POST HOLE SUPPORT
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a tube extension adapted for placement within a hole to receivingly nest a proximal end of a vertically extending post that extends above the hole, the tube extension having opposing first and second ends, the first end adapted for placement proximate a top elevation of the hole and the second end adapted for placement proximate a bottom elevation of the hole; and
a support flange which circumferentially extends from the tube extension a selected distance from the second end thereof, the support flange adapted to support a column of anchoring material placed in the hole between the tube extension and a sidewall of the hole.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for supporting a post. In accordance with some embodiments, a subterranean support structure has a tube extension adapted for placement within a hole to receivingly nest a proximal end of a vertically extending post that extends above the hole. The tube extension has opposing first and second ends, the first end adapted for placement proximate a top elevation of the hole and the second end adapted for placement proximate a bottom elevation of the hole. A support flange circumferentially extends from the tube extension a selected distance from the second end of the tube extension. The support flange supports a column of anchoring material placed in the hole between the tube extension and a sidewall of the hole.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a tube extension adapted for placement within a hole to receivingly nest a proximal end of a vertically extending post that extends above the hole, the tube extension having opposing first and second ends, the first end adapted for placement proximate a top elevation of the hole and the second end adapted for placement proximate a bottom elevation of the hole; and a support flange which circumferentially extends from the tube extension a selected distance from the second end thereof, the support flange adapted to support a column of anchoring material placed in the hole between the tube extension and a sidewall of the hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a subterranean support structure placed in a hole in the ground, the support structure comprising; a tube extension adapted to receivingly nest a proximal end of a vertically extending post that extends above the hole, the tube extension having opposing first and second ends, the first end adapted for placement proximate a top elevation of the hole and the second end adapted for placement proximate a bottom elevation of the hole; and a support flange which circumferentially extends from the tube extension a selected distance from the second end thereof; and a column of anchoring material placed in the hole between the tube extension and a sidewall of the hole, the column of anchoring material supported by the support flange. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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digging a hole; placing a subterranean support structure within the hole, the support structure comprising; a tube extension adapted to receivingly nest a proximal end of a vertically extending post that extends above the hole, the tube extension having opposing first and second ends, the first end adapted for placement proximate a top elevation of the hole and the second end adapted for placement proximate a bottom elevation of the hole; and a support flange which circumferentially extends from the tube extension a selected distance from the second end thereof; inserting a column of anchoring material in the hole between the tube extension and a sidewall of the hole, the column of anchoring material supported on the support flange; and inserting a post into the tube extension. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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