Patent ID: 11891826
Assignee: UFP INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 11:
12. A post anchor, comprising:
a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, the base plate defining a set of base plate apertures extending through the base plate from the lower surface to the upper surface; and
a collar that extends from the upper surface of the base plate, the collar comprising:
a set of sides extending from the upper surface and having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein each of the set of sides abut at corners to define an interior cavity that receives at least a portion of a post;
a set of side wall apertures extending through at least one side of the set of sides;
a first set of fasteners that couple the collar to the post through the set of side wall apertures;
a set of corner members located at the corners, wherein each of the set of corner members include a set of corner member apertures extending from a corner exterior to the interior surface;
a second set of fasteners that pass through the set of corner member apertures and couple the post anchor to the post; and
top protrusions extending from the set of sides at or adjacent the corners; and

at least one bracket is positioned between at least two of the top protrusions; and
wherein the set of sides and a portion of the upper surface define a receiver, an opening circumscribed by a funnel is formed in the upper surface of the base plate within the receiver.