Nonconductive, modular barrier assemblies and related methods
AssigneeVanquish Fencing, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Moore
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Abstract
The present invention provides a modular, nonconductive barrier assembly for enclosing or partitioning an area. The modular, nonconductive barrier assembly includes a number of wall panels each having multiple nonconductive posts arranged in a common plane and separated by a gap. The nonconductive posts are connected by a number of connecting rods. Each wall panel is arranged in an upright orientation on a support surface. A number of support assemblies each having a base and at least one support arm support the wall panels in an upright orientation. The base of each support assembly is positioned on a support surface, a proximal end of the support arm is releasably connected to the base and a distal end of the support arm is releasably connected to a wall panel to support the same.
Claims8
A nonconductive, modular barrier assembly comprising at least two subunits and a gate assembly, wherein:
- each subunit comprises:
- a wall panel, wherein the wall panel comprises a plurality of nonconductive posts arranged substantially side-by-side and each separated from the other by a wind gap and the wall panel is releasably connected to a base to form an angle (a1) between a top surface of the base and an interior face of the wall panel;
- one or more support assemblies, wherein each support assembly comprises a base and at least one support arm and a distal end of the at least one support arm is releasably connected to the wall panel and a proximal end of the at least one support arm is releasably connected to the base, and
- the base is positioned on a support surface, wherein the subunits are arranged so that a second edge of a wall panel of a first subunit is positioned substantially adjacent to a first edge of a wall panel of a second subunit;
- and
- the gate assembly comprises a first panel having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, a second panel having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, and a gate having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge;
- wherein the first panel and the second panel are positioned substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicularly with respect to the support surface, and a first lateral edge of the gate is releasably connected to a second lateral edge of the first panel, and the second lateral edge of the gate is releasably connected to a second lateral edge of the second panel, wherein the gate is positioned substantially perpendicularly with respect to the support surface;
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- wherein a wall panel of the one or more wall panels is connected to one of the first lateral edge of the first panel and the first lateral edge of the second panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.