Patent References 2153229 2292272 2662321 2807897 Plant stake Garden marker Patent #: 4079530 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/846587 filed on 10/28/1977US Classes:40/645, For holding plant marker47/47VerticalExaminersPrimary: Pitrelli, John F.Assistant: Skillington, G. Lee Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG09F 3/20 (20060101)G09F 3/08 (20060101) AbstractA plant or garden marker comprising a stake element preferably of plastic material having a stem or shank portion with a sharp point at one end thereof and an enlarged planar mounting surface at the opposite end thereof. An identification member such as a decal is removably applied to the mounting surface and serves to identify plants by means of graphic information or indicia or both. The identification member also can be a sheet element provided with pressure sensitive adhesive. The mounting surface is outlined by a rib-like formation which outlines the location of the identification member. Various identification members can be purchased separately according to different varieties of plants the user intends to grow, and a selected member is affixed to a stake element which then is driven by hand into the ground adjacent the plant or plants to be identified. The same stake element can be used with different identification members simply by removing an old one and replacing it with a new member. The shank portion is reinforced by a pair of rib-like elements extending therealong of generally U-shaped cross section. | |