Surveyor{3 s stake

Claim 1

A surveyor''s stake or the like comprising a plurality of generally flat, elongated ribs, each of said ribs being integrally joined to another of said ribs along a juncture line parallel to the longitudinal dimensions thereof to form an elongated and homogeneous member having a ''''Tee'''' cross-section, the distal longitudinal edges of said ribs being uniformly and convergently tapered such that said member has a relatively narrow point end and a wider head end, and a driving flange integrally joined to said wider end and disposed generally perpendicular to the longitudinal dimensions of said ribs, said flange and said ribs being molded of a single, homogeneous piece of moldable plastic material, said flange having a thickness substantially greater than the thickness of said ribs, said plastic material including a luminescent pigment therein, at least one of said ribs including a generally flat, outwardly facing and gritty surface adapted for writing thereon, all other of said ribs being disposed oppositely of said surface, said flange having an upper surface disposed oppositely of said ribs which is tapered at a small angle with respect to a plane perpendicular to said ribs to thereby direct hammer blows thereagainst when the stake is driven into the ground.