Panel for a rackable barrier
AssigneeVantage Fence USA
InventorShihao Feng
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Abstract
A rackable panel for a barrier is disclosed. The panel includes a rail having a top wall and first and second walls extending downward from the top wall, forming a channel. The panel further includes one or more upright members, and one or more coupling systems for indirectly coupling the upright members to the rail. Each coupling system comprises a bracket having a bridge, the bracket structured to be secured to an inner surface a rail side wall; and an overlay structured to receive the bridge within a channel and be secured to an upright member. The bridge is rotatable within the channel, such that the rail can be racked at a positive or negative slope when a force is applied to the rail, while the upright members stay substantially vertical, enabling the panel to be used on a wide variety of terrains.
Claims17
A panel for a barrier, comprising:
- a primary rail having a top wall, a first wall, and a second wall, the first and second walls each extending downward from opposing sides of the top wall of the rail, and a channel disposed between the first and second walls;
- one or more upright members structured to fit partially within the channel of the rail;
- one or more brackets structured to be secured to an inner surface of either of the first and second walls of the rail, the one or more brackets each having a bridge and at least one rail plate extending substantially laterally from a side of the bridge, the at least one rail plate structured to be secured to an inner surface of either of the first and second walls of the rail;
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- one or more overlays, separate from the one or more brackets, structured to fit over the one or more brackets and be secured to a surface of the one or more upright members, the one or more overlays being structured to fit over the bridge of the one or more brackets, and the bridge of the bracket is received within a channel of the one or more overlays, the channel formed by a substantially U-shaped portion of the overlay.
A panel for a barrier, comprising:
- a rail having a top wall, a first wall, and a second wall, the first and second walls each extending downward from opposing sides of the top wall of the rail, and a channel disposed between the first and second walls;
- one or more upright members structured to fit partially within the channel of the rail;
- one or more brackets structured to indirectly couple the one or more upright members with the rail, the one or more brackets including:
- a bridge, and
- one or more rail plates extending substantially laterally from a side of the bridge and structured to be secured to the rail at a first rail attachment point on an inner surface of the first wall of the rail and a second rail attachment point on an inner surface of the second wall of the rail;
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- one or more overlays structured to fit over the bridge and to be secured to the one or more upright members such that the bridge is received within a channel of the one or more overlays, the channel formed by a substantially U-shaped portion of the overlay.
A panel for a barrier, comprising:
- a primary rail having a top wall, one or more openings on the top wall, first and second walls extending downward from opposing sides of the top wall of the primary rail, and a channel disposed between the first and second walls;
- one or more upright members structured to fit partially within the channel of the primary rail and pass through the one or more openings in the top wall of the primary rail;
- one or more overlays;
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- one or more brackets, separate from the one or more overlays, secured to an inner surface of either of the first and second walls and structured to be received by an overlay secured to a surface of the one or more upright members, wherein the one or more brackets indirectly couple the one or more upright members with the rail, the one or more brackets each including a bridge and at least one rail plate extending substantially laterally from a side of the bridge, the at least one rail plate structured to be secured to an inner surface of either of the first and second walls of the rail, and the bridge structured to be received within a channel of the overlay, the channel formed by a substantially U-shaped portion of the overlay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.