US2016326705A1PendingUtilityA1
Stanchion or Post with a Spring-Loaded Assembly
Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 7, 2015Filed: May 7, 2015Published: Nov 10, 2016
Est. expiryMay 7, 2035(~8.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract
A socket mounted post system including a post with a hollow base portion attached to a spring mechanism. The spring mechanism includes a pillar, the pillar having a finger extending from the hollow base portion. The finger is engageable with a socket that is mountable in a floor. The spring mechanism allows the post to flex angularly relative to a vertical orientation of the post.
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1 . A floor mountable post assembly comprising:
a post having a hollow base portion; a spring mechanism engaged with said hollow portion of the post; the spring mechanism including a pillar, the pillar having a finger extending from the hollow base portion of the post; a socket engageable with the finger of the spring mechanism, the socket mountable in a floor; and wherein the spring mechanism provides for the hollow post to angularly flex relative to a vertical orientation of the post when the finger is positioned in the socket.
2 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the finger is one third the diameter of the post.
3 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 1 , wherein the spring mechanism includes a helical spring.
4 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 3 , wherein the helical spring surrounds the pillar, and the pillar and the finger comprise a bolt.
5 . (canceled)
6 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 1 , wherein the spring mechanism permits no more than 10 degrees of angular movement of the post from the vertical position.
7 . (canceled)
8 . (canceled)
9 . (canceled)
10 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 1 , wherein the finger contains threads that are engageable with threads on the socket.
11 . (canceled)
12 . (canceled)
13 . (canceled)
14 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 1 , further including a restriction device that permits 350 degrees negative rotation of the post when the finger is fully threaded into the socket.
15 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 14 , wherein the restriction device comprises a first lock member positioned on said spring mechanism and a second lock member secured to the post, and one of said lock members impedes rotational movement of the pillar.
16 . (canceled)
17 . A floor mountable stanchion assembly comprising:
a post member having a top and base portion; a socket member to be mounted in a floor; a spring mechanism positioned at the base portion of the hollow post member comprising:
a cup assembly meshing with the base portion of the hollow member;
a shaft at least partially positioned within the cup assembly, wherein at least a portion of the shaft includes a pillar engageable with the socket member;
a spring engaged with said shaft;
wherein the spring mechanism limits movement of the post from the vertical position; and
the pillar removeably mates with the socket member such that the post is positioned in a vertical position relative to the floor.
18 . The stanchion assembly of claim 17 , wherein the post is hollow.
19 . (canceled)
20 . (canceled)
21 . (canceled)
22 . The stanchion assembly of claim 17 , wherein the diameter of the post is approximately 3 inches and the diameter of the portion of the pillar extending beyond the base of the post or disc is approximately ¾ inch.
23 . The stanchion assembly of claim 17 wherein the spring is a helical spring surrounding said finger.
24 . The stanchion assembly of claim 17 , wherein the socket has an internal wall that is threaded to engage a threaded portion of the pillar that extends beyond the bottom of the post or the disc.
25 . The stanchion assembly of claim 17 , wherein the latch mechanism supports a sign.
26 . (canceled)
27 . The stanchion assembly of claim 17 , wherein the socket length is less than 2 inches.
28 . (canceled)
29 . A floor mountable post assembly comprising:
a post having a top and base portion; a cup member attached to the base portion of the post; a spring mechanism engaged with the cup, the spring having a pillar wherein said pillar has a threaded finger extending from the cup member; a threaded socket engageable with the finger of the spring mechanism, the threaded socket mountable in a floor; wherein the spring mechanism provides for the hollow post to angularly flex relative to a vertical orientation of the post when the finger is positioned in the socket.
30 . (canceled)
31 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 24 , wherein the spring mechanism includes a helical spring.
32 . (canceled)
33 . (canceled)
34 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 29 , wherein the spring mechanism permits no more than 10 degrees of angular movement of the post from the vertical position.
35 . (canceled)
36 . (canceled)
37 . (canceled)
38 . (canceled)
39 . (canceled)
40 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 29 , wherein the post includes a cap to support one of the groups comprising one of a sign, a television, a video display or computer monitor.
41 . The floor mountable post assembly of claim 29 , wherein the post includes a cap that comprises a retractable belt and a coupling is mounted on the post.
42 . (canceled)
43 . (canceled)
44 . (canceled)Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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