Garden marker

Abstract

A garden marker with features of convenience for a gardener.

Claims

1. A garden marker stake comprising: a single component having a front surface, a back surface, a reinforcing rib, a lower end that is tapered and defines a furrowing nose, angled distal end surfaces, side walls, a top surface disposed at a top end of the garden marker stake, and measurement details, and wherein said garden marker stake defines a straight portion that extends from said top end to an upper portion of said lower end, and wherein the entire width of said straight portion has a same width, and wherein said straight portion defines a length, and said reinforcing rib is located along a longitudinal center line on said front surface and extends between a first point and a second point, where said first point is approximately halfway between a midway point along a length of said tapered distal end and an lower end of the tapered distal end, and said second point is an approximate midway point along said length of said straight portion, wherein the top surface defines an end icon that depicts a crop product and is integral to the top surface, and wherein the icon, is raised on the top surface, wherein the measurement details enable a gardener to measure both depth of seed planting as well as plant spacing, wherein the furrowing nose is usable for tracing a furrow for seeding, and wherein the side walls stabilize the stake vertically, letter labeling that is integral to the garden marker stake, and wherein the letter labeling is raised letter labeling and is disposed on said front surface between said top surface and a top end of said reinforcing rib and wherein said reinforcing rib is raised on said front surface.

2. The garden marker stake of claim 1 further comprising color coding for identifying the crop product.

3. A garden marker stake comprising: a single component having a tapered distal end, a top end disposed opposite said tapered distal end, a front surface, and wherein said garden marker stake defines a straight portion that extends from said top end to an upper portion of said tapered distal end, and wherein said straight portion has a same width, a reinforcing rib located along a longitudinal center line of said front surface and extends from a point near an end of the tapered distal end to an approximate midway point along a length of said straight portion, said reinforcing rib is raised on said front surface, letter labeling that is integral to the garden marker stake, and wherein the letter labeling is raised letter labeling and is disposed on said front surface between said top end and a top end of said reinforcing rib.

4. The garden marker stake of claim 3, further including measurement details to enable a gardener to measure both depth of seed planting as well as plant spacing.

5. The garden marker stake of claim 4, further including a furrowing nose configured for tracing a furrow for seeding.

6. The garden marker stake of claim 5, further including side walls to stabilize the garden marker stake.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIGS. 1 through 8 illustrate the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a garden marker.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(2) Referring to FIGS. 1 through 8, the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a garden marker 100 stake 1 comprising a front surface 2, a reinforcing rib 3, a furrowing nose 4, angled distal end surfaces 5, side walls 6 for vertical stabilization, a back surface 7, letter labeling 8, an icon 9, a top surface 10, and measurement details 11 and 12.

(3) The material, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention is, but not restricted to, Polypropylene™. The material is labeled in the FIGS. 1 through 10, by color codes: A for green, B for yellow, C for beige, and D for red, as specific examples of choices. As obvious to anyone skilled in the art, there are many color choices, to match the variety of potential crops.

(4) The letter labeling 8 and the measurement details 11 and 12, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, may be, but not restricted to, raised or recessed letter labeling 8 and measurement details 11 and 12.

(5) In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a gardener, when planting beans, the garden marker 100 with the proximate end icon 9 representing a green bean and with the material color choice A for Green, may be of interest. The furrowing nose 4 can be used to trace a furrow for seeding, while the measurement details 11, 12 can be of assistance in both measuring a desired depth of seed as well as speed spacing. The lettering 8 in this example would be the product beans to assist the gardeners in identifying the location of the beans planted.

(6) The reinforcing rib 3 reinforces the stake 1.

(7) The angled distal end surfaces 5 assist the gardener in inserting the garden marker 100 into a garden to assist in identifying what was planted.

(8) Although the description above contains many specificites, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, but as merely providing illustrations of some of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the scope of the present invention.

(9) Thus the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims in the formal application and their legal equivalents, rather than by the examples given.

(10) SEQUENCE LISTING Not applicable