Plastic fence post
OwnerStanley E. Murphyinventor
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Abstract
An improved fence post fabricated from suitable plastic material and arranged in a tubular configuration having a plurality of pins outwardly extending at right angles to each other from the lower portion of the post and a plurality of holes spaced vertically from each other to receive clips, bolts or other devices for securing strands of wire in the upper portions. The post is fabricated from a plastic material having suitable strength dielectric and fire retardant characteristics. The side wall of the post can be formed with longitudinal strengthening ribs or flanges and/or the interior filled with at least a semi-rigid or rigid foam to impart additional strength.
Claims3
An improved fence post for supporting strands of fence wire comprising:
- a. a hollow, tubular body of a uniform internal and external diameter having a sidewall fabricated from a dielectric, high strength plastic material which is impervious to weather and soil conditions, said body having a lower buried anchoring portion and an upper exposed portion,
- b. said lower buried portion having one or more, relatively short, transverse anchoring tubes inserted through aligned holes in said body and arranged to extend a short distance beyond the sides of said body whereby when the post is buried in the ground said tubes will prevent the rotation of the post and secure it firmly in the ground;
- c. the exposed portion of said body has a plurality of vertically spaced holes on opposite sides of said tubular body being generally pairs of aligned holes passing through said body, each of said pairs of holes having an insert tube affixed therein and sealed to the sidewall of said body, at least one of said insert tubes having fence wire securing means arranged therethrough to support said fence wire above the ground;
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- d. said body being filled with a lightweight, substantially rigid material whereby said body is reinforced and strengthened.
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