Patent ID: 7694487
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: E02D,E04H

Abstract:
1. The method of installing a post in soil so the post extends upwardly from the soil surface which comprises: (a) removing soil to provide an excavation having a substantially horizontal bottom; (b) setting an anchor within said excavation upon said substantially horizontal bottom, wherein the anchor comprises: (c) leveling the anchor to the extent needed, to make the sleeve vertical; (d) slidably inserting a tubular post downwardly into the bore of the sleeve, so the post contacts the stop; the post having a lengthwise interior for running of electrical conductors; (e) running at least one electrical conduit or conductor within the excavation and through said at least one port and into the bore of the sleeve, so that the electrical conduit or conductor runs generally horizontally on or above the upper surface of said flange and vertically upward through the interior of said sleeve; and, (f) backfilling the excavation with soil or other material to cover the flange, so the top of the sleeve is near to or above the surface of the soil, and so, when said tubular post is inserted into the sleeve, said tubular post extends vertically upwardly from the surface of the soil; wherein, during use of said post, the flange of the anchor inhibits tilting or vertical movement of the post by engagement with soil.