Claims
- 1. A base assembly for erecting a structure comprising:
- a base plate having a bottom surface for bearing upon a datum, and a top surface area for receiving a pressing weight of a vehicle through a tire mounted to said vehicle rolled onto said base plate;
- a vertical receiving means for holding upright a column of the structure, said vertical receiving means attached to said base plate and providing structure for mounting said column;
- a horizontal receiving means connected to said vertical receiving means, for holding a beam of the structure.
- 2. A base assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said vertical receiving means comprises an upright tube member having a bottom end attached to said base plate and having an open top end for receiving a bottom end portion of a column inserted therein.
- 3. A base assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said receiving tube further comprises a set screw, said set screw threadingly received by said receiving tube, said set screw projected into said receiving tube in a direction lateral to the axis of the receiving tube, said set screw abutting said column residing within said receiving tube, and locking said column within said receiving tube.
- 4. A base assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said base assembly further comprises at least one diagonal brace, said diagonal brace attached near said top end of said receiving tube and attached at an opposite end to said base plate.
- 5. A base assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said beam comprises a particular cross-sectional shape, and said horizontal receiving means comprises a horizontal receiving tube having an inside axial bore having the same particular cross-sectional shape as the beam, only slightly larger, such that the beam can be inserted at one end into said horizontal receiving tube, said horizontal receiving tube attached to said vertical receiving means elevated from said datum.
- 6. A base assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein said horizontal receiving tube comprises a hollow cylinder and said beam has a circular cross section.
- 7. A base assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base assembly further comprises at least one tire guide, said tire guide attached to said base plate at said top surface area, said tire guide providing a raised structure, communicating a bump sensation to a driver of the vehicle, with regard to the location of the tire on the base plate.
- 8. A base assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said base assembly further comprises a diagonal brace connecting said vertical receiving means with said tire guide.
- 9. A base assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein said horizontal receiving means is connected to said diagonal brace.
- 10. A base assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said base assembly comprises two tire guides, a first tire guide communicating to the driver, the start of engagement of the tire with said top surface area, the second tire guide communicating the termination of the engagement with the top surface area, when the tire is rolled upon and along the top surface area of the base plate.
- 11. A temporary structure comprising:
- a base plate;
- a vertical receiving tube mounted to said base plate, and having an open end facing upwardly;
- at least one diagonal brace connecting said base plate and said vertical receiving tube near said open end of said vertical receiving tube;
- at least one lug mounted to said base plate;
- a column, inserted into said open end of said vertical receiving tube and held therein erect;
- a horizontal receiving tube connected to said vertical receiving tube;
- a beam, inserted into said horizontal receiving tube and held horizontally oriented;
- at least one knee brace connecting said lug to said column at an elevation above said base plate;
- and said base plate provides a open top surface area providing access to a vehicular tire to be rolled thereupon, said vehicular tire mounted to a vehicle, said vehicle causing a pressing weight through said vehicular tire onto said base plate to hold said base plate firmly to a surface.
- 12. A column structure as claimed in claim 11, wherein said base plate provides tire guides to give sensory feel to a driver of said vehicle that his tire is properly located on said base plate.
- 13. A column structure as claimed in claim 11, wherein said diagonal brace comprises two diagonal braces forming a tripod arrangement with said receiving tube, and said knee brace comprises two knee braces forming a second tripod arrangement with said column.
- 14. A base assembly for supporting a column comprising:
- a base plate having a bottom surface for bearing on a datum and a top surface for receiving a vehicle mounted tire rolled thereon, and also having a first guide tube and a second guide tube mounted horizontally on said top surface, said guide tubes providing sensory feel to a driver of said vehicle when said tire is properly placed between said guide tubes, and when said tire is outside the region between said guide tubes, said guide tubes having open ends facing away from said vehicle;
- two arm members, a first arm member and a second arm member, each having a bent shape with a base portion insertable in a parallel fashion into one of both open ends of said guide tubes, each arm having a extending portion projecting from said base portion toward said other respective arm portion in a crisscross fashion, said first arm portion crossing over and on top of said second arm portion;
- a satellite base plate having a column receiving means mounted thereon, said satellite base plate located beneath said arms and held firmly to said ground by said arms.
- 15. A base assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein said arms further comprise guy-wire anchor rings and said satellite base plate is located beneath said arms with said column receiving means located between said arms, said anchor rings located on each of said arms on either side of said column receiving means of said satellite base plate; and said base assembly further comprises four guy-wires, each of said guy-wires connecting one of said anchor rings to a column held by said column receiving means.
- 16. A base assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein each of said arms further comprise telescopic arm portions, insertable into said arms at an open end of said arms opposite said base portions, said telescoping arm portions making a total length of said arms adjustable, one of said two anchor rings for each arm located on said telescopic arm portion.
- 17. A sign structure, comprising:
- a base plate having a bottom surface for bearing upon the ground, and a top surface area for receiving a weight thereon;
- a first receiving tube for holding a first member inserted partially therein, said first receiving tube attached to said base plate at its base end at a first angle with respect to said ground;
- a second receiving tube mounted fixedly with respect to said base plate at a second angle with respect to said ground, said second receiving tube for receiving a second member partially inserted therein; and
- a sign held between said first member and said second member.
- 18. A sign structure according to clam 17, wherein said first receiving tube is oriented vertically with respect to the ground and said second receiving tube is oriented horizontally with respect to the ground, said second receiving tube mounted fixedly to said base plate by being connected to said first receiving tube.
- 19. A sign structure according to claim 17, wherein said top surface area is shaped and adapted for receiving a pressing weight of a vehicle through a tire mounted to said vehicle thereon.
- 20. A sign structure according to claim 17, wherein said first member comprises a column and an elevated beam attached thereto and said sign is stretched between said elevated beam and said second member.
- 21. A sign structure according to claim 17 further comprising a diagonal brace connected at a first end to said first member and connected at a second end to said base plate.
- 22. A sign structure according to claim 17, wherein said base plate comprises a first and second tire guides arranged spaced apart for guiding a vehicle tire onto said base plate between said tire guides, and said first receiving tube is vertically oriented, and said second receiving tube is horizontally oriented, said second receiving tube mounted to said first receiving tube, and a diagonal brace connected at a first end to said first receiving tube, connected at a middle portion to said second receiving tube and connected at a second end to said first tire guide.
- 23. A sign structure according to claim 17 further comprising a third receiving tube, wherein said first receiving tube is oriented vertically and said second and third receiving tubes are oriented horizontally and mounted to opposite sides of said first receiving tube, said third receiving tube providing an additional socket for holding a horizontal member.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/560,561, filed Jul. 30, 1990 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,158,103.
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