CA1298057C - Post cover - Google Patents
Post coverInfo
- Publication number
- CA1298057C CA1298057C CA000565167A CA565167A CA1298057C CA 1298057 C CA1298057 C CA 1298057C CA 000565167 A CA000565167 A CA 000565167A CA 565167 A CA565167 A CA 565167A CA 1298057 C CA1298057 C CA 1298057C
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- Prior art keywords
- cover member
- body portion
- cover
- projection
- edge
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H12/00—Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
- E04H12/22—Sockets or holders for poles or posts
- E04H12/2292—Holders used for protection, repair or reinforcement of the post or pole
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
- E04C3/00—Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
- E04C3/30—Columns; Pillars; Struts
- E04C3/36—Columns; Pillars; Struts of materials not covered by groups E04C3/32 or E04C3/34; of a combination of two or more materials
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
- E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Architecture (AREA)
- Civil Engineering (AREA)
- Structural Engineering (AREA)
- Protection Of Pipes Against Damage, Friction, And Corrosion (AREA)
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A cover for a post, beam or other elongate object is formed by interengagement of projections extended along a longitudinal edges of four elongate cover members assembled around the object. The projec-tions include interengageable hook-shaped cross-sectional shapes and are provided at the edges of flat body por-tions, having longitudinal ribs formed on major surfaces thereof for spacing the body portions from the surfaces of the object. The cover members are made of plastic by an extrusion process.
A cover for a post, beam or other elongate object is formed by interengagement of projections extended along a longitudinal edges of four elongate cover members assembled around the object. The projec-tions include interengageable hook-shaped cross-sectional shapes and are provided at the edges of flat body por-tions, having longitudinal ribs formed on major surfaces thereof for spacing the body portions from the surfaces of the object. The cover members are made of plastic by an extrusion process.
Description
lZg8~57 The present invention relates to post covers and to cover members for assembly with a plurality of like cover members to form a cover about an elongate object, e.g. a post, beam or the like.
In the building construction industry and other fields, there exists a need for providing a cover about posts and the like, e.g. square-section posts of nominal 6 X 6 dimensions, in order to protect the posts and to improve the aesthetic appearance thereof.
It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved cover member for a post.
The present invention provides a cover member for an elongate object, the cover member being intended for use with a plurality of other cover members for assembly around the object and the cover member comprising: an elongate generally sheet-shaped body portion, means extending along opposite longitudinal edges of the body portion for securing the longitudinal edges to juxtaposed longitudinal edges of adjacent ones of the cover members when the cover member is assembled with the other cover members to form a covering around ~298C~5~
the object, and reinforcement formations extending along the body portion for strengthening the body portion.
In one embodiment of the invention, the securing means comprise edge projections defining a U-shaped recess along one longitudinal edge of the body portion, with a single edge projection along the other edge of the body portion, this single edge projection being interengageable in the U-shaped recess of an adja-cent, similar cover member for connecting together the cover members at their longitudinal edges. Preferably, the edge projections include, along the other longitudi-nal edge of the cover member, a projection of hook-shaped cross-section, which is interengageable with a like pro-jection on an adjacent, like cover member.
The spacer projections may comprise longitudi-nal ribs on the body portion, and these ribs may be formed in one piece with the body portion in, for example, a plastic extrusion process.
The invention will be more readily understood from the following description of the preferred embodi-ment thereof given, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which,-Figure 1 shows a broken-away view in perspec-tive of a post cover embodying the present invention and assembled around a post;
1'~9~3~57 Figure 2 shows a broken-away view in perspec-tive of the post cover of Figure 1, with the post omitted to show the shape of the interior of the post cover; and Figure 3 shows a broken-away end view of a pair of cover members forming parts of the post cover of Figures 1 and 2.
The post cover illustrated in the drawings comprises four cover members 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d which are identical to one another and, therefore, only one of which, namely the cover member 10a, will be described in detail. The cover members 10a - 10d have smooth outer surfaces 11 and may be made of any design colour. Also, the outer surfaces 11 may be modified by providing a design formation to provide an aesthetically plea~ing appaarance.
The post cover member 10a comprises a body por-tion 12 in the form of a flat, elongate, sheet-shaped body portion.
In practice, the cover member 10a i9 cut to length, to suit its intended location of use on a post 14. The width of the cover member 10a, indicated as width W in Figure 2, is slightly greater than the width w of the post 14 so as to enable longitudinal ribs 16 on a opposed pairs of the cover members 10a - 10d to re~t 12g8~57 against the opposite surfaces of the post 14. The inven-tion is not restricted to any particular post size.
The cover member 10a is formed, along one longitudinal edge thereof, with a pair of elongate pro-jections 18 and 20, which are perpendicular to a major surface 19 of the body portion 12 and define between them a U-shaped recess 21, the ribs 16 likewise being perpen-dicular to the surface 21.
The projection 18 formed at the extreme edge of the body portion 12 as an edge flange.
Spaced inwardly from the extreme edge of the body portion 12, the projection 20 is formed with a hook-shaped cross-section, as can be seen from Figure 3.
The opposite longitudinal edge of the body por-tion 10a is formed with a hook-shaped projection 22, which is insertable into the U-shaped receqs 21 formed between the projections 18 and 20 of the adjacent cover member 10b, with the hook-shaped projection 20 inter-engaged with the hook-shaped projection 22 in order to releasably secure together the adjacent cover members 1Oa and 1Ob.
When the four cover members 10a - 10b are assembled as shown in Figure 1 around the post, with the lZ98~57 projecting ribs 16 engaging the outer surfaces of the post, these ribs 16 serve to space the inner surfaces of the body portions 12 of the cover members 10a - 10b from the surfaces of the post 14.
The ribs 16 project from the body portion 19 by a distance which, added to the thickness of the body por-tion 19, is at least equal to the spacing of the projec-tion 20, including the thickness of the latter, from the opposed side face of the flange 18, so that sufficient space is provided beween the post and the flange 18 to accommodate the projection 20.
The above-described cover members are pre-ferably made of plastic material, e.g. PVC or the like, by an extrusion process.
The ribs 16 serve not only to space the body portion 19 from the post but also to strengthen the body portion 19 so as to resist deformation of the cover member when the cover member is exposed to hot weather.
The ribs 16 also prevent the cover members from rattling on the post in response to the wind. However, it is also feasible to provide ribs~ in addition to or instead o~
the ribs 16, on the outer surface 11 of the cover member.
Furthermore, instead of ribs, other reinforce-ment formation, e.g. corrugations or channel-formations, may be employed.
The invention is not restricted to cover mem-bers for posts but may be employed for cover members for other elongate objects, e.g. because, stair treads and hand rails, and in the case of the latter may be curved at their longitudinal edge portions.
The present cover members may be readily removed from their post or other elongate object, e.g.
for reassembly elsewhere or to provide access to post or the like.
As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, various other modifications may be made in the above-described embodiment of the invention, and accor-dingly the invention is not restricted to the features of this embodiment but may varied within the scope of the appended claims.
In the building construction industry and other fields, there exists a need for providing a cover about posts and the like, e.g. square-section posts of nominal 6 X 6 dimensions, in order to protect the posts and to improve the aesthetic appearance thereof.
It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved cover member for a post.
The present invention provides a cover member for an elongate object, the cover member being intended for use with a plurality of other cover members for assembly around the object and the cover member comprising: an elongate generally sheet-shaped body portion, means extending along opposite longitudinal edges of the body portion for securing the longitudinal edges to juxtaposed longitudinal edges of adjacent ones of the cover members when the cover member is assembled with the other cover members to form a covering around ~298C~5~
the object, and reinforcement formations extending along the body portion for strengthening the body portion.
In one embodiment of the invention, the securing means comprise edge projections defining a U-shaped recess along one longitudinal edge of the body portion, with a single edge projection along the other edge of the body portion, this single edge projection being interengageable in the U-shaped recess of an adja-cent, similar cover member for connecting together the cover members at their longitudinal edges. Preferably, the edge projections include, along the other longitudi-nal edge of the cover member, a projection of hook-shaped cross-section, which is interengageable with a like pro-jection on an adjacent, like cover member.
The spacer projections may comprise longitudi-nal ribs on the body portion, and these ribs may be formed in one piece with the body portion in, for example, a plastic extrusion process.
The invention will be more readily understood from the following description of the preferred embodi-ment thereof given, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which,-Figure 1 shows a broken-away view in perspec-tive of a post cover embodying the present invention and assembled around a post;
1'~9~3~57 Figure 2 shows a broken-away view in perspec-tive of the post cover of Figure 1, with the post omitted to show the shape of the interior of the post cover; and Figure 3 shows a broken-away end view of a pair of cover members forming parts of the post cover of Figures 1 and 2.
The post cover illustrated in the drawings comprises four cover members 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d which are identical to one another and, therefore, only one of which, namely the cover member 10a, will be described in detail. The cover members 10a - 10d have smooth outer surfaces 11 and may be made of any design colour. Also, the outer surfaces 11 may be modified by providing a design formation to provide an aesthetically plea~ing appaarance.
The post cover member 10a comprises a body por-tion 12 in the form of a flat, elongate, sheet-shaped body portion.
In practice, the cover member 10a i9 cut to length, to suit its intended location of use on a post 14. The width of the cover member 10a, indicated as width W in Figure 2, is slightly greater than the width w of the post 14 so as to enable longitudinal ribs 16 on a opposed pairs of the cover members 10a - 10d to re~t 12g8~57 against the opposite surfaces of the post 14. The inven-tion is not restricted to any particular post size.
The cover member 10a is formed, along one longitudinal edge thereof, with a pair of elongate pro-jections 18 and 20, which are perpendicular to a major surface 19 of the body portion 12 and define between them a U-shaped recess 21, the ribs 16 likewise being perpen-dicular to the surface 21.
The projection 18 formed at the extreme edge of the body portion 12 as an edge flange.
Spaced inwardly from the extreme edge of the body portion 12, the projection 20 is formed with a hook-shaped cross-section, as can be seen from Figure 3.
The opposite longitudinal edge of the body por-tion 10a is formed with a hook-shaped projection 22, which is insertable into the U-shaped receqs 21 formed between the projections 18 and 20 of the adjacent cover member 10b, with the hook-shaped projection 20 inter-engaged with the hook-shaped projection 22 in order to releasably secure together the adjacent cover members 1Oa and 1Ob.
When the four cover members 10a - 10b are assembled as shown in Figure 1 around the post, with the lZ98~57 projecting ribs 16 engaging the outer surfaces of the post, these ribs 16 serve to space the inner surfaces of the body portions 12 of the cover members 10a - 10b from the surfaces of the post 14.
The ribs 16 project from the body portion 19 by a distance which, added to the thickness of the body por-tion 19, is at least equal to the spacing of the projec-tion 20, including the thickness of the latter, from the opposed side face of the flange 18, so that sufficient space is provided beween the post and the flange 18 to accommodate the projection 20.
The above-described cover members are pre-ferably made of plastic material, e.g. PVC or the like, by an extrusion process.
The ribs 16 serve not only to space the body portion 19 from the post but also to strengthen the body portion 19 so as to resist deformation of the cover member when the cover member is exposed to hot weather.
The ribs 16 also prevent the cover members from rattling on the post in response to the wind. However, it is also feasible to provide ribs~ in addition to or instead o~
the ribs 16, on the outer surface 11 of the cover member.
Furthermore, instead of ribs, other reinforce-ment formation, e.g. corrugations or channel-formations, may be employed.
The invention is not restricted to cover mem-bers for posts but may be employed for cover members for other elongate objects, e.g. because, stair treads and hand rails, and in the case of the latter may be curved at their longitudinal edge portions.
The present cover members may be readily removed from their post or other elongate object, e.g.
for reassembly elsewhere or to provide access to post or the like.
As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, various other modifications may be made in the above-described embodiment of the invention, and accor-dingly the invention is not restricted to the features of this embodiment but may varied within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims (9)
1. A cover member for an elongate object, said cover member being intended for use with a plurality of other cover members for assembly around the object and said cover member comprising:
an elongate generally sheet-shaped body portion;
means extending along opposite longitudinal edges of said body portion for securing said longitudinal edges to juxtaposed longitudinal edges of adjacent ones of the cover members when said cover member is assembled with said other cover members to form a covering around the object; and reinforcement formations extending along said body portion for strengthening said body portion.
an elongate generally sheet-shaped body portion;
means extending along opposite longitudinal edges of said body portion for securing said longitudinal edges to juxtaposed longitudinal edges of adjacent ones of the cover members when said cover member is assembled with said other cover members to form a covering around the object; and reinforcement formations extending along said body portion for strengthening said body portion.
2. A cover member as claimed in claim 1, wherein said reinforcement formations comprise a plura-lity of spacer projections at one major surface of said body portion for spacing said major surface from the sur-face of the object.
3. A cover member as claimed in claim 1, wherein said securing means comprise a first and second edge projections defining a U-shaped recess adjacent one longitudinal edge of said body portion and a single third edge projection at the other longitudinal edge of said body portion, said third edge projection being interenga-geable in the U-shaped recess of like first and second projections of a like cover member.
4. A cover member as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first edge projection comprises an outer flange-shaped projection along said one longitudinal edge, said second edge projection is parallel to and spaced from said first projection, said second projection having a hook-shaped cross-section, and said third edge projection is elongate and is hook-shaped in cross-section, said third projection being interengageable with a like second projection of a like cover member.
5. A cover member as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said reinforcement formations comprise ribs on said body portion.
6. A cover member as claimed in claim 1 formed as an extrusion.
7. A cover member as claimed in claim 5, wherein said reinforcement formations comprise ribs on said major surface of said body portion.
8. A cover member as claimed in claim 6 made of plastic material.
9. A post cover, comprising a cover member as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3 assembled with three other like cover members with adjacent ones of the cover mem-bers connected together along their longitudinal edge portions by interengagement of the securing means and with the reinforcement formations interposed between the object and the body portions of the cover members.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000565167A CA1298057C (en) | 1988-04-26 | 1988-04-26 | Post cover |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000565167A CA1298057C (en) | 1988-04-26 | 1988-04-26 | Post cover |
Publications (1)
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| CA1298057C true CA1298057C (en) | 1992-03-31 |
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| CA000565167A Expired - Lifetime CA1298057C (en) | 1988-04-26 | 1988-04-26 | Post cover |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2435887A (en) * | 2006-03-08 | 2007-09-12 | James O'neill | Appearance enhancer/repairing mould for concrete posts and base panels |
| GB2534925A (en) * | 2015-02-06 | 2016-08-10 | Mccue Int Inc | Column guard |
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- 1988-04-26 CA CA000565167A patent/CA1298057C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2435887A (en) * | 2006-03-08 | 2007-09-12 | James O'neill | Appearance enhancer/repairing mould for concrete posts and base panels |
| GB2534925A (en) * | 2015-02-06 | 2016-08-10 | Mccue Int Inc | Column guard |
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