CA1251916A - Post support means - Google Patents
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S P E C I F I C A T I O N
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
be it known that I, DEREK JOHN MILLS, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, of 2 Avenue Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, have invented certain new and useful "POST SUPPORT MEANS" of which the following is a specification:
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Post support for supporting vertical fence posts, the bases of sheds or greenhouses, and the like, to the ground comprising an elongate ground-engaging portion, preferably of cross-shaped cross-section and preferably tapered toward its free end, capable of being driven vertically into the ground and a post-engaging portion, preferably a hollow box-section, rigidly attached to the ground-engaging portion and being so formed that a post to be supported and engaged by the post-engaging portion extends with its axis substantially parallel to the axis of the ground-engaging portion.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
be it known that I, DEREK JOHN MILLS, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, of 2 Avenue Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, have invented certain new and useful "POST SUPPORT MEANS" of which the following is a specification:
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Post support for supporting vertical fence posts, the bases of sheds or greenhouses, and the like, to the ground comprising an elongate ground-engaging portion, preferably of cross-shaped cross-section and preferably tapered toward its free end, capable of being driven vertically into the ground and a post-engaging portion, preferably a hollow box-section, rigidly attached to the ground-engaging portion and being so formed that a post to be supported and engaged by the post-engaging portion extends with its axis substantially parallel to the axis of the ground-engaging portion.
Description
-2- 21862-1074 This invention relates to means for supporting vertical posts, for example, posts for supporting fencing or the like, and which may also be used as means for anchoring structures, such as the bases of sheds and greenhouses, to the ground. Both such means will hereinafter be referred to as post support means, for the sake of convenience.
It has hitherto been the practice to erect and support posts by digging a hole of suitable depth and either burying one end of the post in the hole with earth or supporting the post by fil]ing the hole round the post with concrete.
This invention provides a post support means by which posts can be supported without the need for digging a hole and with which posts can be more easily erected at a desired spot wi.thout location problems.
The present invention provides post support means comprising an elongate ground engaging portion of cruciEorm cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, the arms of the cruciform ground engaging portion being arranged diagonally of a rectangular plate portion attached transversely to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the periphery of the plate portion, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging portion is driven into the ground to its full length with one side of the plate portion parallel to the line of the fence, the arms of the ground engaging means will be positioned obliquely to the line of the fence and the plate portion on contacting the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration of the ground engaging portion, and a vertical post g 9~
-2a- 21862-1074 engaging portion comprising at least one flat plate member rigidly mounted on the plate portion with its plane parallel to one edge thereof and extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the axis of a post supported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in sub-stantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaging portion.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided support means suitable for supporting the fence posts of a close boarded Eence comprising an elongate ground engaging portion of cruciform cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, the arms of the cruciform ground engaging portion being arranged diagonally of a rectang-ular plate portion attached transversely to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the periphery oE the plate portion, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging portion is driven into the ground to its full length the plate portion on contacting the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration of the ground engaging portion, and a vertical post engaging portion comprising at least one flat plate member rigidly mounted on the plate portion with its plane parallel to one edge thereof and extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the axis of a post sup-ported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in substantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaging portion with the arms of the ground engaging portion extending obliquely relative to the intended line of the fence.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided support means for supporting a fence post -2b- 21862-1074 having a rectangular base one side of the base of the post being parallel to the intended line of the fence, said support means comprising an elongated ground engaging portion of cruciform cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, the arms of the cruciform ground engaging portion being arranged diagonally of a rectangular plate portion attached transversely -to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the pexiphery of the plate portion, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging portion is driven into the ground to its full length the plate portion on contactlng the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration of the ground engaging portionl and a vertical post engaging portion com-prising four walls forming a box rigidly mounted on said plate portion and substantially coextensive with said plate portion extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the a~is oE a post supported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in substantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaging portion with the arms of the ground engaging portion extending obliquely relative to the intended line of the fence.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided support means for supporting a fence post having a rectangular base, one side of the base of the post being parallel to the intended line of the fencel said support means comprising an elongated ground engaging portion of cruci-form cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, said cruciform ground engaging por-tion including 9~
-2c- 21862-1074 arms arranged obliquely to the sides a rectangu].ar plate por-tion attached transversely to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the periphery of the plate portion, said arms of the ground engaging means being tapered from the region adjacent the rectangular plate to the end remote therefrom, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging por-tion is driven into the ground to its full length the plate portion on contacting the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration oE the ground engaging portion, and a vertical post engaging portion comprising four walls forming a box rigidly mounted on said plate portion and substantially coextensive with said plate portion extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the axis of a post supported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in sub-stantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaginq portion with the arms oE the ground engaging portion extending obliquely relative to the-intended line of the fence.
.~'' The cruciform cross-section of the ground engaging portion provides maximum resistance to lateral movement for a relatively simple shape. The cross sectional dimensions of the ground-engaging portion maybe the same all the way along but preferably the ground-engaging portion tapers from the end having the post-engaging means to the free end as this, of course, makes the post support easier to drive into the ground.
Preferably, the post-engaging portion is a hollow box-section of internal dimensions such that the end of a post to be erected can be received within the box section. The walls of the box section may be drilled to re-ceive bolts or screws to anchor the post or the post may be free standing inthe box section.
In some cases, for example where the post-support means is required to support a post which has previously been embedded in a concrete block, the person erecting the post may hot want to remove the concrete block. In such a case there may be used a post-support means according to the invention which has two spaced-apart grourld-engaging portions connected together by a post-engaging portion such that the two ground-engaging portions may be driven into the ground so as to span the concrete block and the post may be bolted or otherwise affixed to the post-engaging portion in substantially the same ~n location as the post originally embedded in the concrete block.
It has hitherto been the practice to erect and support posts by digging a hole of suitable depth and either burying one end of the post in the hole with earth or supporting the post by fil]ing the hole round the post with concrete.
This invention provides a post support means by which posts can be supported without the need for digging a hole and with which posts can be more easily erected at a desired spot wi.thout location problems.
The present invention provides post support means comprising an elongate ground engaging portion of cruciEorm cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, the arms of the cruciform ground engaging portion being arranged diagonally of a rectangular plate portion attached transversely to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the periphery of the plate portion, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging portion is driven into the ground to its full length with one side of the plate portion parallel to the line of the fence, the arms of the ground engaging means will be positioned obliquely to the line of the fence and the plate portion on contacting the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration of the ground engaging portion, and a vertical post g 9~
-2a- 21862-1074 engaging portion comprising at least one flat plate member rigidly mounted on the plate portion with its plane parallel to one edge thereof and extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the axis of a post supported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in sub-stantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaging portion.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided support means suitable for supporting the fence posts of a close boarded Eence comprising an elongate ground engaging portion of cruciform cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, the arms of the cruciform ground engaging portion being arranged diagonally of a rectang-ular plate portion attached transversely to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the periphery oE the plate portion, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging portion is driven into the ground to its full length the plate portion on contacting the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration of the ground engaging portion, and a vertical post engaging portion comprising at least one flat plate member rigidly mounted on the plate portion with its plane parallel to one edge thereof and extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the axis of a post sup-ported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in substantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaging portion with the arms of the ground engaging portion extending obliquely relative to the intended line of the fence.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided support means for supporting a fence post -2b- 21862-1074 having a rectangular base one side of the base of the post being parallel to the intended line of the fence, said support means comprising an elongated ground engaging portion of cruciform cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, the arms of the cruciform ground engaging portion being arranged diagonally of a rectangular plate portion attached transversely -to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the pexiphery of the plate portion, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging portion is driven into the ground to its full length the plate portion on contactlng the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration of the ground engaging portionl and a vertical post engaging portion com-prising four walls forming a box rigidly mounted on said plate portion and substantially coextensive with said plate portion extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the a~is oE a post supported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in substantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaging portion with the arms of the ground engaging portion extending obliquely relative to the intended line of the fence.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided support means for supporting a fence post having a rectangular base, one side of the base of the post being parallel to the intended line of the fencel said support means comprising an elongated ground engaging portion of cruci-form cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, said cruciform ground engaging por-tion including 9~
-2c- 21862-1074 arms arranged obliquely to the sides a rectangu].ar plate por-tion attached transversely to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the periphery of the plate portion, said arms of the ground engaging means being tapered from the region adjacent the rectangular plate to the end remote therefrom, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging por-tion is driven into the ground to its full length the plate portion on contacting the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration oE the ground engaging portion, and a vertical post engaging portion comprising four walls forming a box rigidly mounted on said plate portion and substantially coextensive with said plate portion extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the axis of a post supported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in sub-stantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaginq portion with the arms oE the ground engaging portion extending obliquely relative to the-intended line of the fence.
.~'' The cruciform cross-section of the ground engaging portion provides maximum resistance to lateral movement for a relatively simple shape. The cross sectional dimensions of the ground-engaging portion maybe the same all the way along but preferably the ground-engaging portion tapers from the end having the post-engaging means to the free end as this, of course, makes the post support easier to drive into the ground.
Preferably, the post-engaging portion is a hollow box-section of internal dimensions such that the end of a post to be erected can be received within the box section. The walls of the box section may be drilled to re-ceive bolts or screws to anchor the post or the post may be free standing inthe box section.
In some cases, for example where the post-support means is required to support a post which has previously been embedded in a concrete block, the person erecting the post may hot want to remove the concrete block. In such a case there may be used a post-support means according to the invention which has two spaced-apart grourld-engaging portions connected together by a post-engaging portion such that the two ground-engaging portions may be driven into the ground so as to span the concrete block and the post may be bolted or otherwise affixed to the post-engaging portion in substantially the same ~n location as the post originally embedded in the concrete block.
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~ha po.s~ ~upport mea~ o~ the invention may be made :~rom any de~lred mat~ri~l" whlch is o:e su~-~icient ~tren~,th but it i~ preferably mads in mlld steel plata generally o~ the ord~r OI on~eight inch thick~ess. In the arran,~emf~nt descri~ed above however in whlch the pOkt supportin~ po:rtio~ bridge~ two ound enga~ing portio~l~ it may be nec~3sary to use plate as thick aa o~e-quarter ~ch for the post-suppnrting portlon.
q`he dime~ion~ o~ tha pos~ ~upport mean~ o~ the iIl~rentio ~rlll o~ cour~ vary depending on the len~th OI the poet to be supported and the amount of movement o~ the pos~ ~rhich is to be e~pected. Xt has been ~ound, ~or e~ample~ that ~or supporti~g a ~our-inch ~cluare post ~or suppor-tin~ ~enc~ng s~x ~eet long ~nd at a ~eparation. o~ 6 ~eetj the ~round-en~a~ portion ~ould desirably have a len~th of ~pproximately 2 feet and the sides of a box~sactio~ po~t-~n~a~ing portion should de~irably hava a height o~ about 6 ~nche~. .
The i~ent~on w~l~ now be described ~ greater detail by a~ o~ example with reference to the drawings in which:~
~ig. 1 is a perspeo~ve ~lew of one ~vrm of post ~upport meæn~.t Fi~ 2 ~s ~n undernea~h ~iew o~ the post support ~ea~
o:E ~iAg- 1 "
Figo 3 is a side ~levation o~ a second ~orm o~
post 0upport means and ~g. 4 ~ a ~ide ~levation o~ a third form o~ po8t ~upport means Referrlng to ~ig~sO 1 a~d 2, the ~irst form of post support mea~ compri~e~ a ~round-en~,gaging portion 1 ~nd a po3t-enga~i~g portion 2 Th~ ~ro~nd e~gagi~ portion 1 ~s oi' cro~ haped ~ro6~
~ection a~d taper~ ~'rom the top ~nd 3 at which th~ post-~nga~ing portion is located to the free end ~.
The post-engaging portion 2 is a box-section and is of such size that its diagonal dimension is substantially the same as the length of the arms of the cross at the top 3 of the ground-engaging portion 1. The box-section is closed at one end by a flat plate 5 which is welded onto the sides of the box-section and also onto the ground-engaging portion 1 at the top end 3 thereof.
The positioning of the arms of the ground engaging means 1 diagonally to the cross-section of the box-section as described above, provides a post holder which is adapted to hold a rect-angular post or a post having a rectangular base, in relation to which the intended line of the fence is parallel to one of the sides, in such a position that the arms of the ground engaging means are oblique to the intended line of the fence. It has been found in use that a post holder in which the arms are positioned obliquely to the line of the fence provides an improved resistance to movement in a direction perpendicular to the line of the fence, over that provided by a post holder in which the arms are posi-tioned parallel and perpendicular to the line of the fence.
To allow drainage of any water entering the box-section drain holes (not shown) may be drilled in the plate 5 or the post box-section may be formed by tack welding at intervals thereby leaving gaps between the plates ~orming the box-section through which water can drain.
The post to be supported is received in the box-section and fixed by bolts passing through aligned holes (not shown)on opposed sides of the box-section.
Referring to Fig. 3, in the second form of post sup-port means, the ground-engaging portion 1 is the same as shown in g~
Fig. 1 but the post support means 2 merely comprises a vertical plate 6 welded to one side of the flat plate 5 which as in Fig. 1 is welded to the tops of the ground-engaging portion 1.
The plate 6 is drilled at 7 so that the post to be supported may be affixed thereto by bolts or screws. The post to be supported may be fixed on either side of the plate 6 so that it either stands over the ground-engaging portion 1 or to one side of it.
This form of support means may also be used for anchor-ing the base of a structure, such as a shed or greenhouse, sincethe plate 6 can be bolted to a side of a rectangular base for such a structure either before or after the ground-engaging portion 1 is driven into the ground. A similar form of support means which has two vertical plates arranged at right angles to one another may be used to support posts or as anchoring means at the corners of a structure having a rectangular base.
This method of anchoring the base of outbuildings has the definite advantage that there is no need for elaborate ground levelling before the base is laid. The ground may be roughly levelled and the base itself levelled by driving the necessary ground-engaging portion further into the ground.
Referring to Fig. 4, the third form of post support means is intended to straddle a concrete block or the like to enable a post to be erected in the same position as a post which had been embedded in concrete.
This form of post support comprises two ground-engaging portions 1 each of similar form to that described with reference to Fig. 1 and each topped with a flat plate 5. The two ground-engaging portions are connected together by a post-engaging portion 8 in the form of a flat plate having holes 9 so that the post may be affixed to the plate 8 by bolts or screws. Alter-natively, a post-receiving box-section may be fixed to the plate 8.
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~ha po.s~ ~upport mea~ o~ the invention may be made :~rom any de~lred mat~ri~l" whlch is o:e su~-~icient ~tren~,th but it i~ preferably mads in mlld steel plata generally o~ the ord~r OI on~eight inch thick~ess. In the arran,~emf~nt descri~ed above however in whlch the pOkt supportin~ po:rtio~ bridge~ two ound enga~ing portio~l~ it may be nec~3sary to use plate as thick aa o~e-quarter ~ch for the post-suppnrting portlon.
q`he dime~ion~ o~ tha pos~ ~upport mean~ o~ the iIl~rentio ~rlll o~ cour~ vary depending on the len~th OI the poet to be supported and the amount of movement o~ the pos~ ~rhich is to be e~pected. Xt has been ~ound, ~or e~ample~ that ~or supporti~g a ~our-inch ~cluare post ~or suppor-tin~ ~enc~ng s~x ~eet long ~nd at a ~eparation. o~ 6 ~eetj the ~round-en~a~ portion ~ould desirably have a len~th of ~pproximately 2 feet and the sides of a box~sactio~ po~t-~n~a~ing portion should de~irably hava a height o~ about 6 ~nche~. .
The i~ent~on w~l~ now be described ~ greater detail by a~ o~ example with reference to the drawings in which:~
~ig. 1 is a perspeo~ve ~lew of one ~vrm of post ~upport meæn~.t Fi~ 2 ~s ~n undernea~h ~iew o~ the post support ~ea~
o:E ~iAg- 1 "
Figo 3 is a side ~levation o~ a second ~orm o~
post 0upport means and ~g. 4 ~ a ~ide ~levation o~ a third form o~ po8t ~upport means Referrlng to ~ig~sO 1 a~d 2, the ~irst form of post support mea~ compri~e~ a ~round-en~,gaging portion 1 ~nd a po3t-enga~i~g portion 2 Th~ ~ro~nd e~gagi~ portion 1 ~s oi' cro~ haped ~ro6~
~ection a~d taper~ ~'rom the top ~nd 3 at which th~ post-~nga~ing portion is located to the free end ~.
The post-engaging portion 2 is a box-section and is of such size that its diagonal dimension is substantially the same as the length of the arms of the cross at the top 3 of the ground-engaging portion 1. The box-section is closed at one end by a flat plate 5 which is welded onto the sides of the box-section and also onto the ground-engaging portion 1 at the top end 3 thereof.
The positioning of the arms of the ground engaging means 1 diagonally to the cross-section of the box-section as described above, provides a post holder which is adapted to hold a rect-angular post or a post having a rectangular base, in relation to which the intended line of the fence is parallel to one of the sides, in such a position that the arms of the ground engaging means are oblique to the intended line of the fence. It has been found in use that a post holder in which the arms are positioned obliquely to the line of the fence provides an improved resistance to movement in a direction perpendicular to the line of the fence, over that provided by a post holder in which the arms are posi-tioned parallel and perpendicular to the line of the fence.
To allow drainage of any water entering the box-section drain holes (not shown) may be drilled in the plate 5 or the post box-section may be formed by tack welding at intervals thereby leaving gaps between the plates ~orming the box-section through which water can drain.
The post to be supported is received in the box-section and fixed by bolts passing through aligned holes (not shown)on opposed sides of the box-section.
Referring to Fig. 3, in the second form of post sup-port means, the ground-engaging portion 1 is the same as shown in g~
Fig. 1 but the post support means 2 merely comprises a vertical plate 6 welded to one side of the flat plate 5 which as in Fig. 1 is welded to the tops of the ground-engaging portion 1.
The plate 6 is drilled at 7 so that the post to be supported may be affixed thereto by bolts or screws. The post to be supported may be fixed on either side of the plate 6 so that it either stands over the ground-engaging portion 1 or to one side of it.
This form of support means may also be used for anchor-ing the base of a structure, such as a shed or greenhouse, sincethe plate 6 can be bolted to a side of a rectangular base for such a structure either before or after the ground-engaging portion 1 is driven into the ground. A similar form of support means which has two vertical plates arranged at right angles to one another may be used to support posts or as anchoring means at the corners of a structure having a rectangular base.
This method of anchoring the base of outbuildings has the definite advantage that there is no need for elaborate ground levelling before the base is laid. The ground may be roughly levelled and the base itself levelled by driving the necessary ground-engaging portion further into the ground.
Referring to Fig. 4, the third form of post support means is intended to straddle a concrete block or the like to enable a post to be erected in the same position as a post which had been embedded in concrete.
This form of post support comprises two ground-engaging portions 1 each of similar form to that described with reference to Fig. 1 and each topped with a flat plate 5. The two ground-engaging portions are connected together by a post-engaging portion 8 in the form of a flat plate having holes 9 so that the post may be affixed to the plate 8 by bolts or screws. Alter-natively, a post-receiving box-section may be fixed to the plate 8.
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Claims (8)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Post support means comprising an elongate ground en-gaging portion of cruciform cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, the arms of the cruciform ground engaging portion being arranged diagonally of a rectang-ular plate portion attached transversely to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the periphery of the plate portion the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging portion is driven into the ground to its full length with one side of the plate portion parallel to the line of the fence, the arms of the ground engaging means will be positioned obliquely to the line of the fence and the plate portion on contacting the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration of the ground engaging portion, and a vertical post engaging portion comprising at least one flat plate member rigidly mounted on the plate portion with its plane parallel to one edge thereof and extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the axis of a post supported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in sub-stantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaging portion.
2. Post support means as claimed in claim 1, wherein the post engaging portion comprises a box-section in which the post can be received.
3. Post support means as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the ground engaging portion is tapered towards its free end.
4. Modified. support means as claimed in claim 1, compris-ing two spaced-apart ground engaging portions and a post-engaging portion rigidly attached between the ground engaging portions.
5. Support means suitable for supporting the fence posts of a close boarded fence comprising an elongate ground engaging portion of cruciform cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, the arms of the cruciform ground engaging portion being arranged diagonally of a rectangular plate portion attached transversely to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the periphery of the plate portion, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging portion is driven into the ground to its full length the plate portion on contacting the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration of the ground engaging portion, and a vertical post engaging portion comprising at least one flat plate member rigidly mounted on the plate portion with its plane parallel to one edge thereof and extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the axis of a post supported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in sub-stantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaging portion with the arms of the ground engaging portion extending obliquely relative to the intended line of the fence.
6. Support means for supporting a fence post having a rectangular base,one side of the base of the post being parallel to the intended line of the fence, said support means compris-ing an elongated ground engaging portion of cruciform cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, the arms of the cruciform ground engaging portion being arranged diagonally of a rectangular plate portion attached transversely to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the periphery of the plate portion, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging portion is driven into the ground to its full length the plate portion on contacting the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration of the ground engaging portion, and a vertical post engaging portion comprising four walls forming a box rigidly mounted on said plate portion and sub-stantially coextensive with said plate portion extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the axis of a post supported and engaged by the post engag-ing portion is in substantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaging portion with the arms of the ground engaging portion extending obliquely relative to the intended line of the fence.
7. Support means as defined in claim 6 wherein each of the arms of the ground engaging portion is tapered from the region adjacent said rectangular plate to the end remote there-from.
8. Support means for supporting a fence post having a rectangular base, one side of the base of the post being parallel to the intended line of the fence, said support means comprising an elongated ground engaging portion of cruciform cross-section which is adapted to be driven vertically into the ground, said cruciform ground engaging portion including arms arranged obliquely to the sides a rectangular plate portion attached transversely to the ground engaging portion at one end thereof with no part of the cruciform section extending above the plate portion and no part of the cruciform section extending beyond the periphery of the plate portion, said arms of the ground engaging means being tapered from the region adjacent the rectangular plate to the end remote therefrom, the plate portion being such that when the ground engaging portion is driven into the ground to its full length the plate portion on contacting the surface of the ground will tend to compact the soil and provide increased resistance to further penetration of the ground engaging portion, and a vertical post engaging portion comprising four walls forming a box rigidly mounted on said plate portion and substantially coextensive with said plate portion extending in a direction away from the ground engaging portion and so oriented that the axis of a post supported and engaged by the post engaging portion is in substantial alignment with the axis of the ground engaging portion with the arms of the ground engaging portion extending obliquely relative to the intended line of the fence.
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