Patent ID: 6289636
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: E01F,F16B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for permanently joining first and second different hollow post sections, said device comprising:an elongated unitary body of a hard material, a first end of said body fitting adopted to fit into the interior of said first section of post, a second end of said body fitting adopted to fit into the interior of said second section of post, said body having a positioning portion which aids in properly positioning said body in relationship to said first and second sections of hollow post;first and second pluralities of gripping pieces, first ends of said first and second pluralities of gripping pieces respectively riding against an outer diameter of said first and second ends of said body, and second ends of said first and second pluralities of gripping pieces extending outwardly from said body;a tightening mechanism running through said unitary body and connected to said pluralities of gripping pieces in a manner that allows said first and said second pluralities of gripping pieces adapted to be tightened against the inside of the first and second post sections at the same time, said tightening mechanism being activated at one end of said bodywhereby said two sections of hollow post are not capable of separation without access to the interior of one of said two sections of hollow post.