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US 2013/0221303 A1Published application
Rail and Post Assembly and Method of Use
OwnerGary W. Ashinventor
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Abstract
A rail and post assembly that allows for onsite fence and gate panel construction is disclosed herein. A shear block is affixed to each end of a rail. The shear block and rail are then fed through an opening in a post. Fasteners then secure the shear block to the post, which thereby provides a rail and post assembly.
Claims20
A rail and post assembly comprising
- a post, a rail, a shear block, and a means of securing the shear block to the post, where the post comprises an opening, where the size and shape of the opening is sufficient to allow the rail to extend therethrough, where the shear block mates with the rail.
A gate panel comprising
- two posts, a rail, two shear blocks, and two fasteners,
- where one of the two shear blocks is secured to one end of the rail, where the other of the two shear blocks is secured to the other end of the rail,
- where each post comprises an opening, where each end of the rail passes through the opening, where the fasteners secure the shear blocks to the posts thereby securing the rail to each post.
A method of constructing a gate panel comprising
- obtaining two posts, a rail, and two shear blocks, where each post comprises an opening, where the size and shape of each opening is sufficient to allow the rail to extend therethrough;
- securing a shear block to each end of the rail;
- inserting one end of the rail, with one of the shear blocks secured thereto, through the opening of one of the posts;
- securing one of the shear blocks to the first post by using at least one fastener;
- inserting the other end of the rail, with the other shear block secured thereto, through the opening of the other post;
- and
- securing the other shear block to the other post by using at least one fastener.
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