Post driver and remover

Abstract

A post driver and remover for the installation and removal of posts includes a post receiver having a post receiver body having a driving end and an opposite driven end. The post receiver body defines a post receiving space having an open end adjacent the driven end and a closed end adjacent the driving end. The post receiving space is sized and shaped to receive an upper end portion of one of the posts. The post receiver body also has a first extractor and a second extractor. The first extractor receives a first post of a first cross-sectional size or shape, and the second extractor has a different size or shape from the first extractor to receive a second post of a second cross-sectional size or shape.

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         11 . A post driver for installing a post, the post driver comprising:
 a post receiver having a post receiver body having a driving end and an opposite driven end, the post receiver body defining a post receiving space having an open end adjacent the driven end and a driver end adjacent the driving end, the post receiving space sized and shaped to receive an upper end portion of the post; and   a handle including a handle segment supported by the post receiver body and a grip mounted on the handle segment, the grip disposed in a grip cavity of the handle segment, the grip arranged to be engaged by the user when the user operates the post driver to install the post.   
     
     
         12 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein the handle segment includes a connection portion connected to the driving end of the post receiver body, a first handle member extending outward in a first direction from a first side of the connection portion and a second handle member extending outward in a second direction from a second side of the connection portion, the second direction opposing the first direction. 
     
     
         13 . The post driver of  claim 12 , wherein the grip is a first grip and the grip cavity is a first grip cavity, the handle including a second grip, the first grip cavity defined by the first handle member, the second grip being disposed in a second grip cavity defined by the second handle member. 
     
     
         14 . The post driver of  claim 13 , wherein one of the first grip or the first handle member includes at least one projection and the other of the first grip or the first handle member includes at least one recess, each projection disposed in one of the at least one recess to inhibit the first grip and the first handle member from moving relative to one another. 
     
     
         15 . The post driver of  claim 14 , wherein the first grip includes the at least one recess and the first handle member includes the at least one projection. 
     
     
         16 . The post driver of  claim 14 , wherein one of the second grip or the second handle member includes at least one projection and the other of the second grip or the second handle member includes at least one recess, each projection of said second grip or second handle member disposed in one of the at least one recess of said other of the second grip and the second handle member to inhibit the second grip and the second handle member from moving relative to one another. 
     
     
         17 . The post driver of  claim 16 , wherein the second grip includes the at least one recess and the second handle member includes the at least one projection. 
     
     
         18 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein the post receiver body includes a generally cylindrical tube and a plug connected to the tube, the plug defining the driver end of the post receiving space. 
     
     
         19 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein the post receiver includes a post receiver grip connected to the post receiver body, the post receiver grip disposed between the driving and driven ends of the post receiver body. 
     
     
         20 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein the driven end of the post receiver body is beveled. 
     
     
         21 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein the grip is a molded grip molded on the handle segment. 
     
     
         22 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein the handle segment includes an exterior surface and the grip includes an exterior surface, the exterior surfaces of the handle segment and the grip being flush with one another and being arranged to be grasped by a hand of a user. 
     
     
         23 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein the grip is molded on and engaged with the handle segment to conform to the handle segment. 
     
     
         24 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein one of the grip or the handle segment includes at least one projection and the other of the grip or the handle segment includes at least one recess, each projection disposed in one of the at least one recess to inhibit the grip and the handle segment from moving relative to one another. 
     
     
         25 . The post driver of  claim 24 , wherein the grip includes the at least one recess and the handle segment includes the at least one projection. 
     
     
         26 . The post driver of  claim 25 , wherein the at least one recess includes two recesses and the at least one projection includes two projections. 
     
     
         27 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein the grip is a first grip and the grip cavity is a first grip cavity, the handle including a second grip, the second grip being disposed in a second grip cavity of the handle segment. 
     
     
         28 . The post driver of  claim 27 , wherein:
 wherein one of the first grip or the handle segment includes at least one first projection and the other of the first grip or the handle segment includes at least one first recess, each first projection disposed in one of the at least one first recess to inhibit the first grip and the handle segment from moving relative to one another; and   wherein one of the second grip or the handle segment includes at least one second projection and the other of the second grip or the handle segment includes at least second first recess, each second projection disposed in one of the at least one second recess to inhibit the second grip and the handle segment from moving relative to one another.   
     
     
         29 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein the handle segment is a unitary, one-piece component. 
     
     
         30 . The post driver of  claim 11 , wherein the handle segment and the grip are made of different materials.