Information
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Patent Grant
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6409419
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Patent Number
6,409,419
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Date Filed
Monday, October 23, 200023 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, June 25, 200222 years ago
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 404 6
- 404 11
- 049 35
- 049 131
- 256 DIG 5
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A removable post assembly for securing an area, basically comprising an anchorage assembly, an elongated post member and a locking assembly to lock and secure the removable post member to the anchorage assembly. The anchorage assembly includes housing with an upper opening adjacent to the ground level to cooperatively receive a portion of the elongated post member. The housing has cavities or bay members to selectively receive a latching member of the locking assembly. The elongated post member is tubular and includes lateral openings positioned at its lowermost portion, that once the former is placed inside the housing of the anchorage assembly, the lateral openings are in horizontal alignment with the bay members to allow the piercing of the latching member. The locking assembly includes a lock mounted to the upper end of the post member.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a post for securing an area, and more particularly, to the type that is removably anchored to the ground.
2. Description of the Related Art.
The closest reference with characteristics similar to the present invention corresponds to U.S. Pat. No. 5,520,479 issued in 1996 to the same applicant Rigoberto Hernandez. The present invention discloses improvements to the previous patent, specifically, in the locking and anchorage assemblies.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is one of the main objects of the present invention to provide security post assembly that is removable, and when removed does not leave any irregularities on the ground.
It is another object of this invention to provide a security post assembly that has such an internal locking mechanism that provides no access to a wrongdoer.
It is still another object of this invention to provide a security post assembly that is easy to operate by a user.
It is yet another object of this invention to provide such a device that is inexpensive to manufacture and maintain while retaining its effectiveness.
Further objects of this invention will be brought out in the following part of the specifications, wherein detailed description is for the purpose of fully disclosing the invention without placing limitations thereon.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
With the above and other related objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1
is an isometric view of the preferred embodiment.
FIG. 2
is an isometric view of an alternative embodiment.
FIG. 3
is a partial cross-sectional view of the present invention, taken along line
3
—
3
. This figure shows the displacement of the locking mechanism.
FIG. 3A
is a partial cross-sectional view of this invention, taken along line
3
A—
3
A.
FIG. 4
is an isometric view of the anchorage assembly of the preferred embodiment.
FIG. 5
is an isometric view of the anchorage assembly of the alternative embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to the drawings in detail and initially to
FIG. 1
thereof, it will be seen that removable security post assembly
10
basically includes elongated post member
20
removably mounted to anchorage assembly
30
, and secured in place by locking assembly
40
.
As illustrated in
FIGS. 1
,
3
and
3
A, elongated post member
20
is tubular and has a rectangular cross section. Post member
20
has upper and lower opened ends
21
and
22
, respectively. Upper opened end
21
cooperatively receives locking assembly
40
, as best seen in FIG.
3
. Post member
20
is maintained vertically by housing member
31
of anchorage assembly
30
, inside which post member
20
penetrates a sufficient distance to be secured to the ground. As shown in
FIG. 3
, post member
20
also has lateral openings
23
,
23
′,
24
and
24
′ disposed in the lowermost section thereof. Post member
20
also includes pin members
25
and
26
rigidly mounted to the walls thereof. Pin members
25
and
26
are located inside tubular member
20
. Pin member
25
is located in the lowermost portion of post
20
and is designed to hold a predetermined section of latching member
44
in place so that the latter will pivot about pin
25
. Pin member
26
is located in the uppermost portion of post member
20
. Pin member
26
has eye plate
26
′ rigidly and perpendicularly mounted thereto. Eye plate
26
′ has, at its distal end, eyelet
26
″ that cooperatively receives locking pin
49
of padlock
41
through, as best shown in
FIGS. 3 and 3A
. Post member
20
also includes handle
27
that is suitable to a user to manipulate the former.
Anchorage assembly
30
, as illustrated in
FIGS. 1
,
3
and
4
, basically includes housing
31
, anchorage members
32
,
32
′,
33
and
33
′, cavities or bay members
34
,
34
′,
35
and
35
′, and cover member
36
. Anchorage assembly
30
is permanently installed below ground level in such manner that only opening
37
of housing
31
and cover member
36
are visible. Anchorage members
32
,
32
′,
33
and
33
′ are rigidly mounted to the lateral walls of housing
31
and are designed to provide firm support to anchorage assembly
30
. Cover member
36
is pivotally mounted the upper end of housing
31
so that when post member
20
is removed, member
36
covers opening
37
thereby leaving no irregularities on the ground. When post member
20
is placed inside anchorage assembly
30
, lateral openings
23
,
23
′,
24
and
24
′ are in horizontal alignment with bay members
34
,
34
′,
35
and
35
′, respectively. Cavities or bay members
34
,
34
′,
35
and
35
′, in the preferred embodiment, are outwardly and perpendicularly projected with respect to housing
31
. Anchorage assembly
30
also includes drainage passage
38
located in the bottom of housing
31
. In this manner, the water trapped inside housing
31
flows away through drainage passage
38
.
Locking assembly
40
, in the preferred embodiment, includes padlock assembly
41
rigidly mounted to tubular housing
42
that in turn is mounted to upper opened end
21
of post member
20
. As best seen in
FIG. 3
, extended cable
43
is mounted, at one end, to tubular housing
42
by fastening member
43
′ and latching member
44
is attached to the other end. Cable
43
, in the preferred embodiment, is made out of metallic material and is tension-resistant. Cable
43
has cover
43
″ to protect the former. Latching member
44
has eyelet
44
′ through which one end of cable
43
is attached. Eyelet
44
′ is located at the right and uppermost portion of latching member
44
and latching notch
45
is located at the left and lowermost portion thereof. Latching member
44
also includes eyelet
44
″ disposed adjacent to eyelet
44
″. Eyelet
44
″ cooperatively receives pin
25
of post member
20
. Padlock assembly
41
is manufactured by American Lock Company The Locksmith's Lock ® located at 3400 W Exchange Road Crete Ill. 60417 USA. Tubular housing
42
includes lateral slots
46
and
46
′, and upper slot
47
. Slots
46
and
46
′ are located in two opposite lateral walls of housing
42
and receive pin member
26
through. Slots
46
and
46
′ limit the vertical displacement of housing
42
inside post member
20
. Slot
47
is located in top wall
48
of housing
42
and is designed to receive eye plate
26
′ through.
Once a user anchors removable post member
20
in the ground, it is locked by locking assembly
40
. A user brings padlock assembly
41
towards post member
20
, housing
42
and cable
43
descend until edge
48
′ stops against upper end
21
. Then, padlock assembly
41
is actuated with key K and locking pin
49
is inserted in eyelet
26
″ and secured in placed. Cable
43
moves down and latching member
44
pivots about fixed pin
25
. Cable
43
descends sufficiently to allow latching notch
45
be inserted through lateral openings
23
,
23
′,
24
and
24
′ in any of bay members
34
,
34
′,
35
or
35
′. In this manner, post member
20
is firmly secured to anchorage assembly
30
.
Once a user desires to remove post member
20
from the ground, he/she unlocks padlock assembly
41
aided by key K and locking pin
49
is removed from eyelet
26
″, as best seen in FIG.
3
. The user helped by handle
50
, lifts padlock assembly
41
along with housing
42
until fixed pin
26
stops against the lower end of lateral slots
46
and
46
′, as seen in FIG.
3
A. When cable
43
is pulled up, latching member
44
pivots about fixed pin
25
and latching notch
45
is removed from any of bay members
34
,
34
′,
35
or
35
′, as best shown in FIG.
3
.
FIGS. 2 and 5
illustrate alternative embodiment
110
that is similar to embodiment
10
. Removable security assembly
110
includes post member
120
removably mounted to anchorage assembly
130
and secured in place by locking assembly
140
. Both post member
120
and anchorage assembly
130
have circular cross section. Anchorage assembly
130
basically includes housing
131
, anchorage members
132
,
132
′,
133
and
133
′, bay
134
and cover member
136
. Bay or cavity
134
is disposed around the circular lateral wall of housing
131
.
The installation of anchorage assemblies
30
and
130
is accomplishes by pouring concrete around anchorage members
32
,
32
′,
33
,
33
′ and
132
,
132
′,
133
,
133
′, respectively.
The foregoing description conveys the best understanding of the objectives and advantages of the present invention. Different embodiments may be made of the inventive concept of this invention. It is to be understood that all matter disclosed herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in limiting sense.
Claims
- 1. A removable security post assembly, comprising:an anchorage assembly positioned below ground level and including first housing means having first and second ends and said first end being an opening adjacent to the ground level, and said anchorage assembly further includes anchorage means rigidly mounted to said first housing means, and wherein said first housing means has at least one bay member that is outwardly and perpendicularly projected with respect to said first housing means, an elongated post member removably and partially received within said first housing means, said elongated post member is tubular having first and second opened ends, and said elongated post member further includes at least one lateral opening, that once the former is placed inside said first housing means, said lateral opening is in horizontal alignment with said bay member, a second housing means mounted to said first opened end of said elongated post member and is slidably received inside said elongated post member, and a locking assembly including a lock for securing said elongated post member to said anchorage assembly, said locking assembly is mounted to said second housing means, and once a user actuates said locking assembly, the latter along with said second housing means slide downwardly and inside said post member.
- 2. The removable security post assembly set forth in claim 1 wherein said second housing means includes a cable extended and holding at its distal end a latching member.
- 3. The removable security post assembly set forth in claim 2 wherein said latching member includes latching means inserted in said bay member through said lateral opening so that said elongated post member is firmly anchored to said anchorage assembly, and said latching member pivots about a pin member, which is rigidly mounted to said tubular post member, when said locking assembly is actuated.
- 4. The removable security post assembly set forth in claim 3 wherein said anchorage assembly further includes drainage means through which the water trapped inside said first housing means flows away.
- 5. The removable security post assembly set forth in claim 4 wherein said anchorage assembly further includes means for covering said opening of said first housing means, once said elongated post member is removed from the ground.
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