Frame for setting up the lines preparatory to erection of buildings or the like
OwnerJosef Maierinventor
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Abstract
A peg which forms part of a frame for setting up the lines around excavations preparatory to erection of buildings or the like has a post the lower end of which is provided with a laterally extending plate welded to the web of a U-shaped leg whose flanges have aligned openings for the shank or shanks of one or more nails which are driven into the ground at an acute angle to the axis of the post. A second U-shaped leg is welded to the lower end of an inclined brace which is adjustably coupled to an intermediate portion of the post. A third U-shaped leg can be connected to the outer ends of two reinforcing members whose inner ends are integral with the post. Additional openings for the shanks of nails can be provided in the webs of the legs.
Claims31
A frame for setting up lines preparatory to excavation at building sites or the like comprising:
- (a) a post;
- (b) at least one leg adjacent to the ground for connecting said post to the same, said leg being substantially U-shaped and including a pair of overlapping substantially parallel flanges which are connected by a web and are disposed in respective planes, said flanges being substantially perpendicular to said web and each of said flanges being provided with an opening having an axis which is generally normal to the plane of the respective flange, said leg being arranged such that said flanges are parallel to or make an acute angle with the ground, said web being fixedly secured adjacent one end of said post and defining an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of said post;
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- (c) securing means for securing said leg to the ground, said securing means including at least one securing member extending with clearance through at least one of said openings and into the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.