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US 2006/0213134 A1Published application
Break-away post
AssigneeGrand Haven Plastics, Inc.
InventorKarl Chapel
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Abstract
A break-away post includes a post portion, a base portion, and a shear pin. The post portion includes a mounting base and an aperture disposed through the mounting base. The base portion includes a mounting head having an aperture disposed therethrough. The shear pin includes a compressible ring portion adapted to be inserted through the aperture of the mounting head when the mounting head is disposed through the aperture of mounting base thereby coupling the post portion to the base portion.
Claims29
A break-away post comprising:
- an elongate post portion including a post aperture;
- a base portion including a mounting head sized and configured to be disposed through the post aperture of the post portion, the mounting head including a head aperture therethrough;
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- a shear pin sized and configured to be inserted through the head aperture of the mounting head when the mounting head is disposed through the post aperture of the post portion.
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A break-away post assembly comprising:
- a post;
- a base configured to be engaged with the post;
- a first one of the post or the base includes a first aperture, and a second one of the post or the base includes a mounting head adapted to mate with the first aperture, the mounting head including a second aperture disposed therethrough;
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- a shear pin that is adapted to be insertable through the second aperture to secure the post to the base.
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A break-away post comprising:
- a post including a post aperture;
- a base including a mounting head, the mounting head including a base aperture disposed therethrough;
- and
- a shear pin including a compressible portion;
- wherein the mounting head is sized and configured to be disposed through the post aperture and the shear pin is sized and configured to be disposed through the post aperture, thereby coupling the post to the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.