ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,416, issued on May 20.
"Tent stake assembly" was invented by Rosanne Bibby (Scarborough, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tent stake assembly for securing a tent includes a tent stake that has a tapered end which tapers to a point to penetrate ground. A head is attached to the tent stake such that the head defines a striking surface which can be struck by a tool for driving the tent stake into the ground. The head is distally positioned with respect to the tapered end of the tent stake. The head has a plurality of gripping elements each extending downwardly from the head to engage the ground when the tent stake is driven into ...