Method and device for improved post construction

Abstract

An improved post comprising a continuous filament fiberglass reinforced resin rod, any hollow post or pipe, and a filler material. The filler material may be selected from a number of materials including, but not limited to, a high compressive strength material such as grout that comprises Portland cement, calcium sulphoaluminate, graded fine to powdery sand, and water or a rigid closed cell urethane foam. The method of installing said post comprising driving said rod into the surface of the ground; placing said post over said rod; and inserting said filler into the space between said rod and the inside of said post. The disclosed post is self-realigning because of the rebounding nature of the rod allowing the post to remain upright or return to plumb after being knocked out of vertical alignment by an outside force.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A post comprising:
 (a) a rod;   (b) a post; and   (c) a filler;   wherein, said rod comprises two ends, wherein one of said ends is positioned below the surface of the ground and the opposite end is positioned above the surface of the ground, the post is placed around the portion of the rod that protrudes from the surface of the ground, and the filler is located in the space between the rod and the inside of the post.   
     
     
         2 . The post of  claim 1 , wherein said rod comprises a continuous filament fiberglass reinforced resin rod. 
     
     
         3 . The post of  claim 1 , wherein the diameter of said post is at least 25 percent larger than the outer diameter of said rod. 
     
     
         4 . The post of  claim 1 , wherein the portion of said post that is not filled with filler is filled with cement. 
     
     
         5 . The post of  claim 1 , wherein said filler comprises a high-compressive strength grout. 
     
     
         6 . The post of  claim 1 , wherein said filler comprises a rigid closed cell urethane foam. 
     
     
         7 . The post of  claim 1 , wherein said filler comprises Portland cement, calcium sulphoaluminate cement and water. 
     
     
         8 . The post of  claim 7 , wherein said calcium sulphoaluminate cement is graded in the range of fine to powdery sand. 
     
     
         9 . A method of installing a post comprising:
 (a) identifying a location for the post to be installed;   (b) driving a rod into the surface of the ground;   (c) placing a post over said rod; and   (d) inserting a filler into the space between the rod and the inside of the post.   
     
     
         10 . The method of installing the post of  claim 9 , wherein the filler does not entirely cover the rod within the post. 
     
     
         11 . The method of installing the post of  claim 9 , wherein the outside of said post is gently tapped while said filler is still in fluid form. 
     
     
         12 . The method of installing the post of  claim 9 , wherein said filler comprises Portland cement, calcium sulphoaluminate cement and water. 
     
     
         13 . The method of installing the post of  claim 12 , wherein the calcium sulphoaluminate cement is graded in a range of fine to powdery sand. 
     
     
         14 . The method of installing the post of  claim 9 , wherein said filler comprises a rigid closed cell urethane foam. 
     
     
         15 . The method of installing the post of  claim 9 , wherein said rod comprises two ends, a bottom end and a top end, with the bottom end being located below the ground surface. 
     
     
         18 . The method of installing the post of  claim 15 , wherein said rod comprises a continuous filament fiberglass reinforced resin rod. 
     
     
         19 . The method of installing the post of  claim 15 , wherein the diameter of said post is at least 25 percent larger than the outer diameter of said rod. 
     
     
         20 . The method of installing the post of  claim 15 , wherein the portion of said post that is not filled with filler is filled with cement.