Post stabilization apparatus and method
OwnerGabriel Madrilinventor
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Abstract
A post stabilization apparatus and method of operation for setting a post within a post hole formed in the ground. The post stabilization apparatus includes one or more braces to support the post, each of said braces having a first end adapted for being driven into the ground; each of the one or more braces having a bracket assembly pivotally secured adjacent to a second end of thereof; and each bracket assembly having a magnet to removably attach the bracket assembly to the post.
Claims20
A post stabilization apparatus for setting a post within a post hole formed in the ground, comprising:
- one or more braces to support the post, each of said braces having a first end adapted for being driven into the ground;
- each of the one or more braces having a bracket assembly pivotally secured adjacent to a second end of thereof;
- and
- each bracket assembly having a magnet to removably attach the bracket assembly to the post.
A method of setting a post within a post hole formed in the ground, comprising:
- driving one or more braces in an arrangement into ground which lies adjacent to the post hole,
- placing the post into the post hole in the center of the arrangement of the one or more braces;
- engaging the post with magnets disposed within an end wall of a bracket located on each of the one or more braces;
- temporarily stabilizing the post in an upright position;
- pouring a binder into the post hole around a base of the post;
- and
- removing the one or more braces from the ground adjacent to the post hole.
The method of claim 13, further including driving each of the one or more braces into the ground 18 with a hammer so that they can stand independently.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.