEEN THE OPPOSITE ENDS THERE IS A ROD THAT IS NARROW IN WIDTH AS IT EXTENDS FROM THE UPPER BASE OF THE HEAD TO THE END POINTED. THE ROD INCLUDES 3 SETS OF LATERALLY SPACED BARBS, PROJECTING FROM THE ROD, BETWEEN THE POINTED END AND THE FLAT HEAD. THE ROD HAS A PATTERN OF DEPRESSIONS IN THE SHAPE OF A TRIANGLE ALONG TWO OPPOSITE SIDES BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS; AND A PATTERN OF ROUNDED TRIANGULAR AND RECTANGULAR DEPRESSIONS THAT ALTERNATE ON OTHER OPPOSITE SIDES.