Compression post mount
AssigneeHomeland Vinyl Products, Inc.
InventorsWilliam G. McGinness, Randall Heath, Maurice Coen
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Abstract
A fence post assembly for mounting to a substructure with a single point of attachment. The post assembly has an outer sleeve surrounding a support member and an attachment rod extending through the support member. The post assembly is mounted to the substructure by securing one end of the attachment rod in the substructure and securing the support member between a compression plate and the substructure by tensioning the upper end of the attachment rod. Attachment points for securing additional fence components to the post are provided by inserting an adapter into a receiving channel defined along a longitudinal length of the support member.
Claims6
A method of securing a post to a substructure comprising the steps of;
- a. Securing a lower end of a single attachment rod in said substructure;
- b. providing a support member having a support column with a plurality of arms extending radially outward from said support column and an inner bore defined through a longitudinal length of said support column receiving said attachment rod through said bore such that an upper end of said attachment rod extends through an upper end of said support member;
- c. Placing a compression plate on said upper end of said attachment rod;
- d. Tensioning said attachment rod to secure said elongate support member between said compression plate and said substructure and providing an attachment point on an insert secured intermediate adjacent arms of said support member.
A method of securing a post to a substructure comprising the steps of;
- a. Securing a lower end of a single attachment rod in said substructure;
- b. Placing a an elongated support member about said attachment rod such that an upper end of said attachment rod extends through an upper end of said support member;
- c. providing a reinforced attachment region beneath the outer surface of said post by defining a receiving channel between flanges extending from two adjacent arms formed on said support member and inserting a substantially rigid adapter into said receiving channel;
- d. placing a sleeve around said support member adapted to receive said support member therein such that ends of said arms engage an inner wall of said sleeve,
- e. Placing a compression plate on said upper end of said attachment rod;
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- f. Tensioning said attachment rod to secure said elongate support member between said compression plate and said substructure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.