Claims
- 1. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface, comprising:
a solid surface having at least one hole; a base plate having at least one projection that is retained in the hole by an adhesive; and an upright member retained on the base plate.
- 2. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 1, wherein:
the adhesive is formed by mixing at least two substances that harden after they are mixed.
- 3. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 2, wherein:
the adhesive is an epoxy.
- 4. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 3, wherein:
there are a plurality of holes in the solid surface; and there are a plurality of projections from the base plate that are retained in the holes.
- 5. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 4, wherein:
the solid surface is a concrete surface.
- 6. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 5, wherein:
the projections are at right angles downward from the base plate; and the upright member is at right angles to the base plate.
- 7. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 6, wherein:
the base plate and the upright member are made of metal, and the upright member is welded to the base plate.
- 8. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 7, wherein:
the base plate has a polygonal shape; and the projections are at corners of the base plate.
- 9. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 7, wherein:
surfaces of the projections are threaded.
- 10. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 7, wherein:
the upright member is a pole; and a hard-facing has been applied in strips to a surface of the pole, said hard-facing having a hardness greater than that of the pole itself, and said hard-facing containing metallic elements.
- 11. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 7, wherein:
the upright member is hollow; and an elongated member has a lower portion that is retained within the upright member, and an upper portion that extends above the upright member.
- 12. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 11, wherein:
a sign is retained on the upper portion of the elongated member.
- 13. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface, comprising:
a solid surface having a plurality of holes; a upright member having an upper end and a lower end with a plurality of projections that are retained in the holes in the solid surface by an adhesive; and a base plate resting on the solid surface and retained on the upright member, said base plate having a central hole through which the upright member passes.
- 14. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 13, wherein:
the solid surface is a concrete surface; the upright member and the base plate are made of metal; and the base plate is welded to the upright member.
- 15. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 14, wherein:
a sign is retained on the upper end of the upright member.
- 16. A method for supporting an upright member on a solid surface, comprising the steps of:
obtaining a metal base plate having a polygonal shape; cutting off metal from sides of the base plate, while leaving stubs extending from corners of the base plate; bending the stubs so that they are parallel, on one side of the base plate, and at right angles to the base plate; forming holes in a solid surface into which the stubs can fit; placing an adhesive in the holes; inserting the stubs into the holes; allowing the adhesive to harden to retain the stubs in the holes; and retaining an upright member on the base plate.
- 17. A method for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 16, wherein the upright member is metal, and is retained on the solid surface by welding.
- 18. A method for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 17, wherein the solid surface is concrete, and the holes are formed by drilling.
- 19. A method for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 18, wherein:
the upright member is a pole; and a hard-facing is applied in strips to a surface of the pole, said hard-facing having a hardness greater than that of the pole itself, and said hard-facing containing metallic elements.
- 20. A method for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 18, wherein:
the upright member is hollow, and; an elongated member has a lower portion that is inserted into and retained within the upright member, and an upper portion that extends above the upright member.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Continuation-In-Part of Utility patent application Ser. No. 09/317,830, filed on May 25, 1999, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,202,371 on Mar. 20, 2001, Utility patent application Ser. No. 09/404,579, filed on Sep. 24, 1999, and Utility patent application Ser. No. 09/810,402, filed on Mar. 19, 2001.
Continuation in Parts (3)
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09681886 |
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09810402 |
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