# US 2020/0399925 A1 · Improvements in and relating to fencing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0399925 A1 - Document ID: US20200399925A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/968,479 - Filed: 2019-02-08 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-09 - Assignees: BJA Trading Ltd - Applicants: BJA Trading Ltd - Inventors: Mark Anthony NAYLOR - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200399925A1 ## CPC - E04H 17/165: {using panels with rigid filling and frame} - E04H 17/168: {using panels fitted in grooves of posts} - E04H 17/006: {Caps or covers for posts} - E04H 17/1456: {the ends of the rails being located in vertical channels extending along a substantial portion of the length of the post} - E04H 17/146: {the rails being attached to the front faces of the posts} - E04H 17/1482: {the rails being attached to the tops of the posts} - E04H 17/166: {with cross-members} - E04H 17/20: Posts therefor - E04H 17/22: Anchoring means therefor, e.g. specially-shaped parts entering the ground; Struts or the like - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The panel-post connector plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the header-rail engagement member has a stop configured to in use prevent or limit uplift of the in-use header rail relative to the panel-post connector plate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The panel-post connector plate as claimed in claim 2, wherein the header-rail engagement member has two said stops, each stop at an opposing lateral edge of the header-rail engagement member configured to in use prevent uplift of the in-use header rail at each lateral edge. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The panel-post connector plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the header-rail engagement member has a uniform lateral cross-section so as to be configured to be slidably received in the in-use header rail. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The panel-post connector plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the header-rail engagement member extends from an edge of the plate body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The panel-post connector plate as claimed in claim 5, wherein the header-rail engagement member includes a tongue to space an upstanding portion of the header-rail engagement member from the edge of the plate body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The panel-post connector plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fence-post receiving aperture is arranged so as to receive the fence post in a plurality of orientations. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The panel-post connector plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the post-receiving aperture has an H-shaped or a substantially H-shaped cross-section. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The panel-post connector plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of panel-post connector plates is configured to be stacked. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The panel-post connector plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plate body has a plurality of sides with at least one said fastener receiving aperture at or adjacent thereto. ### Claim 11 A fence post comprising metal folded into a generally H-shaped cross-section, the fence post comprising: a central rib that extends longitudinally along a length of the fence post and first and second opposing, and substantially planar, surfaces that extend laterally from the central rib, wherein the central rib comprises a double layer of metal, each layer of the double layer abutting or substantially abutting each other, and fixing means for attaching fencing material to the fence post in use. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The fence post as claimed in claim 11, wherein the fence post is formed from cold-rolled metal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The fence post as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first surface comprises a double layer of metal, each of the double layers of the first surface abut each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The fence post as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first surface is narrower than the second surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The fence post as claimed in claim 11, wherein the metal is folded such that there are essentially no voids between abutting surfaces. ### Claim 16 (canceled) ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) A fence system comprising: at least one fence post as claimed in claim 11; at least one fence panel connected to the fence post via a panel-post connector plate; and 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 a panel body of an 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. ### Claim at position 18 18-41. (canceled)