Ground sleeve
AssigneeHuffy Corporation
InventorsJames N. Fitzsimmons, Randy R. Schickert
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Abstract
A support structure or ground sleeve for supporting a pole including a cap threadably engageable with an open end of a sleeve body. The ground sleeve includes a sleeve body adapted to be positioned in a ground surface for receiving and supporting a pole and includes at least one flange extending outwardly from the sleeve body for preventing the sleeve from rotating in the ground, a collet for engaging the pole, and an inwardly tapered closed end of the sleeve body for centering an end of the pole. An inwardly tapered race surface of the cap and a plurality of cirumferentially-spaced tabs of the sleeve body cooperate to define the collet. In addition, the ground sleeve is formed of a weather resistant non-corrosive material.
Claims22
A support structure for supporting a pole comprising:
- a sleeve for receiving a pole, said sleeve including a first half member interlocked with a second half member to form said sleeve;
- a collet attached to said sleeve for engaging the pole;
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- wherein said sleeve is formed of a corrosion resistant material.
A support structure for supporting a pole comprising:
- a sleeve adapted to be positioned in a ground surface for supporting the pole, said sleeve including a first half member interlocked with a second half member to form said sleeve, and
- at least one flange extending outwardly from said sleeve for preventing said sleeve from rotating in the ground.
A support structure for supporting a pole comprising:
- a sleeve for receiving a pole;
- a collet positioned at an open end of said sleeve for gripping the pole;
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- an inwardly tapered closed end of said sleeve for engaging an end of the pole wherein said sleeve includes a sleeve body and a cap which cooperate to define said collet.
A support structure for supporting a pole comprising:
- a sleeve for receiving a pole;
- a collet positioned at an open end of said sleeve for gripping the pole;
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- an inwardly tapered closed end of said sleeve for engaging an end of the pole;
- wherein said sleeve body includes first and second half members which interlock to form said sleeve body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.