US 12,139,928 B1
Fence post cap assembly with hanger and fence system incorporating the same
Christian Berio, West Islip, NY (US); and Antonio Fischietti, West Islip, NY (US)
Assigned to The Fence Pot Inc., St. James, NY (US)
Filed by The Fence Pot Inc., St. James, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/423,132.
Int. Cl. E04H 17/20 (2006.01); A47G 7/04 (2006.01); E04H 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 17/006 (2021.01) [A47G 7/045 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fence post cap assembly, comprising:
a cap body including a head and a neck extending from the head, the neck defining a hollow interior, the head defining an aperture in communication with the hollow interior of the neck;
a hanger having a support end portion and at least one free end portion, the support end portion defining a longitudinal axis and extending through the aperture of the head of the cap body, the at least one free end portion of the hanger disposed above the cap body and extending from the longitudinal axis in a first direction and configured to receive a hanging device for hanging the hanging device from the hanger at a position offset from the longitudinal axis in the first direction; and
a unitary, one-piece stabilization body engaged to the support end portion of the hanger below the cap body, the stabilization body including a central support extending along the longitudinal axis, a first arm disposed at a first end portion of the central support and extending from the longitudinal axis in the first direction, and a second arm disposed at a second end portion of the central support and extending from the longitudinal axis in a second direction opposite the first direction, the first and second arms longitudinally offset along the longitudinal axis and extending from the first and second end portions, respectively, such that the first arm is positioned closer to the cap body along the longitudinal axis compared to the second arm,
wherein the fence post cap assembly is configured to engage a free end of a fence post with the stabilization body disposed within an interior of the fence post and the hollow interior of the neck of the cap body receiving the free end of the fence post, and
wherein the first and second arms of the stabilization body are configured to contact walls in the interior of the fence post to stabilize the hanger.