Patent ID: 11898314
Assignee: VALMONT FRANCE
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 13:
14. A method for manufacturing a support device configured to be installed on public roads, said method comprising at least a step of making or providing a post for catenary support, and/or public lighting support, and/or urban signalling support, and/or urban billboard support, said post being designed to be bound to the ground via a base so as to extend substantially vertically, said method being characterized in that said post has, over at least a substantial portion of its length, a cross-section having itself at least a first and a second branch that are solid and that form a first salient angle, and in that it further comprises:
a step of securing to said post, on a side of said first salient angle, a first intermediate element that is distinct from said post and provided with a first attachment element, and
a step of covering said post in which
a first covering element is added between said first and second branches on the side of the first salient angle, said first covering element being distinct from said first intermediate element and said post, and provided with a second attachment element, and
said first and second attachment elements are attached to each other in a complementary manner to secure said first covering element to said post, the first and second attachment elements being arranged so that said first covering element, when secured to said post, substantially conceals said first intermediate element,

said first and second attachment elements having a first set of teeth and a second set of teeth respectively, said covering step comprising:
a first matching sub-step, in which the respective teeth of each of the two sets of teeth are matched with respective spaces separating the respective teeth of the other of the two sets of teeth,
an interpenetration sub-step, in which the first covering element is displaced towards the first intermediate element so that the respective teeth of each of the two sets of teeth interpenetrate each other,
a mechanical interlocking sub-step, in which the respective teeth of each of the two sets of teeth are matched with the respective teeth of the other of the two sets of teeth to secure said first covering element to said post.