Support shoe
First Claim
1. A support shoe for supporting an elongated object comprising a longitudinal anchor member in the form of a rod adapted to be embedded in a foundation in a substantially vertical position by being cast in a concrete foundation, and a fork-shaped holder/retainer member adapted to grip the object from two opposite side faces thereof, wherein a bottom end surface of the object is adapted to rest on a substantially horizontal section between vertical support plates of said fork-shaped holder/retainer member, the object being retained between said vertical support plates, and wherein said vertical support plates each has a horizontal guide and fastener part disposed at a right angle relative to each vertical plate, said horizontal guide and fastener parts being adapted to be movable in relation to each other to permit adjustment of the width of said fork-shaped holder/retainer member in order to fit the dimensions of the object, and to be retained at an adjusted width, said support shoe further comprising:
- a base plate having two parallel guides formed in an upper surface thereof, one for each of said horizontal guide and fastener parts of said vertical support plates, said fork-shaped holder/retainer member and said anchor member being detachably connected to each other; and
wherein two opposing edges of said base plate and a section disposed centrally between said edges are provided with upright wall sections disposed at a right angle relative to said base plate and of substantially the same height as the thickness of material of said horizontal guide and fastener parts, said upright wall sections being mutually parallel and spaced apart a distance corresponding to the width of each horizontal guide and fastener part.
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Abstract
A support shoe for a pole or post, comprising an anchor member (1) in the form of a rod for embedding in a vertical position in a concrete foundation, and a fork-shaped holder (2, 4) for retaining the lower end of a post or pole that can be screwed or nailed to the holder'"'"'s two vertical support plates (4). Each of the vertical support plates (4) is formed with a horizontal guide and fastening member (4a) disposed at a right angle thereto. Utilizing said guide members (4a), the vertical support plates are adapted to be movable and securable in relation to each other, for varying the fork width according to the dimension of the pole.
To ensure a maximum range of adjustment for the vertical support plates (4) of the fork holder and at the same time to permit readjustment of the support plates (after concreting) for orienting their planes in a specific direction, a base plate that is part of the support shoe construction is formed with two parallel guides (9), one for each of the two horizontal guide portions of the angular support plates, and the holder (2,3,4) and said anchor rod (1,1a) are detachably connected to each other via a screw connection (1a,3a).
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2 Claims
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1. A support shoe for supporting an elongated object comprising a longitudinal anchor member in the form of a rod adapted to be embedded in a foundation in a substantially vertical position by being cast in a concrete foundation, and a fork-shaped holder/retainer member adapted to grip the object from two opposite side faces thereof, wherein a bottom end surface of the object is adapted to rest on a substantially horizontal section between vertical support plates of said fork-shaped holder/retainer member, the object being retained between said vertical support plates, and wherein said vertical support plates each has a horizontal guide and fastener part disposed at a right angle relative to each vertical plate, said horizontal guide and fastener parts being adapted to be movable in relation to each other to permit adjustment of the width of said fork-shaped holder/retainer member in order to fit the dimensions of the object, and to be retained at an adjusted width, said support shoe further comprising:
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a base plate having two parallel guides formed in an upper surface thereof, one for each of said horizontal guide and fastener parts of said vertical support plates, said fork-shaped holder/retainer member and said anchor member being detachably connected to each other; and wherein two opposing edges of said base plate and a section disposed centrally between said edges are provided with upright wall sections disposed at a right angle relative to said base plate and of substantially the same height as the thickness of material of said horizontal guide and fastener parts, said upright wall sections being mutually parallel and spaced apart a distance corresponding to the width of each horizontal guide and fastener part. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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