Patent ID: 9605791
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A01G,E04H,F16M,G09F

Claim:
1. A post mounting system comprising a post, a strand, and at least one device for mounting to the post and for retaining the strand at the post: the post being of a type that comprises a first elongate flange that defines a stalk of the post, and at least two other elongate projecting flanges that each project from a proximal edge of the stalk, with a portion of the stalk being deformed relative to a remainder of the stalk to facilitate mounting of the device thereto, wherein the deformed portion defines at least one stalk shoulder; the device comprising a body and projecting arms extending from opposite sides thereof that defines a first recess therebetween into which the deformed portion of the stalk is able to be received such that, upon being located at a given position along the stalk, the device is able to: (i) secure to the stalk against sliding movement along the stalk; and (ii) be pushed on to the deformed portion, so that the projecting arms are caused to deflect and flex to snap onto, and interact with, the deformed portion of the stalk such that the projecting arms clamp together to engage the stalk including the at least one stalk shoulder of the deformed portion, without being secured to the other flanges of the post so as to resist lateral movement away from the stalk; and wherein the body defines a second recess, the strand received in the second recess so as to be retained at the post when the device is mounted thereto.