Abstract: An antenna support structure is in the form of a tree. The structure includes an armature and a plurality of pipes connected to the armature to define a skeleton. A layer of epoxy is applied over the skeleton and is surface molded to resemble the bark of actual tree trunks, limbs and branches. Artificial foliage is then assembled to the limbs and branches to resemble the leaves or needles of a tree. Antenna mounting assemblies are joined to the skeleton and positioned so that the receiving and transmitting antennas mounted thereon are largely hidden from view by the limbs, branches and foliage of the tree. The materials from which the limbs, branches and foliage are fabricated have been specifically selected so as to not interfere with the radio signals being transmitted from or received by the antennas. The antenna support structure is capable of supporting antennas in an inconspicuous manner which does not detract from the aesthetics of the location in which it is installed.

Abstract: A metal frame insulated building system using metal studs and sole and cap blocking tracks of "C" cross-section anchored to a foundation and to each other. The studs and cap blocking tracks physically interlocked in addition to being mutually secured by fasteners. Vertical stacks or columns of foamed cement blocks are placed between the studs and grooves on one or both sides of the blocks receive stud flanges to interlock the studs and blocks. The bottom and top blocks of a stack similarly interlock via grooves with the blocking track flanges. The blocks protrude beyond the studs on the structure's exterior, substantially covering the stud and blocking track flanges and attenuating thermal conductivity as well as providing an exterior surface for stucco or other finish.

Abstract: A railroad crossing signal foundation has upright guide rods (19) to which an upper frame member (14) and a lower frame member (15) are mounted. A concrete reinforcement gridwork (16,17) is supported on the lower frame. After erection in a ground hole, concrete is poured into the hole to a fill plane defined by the upper frame member (14) so as to embed the frame member and gridwork and a portion of the guide rods located below the fill plane.

Abstract: A column base structure formed by integrally joining a column base metal fitting having a raised portion and a base plate to a steel-frame column, and joining the column base metal fitting joined to the steel-frame column to a concrete foundation via anchor bolts embedded in the concrete foundation, in which an anchor-bolt retainer having an upper anchor plate and a lower anchor plate is fixedly fitted to support members installed on a concrete subslab, anchor bolts are hold in position via the anchor-bolt retainer, and the anchor bolts are embedded, together with the anchor-bolt retainer, into the concrete foundation.

Abstract: A structural joint and connector for securely connecting a vertical post to a foundation wall. The structural joint and connector comprise a lower plate firmly connected to the foundation wall, a middle plate positioned on top of the lower plate 1, and an plate. The lateral positioning of the middle plate is adjustable to accurate position the post relative to the foundation wall.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for joining a first structural element, having a passageway formed therein which opens to the exterior thereof, to a second element. A plurality of members are assembled into a joining device which is then nested inside of the passageway. The members are then moved with respect to each other to enlarge the size of the joining device so that the members engage the wall of the passageway in supporting contact therewith. The members of the enlarged joining device are then secured together into a unitary support block, with the members in supporting contact with the passageway wall. The unitary support block is connected to the second element. Unique member components, member securing means, member moving means, and the like form a new and useful apparatus.

Abstract: A support pole comprising a pole member secured to a flat base plate. A majority of the length of the pole member has a square-tube cross-section. The pole member is provided with a bell-shaped portion at its lower end which is secured to the base plate.

Abstract: A bracket is provided that is rigid and can be attached to a solid surface. The bracket allows a vinyl fence post to be fitted over and locked in place thus avoiding the necessity of pouring concrete into the post to provide a rigid post. The bracket has a base plate with bolts or anchor bolts that connects to a solid surface, an elongated member extends up from the base plate and has a cross-section to provide a sliding fit within a fence post. An expansion mechanism is provided at the top of the longitudinal member with tapered sides extending from within the longitudinal member to a larger cross-section than within the longitudinal member, and a tensioning bolt between the expansion basket and the bracket to force the expansion basket within the longitudinal member and expand the bracket to grip a fence post positioned over the longitudinal member.

Abstract: A holdown apparatus is provided for securing a shear wall to a concrete base. The apparatus includes an upright tie member and a cooperating anchoring member. The upright tie member has (1) a tubular base, (2) a pair of spaced, upstanding anchoring plates mounted to the base and adapted to received a post, preferably an end post, of the shear wall and (3) a plurality of fasteners for extending through the anchoring plates and the post. The anchoring member includes a plate, a fastener for the upright tie member secured to the plate and a pair of support legs for the plate.

Abstract: A post for mounting in a concrete slab is disclosed. The post has an elongated rigid body with a mounting end. A pair of mounting rods extend from the mounting end. The body of the post is formed from an extruded aluminum shell. The mounting rods extend through channels which are formed in the shell and are held in place in the channels by an expandable grout. The expandable grout both holds the mounting rods in the shell and acts with the mounting rods to reinforce the shell. The shell is preferably in the form of a pair of tubes joined by a web. Attachments may be made to the post with fasteners which pass through apertures in the web. The post is quick to install, may be mounted close to the edge of a concrete slab with reduced risk of damage to the edge of the slab, and is extremely rigid.

Abstract: A post to foundation connection for joining a wood post to an anchor bolt embedded in a concrete foundation after the concrete has hardened. The post to foundation connection includes a foundation connector which is formed from a single sheet metal blank which provides post support on a pair of post support seat members raised above the top surface of the foundation and supported by at least four leg members. Uplift resistance is provided by attaching the foundation connector to the embedded anchor bolt by a nut and washer which bears against a base member formed in the foundation connector. Attachment to the post is provided by four post connection members integrally attached to the ends of the post support seat members.

Abstract: An elongate hollow support form having a continuous surface disposed about a central longitudinal axis and having opposed first and second opened ends and a first annular member, attached to the second opened end, for anchoring the elongate support form once the form has been positioned and a pourable setting material has been poured into the confines of the form. The first annular member forms a base section for supporting the support member and defines a cavity for accommodating the material. A second annular member can be provided adjacent the first end of the support form. After the pourable setting material has set inside the form, pourable setting material and the form become an integral structure.

Abstract: A fence post bracket is stamped from a single sheet of material and includes a back wall and three side walls for supporting a fence post on the major portion of its perimeter. The fence post side walls terminate in a pluality of legs providing for multiple point support of the fence post in a concrete embedded post hole. The bottom of the fence post is supported above ground level and is unencumbered to provide for complete drainage of the fence post, minimizing deterioration of the fence post due to moisture retention.

Abstract: A pole support system for a carport and the like includes an anchor member for the carport having an earth piercing bottom end for being pounded into the ground with a base ring positioned on the surface of the hard top and a spacer ring interposed between the base disc and stop collar at the top end of the anchor. A pole support has the second stop collar above its first lower end which telescopically engages the open top end of the anchor member. The upper end of the pole support has two spaced parallel flanges which are secured to a saddle member that is affixed to a beam at a variety of adjusted pivoted positions. Alternatively the top of the pole support can be mounted to two support plates which are horizontally disposed and can be adjusted along two horizontal axes and secured to each other at the desired position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sleeve or boot designed to encase a preformed base configured diametrically smaller than the remainder of a wooden post or pole, the sleeve or boot protecting and extending the life of the base when buried in the ground. In one embodiment the sleeve or boot may be formed by a coating of a suitable material such as plastic. In a second embodiment the sleeve or boot is preformed from suitable material such as plastic and includes an umbrella-like rim upon which a shoulder of the post or pole rests and which deflects excess moisture, and a pair of hooded vents which provide room for expansion in the event water within the sleeve or boot should freeze. The sleeve or boot may be attached to the base by a pair of galvanized pins.

Abstract: A mast connecting structure is disclosed in which the mast includes a lower end having upper plate connected to the lower end of a mast, and lower plate spaced from the upper plate and connected to a base on which the mast is to be mounted. Tensioned connecting device connect the upper plate and lower plate means together to thereby mount the mast on the base. The connecting may comprise bolts having threaded ends and nuts threaded on the bolts. The bolts have an elongated length sufficient to span the thickness of the upper and lower plate means through which the volts pass plus the distance of the space between the upper and lower plate. The long bolt length increases the volume of the bolt body which results in an increased stress distribution and thereby an increased ability to withstand stress due to impact loading of the connecting structure.

Abstract: A column base structure having connected a pair of column-base metal fittings to the lower part of a column consisting of a pair of main column members disposed at predetermined intervals and connecting members disposed in such a manner as to integrally connect the main column members; the column base metal fittings being fixedly fitted to a concrete foundation via anchor bolts and nuts; characterized in that a horizontal member having a predetermined cross-sectional area is integrally and fixedly fitted between the main column members in the vicinity of the column base metal fitting.

Abstract: A light base and transformer housing to house an isolation transformer and to be used as a mounting base for airport mavigational lights comprising a unitary housing made from a noncorrosive material provided with external vertically extending fluted indentations so that said housing will have greater compressive strength and will resist movement in the ground when installed therein and after concrete or bitumen has been poured around said housing.

Abstract: A foundation form is pre-fabricated, shipped to job site, placed in a hole, leveled, and concrete is poured into it to form a large surface area footing topped by a pedestal having anchor bolts projecting therefrom to secure a cantilevered arm and mast, such as for traffic lights or railroad signals, and the hole is back-filled without removing the form panels.

Abstract: A structural support is adapted to elevate the base of a structural member, such as, a wooden post, above a concrete surface where is would be subject to water related wood damage. A supporting shaft is connected at its upper end, to a generally U-shaped bracket member and is imbedded in concrete proximate its lower end. The lower end of the shaft is deformed or embossed to increase the resisting power in the vertical direction to the concrete. Indicia is provided along the supporting shaft to indicate maximum clearance elevation for the embedded shaft.

Abstract: A pole assembly includes an elongate tubular pole releasably locked or held to a base plate. Spaced apart bores are formed in the tubular pole by forming elongate partial bores and closing same with elongate clamp members. The bores so formed are aligned with bores in the base plate to form aligned bore passages each of which houses a spindle. Each spindle is mounted in the tubular pole and a locking device engages each spindle and the base plate to releasably lock the pole to the base plate via the spindles. The assembly has particular utility in the case of an extruded metal pole wherein bores are not readily formed, and additionally overcomes disadvantages associated with the welding of a pole to a base plate.

Abstract: A structural column member and method of erecting same in which the column includes a base and upwardly extending column support. A connector or coupling having a tapered alignment position is received in both the lower end of the tubular column and the upper end of the tubular support. The components are then adjusted to the correct position and secured as a rigid unit by welding. The system is particularly applicable to tilt-up building construction as the column support can be positioned at the time the floor slab is poured.

Abstract: A structural foundation for a building possessing improved stability wherein the combination of a moisture-pervious layer in contact with the soil surface and an overlying fluid gathering member are located beneath the foundation slab. The adjacent foundation footing, provided with a vertical anchoring system, includes air passages to the gathering system thereby permitting air circulation to remove moisture from beneath the slab.

Abstract: A breakaway support structure for a sign, light, or mailbox. A foundation post is anchored in the ground and has a projection extending from an upper end. A support post has a sleeve on a lower end which receives the projection. The sleeve and projection are interconnected by at least one linking member which has a preferentially breakable portion. The linking member in one embodiment may be an eyebolt which receives a shear pin. In another embodiment, the projection is a coil spring which is secured on one end to the foundation post and is connected to an annular housing on the lower end of the support post by two spaced fasteners having preferentially breakable portions. In another embodiment, a conventional sign post is retained in a cup-shaped housing that is connected to the projection of the foundation post by at least one linking member which has a preferentially breakable portion.

Abstract: Post for traffic signals, signs, information signs and the like comprising a foundation part fixed to the ground and a post part connected to the foundation part by a shock absorbing coupling which allows the post part to be released from the foundation part without the latter being substantially separated from the ground fixation. Personal damage is eliminated or reduced in an unintentional collision with the post by the coupling (5) which consists of at least two telescopically cooperating parts, one fixed to the foundation part (1) and the other fixed to the post part (6), which parts have a cooperating direction of displacement arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the post, and which telescoping parts frictionally contact at cooperating surfaces so that a friction force is generated by relative displacement of the parts.

Abstract: A one-time-use form for concrete footings comprises a hollow plastic molding with a step-tapered upper portion, sections of which are removable to receive different sizes or shapes of one-time-use pier forms. Use of the two forms in concert permits substantial economy in foundation work because only one excavation, backfill and concrete pouring is required to construct both footings and piers.

Abstract: A base support for fastening a pole (45) standing off from a foundation (31) is provided with a base member or an anchor body (11) respectively to be anchored in the foundation, presenting an all-around running side wall (14) and at its top a thru hole (26) surrounded by a circular bearing face (18) proceeding transversally to the base wall. Furthermore, a pole supporting member (16) is provided presenting on its top a connection area for the pole (45), below an all around running side wall (20) and at its bottom a mounting wall (23) presenting a circular supporting surface (19) being complementary to the bearing surface (18). For a simultaneous performance of the fastening bolt functioning, an anchor bolt (12) is passed through a central boring (15) of the mounting wall (23) across a tapered ring (22) and is screwed down in the foundation.

Abstract: An electrically insulative chemically resistant support pedestal is provided for supporting heavy mechanical objects, such as chlorine cells which are positioned above a support floor. Each support pedestal is defined by a body of epoxy material for chemical resistant and structural support, which defines a central vertical passage intersecting the upper and lower surfaces of the pedestal. Leveling bolts extend from the lower portion of the epoxy body and function both to anchor the body in assembly with the support floor and to level it. The epoxy body is positioned in assembly with the floor and leveled, after which a quantity of uncured epoxy material is caused to fill the central passage of the body and fill the space between the epoxy body and the support floor to thereby establish grouted contact between the pedestal and the support floor.

Abstract: A system for and a method of establishing an inground footing for supporting a post, pole or other such object, especially a replacement utility pole is disclosed herein. An open-ended, hollow casing of particular longitudinal configuration is utilized as the main component for the footing, and to this end, is threaded into the ground. A specific apparatus for threading the casing into the ground is also disclosed herein along with its method of operation. In addition, a method of adding strength and stabilization to the soil at a particular ground location, for example, a location surrounding the casing just mentioned is disclosed herein. This latter method is carried out utilizing a specific apparatus for injecting grout into the inground location to be strengthened and stabilized.

Abstract: A support shoe for a pole or post, comprising an anchor member (1) in the form of a rod for embedding in a vertical position in a concrete foundation, and a fork-shaped holder (2, 4) for retaining the lower end of a post or pole that can be screwed or nailed to the holder's two vertical support plates (4). Each of the vertical support plates (4) is formed with a horizontal guide and fastening member (4a) disposed at a right angle thereto. Utilizing said guide members (4a), the vertical support plates are adapted to be movable and securable in relation to each other, for varying the fork width according to the dimension of the pole.

Abstract: A ground anchor provides a mounting base for a sign post accommodating rotational, tilting, and height adjustments of the post and providing for release of the post at ground level in the event of impact by a vehicle so that no upstanding obstacle capable of causing injury will remain after impact. An angle iron leg with upstanding fins or spade members at the leading and trailing ends thereof is driven or otherwise buried into the ground. A tubular member seated in the channel of the angle iron is bolted to the legs or sides of the angle iron at a selected level to present a top edge or rim supporting an anchor plate with a central raised fragmental spherical dome. The anchor plate is fixedly secured to the tube by bolts threaded into upstanding lugs secured to the tube.

Abstract: A base support for fastening a pole (45) standing off from a foundation, provided with a base member (11) to be anchored in the foundation and a pole supporting member (16) which has connecting surfaces (18, 19) proceeding transversally to the base wall (13) of the base member (11). The base member (11) is fastened in a support (17) through an access opening (15) being dimensioned big enough, directly or by means of an anchor body (32). Subsequently, a stud bolt (27) is secured to the base member (11) in the region of the access opening (15). Thereupon, the pole supporting member (16) is placed upon the stud bolt (27) and secured to the base member (11) in the proper angular position by screwing a nut (42) on the stud bolt (27).

Abstract: A foundation for a mast, supporting pillar, rails, and the like, comprising an anchoring portion (2) of hollow section design open at the bottom and adapted to be driven into the ground by being vibrated, and a inner (3,3'), and, if desired, and outer (4) ground consolidating element. Preferably at least the inner ground consolidating element (3) is arranged for longitudinal displacement inside the anchoring portion (2) so that the earth entering from below into the interior of the anchoring portion (2) is consolidated during the entire period of sinking the anchoring portion (2) into the ground by vibrating it. In similar manner, also the outer ground consolidating element (4) may be arranged to be displaceable in longitudinal direction.A vibrator suspended from construction equipment or an airship and lowered from the same under loading which acts on the anchoring portion and corresponds approximately to the dead weight of the vibrator (about 1.5 to 3.

Abstract: A low profile break safe breakaway system is described for mounting a post or the like in a vertical position on a footing. The system includes load concentrating elements on brackets disposed on opposite sides of the post to be supported. Breakaway members are provided which cooperate with the load concentrating elements and which are threadedly inserted into anchors which are embedded in the footing. The anchors include steel bar loops which extend downwardly into the footing and internally threaded elements at the upper ends of the anchors. Annular collars are provided at the upper ends of the anchor internally threaded members at the surface of the footing to prevent shattering of the footing concrete on application of bending moments of the coupling members.

Abstract: A windmill installation (10) includes a windmill (12) supported on a tower (18) that includes three legs (20, 22, and 24). The connections of the legs (20, 22, and 24) to their respective bases (36, 37, and 38) are provided by compliance members (30, 32, and 34) that are compliant enough that the natural frequency of axial bending of the windmill installation is less than the frequency with which blades (14) of the windmill (12) pass behind the tower (18). Also, a windmill compliance assembly (28) provides the connection between the windmill (12) and the tower (18) and has enough compliance that the natural frequency of pivotal bending is also below that frequency. As a result, vibration at a resonant frequency of the structure is avoided during normal operation.

Abstract: A method of constructing a prefabricated dwelling on a selected lot, from at least a plurality of wall panels, symmetrical two by two with respect to a plane, each wall panel having a trapezoidal shape of which the parallel sides correspond to the vertical edges of the panel and the non parallel sides are inclined in the same direction and correspond to the upper and lower edges of the panel, and a plurality of identical roof panels between them; each roof panel having the shape of a lozenge, the wall and roof panels all having a shape-holding structural frame suitable for assembling them together in a rigid manner. According to the invention, the required foundations are provided by the selected lot itself and a base is provided to receive the wall panels directly, this base having the overall shape of the grouping of at least three regular hexagons, equal to one another and adjacent at least two by two without being in alignment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for fixing columns in concrete bases. The device is a framed structure which forms a steel basket which is embedded in the concrete base and in which a column is mounted, aligned, wedged underneath and on the sides prior to placing concrete around the column.

Abstract: A concrete core for masonry having an upper portion with vertical surfaces on a flat top surface and a lower base portion which forms a supporting shelf about the bottom periphery of the upper portion. The invention also includes a finished masonry structure having a plurality of masonry elements supported on the ledge of the core and covering the horizontal surfaces of the upper portion of the core.

Abstract: A base support installation for structures such as runway approach light towers to support the latter normally in a vertical orientation while permitting pivotal movement about a horizontal axis at or near the base to provide ground-level access to the upper end thereof. The support installation includes a concrete slab, a pair of brackets anchored to the slab, and a unitary, Y-shaped member pivotally attached at the extremities of two of its arms to the anchored brackets along a common axis. Mounting means for each of the three legs of the tower, or other supported structure, are provided at equally spaced positions on the three arms of the Y-shaped member. No potentially damaging or misaligning stresses are placed on the supported structure as it is moved about the pivotal mounting of the Y-shaped member and remains attached thereto to all three points.

Abstract: This apparatus relates to anchoring self-supporting tall structures such as asts, towers or the like in a foundation. The structure (2) is supported in the foundation (5) at its lower end on a pivot bearing (10). The weight of the tower is borne on this bearing. The structure is furthermore elastically clamped to the wall of the foundation at a location above the pivot bearing by elastic clamping device (11) operatively interposed between the wall of the foundation (5) and the sides of the tower. The clamping device generally comprises spring damper elements for damping and suppressing vibrations. The spacing between the pivot bearing and the elastic clamping device, and the characteristics of the elastic damping material are selected to lower and suppress resonance frequencies in the structure.

Abstract: A method for erecting the supporting wall of a domed structure is disclosed in which a peripheral foundation for the wall is formed conforming in plan generally to the periphery of the structure and has hollow box columns positioned thereon at predetermined points. The lower ends of the columns are secured to the foundation at a plurality of points with temporary moment connections for the purpose of resisting load moments during the erection procedure. Wall panels are secured to the columns to close the sides of the structure and a supporting ring formed of a plurality of pre-cast segments is secured to the top of the columns. After the ring is completed and supported the temporary moment connections at the lower ends of the columns are released to leave only pin connections at the column bases whereby the entire wall structure acts as a complete structural unit. The dome, typically an air-supported fabric dome, is erected on the ring with its structural elements, namely cables, secured to the ring.

Abstract: A ground anchor for posts has a leg driven in the ground with a fluke or fin member secured to the upper end thereof and cooperating therewith to form a post receiving socket or barrel. A wedge driven in the socket clamps the post to the leg. The leg is preferably an angle iron with diverging side walls and the fin member is preferably a sheet metal strip folded midway of its length providing legs diverging from the fold or crease embracing and welded to the divergent ends of the leg side walls and then bent outwardly to radiate from the leg providing three fins or flukes in equally spaced circumferential relation and a V-wing between the crease cooperating with the legs to form the socket or barrel chamber. The post is bottomed on the leg and the wedge is bottomed in the crease of the V-wing and has diverging legs providing a recess receiving and forcing the post into the converging side walls of the leg to wedge lock the post to the leg.

Abstract: A bracket for offset anchoring a fence post comprising a vertical leg member, a horizontal leg member, a post attachment means, and a means for anchoring the bracket to a new concrete foundation.

Abstract: An adapter for the concrete foundation mounted bolts to the bolt holes of a pole base of a different configuration, including a lower plate arranged to be secured to bolts on the concrete base, an upper plate arranged to be secured to the pole base and interconnecting braces inclusive of a central electric wire passage and supporting braces between the plates.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for anchoring structural members, such as structures made of round and profiled tubes of steel, non-ferrous metal, light-alloy and plastics. The object of the system is for tubular members of any size and load-bearing capacity to be erected vertically on any ground, irrespective of the slope or gradient and unevenness.

Abstract: A tower for a wind generator made up of a plurality of segments where each segment fits into the one below it and is adjustable relative that lower segment. The lower segment is anchored in the ground and includes a stirrup which holds the lowest section of the tower a distance above the bottom of the hole so that when cement is poured into the hole to anchor the tower, the cement flows up into the interior of the tower to give additional support. Adjustment means in the form of set screws are provided where each pair of sections join to allow alignment of the sections to vertical.

Abstract: A foundation structure for supporting a high rising light pole in which a plurality of vertically extending reinforcing rod assemblies are arranged in a circle with the tops bolted to a base plate on the bottom of the pole and extending downwardly into a vertical earth bore of relatively small diameter, each rod assembly comprising a bottom section of conventional carbon steel which is connected by a threaded coupling to a top section of high tensile strength heat treated steel, the assembly being set in the bore hole which is then filled with concrete.

Abstract: A tower is hinged to a base, positioned at one side of a well, so the tower can be lowered to the ground in a direction away from the well. A lateral platform at the top of the tower extends over the well and the tower is rotatable, about a vertical axis, to swing the platform laterally and clear of the space over the well.

Abstract: A device for establishing and maintaining a predetermined gap spacing between a post which is supported in an upright orientation and a supporting base. The device is adjustable to permit lateral movement of the supported post while maintaining the gap spacing constant.

Abstract: A roadway pole carrying an overhead luminarie or the like is mounted on a support comprising a stationary, hollow base member anchored to the roadway with hardware located within the base. The lower end of the pole is secured to the base by an upstanding collar, and the interior wall of the pole adjacent the collar is reinforced with a pair of sleeve members. Access to the mounting hardware is provided by an opening formed in the sidewall of the base. The opening is sealed by an access door that requires a special tool for its removal. In a break-away version of the support, the collar is secured to a wedge-shaped, break-away coupling. The coupling in turn is mounted in a seat formed on the stationary base member. The wedge-shaped coupling and seat constitute a locking angle and are held together by friction. An optional shear pin may be provided across the coupling-base interface to more securely seat the coupling.