Aluminum privacy fence system

A privacy fence system comprising:

• a first privacy fence slat, the first privacy fence slat including:
• a fence slat face, the fence slat face substantially smooth and terminating at a bottom in a first slat engagement lip;
• a base portion, spanning a cross-sectional width of the fence slat, affixed to a bottom of the fence slat face, the base portion including:
• an upper span running across the cross-sectional width at position perpendicular to the fence slat face;
• and
• an arm affixed at a distal end of the upper span extending downward,
• parallel to the fence slat face and including a second slat engagement lip;
• and
• an upper portion, spanning the cross-sectional width, affixed to a top of the fence slat face and including a pair of tines for engaging the first slat engagement lip and the second slat engagement lip of another privacy fence slat.

A privacy fence system comprising:

• an upright fence column formed of a single piece, the upright fence having a length, a width, and a depth, the upright fence column including:
• two slots at opposite sides running the length of the upright fence column from top to bottom, the slots for accepting one or more privacy fence slats;
• two cavities, formed on a front face of the upright fence column, adjacent to the two slots and running the length of the upright fence column, each of the two cavities for providing access to an interior wall of one of the two slots from which an installation screw may be driven into and through the interior wall and the one or more privacy fence slats to thereby cause the one or more privacy fence slats to be fixed to the upright fence column;
• an interior, substantially square cavity running the length of the upright fence column for accepting a base post;
• a first privacy fence slat, the first privacy fence slat including:
• a fence slat face, the fence slat face substantially smooth, installed within one of the two slots in the upright fence column and terminating at a bottom in a first slat engagement lip;
• a base portion, spanning a cross-sectional width of the two slots, affixed to a bottom of the fence slat face, the base portion including:
• an upper span running across the cross-sectional width of the two slots at position perpendicular to the fence slat face;
• and
• an arm extending downward at a distal end of the upper span, parallel to the fence slat face and including a second slat engagement lip;
• and
• an upper portion, spanning the cross-sectional width of the two slots, affixed to a top of the fence slat face and including a pair of tines for engaging the first slat engagement lip and the second slat engagement lip of another privacy fence slat.