The present invention is generally related to a support for securing a member in a vertical orientation, and more particularly to a mounting base for securing a pole to a mount, including flag poles, light standards and the like.
There are numerous known ways of securely supporting vertical members, including flag poles, light posts, signs and so forth. Some known solutions include the member having a flanged foot with openings therethrough adapted to receive vertically extending members, such as bolts, integrated into a base or concrete. In some cases, the pole is simply inserted into a hole and backfilled with cement or the like.
Mounting bases are also known for securing a vertical member to the earth, although some of these designs are time consuming during insulation, expensive, and/or having limited application. The bases are welded on using circumferences welds causing a heat affected zone at the most critical portion of the pole. By eliminating the circumference weld, the full strength of the metal remains.
There is desired an improved pole mounting base that can be quickly installed with no special equipment, suitable for numerous applications, easy to manufacture, relatively inexpensive, and will not reduce the pole strength.
The present invention achieves technical advantages as a mounting base having at least two members configured to be securely juxtaposed about a vertical member, and to a base to secure the pole in a vertical position.
In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pair of members each have a first flanged portion configured to be securely coupled to the other, and each also comprising a second flanged portion adapted to be secured to a support base. Through each of the flanged portions is comprised at least one opening for receiving hardware to secure the members to each other, and to the support base. These openings may be elongated to provide for adjustments during alignment of the members with respect to each other, and to orient the pole in the vertical direction. When secured together, the members form a geometric shape to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
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Each of members 12 and 14 are preferably comprised of a ridged material, such as a metal, plastic or other suitable material, of sufficient thickness and strength so as to support the vertically extending member 16 when each member is secured thereabout, and when secured to a mount, as will be described in more detail shortly.
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By way of illustration, but without limitation thereto, member 12 and 14 may have the following dimensions. Dimension D4 may be 10¼ inches, whereby dimension D1 may be 2 inches. Dimension D2 may be 5⅛ inches, and dimension D3 may be 3.42 inches. The thickness of member 30 maybe ½ inches, the thickness of the vertical portion 24 may be ¼ inches, and the thickness of vertical flanged portion 26 may be ½ inches. Openings 40 are disposed at about 45 degrees with respect to the proximate face portion 28, and thus are arcuately separated from each other by about 90 degrees.
The members 12 and 14 may be comprised of any number of materials including steel, aluminum, plastic, or other suitable rigid materials. The height and thickness of side flanged portions 28 is a function of the member 16 to be supported. The taller and heaver the member 16, the longer the necessary flanged portion 28 and vertical portion 50 to provide suitable rigidity about the member 16 to safely and adequately maintain it in the vertical position. In the preferred embodiment being discussed by way of example, this dimension may be about 12 inches.
Though the invention has been described with respect to a specific preferred embodiment, many variations and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the present application. It is therefore the intention that the appended claims be interpreted as broadly as possible in view of the prior art to include all such variations and modifications.
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60671881 | Apr 2005 | US |