US 2020/0399925 A1 · IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO FENCING

Abstract

A panel-post connector plate 16 for connecting a fence post 12 to an adjacent fence panel 14. The panel-post connector plate 16 comprises a plate body 84 having a post-receiving aperture 86 for receiving at least part of the fence post 12 therethrough, and a fastener receiving aperture 92 for receiving a fastener to attach the plate body 84 to a panel-body of the adjacent fence panel 14. A header-rail engagement member 94 is at or adjacent to the plate body 84, the header-rail engagement member 94 receivable in the header rail 26 of the adjacent fence panel 14. A temporary rail support device, a gravel-board retaining element, a fence post and a fence are also described.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A panel-post connector plate configured to in use connect a fence post to an adjacent fence panel having a panel body and a header rail, the panel-post connector plate comprising:

a plate body having a post-receiving aperture configured to in use receive at least part of the fence post therethrough, and a fastener receiving aperture configured to in use receive a fastener to attach the plate body to the panel body of the adjacent fence panel;
and
a header-rail engagement member at or adjacent to the plate body, the header-rail engagement member at least in part upstanding from a plane defined by the plate body and configured to be in use received in the in-use header rail of the in-use adjacent fence panel.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Improvements in and relating to fencing

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Improvements in and relating to fencing

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Abstract

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