Post sleeve assembly
OwnerN. Eric Knudseninventor
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Abstract
A post sleeve provides a substantially permanent base for supporting a post for a fence or sign, and from which one post can be removed and replaced with another post. The sleeve includes a concrete body that is poured on site, using a sleeve core prepositioned in the post hole, and around which wet concrete is poured. After the concrete is cured, the core is removed, leaving a post sleeve cavity configured to receive a post. The core can be rigid, or can include a flexible shell and stiffener. A preformed post sleeve top can be attached to the sleeve core and positioned therewith in the post hole, to become a permanent part of the post sleeve, once the concrete cures. A drain is attached to the core, and remains in the sleeve when the core is removed, and can be a percolation chamber, or passage extending below the sleeve.
Claims18
A post sleeve to be installed in the ground and surrounded by a footing of settable material to provide support for a post, the post sleeve comprising:
- a preformed elongate body of a rigid material;
- a cavity extending longitudinally within the preformed elongate body and being sized and shaped to receive an end of the post therein;
- an upper chamber positioned near an upper end of the post receiving cavity, and sized so that, when the post is positioned in the post sleeve, an open space is provided inside the post sleeve to surround a portion of the post;
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- a drainage aperture formed in the preformed elongate body to extend downward from the post receiving cavity toward an exterior of the preformed elongate body;
- a drainage chamber form coupled to the preformed elongate body over the drainage aperture;
- wherein the drainage chamber form includes a closure that is of a material that will substantially disintegrate when exposed to water.
A post sleeve to be installed in the ground and surrounded by a footing of settable material to provide support for a post, the post sleeve comprising:
- an elongate body of a rigid material;
- a post receiving cavity extending longitudinally within the elongate body and being sized and shaped to receive an end of the post therein;
- a drainage aperture extending downward from the post receiving cavity;
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- a drainage chamber located below the post receiving cavity and in fluid communication with the post receiving cavity via the drainage aperture to enable fluid to flow out of the post receiving cavity into the drainage chamber further comprising a degradable seal provided at a lower end of the post sleeve to temporarily seal the drainage chamber during installation of the post sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.