Pole support assembly

In combination:

• a hollow pole having an inner wall surface;
• a support assembly for vertically supporting said pole, said assembly having a foot adapted to be secured to a foundation and an external collar portion adapted to receive said pole;
• reinforcing sleeve member means disposed on said inner wall surface of said pole adjacent but separate from said collar portion of the support assembly, a length of said sleeve member means be substantially less than a length of said pole, said length of said sleeve member means being limited to the region of high stress adjacent said collar portion and effective to resist fracture from outside forces;
• said pole contains an annular bead for securement of said pole to said collar portion.

In a support assembly for vertically supporting a pole on a foundation, said support assembly having a hollow base defining a compartment containing means for securing said base to the foundation, an opening being formed in said base for providing access to said compartment:

• door latchable to said base at a fixed position in said opening;
• one side of said door having means for supporting said door to said base;
• an opposite side of said door containing an operator for latching to a receiving member formed in said base, said operator being spring biased into contact with said receiving member;
• said receiving member forming a camming surface for said operator so as to urge said operator into said door as said door is forced into said opening beyond said fixed position;
• and
• a resilient member disposed between said door and said base, said resilient means being compressed as said door is urged into said opening beyond said fixed position.

A support assembly for vertically supporting a pole, comprising:

• an upstanding wall, a lower end of said wall having an inwardly extending foot, an upper end of said wall adapted to receive said pole;
• said wall defining a compartment;
• holddown means located inside said compartment, said holddown means securing said foot to a foundation;
• an opening formed on said wall for providing access to said compartment;
• coupling means for detachably coupling said pole, said coupling member being mounted in a seat and being detachable from said seat upon impact by a moving vehicle;
• said coupling member including a wedge-shaped portion, said seat having a corresponding wedge shape, said coupling member being retained in said seat by friction.