Patent ID: 8540217

Claim:
A fence post assembly for holding a fencing member comprising: a fence post comprising at least one longitudinally extending arm having a longitudinal edge; and at least one keeper capable of holding the fencing member within the at least one arm, wherein the at least one keeper comprises: at least one slot extending within the at least one arm from the longitudinal edge and having a blind end capable of receiving a fencing member; and at least one retainer assembly comprising a plate or sheet retainer, wherein the retainer is exterior to the slot and comprises: a post mounting region at which the retainer is pivotally connected to the at least one arm at a pivot point and rotatable alongside and substantially parallel with the at least one arm between a holding position and a release position; and a fencing member engaging region, wherein in the holding position the fencing member engaging region extends across the slot at a point in substantially vertical alignment with the pivot point, is adapted to retain a fencing member within the blind end of the slot and is positioned so as not to be placed under load by a fencing member should the fencing member be subjected to a substantially horizontal force in the direction of the longitudinal edge.