ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,932, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to SIMBARS (UK) LTD (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Post socket" was invented by Martin Simmons (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Post sockets to support information signs and street/traffic lighting are known. Instead of securing a post directly into the ground, post sockets may be used. However, it may be difficult to access the post socket's actuation mechanism, or apply a sufficient clamping force via the actuation mechanisms. There is provided a post socket comprising a compressible sleeve within a housing, the sleeve comprising a grip section adjustably moveable between a fir...