Post caps
OwnerN. Eric Knudseninventor
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Abstract
A post cap assembly for covering an upper end of a post is provided. The post cap assembly may include a post cap body having an internal post cavity that is sized and shaped to receive the upper end of the post and having a topper receiving aperture extending at least partially through the post cap body. An interchangeable topper may be positioned within the topper receiving aperture and projecting from the top side of the post cap body. Other post caps and related systems and methods are also provided.
Claims14
A post cap assembly for covering an upper end of a post, the post cap assembly comprising:
- a post cap body having an internal post cavity that is sized and shaped to receive the upper end of the post and having rigid sidewalls with a plurality of grooves and engagement cavities formed in the rigid sidewalls, each groove extending from a lower end of the post cap body to a respective one of the engagement cavities;
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- a post attachment device having a planar body with an array of apertures for securing the post attachment device directly to an end face of the upper end of the post with a plurality of fasteners extending through the apertures, and having a respective resilient coupling feature at each of opposing sides of the post attachment device that is removably engaged with a respective one of the engagement cavities formed in the post cap body, the post attachment device being separable from the post cap body for direct attachment to the end face of the upper end of the post apart from the post cap body,
- wherein the post attachment device is configured to be completely concealed within the post cap body when the post cap body is attached to the upper end of the post via the post attachment device, and
- wherein each groove formed in the rigid sidewalls of the post cap body is configured to assist in guiding the respective resilient coupling feature of the post attachment device into engagement with the respective one of the engagement cavities.
A post cap assembly for covering an upper end of a post, the post cap assembly consisting of:
- a single, unitary post cap body having an internal post cavity that is sized and shaped to receive the upper end of the post and having rigid sidewalls with a plurality of grooves and engagement cavities formed in the rigid sidewalls, each groove extending from a lower end of the post cap body to a respective one of the engagement cavities;
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- a post attachment device having a planar body with an array of apertures for securing the post attachment device directly to an end face of the upper end of the post with a plurality of fasteners extending through the apertures, and having a respective resilient coupling feature at each of opposing sides of the post attachment device that is removably engaged with a respective one of the engagement cavities formed in the post cap body, the post attachment device being separable from the post cap body for direct attachment to the end face of the upper end of the post apart from the post cap body, and
- wherein the post attachment device is configured to be completely concealed within the post cap body when the post cap body is attached to the upper end of the post via the post attachment device, and
- wherein each groove formed in the rigid sidewalls of the post cap body is configured to assist in guiding the respective resilient coupling feature of the post attachment device into engagement with the respective one of the engagement cavities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.