Concrete post with attachment rail

Abstract

This invention relates generally to a concrete post having metal insert members cast therein at desired locations. The metal insert members accommodate common specialty fasteners that interlock within the insert member and thereby provide a quick and easy means for attaching electrical boxes and the like to the concrete post.

1 . A concrete post capable of supporting multiple electrical and/or mechanical equipment such as meters, junction boxes, and conduit by means of common specialty fasteners,
 said post including,   a main body portion composed of concrete, and   an attachment rail located substantially on one or more of the exterior faces of said main body portion,   said attachment rail supporting at least one interlocking insert fastener received within and carried by the rail,   
   
   
       2 . The concrete post of  claim 1  wherein said post comprises a solid concrete top, and said attachment rail extends from just below the top of said post downwardly. 
   
   
       3 . The concrete post of  claim 2  wherein the bottom portion of said post is flat. 
   
   
       4 . A concrete fence post capable of releasably engaging a conventional specialty fastener and having structural integrity sufficient to allow said post to be set and reliably anchored into the ground, said post comprising:
 a concrete main body having a flat bottom end portion;   said concrete main body encasing an attachment rail located along one or more faces of said post;   
   
   
       5 . A concrete post having a plurality of attachment rails, said rails providing all required structural reinforcement to the concrete main body.