| 摘要 |
<p>A post support socket, in which an end portion of a post is supportable by a wedge member, and the post support socket has an elongate body in which a longitudinal bore extends from an inlet end of the body. The body includes a peripheral wall which has an internal surface defining the bore. A slot defined by the peripheral wall extends longitudinally from the inlet end of the body and opens to the bore along its length. The peripheral wall has a laterally offset portion which bridges the slot over part of the length of the slot from the inlet end of the body. In use of the post support socket, a post having an end portion received in the bore can be secured by forcefully driving a wedge member longitudinally into the slot from the inlet end, between the offset portion and the post end portion. The post then can be withdrawn from the support socket after forcefully driving the wedge member longitudinally in the same direction, beyond the offset portion, for discharge of the wedge member laterally outwardly away from the bore, such as through the slot, or into a chamber defined outside the body or into a section of the slot of larger cross-section.</p> |
