Studded T-post connector
First Claim
1. A connector in combination with a studded post member, said connector comprisinga first tube;
- a keyway internal to said first tube for slidingly receiving said studded post member and configured to prevent relative rotational motion of said post member within said tube when said post member is inserted into said tube; and
a pin extending transversely through said tube for inhibiting relative longitudinal movement of said post member within said tube when said post member is inserted into said tube wherein said pin cooperates with a stud on said post member to inhibit said longitudinal movement.
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Abstract
A connector for a studded T-post comprises a tube having an internal keyway therein. The keyway slidingly receives a studded T-post and is configured to prevent relative rotational movement of the post within the tube when the post is inserted into the tube. A locking member passes through the tube and cooperates with studs of the T-post to inhibit longitudinal movement of the T-post within the tube. A second similar tube may be attached to the first tube such that two T-posts may be inserted in the respective tubes and supported relative to one another in any number of angular orientations, thereby providing support for a wire-formed trellis.
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15 Claims
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1. A connector in combination with a studded post member, said connector comprising
a first tube; -
a keyway internal to said first tube for slidingly receiving said studded post member and configured to prevent relative rotational motion of said post member within said tube when said post member is inserted into said tube; and a pin extending transversely through said tube for inhibiting relative longitudinal movement of said post member within said tube when said post member is inserted into said tube wherein said pin cooperates with a stud on said post member to inhibit said longitudinal movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for constructing a trellis, said trellis configured to support a plurality of wires for supporting climbing plants, comprising:
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first and second tubes, said tubes being connected to one another at an angle with respect to their longitudinal axes; first and second studded post members each slidingly receivable within a respective said tube; a keyway internal to each tube configured to prevent relative rotational motion of said post member within said tube when said post member is inserted into said tube; and locking means cooperable with each said post member for inhibiting relative longitudinal movement of said post member within said tube when said post member is inserted into said tube. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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