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Light reflectors for elongated post-like members

Assignee: Missouri Rolling Mill Corp
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Filing: 1962-02-21
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Granted: 1966-08-23
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Expires: 1982-02-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George H Ackerman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 05:12
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01F; E01F9/00; E01F9/60; E01F9/604; E01F9/619

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 201 words
FOR USE WITH T-SHAPED FENCE POSTS AND SIMILAR STRUCTURAL MIEMBERS ADAPTED TO EXTEND UPWARDLY FROM THE GROUND AND TERMINATE IN A SUBSTANTIALLY FREE UPPER END PORTION, SAID T-SHAPED FENCE POSTS HAVING AN UPPER SURFACE AND A SERIES OF STUDS SPACED DOWNWARDLY AT EQUAL INTERVALS FROM THE UPPER SURFACE, THE DISTANCE FROM THE UPPER SURFACE TO THE FIRST FULL STUD VASRYING BETWEEN DIFFERENT T-SHAPED FENCE POSTS; A FLEXIBLE RESILIENT HOLLOW CAP HAVING A DOWNWARLDY PRESENTED T-SHAPED BOTTOM-OPENING SAID A CLOSED TOP, SASID CAP ALSO HAVING A PLURALITY OF SIDE WALLS MARGINALLY CONNECTED TO FORM THE T-SHAPED BOTTOM OPENING, SAID SIDE WALLS BEING CONTOURED TO FIT SNUGLY AND CONFORMABLY AROUND SAID UPPER END PORTION, SAID CAP FUTHER HAVING AN OUTWARDLY PROJECTING AXIALLY ELONGATED CHAMBER WHICH OPENS INWARDLY TO THE HOLLOW INTERIOR OF SAID CAP FOR ACCOMMODATINT THE STUDS AND FOR RETENTIVELY ENGAGING SAID UPPER END PORTION TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF THE CAP FROM THE POST , SAID AXIALLY ELONGATED CHAMBER HAVING A VERTICAL LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE FIRST FULL STUD IRRESPECTIVE OF ITS DISTANCE FROM THE UPPER SURFACE, AND A MYRIAD OF MINUTE LIGHT REFLECTIVE ELEMENTS BEING EMBEDDED IN THE OUTWARDLY PRESENTED SURFACE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDE WALLS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 201 words
FOR USE WITH T-SHAPED FENCE POSTS AND SIMILAR STRUCTURAL MIEMBERS ADAPTED TO EXTEND UPWARDLY FROM THE GROUND AND TERMINATE IN A SUBSTANTIALLY FREE UPPER END PORTION, SAID T-SHAPED FENCE POSTS HAVING AN UPPER SURFACE AND A SERIES OF STUDS SPACED DOWNWARDLY AT EQUAL INTERVALS FROM THE UPPER SURFACE, THE DISTANCE FROM THE UPPER SURFACE TO THE FIRST FULL STUD VASRYING BETWEEN DIFFERENT T-SHAPED FENCE POSTS; A FLEXIBLE RESILIENT HOLLOW CAP HAVING A DOWNWARLDY PRESENTED T-SHAPED BOTTOM-OPENING SAID A CLOSED TOP, SASID CAP ALSO HAVING A PLURALITY OF SIDE WALLS MARGINALLY CONNECTED TO FORM THE T-SHAPED BOTTOM OPENING, SAID SIDE WALLS BEING CONTOURED TO FIT SNUGLY AND CONFORMABLY AROUND SAID UPPER END PORTION, SAID CAP FUTHER HAVING AN OUTWARDLY PROJECTING AXIALLY ELONGATED CHAMBER WHICH OPENS INWARDLY TO THE HOLLOW INTERIOR OF SAID CAP FOR ACCOMMODATINT THE STUDS AND FOR RETENTIVELY ENGAGING SAID UPPER END PORTION TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF THE CAP FROM THE POST , SAID AXIALLY ELONGATED CHAMBER HAVING A VERTICAL LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE FIRST FULL STUD IRRESPECTIVE OF ITS DISTANCE FROM THE UPPER SURFACE, AND A MYRIAD OF MINUTE LIGHT REFLECTIVE ELEMENTS BEING EMBEDDED IN THE OUTWARDLY PRESENTED SURFACE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDE WALLS.

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