A fence assembly includes a post anchored to a solid surface. The assembly also includes a bracket mounted on a coupling surface of the post. The assembly further includes a rail secured to the bracket. The rail includes a core member. The core member further includes an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and a pair of opposite lateral sides extending between the upper surface and the lower surface. The rail also includes a pair of flanges extending along the upper surface, each of the pair of flanges located on a corresponding opposite lateral side of the core member. The assembly also includes a deck board including a lower surface, wherein the upper surface of the core member of the rail and the pair of flanges of the rail are configured to support the lower surface of the deck board.

The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to an improved support post.

A support for installing a porch post comprises a body. The body includes a ground end and a post end opposite of the ground end. A base is disposed on the ground end of the body. Two or more sidewalls extend from the base toward the post end. One or more open cross-members extend between the two or more sidewalls. The ground end may include a ground surface comprising grippers or stanchions extending away from the ground surface for securing the support with the ground.

A three-dimensionally-adjustable spike for securing a post comprises: two C-shaped walls, two wrench-accessible openings formed in the two C-shaped walls, a base molded to the two C-shaped walls, two post-elevating struts welded to the base, post-clamping screws screwed into the two C-shaped walls and the post, convex bolts each having a convex bolt bottom, concave upper washers each having an upper concave surface engaging with the convex bolt bottom, concave lower washers each having a lower concave surface, convex locking nuts each having a convex nut top engaging with the lower concave surface for three-dimensionally adjusting and securing the stanchion base and the post perpendicularly to the ground, a hammer plate, plate nuts welded to the hammer plate for stationarily securing the convex locking bolts to the hammer plate, spiral blades, offset spiral shovels, and a spike welded to the spiral blades, the offset spiral shovels, and the hammer plate.

A sign post mounting apparatus having a stake coupled to a carrier. The carrier has a sidewall with a plurality of sections, each section is adjacent to two other sections. A first pair of the plurality of sidewall sections are seamlessly coupled to each other and are formed from a seamless sheet; a second pair of the plurality of sidewall sections are seamlessly coupled to each other and formed from a seamless sheet; the first pair of sidewall sections are coupled to the second pair of sidewall sections along a first seam and along a second seam.

A post flag system includes a mounting tube and a flag. The mounting tube has a post section and a mounting section separated by a bend. The post section of the mounting tube goes over the upper end of a vertical post. The post section has an annular cross section of constant inner diameter greater than the outer dimension of the post to receive the upper end of the vertical post. The bend orients the mounting section at a mounting tube angle with respect to the post section. The flag has a surface displaying indicia and an edge coupled to the mounting section of the mounting tube. The mounting tube angle is preferably in the range of 90 to 100 degrees. A method of assembling a post flag system is also disclosed.

A post, column or pile support apparatus for fixing a post end to a substrate which includes at least one support member between an upper plate member, and lower plate member. The upper plate member provides an upper outer planar surface for the resting thereon and supporting of at least an end of a post to alleviate the problem of adequately and quickly fixing the post to allow concrete to be poured there around. The upper plate member also includes at least one fastening aperture there through which is adapted to provide means for a fastener to be connected through the post support apparatus, to the post. The lower plate member is shaped to be supported by and connected to the substrate. At least one aperture is provided in the lower plate member, to allow at least one peg to be inserted there through and driven into the substrate to provide suitable support for the post support apparatus.

A utility pole is reinforced by assembling and installing a reinforcement channel assembly comprising a lower reinforcement channel driven into the ground alongside the pole, an inner splice plate supported on and against an inner surface of the lower reinforcement channel, an upper reinforcement channel supported on and against an outer surface of the inner splice plate, and an outer splice plate supported on and against respective outer surfaces of upper and lower portions of the upper and lower reinforcement channels. An outer splice plate is secured to the inner splice plate, sandwiching between them the respective upper and lower portions of the lower and upper reinforcement channels, and the upper reinforcement channel is secured to the pole.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a Dual Longitudinal-Weld Step-In Anchor Post (DLWSAP) having a mast or body member extending along an axis, and weld fillets to an anchor member, the weld fillets located on both sides of a mating line of the body and anchor members, the anchor member bent in two places forming two segments parallel, and one segment orthogonal to the body member, the body and anchor members extending toward the ground, chamfered for ground penetration. In an illustrative example, a farmer wishing to reconfigure the fencing in his stockyard due to changes of his livestock populations, may insert a number of DLWSAPs along a perimeter of a new fencing enclosure, by setting the DLWSAPs in place, and stepping on the integrated anchor sections. The farmer may then, for example, hang mesh fencing on the DLWSAPs, to quickly create the new fencing enclosure.

A system of for installing unanchored fence posts accurately with one or two persons comprising tools to align the fence post while it is being set into an anchored state.