Fence post positioning apparatus

A fence post positioning and leveling apparatus comprising in combination

• a first post-embracing frame member having four side walls with at least one of the side walls being openable and closeable, each side wall having an inner face defining in a closed mode a post-receiving chamber constructed and arranged to surround a portion of a post;
• rotation means to allow of said opening and closing of said one side wall;
• releasable fastening means to hold said one side wall in said closed mode;
• a second post-embracing frame member having four side walls with at least one of the side walls being openable and closeable, each side wall having an inner face defining in a closed mode a post-receiving chamber constructed and arranged to surround a portion of a post;
• and
• inter-frame elongate member positioning means adapted to be connected to said first and said second frame members to provide a desired fixed inter-frame member distance.

Fence post positioning and leveling apparatus comprising in combination

• a first hollow, rectangular-shaped frame member having
• (i) four vertically aligned parallel faces which in a frame member closed mode define a rectangular-shaped post-receiving chamber therebetween;
• (ii) releasable fastening means to hold said frame member in said closed position;
• (iii) rotation means to enable at least one pair of adjacent said faces to rotate apart one from the other around the vertical axis;
• a second hollow, rectangular-shaped frame member having
• (iv) four vertically aligned parallel faces which in a frame member closed mode define a rectangular-shaped post-receiving chamber therebetween;
• (v) releasable fastening means to hold said second frame member in said closed position;
• (vi) rotation means to enable at least one pair of adjacent said faces to rotate apart one from the other around the vertical axis;
• horizontal level determination means on said first frame member and said second frame member;
• vertical level determination means on said first frame member and said second frame member;
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• a pair of lockable, rigid elongate telescopic fork members comprising a first elongate rigid telescopic fork member having a first end and a terminal portion distal of said first end;
• a second elongate rigid telescopic fork member adapted to be received by said first fork member in telescopic engagement;
• locking means for retaining said first and second fork members in said telescopic engagement at a desired location therein;
• wherein said first end of said first elongate member is integrally formed with said first frame member;
• and said first end of said second elongate member is integrally formed with said second frame member.