ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,846, issued on June 23.
"Ground sleeve for installing a fence post" was invented by Douglas Korfel (Fort Mill, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ground sleeve for installing a fence post, the ground sleeve includes a hollow tube that has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the hollow tube has an opening for receiving a portion of a fence post. The hollow tube can be inserted into the ground, while the fence post can be received into the hollow tube. The ground sleeve further includes a fastener coupled to a proximal end portion of the hollow tube, the fastener can limit rotation and displacement of the fence post...