US 11,719,016 B2
Fence post flush mount
Christopher Michael Schneider, Linwood, NJ (US); Wayne Dixon, Middleburgh Heights, OH (US); and Patrick Joseph Bertke, Mays Landing, NJ (US)
Assigned to BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC., Middleburg Heights, OH (US)
Filed by Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc., Middleburgh Heights, OH (US)
Filed on May 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/736,588.
Application 17/736,588 is a continuation of application No. 16/856,102, filed on Apr. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,352,806.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/927,215, filed on Oct. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0389733 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04H 12/22 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 12/2276 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fence post mount device comprising:
a base that comprises one or more cavities;
a universal collet positioned within the one or more cavities of the base, wherein the universal collet deforms an inner wall of a post;
a full thread nut positioned at a distal end of the base, wherein the full thread nut is attached to the universal collet positioned at the distal end of the base, wherein the full thread nut forces one or more separation notches to break to enable one or more collet legs to be pushed toward the inner wall of the post, wherein the full thread nut extends an additional one to two inches to provide a tighter fit for the post inside of the base; and
a first cap nut positioned adjacent to a top portion of the full thread nut.