Post sleeve positioning systems and related methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9938749-B2
Application number	US-201615099202-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 14, 2016
Priority date	Mar 13, 2009
Publication date	Apr 10, 2018
Grant date	Apr 10, 2018

Abstract

A system for positioning post sleeves is provided including a plurality of post sleeve positioning devices and a spacing mechanism. Each post sleeve positioning device is configured to receive a respective post sleeve and to enable selective adjustment of a position and orientation of the respective post sleeve. The spacing mechanism is coupleable between the pair of post sleeve positioning devices to determine or control the position and orientation of the post sleeve received by one of the pair of post sleeves positioning devices relative to the post sleeve received by the other one of the pair of post sleeve positioning devices. Related systems and methods are also provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A post sleeve positioning system comprising:
a leg assembly including a plurality of legs positioned over a post hole located in a ground surface;
a post sleeve positioned within the post hole located in the ground surface; and
a post sleeve support assembly coupled to the leg assembly, the post sleeve support assembly supporting the post sleeve positioned within the post hole located in the ground surface, and wherein the post sleeve is coupled to the post sleeve support assembly.

2. The post sleeve positioning system of claim 1 wherein the post sleeve support assembly includes a casing and an adjustable latch, the post sleeve includes an internal cavity and a notch formed within the internal cavity, and the latch is configured to engage the notch to couple the post sleeve to the post sleeve support assembly when the casing is positioned within the internal cavity.

3. The post sleeve positioning system of claim 1 wherein each of the legs includes an adjustable foot.

4. The post sleeve positioning system of claim 1 wherein the leg assembly includes exactly three legs.

5. The post sleeve positioning system of claim 1 wherein the leg assembly includes exactly four legs.

6. The post sleeve positioning system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a level indicating mechanism attached to the leg assembly.

7. The post sleeve positioning system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a wheel coupled to at least one of the plurality of legs.

8. The post sleeve positioning system of claim 1 wherein the post sleeve support assembly is adjustable with respect to the leg assembly along a first horizontal axis, along a second horizontal axis, and along a vertical axis.

9. The post sleeve positioning system of claim 8 wherein the first horizontal axis is perpendicular to the second horizontal axis and to the vertical axis and the second horizontal axis is perpendicular to the vertical axis.

10. The post sleeve positioning system of claim 8 wherein the post sleeve support assembly is adjustable with respect to the leg assembly about at least one axis of rotation.

11. A post sleeve positioning system comprising:
a plurality of continuous tracks positioned about a post hole located in a ground surface;
a post sleeve positioned within the post hole located in the ground surface; and
a post sleeve support assembly coupled to the plurality of continuous tracks, the post sleeve support assembly supporting the post sleeve positioned within the post hole located in the ground surface and wherein the post sleeve is coupled to the post sleeve support assembly.

Assignees

• Knudsen N Eric

Inventors

• Knudsen N Eric

Classifications

• Y10T29/49

  Method of mechanical manufacture · CPC title

• E02F9/261

  Surveying the work-site to be treated · CPC title

• Y10T29/49718

  Repairing · CPC title

• E04H17/22

  Anchoring means therefor, e.g. specially-shaped parts entering the ground; Struts or the like · CPC title

• G01B5/14

  for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures (G01B5/24 takes precedence) · CPC title