Clamps for repairing posts and methods and/or arrangements for repairing such posts with said clamps
US9574365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G17/14
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clamp arrangement includes a pair of brackets adapted to be clamped on opposing sides of the wooden post to encapsulate a fractured portion, each bracket is made from an integral sheet of metal cut and pressed to define a longitudinal hemispherical chamber and a pair of longitudinal flanges extended out from each, the longitudinal hemispherical chamber having an upper end wherein a lip is supported in the lateral extension by a multitude of pressed out ribs such that when the clamp arrangement is required to be driven into the ground about the wooden post, the lip provides a support location for an impact tool to drive the clamp arrangement into the ground.
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