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US 12,416,177 B1Granted
Fence system and method, and fence post assembly therefor
AssigneeBullet Fence Systems, LLC
InventorRonald D. Goedecke
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Abstract
A fence system and method using hat-channel fence post assemblies in which elongate inner hat-channel members are nested in outer hat-channel members to form adjustable, longitudinally extending side gaps for receiving and clamping the ends or edges of horizontal boards, wire screens, or other fence filler materials.
Claims20
A fence post assembly comprising:
- an inner hat-channel member;
- an outer hat-channel member;
- each of the inner and the outer hat-channel members comprising
- a U-shaped channel which extends longitudinally from a lower end to an upper end of the hat-channel member, the U-shaped channel having (i) a longitudinally extending channel opening in a forward face of the hat-channel member and (ii) a longitudinally extending back wall opposite the longitudinally extending channel opening, and
- longitudinally extending left and right side flanges which project outwardly on opposite left and right sides of the longitudinally extending channel opening of the U-shaped channel;
- the U-shaped channel of the inner hat-channel member having an outer lateral width that is less than an inner lateral width of the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member;
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- at least a longitudinal portion of the back wall of the U-shaped channel of the inner hat-channel member being received in the longitudinally extending channel opening of the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member, and nesting in the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member, to form (i) a first longitudinally extending side gap, between the left side flange of the inner hat-channel member and the left side flange of the outer hat-channel member, for receiving a fence filler material and (ii) a second longitudinally extending side gap, between the right side flange of the inner hat-channel member and the right side flange of the outer hat-channel member, for receiving a fence filler material.
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A fence comprising:
- a fence post assembly comprising an inner hat-channel member and an outer hat-channel member, each of the inner and the outer hat-channel members comprising
- a U-shaped channel which extends longitudinally from a lower end to an upper end of the hat-channel member, the U-shaped channel having (i) a longitudinally extending channel opening in a forward face of the hat-channel member and (ii) a longitudinally extending back wall opposite the longitudinally extending channel opening and
- longitudinally extending left and right side flanges which project outwardly on opposite left and right sides of the longitudinally extending channel opening of the U-shaped channel;
- the U-shaped channel of the inner hat-channel member having an outer lateral width that is less than an inner lateral width of the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member;
- at least a longitudinal portion of the back wall of the U-shaped channel of the inner hat-channel member being received in the longitudinally extending channel opening of the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member, and nesting in the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member, to form (i) a longitudinally extending left side gap between the left side flange of the inner hat-channel member and the left side flange of the outer hat-channel member and (ii) a longitudinally extending right side gap between the right side flange of the inner hat-channel member and the right side flange of the outer hat-channel member;
- a first fence filler material having an end portion or edge portion which is received in the left side gap;
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- a second fence filler material having an end portion or edge portion which is received in the right side gap, the second fence filler material being of a same type as, or different from, the first fence filler material.
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A fence comprising:
- a first fence post assembly and a second fence post assembly, each of the first fence post assembly and the second fence post assembly comprising an inner hat-channel member and an outer hat-channel member, and each of the inner and outer hat-channel members comprising
- a U-shaped channel which extends longitudinally from a lower end to an upper end of the hat-channel member, the U-shaped channel having (i) a longitudinally extending channel opening in a forward face of the hat-channel member and (ii) a longitudinally extending back wall opposite the longitudinally extending channel opening and
- longitudinally extending left and right side flanges which project outwardly on opposite left and right sides of the longitudinally extending channel opening of the U-shaped channel;
- for each of the first fence post assembly and the second fence post assembly, the U-shaped channel of the inner hat-channel member having an outer lateral width that is less than an inner lateral width of the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member;
- for each of the first fence post assembly and the second fence post assembly, at least a longitudinal portion of the back wall of the U-shaped channel of the inner hat-channel member being received in the longitudinally extending channel opening of the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member, and nesting in the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member, to form (i) a longitudinally extending left side gap between the left side flange of the inner hat-channel member and the left side flange of the outer hat-channel member and (ii) a longitudinally extending right side gap between the right side flange of the inner hat-channel member and the right side flange of the outer hat-channel member;
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- a fence filler material having a left end portion or edge portion which is received in the right side gap of the first fence post assembly and a right end portion or edge portion which is received in the left side gap of the second fence post assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.