Protective sleeve for a post

• US 6,098,353 A
• Filed: 06/15/1998
• Issued: 08/08/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stanfield, Barney
• Original Assignee: Stanfield, Barney
• Inventors: Stanfield, Barney
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Beth A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Glessner, Brian E.
• Application Number:
  US09/098,012
• Time in Patent Office: 785 Days
• Field of Search: 52/170, 52/721.4, 52/721.5, 52/723.1, 52/723.2, 52/726.1, 52/736.1, 52/736.3, 52/736.4, 52/737.4, 52/737.5, 52/738.1 , 52/169.13, 52/298, 248/345.1
• US Class Current: 52/170
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 9/685 Subsoil means, e.g. foundations
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 12/2292 Holders used for protection, repair or reinforcement of the post or pole E04H12/2276 takes precedence

Abstract

A sleeve for the buried end of a fence or sign post provides a watertight construction having an enclosing side and bottom walls. A base portion encloses the post and a capping portion joins with the base portion, providing a water tight connection, the capping portion having a water tight sealing wall or a gasket for contact with the side surface of the post. An adaptor section may be fitted between the base and the capping portions in order to extend the length of the assembly for posts that are to be placed deeply into the ground or other footing.

Claims

1. In combination, a post and a protective sleeve means, the combination comprising:

an elongate post having a distal end for engaging a ground surface for supporting the post in an upright attitude, the post having a post side wall surface;

a protective sleeve comprising;

i) a cylindrical base portion providing a base side wall, the base side wall being closed at one end by an integral bottom wall, the side wall and bottom wall being positioned over the distal end of the post and tightly fitted therearound, the side wall being open at an other end, said other end exposing a base peripheral lip, the base peripheral lip further providing a peripheral grooves the peripheral groove being fully contained within the base side wall, such that a portion of the base side wall forms each side of said peripheral groove;

ii) a cylindrical capping portion, providing a capping band for encircling the post, the capping band providing a peripheral capping tongue extending, therefrom and positioned for being fully engaged within the base groove so as to form a water tight interconnection therewith, the capping portion further providing a cylindrical, sealing wall inclined toward, and terminating at the post side wall surface and in such intimate contact therewith as to prevent water from entering between the sealing wall and the post side wall.

2. The device of claim 1 further including a cylindrical adapter portion providing an adapter sidewall with a pair of opposing adapter peripheral lips, one of the adapter peripheral lips providing an adapter peripheral tongue extending therefrom and positioned for tightly engaging the base portion peripheral groove for water tight interconnection therewith, the other of the adapter lips providing an adapter peripheral groove the peripheral groove being fully contained within the base side wall for tightly engaging the capping portion peripheral tongue, and adapted for being fully engaged within, for water tight interconnection therewith, the adapter functionally extending the overall length of the device.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein the capping band further provides a peripheral wall portion annularly external to the capping portion peripheral tongue and positioned for intimate contact with the adaptor sidewall.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the capping band further provides a peripheral wall portion annularly external to the peripheral tongue and positioned for intimate contact with the base sidewall.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the base portion provides at least one access hole for an antiturn device.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the capping portion is formed as two half-portions joined by a fastener means.