Banner frame with anchor stakes

Abstract

A banner frame mounted on two or more anchor stakes or spikes. The anchor stakes are configured to provide a natural anchor once driven into the ground, thereby preventing the typical leaning, bending or bowing of the posts that leads to sagging of the banner. A single anchor stake or spike may also be to support a single post for applications where a single post is needed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A banner frame, comprising:
 a pair of vertical supports, each with a top end and a bottom end;   a horizontal support extending between said pair of vertical supports; and   an anchor stake disposed at the bottom end of each of said pair of vertical supports, said anchor stake comprising two or more outward-extending flanges, at least one of said flanges comprising a first section with a first width, a second section with a second width adjacent the first section, and a third section with a third width adjacent the second section.   
     
     
         2 . The banner frame of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said flanges further comprises a fourth section with a fourth width adjacent the third section. 
     
     
         3 . The banner frame of  claim 1 , wherein the first width and third width are constant but not the same. 
     
     
         4 . The banner frame of  claim 3 , wherein the second width varies in width between the first width and third width. 
     
     
         5 . The banner frame of  claim 2 , wherein the fourth width varies. 
     
     
         6 . The banner frame of  claim 1 , further wherein at least one of said flanges comprises removal resistant means. 
     
     
         7 . The banner frame of  claim 6 , wherein said removal resistant means comprises one or more holes or cut-outs extending through the flange. 
     
     
         8 . The banner frame of  claim 6 , wherein said removal resistance means comprises one or more directionally-biased extensions or points on a face or multiple faces of the flange. 
     
     
         9 . The banner frame of  claim 8 , wherein the directional-biased extensions or points extend upwards away from the lower end of the anchor stake. 
     
     
         10 . The banner frame of  claim 1 , wherein said anchor stakes each comprise an upper end with a mounting post and a lower end with a tip. 
     
     
         11 . The banner frame of  claim 10 , wherein each vertical support is mounted on the mounting post of the respective anchor stake. 
     
     
         12 . The banner frame of  claim 1 , wherein there are at least four flanges on each anchor stake. 
     
     
         13 . An anchor stake, comprising:
 a stake with a lower end adapted for insertion into ground, and an upper end extending aboveground;   a plurality of flanges extending outwarding from the lower end, each flange comprising a first face and a second face, and at least one flange comprising a first section with a first width, a second section with a second width adjacent the first section, and a third section with a third width adjacent the second section.   
     
     
         14 . The banner frame of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of said flanges further comprises a fourth section with a fourth width adjacent the third section. 
     
     
         15 . The banner frame of  claim 13 , wherein the first width and third width are constant but not the same. 
     
     
         16 . The banner frame of  claim 15 , wherein the second width varies in width between the first width and third width. 
     
     
         17 . The banner frame of  claim 14 , wherein the fourth width varies. 
     
     
         18 . The banner frame of  claim 13 , further wherein at least one of said flanges comprises removal resistant means. 
     
     
         19 . The banner frame of  claim 18 , wherein said removal resistant means comprises one or more holes or cut-outs extending through the flange, or one or more directionally-biased extensions or points on at least one of said faces of the flange. 
     
     
         20 . The banner frame of  claim 13 , wherein there are four flanges evenly spaced.