Fence post
AssigneeHubble Composites Limited
InventorsAditya Patel, Aakash Patel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a fence post 100 for electrical fences. The fence post 100 may be formed as a pultrusion and may have the shape of a “T”. Compared to prior art fence posts, the fence post 100 can reduce problems of excessive electrical conduction and can also reduce problems of splintering. The fence post 100 may have a tapered region 140. The fence post 100 may have a hole-free region. A portion of the fence post 100 may have a colour that contrasts with the remainder of the fence post 100; this can enhance visibility of the fence post 100 in snow.
Claims13
A fence post (100) comprising:
- a shank (110), wherein the shank (110) has a T-shaped cross-section (300) comprising a stem (120) and a cross-bar (130);
- wherein the fence post (100) comprises a composite material formed as a pultrusion;
- wherein the shank (110) has a tapered region (140) at one end of the shank (110);
- wherein the composite material comprises an impact modifier to provide impact resistance, and comprises E-glass fibres and unsaturated polyester resin, and wherein the E-glass fibres are axially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the shank (110);
- wherein the cross-bar (130) has a width of 2.5 to 10.2 centimetres, the stem (120) has a height of 2.5 to 10.2 centimetres, the shank (110) has a length of 1.219 to 3.66 metres, and the tapered region (140) has a length of 1 to 30 centimetres;
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- wherein the shank (110) has a thickness in the range of 1.58 to 12.8 millimetres.
A method of forming a fence post (100), comprising:
- receiving a pultrusion die having a “T” shape;
- pulling glass fibres through the pultrusion die to form a pultrusion;
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- cutting the pultrusion into shanks (110).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.