Floating fence post

Abstract

The invention relates to a floating fence post that may be used with either electrified or non-electrified fence wire. The floating fence post consists of a hollow tube section (post), a floating means detachably attachable to the hollow tube section and movable vertically thereon, a weighting means located inside the hollow tube section, a cap on the lower end of the hollow tube section, and a detachable cap on the upper end of the hollow tube section with a means for holding fence wire thereon.

1 . A floating fence post comprising:
 a hollow tubular support member having an upper end, a lower end, an inner surface, and an outer surface;   a means for closing said lower end of said hollow tubular member;   a means for maintaining a wire on or about said upper end of said hollow tubular support member;   a means for weighting said lower end of said hollow tubular member and maintaining it below the surface of a body of water;   a means for floating said upper end of said hollow tubular support member and maintaining it above the surface of a body of water.   
   
   
       2 . A floating fence post comprising:
 a hollow tubular support member having an upper end, a lower end, an inner surface, and an outer surface;   a slip cap with a smooth inner surface that slips onto and encloses said outer surface of said lower end of said hollow tubular member;   a slip and threaded adapter with a smooth inner surface and a threaded outer portion that slips onto and encloses said outer surface of said upper end of said hollow tubular support member;   a notch that bisects said threaded outer portion of said slip and threaded adapter, said notch being of sufficient size to allow fence wire to be maintained therein;   a threaded cap with threads located on the inner surface thereof that is detachably attachable to said slip and threaded adapter by interlocking said threads located on said inner surface of said threaded cap with said threaded outer portion of said slip and threaded adapter;   a cylindrically shaped rod that may be selectively slid into and slid out of said hollow tubular support member;   a hollow tubular float having an upper end, a lower end, an inner surface, and an outer surface with an inner diameter that allows said float to be slid onto and maintained on said outer surface of said hollow tubular support member.   
   
   
       3 . A floating fence post comprising:
 a hollow tubular support member having an upper end, a lower end, an inner surface, and an outer surface;   a threaded portion located on said outer surface of said upper end of said hollow tubular support member;   a slip cap with a smooth inner surface that slips onto and encloses said outer surface of said lower end of said hollow tubular member;   a notch that bisects said threaded portion of said outer surface of said upper end of said hollow tubular support member, said notch being of sufficient size to allow fence wire to be maintained therein;   a threaded cap with threads located on the inner surface thereof that is detachably attachable to said hollow tubular support member by interlocking said threads located on said inner surface of said threaded cap with said threaded outer portion of said hollow tubular support member;   a cylindrically shaped rod that may be selectively slid into and slid out of said hollow tubular support member;   a hollow tubular float having an upper end, a lower end, an inner surface, and an outer surface with an inner diameter that allows said float to be slid onto and maintained on said outer surface of said hollow tubular support member.