T-post hole-forming device and use for installing a T-post
OwnerHerbert Warren Collinsinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a T-post hole-forming device, comprising (a) a shaft; (b) a head for receiving a driving force at the top of said shaft; (c) a flat plate affixed to one side of said shaft, the shaft terminating in a pointed end for piercing the ground. Also provided is a method for installing a T-post into the ground. The method involves (a) piercing the ground with the T-post hole-forming device to produce a hole; (b) removing the device from the ground, and (c) inserting a T-post into the hole, thereby installing the T-post into the ground.
Claims15
A T-post hole-forming device, comprising
- (a) a shaft;
- (b) a head for receiving a driving force, said head being positioned at the top of said shaft;
- (c) a flat plate affixed to one side of said shaft, said shaft terminating in a pointed end for piercing the ground.
The device of claim 2, wherein said shaft has a diameter of about 1 to 2 inches.
The device of claim 3, wherein said shaft has a diameter of about 1.5 inches.
A T-post hole-forming device, comprising:
- (a) a steel shaft having a diameter of about 1.5 inches;
- (b) a steel head for receiving a driving force, said head being attached to the top of said shaft and having a diameter of about 3.5 inches;
- (c) a steel flat plate having a length of about 22 inches affixed to one side of said shaft, said shaft having a pointed end section of about 2 inches in length for piercing the ground, wherein said plate affixed to said terminates about 2 inches from the pointed end of said shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.