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US 2008/0173856 A1Published application
Fence system
AssigneePayne Fence Products, LLC
InventorJOHN F. PAYNE
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Abstract
A fence system, and method for making same, includes at least one support member, and at least one infill material having an edge. At least one union strip is coupled to the at least one support member, the at least one union strip including at least one channel configured for receiving the edge of the at least one infill material. In one embodiment of the invention, the at least one channel is U-shaped, and the edge is configured in a U-shape for matingly engaging the at least one U-shaped channel.
Claims80
A fence comprising:
- at least one support member;
- at least one rail extending across said at least one support member;
- at least two infill materials, each of said at least two infill materials having at least one edge;
- at least one union strip extending across said at least one rail, said at least one union strip being configured for receiving said at least one edge of each of said at least two infill materials;
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- at least two straps for positioning across opposing sides of said at least one union strip;
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- at least two fasteners for securing to said at least one union strip said at least two straps positioned across said at least one union strip, said fasteners configured for extending through and securing to said at least one union strip said at least two infill materials having a respective edge received by said at least one union strip.
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A method for assembling a fence, the method comprising steps of:
- positioning at least one rail across at least one support member;
- positioning at least one union strip across said at least one rail, said at least one union strip comprising at least two channels;
- positioning a respective edge portion of each of at least two infill materials within a respective one of said at least two channels of said at least one union strip;
- positioning at least two straps across opposing sides of said at least one union strip and across infill material having respective edges positioned within a respective one of said at least two channels of said at least one union strip;
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- fastening said at least two straps across opposing sides of said at least one union strip and said at least two infill materials to secure said at least two infill materials to said at least one union strip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.