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US 9,284,710 B2Granted
Prefabricated concrete pole base and adjustable connector
AssigneeOldcastle Precast, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Nyce, Kelly Patterson, George Clinton Brookhart
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Abstract
A prefabricated concrete pole base and adjustable method of connection and use to receive, support, and stabilize light poles and the like having different hole mounting patterns, securing the pole to the base and facilitating rapid installation of poles while eliminating the need for on-site concrete forms and lengthy concrete cure times.
Claims27
A pole base comprising:
- (a) a body comprising a top, and
- (b) a pole attachment structure comprising at least four channels embedded in the top of the body and arranged in an X-shaped arrangement such that each of the at least four channels extends across at least one quarter of a width of the top of the body and such that each of the at least four channels is fixed with respect to the body and wherein each of the at least four channels is configured to slideably interface with at least one fastener along a length of the channel.
A pole base comprising:
- (a) a body comprising a top, and
- (b) a pole attachment structure comprising at least four slots permanently disposed in the top of the body and arranged in an X-shaped arrangement such that each of the at least four slots extends across at least one quarter of a width of the top of the body and such that each of the at least four slots is fixed with respect to the body and wherein each of the at least four slots is configured to slideably receive at least one fastener along a length of the slot,
- wherein the at least four slots are configured such that a plurality of different sizes of pole base plates or other structures can alternatively be attached to the at least four slots with the at least one fastener extending through each of the pole base plate or other structure and secured to one of the at least four slots.
A pole base comprising:
- (a) a body comprising a top, and
- (b) at least four slots embedded in the top of the body and arranged in an X-shaped arrangement such that each of the at least four slots extends across at least one quarter of a width of the top and such that each of the at least four slots is fixed with respect to the body and wherein each of the at least four slots is configured to slideably interface with at least one fastener along a length of the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.