Fence post leveling bracket assembly and system and method for use of same

A fencing system comprising:

• a fence having a plurality of fence panels, each of the plurality of fence panels including a plurality of vertically spaced runners, each of the vertically spaced runners being substantially horizontal to the ground;
• each of the plurality of fence panels including a plurality of adjacent fence pickets, each of the plurality of adjacent fence pickets being vertically oriented, each of the plurality of adjacent fence pickets being secured to the plurality of vertically spaced runners;
• each of fence panels including first and second horizontally spaced fence posts;
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• each of the first and second horizontally spaced fence posts including a fence post leveling bracket assembly for a post vertically supported in the ground, the fence post leveling bracket assembly comprising:
• an upper fence post bracket including an upper base plate having a plurality of spaced upper elongated slots extending therethrough, the upper fence post bracket including an upper socket member rigidly secured centrally to the upper base plate and extending vertically therefrom, the upper socket member being open at a distal end thereof, the upper socket member securing the fence post thereat;
• a lower fence post bracket including a lower base plate having a plurality of spaced lower elongated slots extending therethrough, the lower fence post bracket including a lower socket member rigidly secured centrally to the lower base plate and extending vertically therefrom, the lower socket member being open at a distal end thereof, the lower socket member securing a vertically supporting post thereat, the vertically supporting post extending into the ground;
• the upper base plate of the upper fence post bracket facing the lower base plate of the lower fence post bracket with a cavity therebetween;
• the upper base plate and the lower base plate being, responsive to installation, above the ground;
• a plurality of adjustable vertical drift rods spanning the cavity from the plurality of spaced upper elongated slots to the plurality of spaced lower elongated slots, each of the plurality of adjustable vertical drift rods securing the upper fence post bracket and the lower fence post bracket theretogether;
• each of the plurality of adjustable drift rods having an intra-portion within the cavity and an extra-portion outside of the cavity;
• the upper fence post bracket and the lower fence post bracket having a reference placement where the upper base plate is parallel to the lower base plate;
• the upper fence post bracket and the lower fence post bracket having a plurality of deviated placements where the upper base plate is nonparallel to the lower base plate;
• the upper fence post bracket and the lower fence post bracket selectively above-ground, post-installation, foundation-independent transitioning from the reference placement to one of the plurality of deviated placements by adjusting the plurality of adjustable drift rods to have at least two distinct intra-portion lengths;
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• the upper fence post bracket and the lower fence post bracket selectively above-ground, post-installation, foundation-independent transitioning from one of the plurality of deviated placements to the reference placement by adjusting the plurality of adjustable drift rods to have a uniform intra-portion length.

A fence post bracket system for a fence having a post vertically supported in the ground, the fence post bracket system comprising:

• an upper fence post bracket including an upper base plate having a plurality of spaced upper elongated slots extending therethrough, the upper fence post bracket including an upper socket member rigidly secured centrally to the upper base plate and extending vertically therefrom, the upper socket member being open at a distal end thereof, the upper socket member securing the fence post thereat, the fence post extending upward from the upper socket;
• a lower fence post bracket including a lower base plate having a plurality of spaced lower elongated slots extending therethrough, the lower fence post bracket including a lower socket member rigidly secured centrally to the lower base plate and extending vertically therefrom, the lower socket member being open at a distal end thereof, the lower socket member securing vertically supporting post thereat, the vertically supporting post extending into the ground;
• the upper base plate of the upper fence post bracket facing the lower base plate of the lower fence post bracket with a cavity therebetween;
• the upper base plate and the lower base plate being, responsive to installation, above the ground;
• a plurality of adjustable vertical drift rods spanning the cavity from the plurality of spaced upper elongated slots to the plurality of spaced lower elongated slots, each of the plurality of adjustable vertical drift rods securing the upper fence post bracket and the lower fence post bracket theretogther;
• each of the plurality of adjustable drift rods having an intra-portion within the cavity and an extra-portion outside of the cavity;
• the upper fence post bracket and the lower fence post bracket having a reference placement where the upper base plate is parallel to the lower base plate;
• the upper fence post bracket and the lower fence post bracket having a plurality of deviated placements where the upper base plate is nonparallel to the lower base plate;
• the upper fence post bracket and the lower fence post bracket selectively above-ground, post-installation, foundation-independent transitioning from the reference placement to one of the plurality of deviated placements by adjusting the plurality of adjustable drift rods to have at least two distinct intra-portion lengths;
• the upper fence post bracket and the lower fence post bracket selectively above-ground, post-installation, foundation-independent transitioning from one of the plurality of deviated placements to the reference placement by adjusting the plurality of adjustable drift rods to have a uniform intra-portion length;
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• a monitoring unit secured to the fence post, the monitoring unit including a housing securing a processor, lean circuitry, a wireless transceiver, memory, and storage therein;
• a busing architecture communicatively interconnecting the processor, the lean circuitry, the wireless transceiver, the memory, and the storage;
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• the lean circuitry monitoring lean of the fence post and responsive to detecting a lean, sending a status signal.