Patent ID: 11933062
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  C  F  A | IPC A  C  E  F

Claim 15:
16. A method for anchoring a post in the ground, the post having a mounting flange with a plurality of bolt openings, comprising:
providing a plate including a plurality of plate openings corresponding to the bolt openings defined in the mounting flange of the post;
providing a plurality of bolts, each including an elongated shank with a threaded stem at one end and a bent portion at the opposite end, at least a portion of the elongated shank, other than the threaded stem, of each of said plurality of bolts including a coating of a pre-cured elastomeric composition that has dampening properties;
inserting the threaded stem of one of the plurality of bolts through each of the plurality of plate openings;
engaging a threaded nut on the threaded stem of each of said plurality of bolts to bear against an upper surface of the plate;
pouring a concrete body within the ground with the plurality of bolts and the coating of the bolts embedded in the concrete body as it is poured, and with the plate embedded so that the upper surface of the plate is immediately adjacent or exposed at an exposed surface of the concrete body;
after the concrete body has cured, placing the mounting flange of the post on the threaded nuts threaded onto the plurality of bolts, with the threaded stem of the plurality of bolts extending through a corresponding one of the plurality of bolt openings; and
tightening a nut onto the threaded stem of each of the plurality of bolts to clamp the mounting flange onto the plate.