Plastic fence
OwnerJohn Svalbeinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a thin profile prefabricated reinforced plastic fence. A preferred embodiment of the fence comprises a top rail having a bottom side with a plurality of picket apertures and a bottom rail having a top side with a plurality of member apertures. The bottom rail preferably contains a horizontal strengthening member and supports the top rail by way of vertical pickets. Each picket sheaths a strengthening member that is slideable inside the picket. The top of each picket is inserted into the picket apertures of the top rail and the strengthening member extends from the bottom of each picket into the member aperture of the bottom rail. The bottom of each picket rests upon the top side of the bottom rail. The fence ends have a first post and second post to which the top and bottom rails are fastened.
Claims24
A section of a fence comprising:
- a top rail having a bottom side with a plurality of picket apertures;
- a bottom rail having a top side with a plurality of member apertures;
- a plurality of pickets having a top and a bottom placed between the top rail and bottom rail, the top of each picket inserted into one picket aperture of the top rail and the bottom resting upon the bottom rail;
- and a picket strengthening member extending from the top of a picket to the bottom of the picket and into a member aperture of the bottom rail.
A fence comprising:
- a top rail having a bottom side with a plurality of picket apertures;
- a bottom rail having a top side with a plurality of member apertures;
- a horizontal strengthening member located inside the bottom rail;
- a plurality of pickets having a top and a bottom placed between the top rail and bottom rail, the top of each picket inserted into one picket aperture of the top rail;
- the bottom of each picket resting on the top side of the bottom rail;
- a picket strengthening member extending through a picket into a member aperture in the bottom rail;
- a first post having a top and bottom where the top rail is fastened to the top of the first post and the bottom rail is fastened to the bottom of the first post;
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- a second post having a top and bottom where the top rail is fastened to the top of the second post and the bottom rail is fastened to the bottom of the second post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.