US4508319A
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Bender board mounting system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-11-21
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Granted: 1985-04-02
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Expires: 2003-11-21
Abstract
Abstract A holder for use in landscaping such as for holding bender board or the like, the holder having a U-shaped channel member fixedly, or separably attached to a stake member. The legs or walls of the channel member are generally rigid yet generally resilient and may be equipped with inwardly extending hook-like tabs or tangs to firmly grip the board or the like within the channel. The stake member may have barbed portions for impeding withdrawal of the holder from the ground. The holder may be formed of galvanized sheet metal.
Inventors
- 👤 R. Warner Tappan
- 👤 Pam R. Tappan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:52
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H17/00; E04H17/14; E04H17/20; E04H12/00; E04H12/22; E04H12/2207; E04H12/2215
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
In a device for holding boards or the like in generally fixed relation to the ground, the combination comprising: (a) a stake member configured for insertion into the ground, said stake member including slot means adjacent one end thereof; and (b) a generally U-shaped channel member having a bight portion configured for attachment to said stake member and a pair of generally resilient, generally vertical leg portions for receiving and holding a board or the like therebetween, the bight portion of said channel member being slotted for engagement with said slot means for separably interconnecting the two parts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
In a device for holding boards or the like in generally fixed relation to the ground, the combination comprising: (a) a stake member configured for insertion into the ground, said stake member including slot means adjacent one end thereof; and (b) a generally U-shaped channel member having a bight portion configured for attachment to said stake member and a pair of generally resilient, generally vertical leg portions for receiving and holding a board or the like therebetween, the bight portion of said channel member being slotted for engagement with said slot means for separably interconnecting the two parts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The combination according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said stake member and said channel member include interlock means for at least partially securing the parts in assembled relation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The combination according to claim 2 wherein said interlock means includes a dimple in the bight portion of said channel member for engaging a portion of said stake member adjacent said slot means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The combination according to claim 1 wherein said stake member and said channel are formed of metal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The combination according to claim 1 wherein said stake member and said channel member are formed of bent sheet metal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The combination according to claim 5 wherein said channel member has a slotted opening in the bight portion thereof, and one end of said stake member has a matingly configured slot means for coaction therewith.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination according to claim 6 wherein said bight portion of said channel member includes means for interlocking said one end of said stake member thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination according to claim 7 wherein said means for interlocking is a dimple formed in said bight portion for frictionally engaging a portion of said stake member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The combination according to claim 8 wherein said channel member has inwardly extending tang means on the opposing walls thereof for frictionally gripping a board or the like therebetween.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The combination according to claim 9 wherein said stake member has a spine portion with tang means formed therein, said tang means being dimensioned and configured for impeding withdrawal of said stake member from the ground.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The combination according to claim 10 wherein the opposing walls of said channel member are tapered inwardly at the open end thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
136 words
In a device for holding boards or the like in generally fixed relation to the ground, the combination comprising: (a) a stake member configured for insertion into the ground, said stake member being formed of sheet metal in an elongate generally C-shaped channel configuration, said stake member having inclined barb portions formed therein in a direction to impede the withdrawal of said stake member from the ground; and (b) a generally U-shaped channel member having a bight portion secured to said stake member and a pair of generally vertical, independently reslient finger members spaced longitudinally of said channel member, the ends of said finger members being bent to form inwardly and downwardly directed tabs on the ends of said finger members for resiliently engaging a board or the like against withdrawal thereof from said channel member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
136 words
In a device for holding boards or the like in generally fixed relation to the ground, the combination comprising: (a) a stake member configured for insertion into the ground, said stake member being formed of sheet metal in an elongate generally C-shaped channel configuration, said stake member having inclined barb portions formed therein in a direction to impede the withdrawal of said stake member from the ground; and (b) a generally U-shaped channel member having a bight portion secured to said stake member and a pair of generally vertical, independently reslient finger members spaced longitudinally of said channel member, the ends of said finger members being bent to form inwardly and downwardly directed tabs on the ends of said finger members for resiliently engaging a board or the like against withdrawal thereof from said channel member.
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