System and method for vertical and horizontal in-fill installation
AssigneeBarrette Outdoor Living, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Michael Schneider, Paige Barbara Moore
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Abstract
Disclosed is a fence system. The fence system, comprising: a first post; a second post, wherein each of the first post and the second post comprises a first set of ribs and a second set of ribs; a lower rail, wherein a first end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the first post and a second end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the second post; and an upper rail, wherein the lower rail and the upper rail are positioned to receive one or more infill boards, such that the one or more infill boards are adapted to terminate at a face of the second set of ribs of the first post and at a face of the second set of ribs of the second post.
Claims20
A fence system, comprising:
- a first post;
- a second post, such that the first post and the second post are positioned at pre-defined locations, wherein each of the first post and the second post comprises a groove having a first set of ribs and a second set of ribs disposed within the groove, wherein the first and second set of ribs project inward from opposing sidewalls of the groove and toward an interior region of the groove;
- one or more infill boards;
- a lower rail positioned between the first post and the second post, wherein a first end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the first post and a second end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the second post;
- and
- an upper rail positioned between the first post and the second post, wherein the lower rail and the upper rail are positioned to receive the one or more infill boards such that the one or more infill boards are adapted to terminate at a face of the second set of ribs of the first post and at a face of the second set of ribs of the second post.
A fence system, comprising:
- a first post;
- a second post, such that the first post and the second post are positioned at pre-defined locations, wherein each of the first post and the second post comprises a groove having a first set of ribs and a second set of ribs disposed within the groove, wherein the first and second set of ribs project inward from opposing sidewalls of the groove and toward an interior region of the groove;
- one or more infill boards;
- a lower rail positioned between the first post and the second post, wherein a first end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the first post and a second end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the second post;
- and
- an upper rail positioned between the first post and the second post, wherein the lower rail and the upper rail are positioned to receive the one or more infill boards in one of a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation, such that the one or more infill boards are adapted to terminate at a face of the second set of ribs of the first post and at a face of the second set of ribs of the second post.
A method for installation of one or more infill boards, wherein the method comprises steps of:
- installing a first post and a second post at pre-defined locations, wherein each of the first post and the second post comprises a groove having a first set of ribs and a second set of ribs disposed within the groove, wherein the first and second set of ribs project inward from opposing sidewalls of the groove and toward an interior region of the groove;
- positioning a lower rail between the first post and the second post, such that a first end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the first post and a second end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the second post;
- inserting the one or more infill boards over the lower rail into the grooves of the first post and the second post, such that the one or more infill boards terminate at a face of the second set of ribs of the first post and at a face of the second set of ribs of the second post;
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- inserting an upper rail over the one or more infill boards by using a fastening means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.