Multi-purpose stake

Claim 1

The combination of a multi-purpose stake having a sharp end and a flat end for driving into the ground comprising: a. a pair of walls of V-shaped cross-section having a crown with inner and outer sides, and a flange extending outwardly from each of the free ends of said cross-section of said walls; b. a pair of spaced apertures in said crown adjacent said flat end; and c. a one-piece, formed spring-wire, snap-in attachment means on said stake, said attachment means comprising: 1. a straight back section having an upper and lower end, 2. first and second detents offset and extending upwardly and downwardly, respectively, from and in coplanar relationship with each end of said straight back section, 3. a stub end extending upwardly from and connected to said second detent in parallel relationship with said straight back section, 4. a third detent offset and extending downwardly from and connected to said first detent, and 5. a hook coplanar with the first detent section extending upwardly from and connected to the third detent, whereby, when said stub end and said hook are inserted through said apertures from the rear end of said crown, the straight back section will be thereagainst and said stub end and said hook will extend from the front surface of said crown.