Wood fence post repair device
US6526722B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H12/2292
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device to inexpensively repair a wooden post that has rotted or failed. The device comprises a plate which has a plurality of holes drilled or punched in it for attaching above ground level to a side of a wooden post and at least two rods depending out and down from the face of the plate. At least one of the rods depends near the top of the plate and at least one of the rods depends near the bottom of the plate. This location of the rods allows them to work cooperatively in tension-compression to counteract a moment tending to overturn the post. The rods extend into a hole dug in the soil adjacent to the existing post footing. After the fence has been aligned as desired, the hole is filled with concrete surrounding the rods.
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