T-Post Stepping Aid
OwnerDean Moellerinventor
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Abstract
A T-post stepping aid is disclosed. The T-post stepping aid includes a longitudinally extending main stepping body, having a recess extending into the sidewall of the main stepping body for receiving a T-post, and a retaining latch removeably attached to the main stepping body for attaching the main stepping body to said T-post. A method for traversing a T-post fence, such as a barbed wire fence, is additionally disclosed. The main stepping body is initially attached onto a T-post, matching the recess indentation with the T-posts form. The T-post stepping aid is then secured with the retaining latch. Finally the main stepping body is used as a step to traverse the fence and is then removed.
Claims10
A T-post stepping aid, comprising:
- a main stepping body, having a first end, a second end, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a topside, and a bottomside, as well as a recess extending into the first sidewall of said main stepping body for receiving said T-post;
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- a retaining latch removeably attached to the main stepping body for retaining the main stepping body to the T-post.
A T-post stepping aid, comprising:
- an aluminum main stepping body, having a first end, a second end, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a tread gripping topside, and a bottomside;
- an aluminum retaining latch having a first end and a second end, said first end having a central hole and said second end having a notch;
- a first recess extending into the first sidewall with a depth to accept the thickness of said retaining latch, a width to accept the length of said retaining latch, and a height extending from said main stepping body's topside to said bottomside;
- a second recess extending into said first recess with a depth to accept half of said T-post's base length, a width to accept the length of a T-post's center tab length, and a height extending from said main stepping body's topside to said bottomside;
- a third recess extending into said second recess with a depth to accept the second half of said T-post's base length, a width to accept the thickness of said T-post's base width, and a height extending from said main stepping body's topside to said bottomside
- an aluminum latch securing pin mounted within said first recess to pivotably secure said retaining latch's central hole to secure said retaining latch on said T-post;
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- an aluminum latch catching pin mounted within said first recess to catch said retaining latch's notch to secure the T-post stepping aid on the T-post.
A method for traversing a T-post fence, comprising:
- attaching said main stepping body onto a T-post, matching the main stepping body's recess indentation with the T-posts form;
- securing said T-post stepping aid to said T-post by lowering said retaining latch onto said latch retaining pin;
- using said topside of said main stepping body to traverse over said T-post;
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- removing said T-post stepping aid from said T-post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.