Fence Post Assembly

Abstract

A fence post assembly comprises a pre-fabricated concrete footer, a cap plate attached to a surface end of said pre-fabricated concrete footer, a rigid support rod extending upwardly from said pre-fabricated concrete footer and through said cap plate, and a fence post having a blind hole through a bottom end thereof. The fence post being downwardly positioned over said rigid support rod with said rigid support rod disposed within said blind hole and said bottom end engaged with said cap plate. And, a plurality of fence post withdrawal preventing members that projecting from said rigid support rod and are engaged with said fence post so as to prevent withdrawing said rigid support rod from said blind hole.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fence post assembly, comprising:
 a pre-fabricated concrete footer;   a rigid support rod extending upwardly from said pre-fabricated concrete footer;   a fence post having a blind hole through a bottom end thereof, said fence post downwardly positioned over said rigid support rod with said rigid support rod received within said blind hole; and   at least one fence post withdrawal preventing member projecting laterally from the side of said rigid support rod and engaged with said fence post so as to prevent withdrawal of said rigid support rod from said blind hole.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one fence post withdrawal preventing member is a downwardly facing barb. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cap plate attached to said support rod, said cap plate attached to a surface end of said pre-fabricated concrete footer.   
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said pre-fabricated concrete footer comprises expanded foam particles. 
     
     
         5 . A fence post assembly, comprising:
 a pre-fabricated concrete footer;   a cap plate attached to a surface end of said pre-fabricated concrete footer;   a rigid support rod extending upwardly from said pre-fabricated concrete footer and through said cap plate;   a fence post having a blind hole through a bottom end thereof, said fence post downwardly positioned over said rigid support rod with said rigid support rod disposed within said blind hole and said bottom end engaged with said cap plate; and   a plurality of fence post withdrawal preventing members projecting from said rigid support rod and engaged with said fence post so as to prevent withdrawing said rigid support rod from said blind hole.   
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 5 , wherein said rigid support rod is attached to said cap plate. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 5 , wherein said pre-fabric concrete footer comprises expanded foam particles. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 5 , wherein said at least one fence post withdrawal preventing member is a downwardly facing barb. 
     
     
         9 . A fence post assembly, comprising:
 a pre-fabricated concrete footer;   a rigid support rod extending upwardly from said pre-fabricated concrete footer;   a fence post having a blind hole through a bottom end thereof, said fence post downwardly positioned over said rigid support rod with said rigid support rod received within said blind hole.   
     
     
         10 . The fence post assembly of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a cap plate attached to a surface end of said pre-fabricated concrete footer.   
     
     
         11 . The fence post assembly of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 an adhesive disposed in said blind hole bonding said rigid support rod and said fence post.   
     
     
         12 . The fence post assembly of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a cap plate attached to a surface end of said pre-fabricated concrete footer.