US 11,898,314 B2Granted

Support device comprising a post

AssigneeValmont France

InventorsPascal Jacques Carrier, David Souchon

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Abstract

Support device intended to be installed on public roads, comprising a support post, characterized in that said post has a cross-section comprising a first and a second branch, the support device further comprising: a first intermediate element which is separate from said post and designed to be secured thereto and a first element for covering said post, which is designed to be fastened between said first and second branches, said first intermediate element and covering element being provided with a complementary first attachment element and a complementary second attachment element, respectively, in order to secure said first covering element to said post, the first and second attachment elements being arranged so that said first covering element, when it is secured to said post, conceals said first intermediate element. Support device comprising a post, for example, for supporting tramway catenaries.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A support device configured to be installed on public roads, comprising at least one post for catenary support and/or public lighting support, and/or urban signalling support, and/or urban billboard support, said post being designed to be bound to the ground via a base so as to extend substantially vertically, characterized in that said post has, over at least a substantial portion of its length, a cross-section having itself at least a first and a second branch that are solid and that form a first salient angle, and in that the support device further comprises at least:

a first intermediate element, which is distinct from said post and configured to be secured to the post on a side of said first salient angle, and
a first element for covering said post, which is distinct from said first intermediate element and said post, and configured to be added between said first and second branches, on the side of the first salient angle,
said first intermediate element and covering element being provided with a first and a second attachment element, respectively, complementary to each other, in order to secure said first covering element to said post, the first and second attachment elements being arranged so that said first covering element, when secured to said post, substantially conceals said first intermediate element, said first and second attachment elements having a first set of teeth and a second set of teeth, respectively, said first and second sets of teeth being arranged so that said first intermediate element and covering element can move between:
an interpenetration position, in which the respective teeth of each of the two sets of teeth are matched with respective spaces separating the respective teeth of the other of the two sets of teeth, and
a mechanical interlocking position, in which the respective teeth of each of the two sets of teeth are matched with the respective teeth of the other of the two sets of teeth (24, 25) to secure said first covering element to said post.

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A method for manufacturing a support device configured to be installed on public roads, said method comprising at least a step of making or providing a post for catenary support, and/or public lighting support, and/or urban signalling support, and/or urban billboard support, said post being designed to be bound to the ground via a base so as to extend substantially vertically, said method being characterized in that said post has, over at least a substantial portion of its length, a cross-section having itself at least a first and a second branch that are solid and that form a first salient angle, and in that it further comprises:

a step of securing to said post, on a side of said first salient angle, a first intermediate element that is distinct from said post and provided with a first attachment element, and
a step of covering said post in which
a first covering element is added between said first and second branches on the side of the first salient angle, said first covering element being distinct from said first intermediate element and said post, and provided with a second attachment element, and
said first and second attachment elements are attached to each other in a complementary manner to secure said first covering element to said post, the first and second attachment elements being arranged so that said first covering element, when secured to said post, substantially conceals said first intermediate element,
said first and second attachment elements having a first set of teeth and a second set of teeth respectively, said covering step comprising:
a first matching sub-step, in which the respective teeth of each of the two sets of teeth are matched with respective spaces separating the respective teeth of the other of the two sets of teeth,
an interpenetration sub-step, in which the first covering element is displaced towards the first intermediate element so that the respective teeth of each of the two sets of teeth interpenetrate each other,
a mechanical interlocking sub-step, in which the respective teeth of each of the two sets of teeth are matched with the respective teeth of the other of the two sets of teeth to secure said first covering element to said post.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/257,674Filed 5 Jul 2019
Priority: FR 18561795 Jul 2018
Published: US 2021/0317623 A114 Oct 2021
Granted: 13 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

E01F 9/681
For holding sign posts or the like: the sign posts being fastened by removable means, e.g. screws or bolts
E04H 12/08
Structures made of specified materials: of metal
F21S 8/085
With a standard: of high-built type, e.g. street light
F21W 2131/103
Outdoor lighting: of streets or roads