Patent ID: 11965348
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 4:
5. A stanchion surrounding assembly for inhibiting vegetation from growing around a stanchion, said assembly comprising:
a first plate having a first recess being integrated into a first engaging edge of said first plate, said first recess accommodating a stanchion wherein said first plate is configured to lie flat on a support surface in which the stanchion is installed thereby inhibiting vegetation from growing around the stanchion;
a second plate having a second recess being integrated into a second engaging edge of said second plate, said second recess accommodating the stanchion wherein said second plate is configured to lie flat on a support surface in which the stanchion is installed thereby inhibiting vegetation from growing around the stanchion, said second plate engaging said first plate when said first plate and said second plate are positioned against the stanchion such that each of said first plate and said second plate forms a disk surrounding the stanchion;
wherein said first plate has a top surface and a bottom surface wherein said bottom surface is configured to rest on the support surface when said first plate is positioned against the stanchion, said first engaging edge extending between said top surface and said bottom surface, said first engaging edge extending along a straight line;
wherein said first plate has a rear edge extending between said top surface and said bottom surface, said rear edge following a concavely arcuate line with respect to said first engaging edge such that said first plate has a semi-circular shape;
wherein said first recess has a pair of first sides, a rear side and a first curved side;
wherein said first plate has a plurality of first holes each extending through said top surface and said bottom surface, said plurality of first holes being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said first engaging edge such that respective ones of said first holes is positioned on opposite sides of said first recess with respect to each other;
wherein said second recess has a pair of second sides, a back side and a second curved side;
wherein said second plate has a back edge;
each of said second sides extends toward said back edge, said second sides being spaced apart from each other, each of said second sides angling toward each other;
said back side extends from a respective one of said second sides toward an opposing second side, said back side extending along a line being oriented parallel to said second engaging edge; and
said second curved side extends between said back side and said opposing second side, said second curved side curving toward said back edge such that said second curved side accommodates a flange on the stanchion having said back side extending along a second lateral side of the stanchion.