Post setting insert
US7325790B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02D27/42
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An insert for assisting and easing the task of setting fence posts or the like into a concrete or aggregate footing. The invention comprises: two identical half-forms, which when faced 180 degrees to each other, interlock together to form a full form, a snap-on level, and locking rim. Installing a post into concrete becomes a much-simplified task by means of the present invention whereby, after boring a posthole into the ground, the installer simply snaps together the identical half-forms, snaps on the snap-on level, then casts the now full form into the concrete; adjusting for levelness while placing the concrete into the posthole. No bracing is required since the only force exerted onto the insert. The post can be slid downwardly into the insert once the concrete has set, then slides the locking rim onto the upper edge perimeter of the full form thus creating a quasi-seal surrounding a perfectly level post.
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