NL1007714C1 - Device for holding elements such as fencing and fencing upright. - Google Patents

Description

Device for holding elements upright, such as fencing and fencing.

The invention relates to a device for holding elements, such as fencing and demarcations, straight, consisting of a base part on or in which one or more posts can be placed.

It is customary, for example, to construct fencing, in particular construction fences, from separate elements, each element being placed on or in one or more base parts, in order to keep said elements in the upright position. It is known to design such base parts as concrete bodies, with a number of holes at the top, in which the 15 posts of said elements can be placed.

These concrete bodies have two major drawbacks. The first drawback is the weight, necessary to keep the elements upright, but bothersome during transport and causes back complaints or other physical complaints in people who have to transport and place these foot parts. The second drawback is that these concrete base parts are difficult to pick up. This phenomenon is caused by the fact that there are only limited possibilities for forming handles in concrete bodies.

Various inventions are known, whereby the weight is limited.

30 The hollowed-out concrete bodies can be mentioned. These base parts consist of a thin shell and have a shape on the top and sides similar to that of the solid concrete bodies. These hollowed-out foot parts are lighter in weight, but have some intrinsic disadvantages. A first intrinsic drawback is that, as in the solid concrete base parts, only rudimentary handles are possible in the hollowed-out concrete bodies. A second intrinsic drawback of the 1007714 2 hollowed out concrete bodies is that the minimization of the wall thickness creates a vulnerable element, which quickly bursts or breaks during use. A third intrinsic drawback is that the function, namely holding elements upright, is performed considerably worse than with the solid concrete bases, which is caused by the lower weight.

In addition, the plastic foot parts are known, including from Dutch patent application NL 9401555. Foot parts are described herein, consisting of a hollow plastic body that is filled with a mass such as water, sand, concrete or other material. However, these hollow plastic bodies involve a lot of manual work on the construction site, because they still have to be filled there. Variants of solid plastic are also known. However, these solid plastic bodies perform their function of holding elements upright considerably worse than conventional solid concrete footings due to their lower weight. Moreover, both types of plastic foot parts are much more expensive than the solid concrete 20 foot parts.

Finally, the galvanized steel base parts are known. These base parts usually consist of horizontally lying plate or strip material, with one or more tubes mounted thereon, where the elements can be used. These foot parts perform their function very well, namely keeping elements upright, but they are expensive and very sensitive to theft. In order to make theft more difficult, the metal foot parts are often bolted to the posts of the elements which keep them upright, which involves a great deal of manual work. Therefore, they are rarely used in unattended construction sites and the like.

The known alternatives to the solid concrete base parts thus fail to solve the use problem in general. All of the above alternatives replace the weight problem, other problems.

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The object of the invention is to provide a device of the type described in the opening paragraph, wherein the above drawbacks do not occur. The weight of the foot parts is reduced to an ergonomically acceptable level. In addition, due to the construction method, the feet are integrated in an ergonomically sound handle, making them easy to pick up with one hand. In addition, the function of holding elements such as fencing and fencing upright is performed no less well than by the currently usual, but problematic, solid concrete base parts. Finally, the foot parts are no more vulnerable than the currently usual solid concrete foot parts.

The device is distinguished in that the base part is formed from two heavy parts, which are connected by a light and rigid connecting part, which can also serve as a handle. The heavy parts are provided with one or more provisions which serve to place in or on a post of the section to be kept upright.

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The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to a number of exemplary embodiments, which are shown in the accompanying figures.

Figure 1 shows a perspective drawing of a first embodiment with rectangular heavy parts, connected by a round connecting part. The arrangements serving to insert a post of the element to be held upright in this embodiment consist of a hole in the solid heavy parts.

Figures 2 to 7 show a schematic top view of a number of embodiments, in which for the sake of clarity the part of the connecting part which is located in the heavy parts is drawn in stripes. Figures 8 and 9 show a schematic side view of a number of embodiments.

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In the figures, the number 1 always indicates the light and rigid connecting part and the number 2 indicates the heavy parts, each of which is provided with one or more provisions 3.

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The connecting part (1) can consist of a homogeneous material, but also of combinations of different materials and can have various cross sections, for example round, triangular, quadrangular or polygonal or, for example, an I, H, U or T shape or a other 10 section. The connecting part (1) can also have a slightly curved shape (fig. 8).

The heavy parts (2) consist of a heavy material, such as, for example, concrete, steel or another material, and are attached to the ends of the connecting part. The attachment of the heavy parts to the connecting part can take place in many ways, for instance with the aid of fasteners such as screws, bolts, clamps and the like. Also, the heavy parts can be attached by means of a fastening material 20 as glue or, for example, by the material of the heavy parts to form the connecting parts by, for example, casting. A number of examples of possible fixing methods are shown in Figures 2 to 7.

In order to inextricably connect the connecting part to the heavy parts, it can for instance be provided with a deformation at the ends, of which exemplary embodiments are shown in Figures 2 and 3, or of an additional part, of which exemplary embodiments are shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6. .

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The heavy parts (2) can have various shapes. A number of embodiments are shown in Figures 1 to 9, but other shapes, such as, for example, round, oval or conical, are also possible. In order to increase the stability of the foot part, the underside thereof is preferably curved, such that the ends of the foot part come to rest on the ground. This is shown schematically in figure 8.

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The heavy parts are provided with one or more devices (3), which serve to place in or on a post of the element to be kept upright. These provisions 5 may consist, for example, of holes in the matter of the heavy parts (as shown in figures 1 to 6 and figure 8), but also, for example, of tubular elements which are fully integrated in the heavy parts, and for example on the connecting parts are attached (fig. 7). The provisions (3) can extend up to the bottom surface of the heavy parts (fig.

8), but embodiments are also possible in which the provisions do not extend to the bottom surface (fig. 9). Also possible are embodiments in which the provisions protrude above the heavy parts, as schematically shown in figure 9. In such an embodiment the post of the element to be kept upright is hollow at the bottom and the provision (3) has the same shape. as the hollow at the bottom of said style.

The invention is not limited to the above described embodiments.

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Claims (7)

1. Device for keeping elements upright, such as fences and fencing, consisting of a base part on which or one or more posts can be placed, characterized in that the base part consists of two heavy parts, which are connected by a light , rigid and straight connecting part, while the heavy parts are provided with one or more vertically oriented provisions for placing one or more uprights of the element to be kept upright. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the heavy parts are attached to the light and rigid connecting part by forming them around it. 15 Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the light and rigid connecting part is deformed at the ends, in order to prevent the heavy parts from becoming loose. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that additional parts are attached to the light and rigid connecting part, in order to prevent the heavy parts from becoming loose. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the heavy parts are not formed around the light and rigid connecting part, but are attached to them by means of additional fastening material. 25 Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the underside of the foot part is arched. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting part is curved. 1 h ü / Ί 1 4