Fencing assembly
AssigneeUFP Industries, Inc.
InventorRussell H. Springborn
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Abstract
A fencing assembly includes a top cross-member having a first channel, a bottom cross-member having a second channel, a first vertical support member, a second vertical support member, and a planar barrier. The first vertical support member is connected to a first end of the top cross-member and a first end of the bottom cross-member and the second vertical support member is connected to a second end of the top cross-member and a second end of the bottom cross-member. The planar barrier is inserted into the first channel and the second channel and is confined on a first and second side of the planar barrier by the first vertical support member and the second vertical support member.
Claims7
A fencing assembly, comprising:
- a top cross-member including a first channel;
- a bottom cross-member including a second channel that opposes the first channel;
- a first vertical support member, wherein the first vertical support member is connected to a first end of the top cross-member and a first end of the bottom cross-member, wherein a top of the first vertical support member defines a first thru hole through which the first end of the top cross-member is inserted;
- a second vertical support member, wherein the second vertical support member is connected to a second end of the top cross-member and a second end of the bottom cross-member, wherein a top of the second vertical support member defines a second blind hole through which the second end of the top cross-member is inserted;
- a bottom support member that includes a first and second end, each of the first end and the second end being mitered and connected to a respective bottom end of the first and second vertical support member, wherein the bottom support member is connected to a bottom of the bottom cross-member, and wherein the first end and the second end of the bottom cross-member overlap the first end and second end of the bottom support member;
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- a planar barrier, wherein the planar barrier is inserted into the first channel and the second channel and is confined on a first and second side of the planar barrier by the first vertical support member and the second vertical support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.