Claims
- 1. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface, comprising:a concrete surface having a plurality of holes; a metal base plate having a plurality of projections that are at right angles downward from the base plate, and are retained in the hole by an epoxy; and a metal upright member welded to the base plate at right angles to the base plate.
- 2. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 1, wherein:the base plate has a polygonal shape; and the projections are at corners of the base plate.
- 3. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 1, wherein:surfaces of the projections are threaded.
- 4. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 1, 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.
- 5. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 1, 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.
- 6. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 5, wherein:a sign is retained on the upper portion of the elongated member.
- 7. 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.
- 8. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 7, 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.
- 9. A structure for supporting an upright member on a solid surface according to claim 8, wherein:a sign is retained on the upper end of the upright member.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation-In-Part of 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, patent application Ser. No. 09/404,579, filed on Sep. 24, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,282,861 patent application Ser. No. 09/810,402, filed on Mar. 19, 2001 now abandoned.
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