Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – With piercing or expanding earth anchor – Supporting separate axially aligned shaft
Patent
1995-09-11
1997-06-10
Canfield, Robert
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
With piercing or expanding earth anchor
Supporting separate axially aligned shaft
52170, 5216913, 52514, 52698, 5274517, 256DIG5, E04H 1722, E04H 1726
Patent
active
056364822
ABSTRACT:
The invention constitutes an apparatus and method for inexpensively, repairing wooden fences which fence posts have rotted or failed. The apparatus comprises segment of 90 degree angle iron or angle aluminum or similarly tough angle hardware, which is generally comprised of two flanges joined along a common edge. The flanges have a plurality of holes drilled or punched in the flanges for bolting the flange to a wooden fence post. The lower end of the angle hardware is pointed or sharpened or both pointed and sharpened to facilitate the angle hardware being driven into the ground or partially cleaned out fence post cavity in a concrete fence post base. The hardware may be used to support a new fence post by either setting the hardware piece in the ground by driving or hammering it in to the ground or it may be set in cement and then have a fence post attached to it. The method of use involves determining whether a wooden fence post has rotted completely through and if not severing the remaining connecting fibers of wood at the top of the concrete base. The fence is then shifted slightly, about 1 foot, perpendicular to the fence line. The rotted or remaining post is removed from the concrete base creating typically a 31/2 inch by 31/2 inch square by 12 to 36 inch deep cavity in the concrete base. The angle hardware described above is driven into the cavity in the concrete base with the flanges exterior faces flat against two sides of the square cavity and the interior face of the angle hardware facing the fence post to which it will be attached. The bottom of the fence post is shaved on one side or two sides to correspond to the thickness and height of the angle hardware which will contact that side or sides of the fence post. The remaining cavity may then be filled with earth or cement or left empty. The fence is realigned with the fence line. holes are drilled into the fence post and the post is bolted or lag screwed to the angle hardware thus effecting the repair.
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Canfield Robert
Vera Daniel
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