US 11,746,552 B2
Cap assembly for a t-post right of way line marker
Pamela C. Murrin, Fort Worth, TX (US); and Charles I. Allen, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to S & B Technical Products, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed by S & B Technical Products, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/903,191.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/261,019, filed on Sep. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0074471 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. E04H 12/22 (2006.01); E04H 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 12/2253 (2013.01) [E04H 17/006 (2021.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. In combination, a cap assembly for a right of way line marker and an upright support member having an exposed upper end, a lower end and an intermediate length running along a vertical axis, the lower end being positionable within a surrounding terrain in use to position the support member in an upright vertical position, the exposed upper end having a T-shape in cross section, at least along a portion of the length thereof, the assembly comprising:
a cap body having a conical exterior with an end opening and an initially open interior;
a mounting assembly including a lower, stationary disk sized to be received and retained within the end opening of the cap body, the lower, stationary disk having a top planar surface and having a T-shaped aperture therein for receiving the upper end of the support member, the mounting assembly also including an upper, sliding disk which is positionable within the cap open interior upon contact with the upper end of the support member and wherein each of the upper and lower disks have a top and bottom planar surfaces, respectively, the planar surfaces capable of being arranged in a plane generally perpendicular to the vertical axis of the support member when the support member is positioned in the surrounding terrain; and
wherein the upright support member has a series of raised nubs running in a line along the vertical axis thereof, wherein a locking detent is located on the top planar surface of the lower disk, the locking detent being a flexible flap which is movable between a relaxed position when in between a selected pair of raised nubs during installation, and a flexed position when riding over a selected tab on the support member for locking the lower disk and, in turn, the cap at a plurality of selected vertical locations on the support member after installation is complete.