US 12,442,214 B2 · Fence post assembly

Abstract

A fence assembly that permits assembly a series of main posts and secondary members for constructing a fence having a desired shape and functionality. The main post has a front and rear connector for receiving a secondary member such as a cap, a corner member, an angle member, or a gate member. The main post may define a filler receptacle for receiving infill. The main post or secondary members may define a channel for serving as a screw guide or for receiving an accessory. In use, fence installation includes installing a main post in the ground and slidably engaging a secondary member with the main post. Infill may be located within a filler receptacle defined by the main post. Additional secondary members and/or main posts may be slidably affixed together to allow a user to assemble main posts and secondary members for constructing a fence in a desired configuration.

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Dependent claims

A fence comprising:

a main post having a height, a front member, a rear member, a first end, a second end, a center member, and defining a longitudinal axis, said front member having an outside, an inside, and a terminal end, said rear member having an outside, an inside, and a terminal end, said center member having a first side and a second side, said center member connecting said front member and said rear member;
wherein a cross-section of said main post taken on a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of said main post has said front member and said rear member parallel to one another and normal to said center member;
a front connector at said terminal end of said front member;
a rear connector at said terminal end of said rear member;
wherein a secondary member is adapted to be longitudinally slidingly received by said front connector and said rear connector, wherein said secondary member defines a terminal end defining a complementary shape that nests within a shape defined by said front connector and said rear connector of said main post;
and
wherein one of said secondary member and said main post are adapted to slide vertically into one another.

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A method of constructing a fence comprising the steps of:

installing a main post in a ground surface, said main post having a height, a front member, a rear member, a first end, a second end and a center member and defining a longitudinal axis, said front member having an outside, an inside and a terminal end, said rear member having an outside, an inside, and a terminal end, said center member having a first side and a second side, said center member for connecting said front member and said rear member;
wherein a cross-section of said main post taken on a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of said main post has said front member and said rear member parallel to one another and normal to said center member;
longitudinally slidably engaging a secondary member with a front connector at said terminal end of said front member and with a rear connector at said terminal end of said rear member, wherein said secondary member defines a terminal end having a complementary shape that nests within a shape defined by said front connector and said rear connector of said main post;
and
wherein one of said secondary member and said main post are slid vertically into one another.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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