Post cap and accessory devices
US6173931A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F15/0043
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A post cap and accessory assembly for pilings. Continued development resulted in refinements for accessory mounting and security, and improved adaptability of the caps to varying piling diameters and non-piling applications. Single accessory mounts afford greater ability to satisfy individual accessory needs and combination brackets broadly increase the mountability of accessories. An extension bracket provides side and top mounting positions beyond the original positions. A special electrical design permits electrical accessories mounted to a grooved base and wired to its electrical contacts to repetitively engage and disengage mating contacts for power hookup provided within a winged pedestal base so that the electrical accessories attached to the grooved base may be quickly attached or removed as desired while leaving the winged pedestal permanently installed. Easily operated wire locks are provided on all accessory mounts and are instantly released by fingertip force. Screws at all accessory mounting positions can be deployed to prevent the instant removal of an accessory, thereby adding an increased security measure. Special sizing sleeves, installable in all caps, reduce the …
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