Patent ID: 9469948
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: E01F

Claim Text:
1. A two-part snap-back marker post comprising: an elongated hollow resilient member having a triangular cross section having a set of three exterior faces for displaying information and a set of three interior faces forming a triangular-shaped hollow interior, said elongated hollow resilient member having a first end for embedding in a support surface and a second end for extending above the support surface with the second end subject to impact from animals or vehicles, said elongated hollow resilient member lacking sufficient resiliency to return to an original upright condition when repeatedly bent up to 90 degrees or more; and a solid cylindrical freestanding resilient member having a cross sectional diameter that is less than one half the length of an altitude of said triangular cross section of said elongated hollow resilient member, said solid cylindrical freestanding resilient member having a first end for positioning below a top soil line together with an end of the elongated hollow resilient member, said first end of said solid cylindrical freestanding resilient member detached from said elongated hollow resilient member and directly engaging a soil surface, said solid cylindrical freestanding resilient member having a second end, said second end of the cylindrical resilient member and the second end of the elongated hollow resilient member each resting in a substantially coplanar condition on top a soil layer located below the top soil line and the second end of the elongated hollow resilient member having a portion extending above the top soil line, said second end of said solid cylindrical freestanding resilient member laterally supported by said elongated hollow resilient member by directly resting laterally against one of said interior faces of said elongated hollow resilient member while being gravitationally held in the hollow interior of said elongated hollow resilient member, said cylindrical resilient member characterized by having sufficient resiliency to return to an original condition even when repeatedly bent up to 90 degrees or more to thereby create a dynamic coaction between the cylindrical resilient member and the elongated hollow resilient member in response to a simultaneously bending of said elongated hollow resilient member and said cylindrical resilient member to thereby cause the elongated hollow resilient member with the assistance of the cylindrical resilient member to return to an original upright condition after being bent.