Patent ID: 6523808
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A fixture for mounting a hollow fence post on a pipe, the fixture comprising:an outer cylinder with an inner surface, an outer surface, and an axis, the outer cylinder having an outer diameter of a dimension so that the hollow fence post fits around the outer cylinder and is in contact with the outer surface of the outer cylinder; an inner cylinder with an inner surface and an outer surface, and located on the same axis as the outer cylinder, with the inner cylinder having longitudinal ridges on its inner surface and having an inner diameter of a dimension so that the ridges contact the pipe located within the inner cylinder, and wherein the inner cylinder is located within the outer cylinder so that a portion of the inner cylinder extends beyond one end of the outer cylinder; at least four radially extending supporting fins connecting the inner cylinder to the outer cylinder; a web located at the end of the outer cylinder through which the inner cylinder extends with the web connecting the outer cylinder to the outer surface of the inner cylinder; at least one through hole located in the portion of the inner cylinder which extends beyond the outer cylinder; and a reinforcing plateau forming a boundary around each through hole in the inner cylinder, with the reinforcing plateau integrated into and forming a thicker wall of the inner cylinder around the through hole.