Hammerable, hand removable nail/stake

Abstract

A hand-removable nail/stake comprises a bottom component with at least one elongated spike point for inserting into the ground for anchoring an item; and a top component with an aperture through which a user's hand will fit for removing the nail/stake from the ground when no longer needed for anchoring. The top component has an uppermost surface for hammering and preferably includes at least one hammering face from one side. Optionally, the aperture includes a plurality of finger-gripping indents.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hand-removable nail/stake comprises a main head element and a spiked shaft, said main head element having: (a) an uppermost surface for hammering the nail/stake into ground for anchoring; and (b) means for pulling the main head element upwardly to remove the main element when no longer needed for anchoring. 
     
     
         2 . The nail/stake of  claim 1  wherein the pulling means includes a plurality of finger recesses. 
     
     
         3 . The nail/stake of  claim 1  wherein the main head element further includes a hammering face extending from at least one lateral side. 
     
     
         4 . The nail/stake of  claim 2  wherein the main head element includes a hammering face extending from opposed lateral sides. 
     
     
         5 . The nail/stake of  claim 1  wherein the main head element is made from a metal selected from steel and aluminum. 
     
     
         6 . The nail/stake of  claim 1  wherein the main head element is made from hardened plastic. 
     
     
         7 . The nail/stake of  claim 1  wherein the main hand element is hinged to swing away and has a locking pin therefor. 
     
     
         8 . A hand-removable nail/stake comprising:
 (a) a bottom component with at least one elongated spike point for inserting into the ground for anchoring an item; and   (b) a top component with an aperture through which a user's hand will fit for removing the nail/stake from the ground when no longer needed for anchoring, said top component having an uppermost surface for hammering.   
     
     
         9 . The nail/stake of  claim 8  wherein the top component is triangularly-shaped. 
     
     
         10 . The nail/stake of  claim 8  wherein the top component is semi-circularly shaped. 
     
     
         11 . The nail/stake of  claim 8  wherein the top component is rectangularly-shaped. 
     
     
         12 . The nail/stake of  claim 8  wherein the top component includes a plurality of finger-gripping indents. 
     
     
         13 . The nail/stake of  claim 8  wherein the top component further includes a hammering face at one end. 
     
     
         14 . The nail/stake of  claim 13  wherein the top component includes a hammering face at opposed ends. 
     
     
         15 . The nail/stake of  claim 8  wherein the bottom component includes a pair of spaced apart, elongated spikes. 
     
     
         16 . The nail/stake of  claim 8  wherein the top component is hinged to swing away and has a locking pin therefor. 
     
     
         17 . The nail/stake of  claim 8 , which is made from steel. 
     
     
         18 . The nail/stake of  claim 8 , which is made from aluminum. 
     
     
         19 . The nail/stake of  claim 8 , which is made from hardened plastic.