Patent ID: 6260328
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: E04C,E04F,Y10S

Abstract:
A wood protection assembly, comprising:(a) a plastic sleeve having an open end, a closed end, and a constant cross section along its entire length from the open end to the closed end, and said sleeve being dimensioned to conform closely to and to receive a wooden structural member of standard dimensions; and(b) a plastic cap formed to slip over and tightly seal the open end of the sleeve; wherein upon the insertion of the wooden structural member in the open end of the sleeve and the sealing of the open end of the sleeve with the cap, the wooden structural member is completely enclosed by the assembly and the wooden structural member and the assembly are in such close relation that the wooden structural member is immobilized within the assembly, whereby the assembly protects the wooden structural member from the elements without compromising the rigid integrity of the wooden structural member.