Snap fit posts for fence panels balustrades and the like

A post comprising:

• a base member and a cover member having complementary snap fit formations by which said base member and said cover member may be secured to each other, said base member including an end wall and opposing first and second walls that extend away from said end wall, said first and second walls each having a distal end portion that includes an inclined face and wherein said inclined faces converge towards one other so as to form a throat having opposed throat portions that define a narrow continuous opening;
• said cover member including an end wall with spaced apart first and second side walls extending therefrom and wherein said first and second side walls at least partially extend over an adjacent one of said distal end portions;
• at least one opening formed through said end wall of said base member and/or said end wall of said cover member, said one or more openings being adapted to receive therein an end portion of one or more slats or rails, whereby, after having secured said base member to said cover member using said snap fit formations, the end portion of the slat or rail may then be extended through said opening in said end wall and guided by said inclined faces through said narrow elongate opening towards said other end wall, and wherein the end portion will be frictionally retained between opposed throat portions by the engagement of said distal end portions with said side walls and/or end wall of said cover.