System and method for stretching and securing fencing
OwnerPete Sotoinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for stretching and securing fencing includes a clamping member having a clamping channel, a clamping bar configured to be received within the clamping channel, and at least one fastener for securing the clamping bar to the clamping channel; a stretcher bar having a plurality of hook members for engaging the fencing, and at least one notched opening configured to receive a tensioning device; wherein the clamping bar and the clamping channel are correspondingly shaped, sized, and configured, such that the fencing is held secure between the clamping bar and the clamping channel when the clamping bar is secured to the clamping channel.
Claims20
A system for stretching fencing between two or more posts, comprising:
- a clamping member comprising:
- a c-shaped clamping channel having a generally planar web portion and two leg portions extending away from the web portion and terminating at 90° relative to the web portion;
- a generally planar clamping bar configured to be received within the clamping channel;
- and
- at least one fastener for securing the clamping bar to the clamping channel;
- and
- a planar stretcher bar comprising:
- a plurality of hook members for engaging the fencing;
- and
- at least one notched opening configured to receive a tensioning device;
- wherein the clamping bar and the clamping channel are correspondingly shaped, sized, and configured, such that the fencing is sandwiched securely between the clamping bar and the clamping channel when the clamping bar is secured to the clamping channel;
- and
- wherein the at least one fastener does not extend into any of the two or more posts.
A system for stretching fencing, comprising:
- at least two clamping members, each clamping member comprising:
- a clamping channel;
- a clamping bar configured to be received within the clamping channel;
- and
- at least one fastener for securing the clamping bar to the clamping channel;
- and
- wherein the at least two clamping members are rigidly coupled together and the clamping bar and the clamping channel of each clamping member are correspondingly shaped, sized, and configured, such that at least a portion of the fencing is held secure between the clamping bar and the clamping channel when the clamping bar is secured to the clamping channel.
A method of stretching fencing, comprising:
- providing a clamping member comprising a c-shaped clamping channel having a generally planar web portion and two leg portions extending away from the web portion and terminating at 90° relative to the web portion, a generally planar clamping bar configured to be received within the clamping channel, and at least one fastener for securing the clamping bar to the clamping channel;
- attaching the clamping member to a post;
- stretching the fencing from a source past the clamping member;
- sandwiching the fencing between the clamping channel and the clamping bar;
- and
- securing the clamping bar to the clamping channel with the at least one fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.