Fence post assemblies

A fence post assembly for holding a fencing member comprising:

• a fence post comprising a non-conductive material strip that forms part of an arm of the fence post and is connectable to a longitudinal edge of a metallic arm of the fence post at a mating longitudinal edge of the non-conductive material strip, wherein the non-conductive material strip includes an outer longitudinal edge that is distal from the mating longitudinal edge of the non-conductive material strip;
• and
• at least one keeper capable of holding the fencing member within the non-conductive material strip, wherein the at least one keeper comprises:
• at least one slot extending within the non-conductive material strip from the outer longitudinal edge and having a blind end capable of receiving a fencing member;
• and
• at least one retainer assembly comprising a plate or sheet retainer, wherein the retainer is exterior to the slot and comprises:
• a post mounting region at which the retainer is pivotally connected to the non-conductive material strip at a pivot point and rotatable alongside and substantially parallel with the non-conductive material strip between a holding position and a release position;
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• a fencing member engaging region, wherein in the holding position the fencing member engaging region extends across the slot at a point in substantially vertical alignment with the pivot point, is adapted to retain a fencing member within the blind end of the slot and is positioned so as not to be placed under load by a fencing member should the fencing member be subjected to a substantially horizontal force in the direction of the outer longitudinal edge.

A fence post assembly comprising:

• a fence post comprising at least one longitudinally extending arm having a longitudinal edge;
• at least one fencing member;
• and
• at least one keeper capable of holding the fencing member within the at least one arm, wherein the at least one keeper comprises:
• at least one slot extending within the at least one arm from the longitudinal edge and having a blind end capable of receiving a fencing member;
• and
• at least one retainer assembly comprising a plate or sheet retainer, wherein the retainer is exterior to the slot and comprises:
• a post mounting region at which the retainer is pivotally connected to the at least one arm at a pivot point and rotatable alongside and substantially parallel with the at least one arm between a holding position and a release position;
• and
• a fencing member engaging region, wherein in the holding position the fencing member engaging region extends across the slot at a point in substantially vertical alignment with the pivot point, is adapted to retain a fencing member within the blind end of the slot and is positioned so as not to be placed under load by a fencing member should the fencing member be subjected to a substantially horizontal force in the direction of the longitudinal edge.

A fence post assembly comprising:

• a fence post comprising a non-conductive material strip that forms part of an arm of the fence post and is connectable to a longitudinal edge of a metallic arm of the fence post at a mating longitudinal edge of the non-conductive material strip, wherein the non-conductive material strip includes an outer longitudinal edge that is distal from the mating longitudinal edge of the non-conductive material strip;
• at least one fencing member;
• and
• at least one keeper capable of holding the fencing member within the non-conductive material strip, wherein the at least one keeper comprises:
• at least one slot extending within the non-conductive material strip from the outer longitudinal edge and having a blind end capable of receiving a fencing member;
• and
• at least one retainer assembly comprising a plate or sheet retainer, wherein the retainer is exterior to the slot and comprises:
• a post mounting region at which the retainer is pivotally connected to the non-conductive material strip at a pivot point and rotatable alongside and substantially parallel with the non-conductive material strip between a holding position and a release position;
• and
• a fencing member engaging region, wherein in the holding position the fencing member engaging region extends across the slot at a point in substantially vertical alignment with pivot point, is adapted to retain a fencing member within the blind end of the slot and is positioned so as not to be placed under load by a fencing member should the fencing member be subjected to a substantially horizontal force in the direction of the outer longitudinal edge.