Support for a signpost
OwnerMylan D. Warnes, Sue M. Warnesinventors
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Abstract
A signpost support includes a vertical bar with a first end and a second end, and a ground anchor coupled to the vertical bar between the first end and the second end of the vertical bar. The ground anchor includes a body section coupled to the vertical bar, a spike extending from the body section, where the spike is oriented toward the second end of the vertical bar, a tab coupled to the body section and oriented perpendicular the vertical bar, and a spring section coupled to the body section and extending toward the first end of the vertical bar. The spring section is angled away from the vertical bar.
Claims19
A signpost support comprising:
- a vertical bar comprising a first end and a second end;
- a ground anchor coupled to the vertical bar between the first end and the second end of the vertical bar, the ground anchor comprising
- a body section coupled to the vertical bar;
- a spike extending from the body section, the spike oriented toward the second end of the vertical bar;
- a tab coupled to the body section and oriented perpendicular the vertical bar;
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- a spring section coupled to the body section and extending toward the first end of the vertical bar, the spring section angled away from the vertical bar.
A signpost system comprising:
- a signpost comprising a hollow interior on a bottom end;
- a vertical bar comprising a first end and a second end;
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- a ground anchor coupled to the vertical bar between the first end and the second end of the vertical bar, the ground anchor comprising
- a body section coupled to the vertical bar;
- a spike extending from the body section, the spike oriented toward the second end of the vertical bar;
- a tab coupled to the body section and oriented perpendicular the vertical bar;
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- a spring section coupled to the body section and extending toward the first end of the vertical bar, the spring section angled away from the vertical bar,
- wherein when the hollow interior of the signpost is positioned over the first end of the vertical bar and the spring section and the vertical bar and spring section span an interior of the hollow interior.
A signpost support comprising:
- a vertical bar comprising a first end and a second end, the second end comprising a point;
- a ground anchor coupled to the vertical bar between the first end and the second end of the vertical bar, the ground anchor comprising a plate, the plate comprising
- a body section coupled to the vertical bar;
- a first spike and a second spike, each spike extending away from the body section in opposite directions, the first spike and second spike each oriented parallel to the vertical bar towards the second end of the vertical bar;
- a first tab coupled to the first spike and a second tab coupled to the second spike, the first tab oriented perpendicular to the first spike, the second tab oriented perpendicular to the second spike, the first and second tabs on opposite sides of the vertical bar, wherein the second end of the vertical bar extends beyond the first and second spikes;
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- a spring section coupled to the body section and extending toward the first end of the vertical bar, the first end of the vertical bar extending beyond the spring section, the spring section comprising a first end coupled to the body section and a second end distal to the first end of the spring section, the spring section angled away from the vertical bar,
- wherein when a signpost is placed over the first end of the vertical bar and the spring section, the spring section exerts a spring force against an interior of the signpost, and
- wherein a width of the spring section is sized to prevent rotation of the signpost relative to the ground anchor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.