Patent ID: 6508457
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A vinyl fence post mount in combination with a vinyl fence post, comprising:a first support member being bent along a length thereof to form two first legs which are at an obtuse angle to each other; a second support member being bent along a length thereof to form two second legs which are at an obtuse angle to each other, a first bent edge of said first support member being attached to a second bent edge of said second support member; said vinyl fence post mount having a length defined by the length of said first and second support members, said vinyl fence post encasing said length of said vinyl fence post mount; a first rail opening is formed near a bottom of said first support member and a second rail opening is formed near a bottom of said second support member, said first and second rail openings being sized to receive a rail; a lengthwise edge of each of said two first legs being bent toward each other, a lengthwise edge of each of said two second legs being bent toward each other, each of said lengthwise edges contacting an inside perimeter of said vinyl fence post; and a base having a perimeter which is greater than a cross sectional perimeter of said first and second support members, at least two mounting holes being disposed outside said cross sectional perimeter of said first and second support members, a bottom of said first and second support members being attached to said base.