IP Library Granted Patent US 9,863,612
Granted Patent B2
US 9,863,612 · App. 15/483,726 · Granted Jan 9, 2018

Post cap assembly

Inventors: Kevin T. Burt (Dallas, TX); Matthew Carlyle Sherstad (Dallas, TX); John David Irick (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: Fortress Iron, LP
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Patent No.
US 9,863,612
App. No.
15/483,726
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A post cap assembly includes a base plate with a floor, an upper peripheral wall extending from the floor in a first direction and a lower peripheral wall extending from the floor in a second direction opposite the first direction. The base plate is configured to be secured to a post having a square-shaped cross section. A cover that has a pyramidal shape is configured to be coupled to the base plate, where the base plate includes at least two tabs that each have a through hole configured to receive a fastener. The base plate includes a plurality of rectangular-shaped through holes extending through the floor of the base plate and disposed proximate the upper peripheral wall of the base plate.

Claims (18)

1. A post cap assembly, comprising: a base plate having a floor, an upper peripheral wall extending from the floor in a first direction and a lower peripheral wall extending from the floor in a second direction opposite the first direction, the base plate configured to be secured to a post having a square-shaped cross section; a cover having a pyramidal shape, the cover configured to be coupled to the base plate; wherein the base plate includes at least two tabs each having a through hole configured to receive a fastener for securing the base plate to the post; wherein the base plate includes a plurality of rectangular-shaped through holes extending through the floor of the base plate and disposed proximate the upper peripheral wall of the base plate, each rectangular-shaped through hole configured to receive a light assembly comprising multiple downward projecting point light sources; and the floor further defines a plurality of recesses, each recess disposed proximate a respective rectangular-shaped through hole and configured to align the light assembly with the respective rectangular-shaped through hole.

2. The post cap assembly of claim 1 wherein the tabs each comprise a boss member and the through holes are each configured to receive a set screw.

3. The post cap assembly of claim 2 wherein each boss member includes a slanted face through which the through hole extends.

4. The post cap assembly of claim 1 wherein the cover includes a plurality of bosses configured to be received by the base plate.

5. The post cap assembly of claim 4 wherein the bosses include holes configured to receive a fastener to secure the cover to the base plate.

6. The post cap assembly of claim 1 wherein the plurality of rectangular-shaped through holes comprises at least four rectangular-shaped through holes each disposed proximate one of four wall segments of the upper peripheral wall.

7. The post cap assembly of claim 6 wherein the floor further defines at least four recesses, each recess disposed proximate a respective rectangular-shaped through hole and configured to align the light assembly with the respective rectangular-shaped through hole.

8. The post cap assembly of claim 1 wherein the lower peripheral wall is configured to surround an outer surface of a top end of the post.

9. The post cap assembly of claim 1 wherein the post is hollow and the tabs each comprise a boss member and the through holes are each configured to receive a set screw, and wherein gaps are formed between the boss members and the lower peripheral wall, the gap configured to receive a wall of the hollow post, the set screws securing the base plate to the hollow post.

10. A post cap assembly, comprising: a base plate having a floor, an upper peripheral wall extending from the floor in a first direction and a lower peripheral wall extending from the floor in a second direction opposite the first direction, the base plate configured to be secured to a hollow post having a square-shaped cross section; a cover configured to be coupled to the base plate; wherein the base plate includes at least two boss members each having a slanted face and a through hole configured to receive a set screw, the base plate defining a gap disposed between each boss member and the lower peripheral wall, the gap configured to receive a wall of the hollow post and the set screws securing the base plate to the hollow post; wherein the base plate includes a plurality of rectangular-shaped through holes extending through the floor of the base plate and disposed proximate the upper peripheral wall of the base plate, each rectangular-shaped through hole configured to receive a downward projecting light assembly comprising multiple point light sources; and the floor further defines a plurality of recesses, each recess disposed proximate a respective rectangular-shaped through hole and configured to align the downward protecting light assembly with the respective rectangular-shaped through hole.

11. The post cap assembly of claim 10 wherein the cover includes a plurality of bosses configured to be received by the base plate.

12. The post cap assembly of claim 11 wherein the bosses include holes configured to receive a fastener to secure the cover to the base plate.

13. The post cap assembly of claim 10 wherein the plurality of rectangular-shaped through holes comprises at least four rectangular-shaped through holes each disposed proximate one of four wall segments of the upper peripheral wall.

14. The post cap assembly of claim 13 wherein the floor further defines at least four recesses, each recess disposed proximate a respective rectangular-shaped through hole and configured to align the downward projecting light assembly with the respective rectangular-shaped through hole.

15. A post cap assembly, comprising: a base plate having a floor, an upper peripheral wall extending from the floor in a first direction and a lower peripheral wall extending from the floor in a second direction opposite the first direction, the base plate configured to be secured to a post having a square-shaped cross section; a cover configured to be coupled to the base plate; wherein the base plate includes at least two tabs each having a through hole configured to receive a fastener; wherein the base plate includes at least four rectangular-shaped through holes each disposed proximate one of four wall segments of the upper peripheral wall, each rectangular-shaped through hole configured to receive a downward projecting light assembly comprising multiple point light sources; and wherein the floor further defines at least four recesses, each recess disposed proximate a respective rectangular-shaped through hole and configured to align the downward projecting light assembly with the respective rectangular-shaped through hole.

16. The post cap assembly of claim 15 wherein the cover includes a plurality of bosses configured to be received by the base plate.

17. The post cap assembly of claim 16 wherein the bosses include holes configured to receive a fastener to secure the cover to the base plate.

18. The post cap assembly of claim 15 wherein a shape of the cover is selected from the group consisting of: dome-shaped, pyramid-shaped, and flat.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2025
From: FORTRESS IRON, LP
To: PRIMESOURCE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 072271/0549 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2017
From: BURT, KEVN T.; SHERSTAD, MATTHEW CARLYLE; IRICK, JOHN DAVID
To: FORTRESS IRON, LP
Reel/Frame 041948/0916 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14632092 · Feb 26, 2015
Division 13713317 · Dec 13, 2012
Provisional Application 61576444 · Dec 16, 2011
Related Publication 20170211785A1 · Jul 27, 2017