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1. A post having an elongate tubular hollow member with an open upper end and an open lower end, wherein the elongate member includes:
a) an upper portion and a lower ground engaging portion joined to one another so that the upper portion is adapted to predominately extend above the ground and the lower ground engaging portion is adapted to be fully inserted into the ground; b) the upper portion at the upper end of the elongate tubular hollow portion has a rolled round end edge so as to form a softened and/or smooth top edge to the post in order to lessen and/or prevent snagging or catching of the post with netting, mesh, wires, scrimp, frost or hail protectors or the like; c) the lower ground engaging portion has a protruding region immediately adjacent to where the upper portion and lower ground engaging portion join together, the diameter of the protruding region is greater than the diameter of the upper portion such that the protruding region defines a lipped section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the post, the lipped section is adapted to prevent the post from moving vertically when the ground engaging portion of the post is fully inserted into and enclosed within the ground; d) a plurality of spaced apart slotted apertures for supporting elongate strand members and wire retaining clips; and e) at least one removeable wire retaining clip for retaining an elongate strand member to the post, the wire retaining clip is retained within the slotted aperture, the wire retaining clip includes:
i) a main body portion having a base adapted to contour and abut with the post, a central portion extending upwardly from the base and at least two wire engaging portions projecting outwardly from and transverse to the vertical axis of the central portion, each wire engaging portion projects outwardly in an opposite direction relative to other wire engaging portions, each wire engaging portion has an end part that curves inwardly towards the base and the central portion so as to define a wire engaging aperture that is adapted to capturing, retaining and supporting a part of elongate strand member therein; andii) an aperture engaging means extending outwardly and downwardly from the base of the main body portion wherein the aperture engaging means is dimensioned and configured to fit within the slotted aperture in the post and to retain the wire retaining clip to the post. |
