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US 6,349,512 B1Granted
Adjustable support post
AssigneeSteel Floors, LLC
InventorsJohn William Berkey, Kenneth G. Joern
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Abstract
A support post for use in construction mounted to the floor with a base collar which is provided with spacer rings for height adjustment. The spacer rings are inserted into the base collar before the support post is in order to provide additional height for the support post as needed in the field.
Claims19
An adjustable support post assembly comprising:
- a base collar having a height (D3), an open top end and a base;
- a planar base plate attached to the base of said base collar;
- said planar base plate having a flat upper surface and forming a hollow space with the base collar;
- the hollow space defined by a volume no less than the volume of the collar;
- a support post having a bottom end adapted to slidingly engage the open top end of said base collar and rest on said base plate;
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- at least one dimensioning spacer ring means having a height less than the base collar height (D3) and functioning to fit inside said base collar, partially filling said hollow space, to support said support post against said base plate and add a desired height to the support post.
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A structural support post assembly comprising:
- a central post having a top;
- a receiving collar to removably engage the central post on top of a base plate;
- a void space defined by the receiving collar and the base plate;
- the void space defined by a volume no less than about the volume of the receiving collar;
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- a removable spacer means in between the base plate and the central post slidably engaged in the void space and functioning to be a weight bearing structure between the central post and the base plate and to be a height adjustment for the central post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.