US 12,325,964 B2
Modular post
Paul J. Ingleby, Southam (GB); Alexander James Hinton, Bury (GB); Edward Barnes, Sale (GB); and Richard Peter Rorison Sutherland, Kington (GB)
Assigned to Brady Corporation Limited, Banbury (GB)
Filed by Brady Corporation Limited, Banbury (GB)
Filed on May 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/321,051.
Claims priority of application No. 2007237 (GB), filed on May 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0355642 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. E01F 13/02 (2006.01); E04H 12/22 (2006.01); E04H 12/34 (2006.01)
CPC E01F 13/028 (2013.01) [E04H 12/2238 (2013.01); E04H 12/2261 (2013.01); E04H 12/342 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular post for use in a barrier system, the post comprising:
a post component comprising a plurality of segments; and
a base comprising a top side and an opposing bottom side, the bottom side comprising a deformable retaining feature and a recess having a shape substantially corresponding to the plurality of segments of the post component and configured to receive the plurality of segments separately in a stored configuration, the recess and the deformable retaining feature configured to form a friction fit with the post component when the modular post is in the stored configuration;
wherein the post component is configured to be attached or attachable on, to or in the top side of the base in a deployed configuration, and wherein the post component is configured to be housed within the base when the modular post is in the stored configuration.