Post installation bracket
Assigneesalesforce.com, inc.
InventorsRobert Manos, Scott Gray
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Abstract
A post installation bracket for installing posts on a base such as a concrete slab is provided. The post installation bracket includes a leveling plate with at least one leveling element and an anchoring bolt securing assembly configured to securely receive a first end of an anchoring bolt, a second end of the anchoring bolt distal to the first end securely anchored into the base. The post installation bracket further includes at least one leveling bolt securely fastened to each of the at least one leveling elements, the at least one leveling bolt used to position the leveling plate and post with respect to the base.
Claims20
A post installation bracket comprising:
- a leveling plate including at least one leveling element and an anchoring bolt securing assembly configured to receive a first end of an anchoring bolt having a second end engaged with a base, and
- at least one leveling bolt securely fastened to each of the at least one leveling elements, the at least one leveling bolt configured to position the leveling plate with respect to the base while the leveling plate is securely attached to a base of a post using fasteners, wherein the leveling plate includes a first pilot hole for receiving the anchoring bolt, a second set of pilot holes for receiving the fasteners for securing the leveling plate to the base of the post, and a third set of pilot holes for receiving a respective leveling bolt of the at least one of the at least one leveling bolt, and wherein the first pilot hole, the second set of pilot holes, and the third set of pilot holes are different.
A post comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- a leveling plate attached to the first end, the leveling plate including at least one leveling element and an anchoring bolt securing assembly configured to receive a first end of an anchoring bolt;
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- at least one leveling bolt securely fastened to each of the at least one leveling elements, the at least one leveling bolt used to position the post via the leveling plate with respect to a base,
- wherein the at least one leveling bolt is accessible between an upper surface of the base and a lower surface of the leveling plate to position the leveling plate with respect to the base.
A method comprising:
- attaching a leveling plate to an end of a post, the leveling plate including a at least one leveling element and an anchoring bolt securing assembly;
- positioning the post on an anchoring bolt such that the anchoring bolt securing assembly receives the anchoring bolt after attaching the leveling plate to the end of the post, wherein the anchoring bolt is securely attached to a base separate from the leveling plate;
- rotating the post until the at least one leveling element contacts a surface of the base;
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- rotating a leveling bolt of the at least one leveling element until the post is in a desired position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.