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US 4,174,096 AGranted
Fence
AssigneesRichard G. Miller, Clifton W. Little, Alex Yovan, Charles M. Gause, Don Harvey Campbell, Sam P. McManus, David L. Weiler, Clodis H. Cox, Mable E. Weiler, Richard T. Weiler
InventorDavid L. Campbell
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Abstract
A fence is characterized by interchangeably mountable fence sections each having a front and a rear surface, and parallel pairs of vertical and horizontal edges. A mounting member having a mast-receiving opening therein is disposed adjacent each vertical edge of the wall portion of each of the fence sections. Each mounting member has a mating surface thereon disposed in the same plane as the mating surface provided on the other mounting member. When the first mating surface on the wall portion of a first fence section is matingly engaged with a mating surface provided on the other of the mounting members on a next-adjacent fence section, the mast-receiving openings therein are disposed in vertical registration. The fence section, including the wall portions and the mounting members, are integrally fabricated of a plastic material.
Claims25
A rail fence section adapted for interchangeable mounting on an upstanding mast comprising:
- a wall portion having a front and a rear surface, a first and a second horizontal edge, and a first and a second vertical edge;
- a first and a second mounting member respectively disposed adjacent said first and second vertical edges of said wall portion, each mounting member having a mast-receiving opening extending therethrough, each mounting member having a mating surface thereon, said mating surfaces being disposed in a common plane, each mounting member being connected to said wall portion such that said first mast-receiving opening is disposed adjacent said front surface of said wall portion and said second mast-receiving opening is disposed adjacent said rear surface of said wall portion;
- said mating surface on said first mounting member adapted to matingly engage against a mating surface on a second mounting member of a next-adjacent fence section such that said opening in said first mounting member vertically registers with an opening extending through the second mounting member on the next-adjacent fence section and such that the mounting members on each adjacent fence section are obscured when viewed from both the front and rear.
A fence section adapted for interchangeable mounting on an upstanding mast comprising:
- a wall portion having a front and a rear surface and first and second horizontal edges and first and second vertical edges thereon;
- first and second backbars mounted on said rear surface of said wall portion, each backbar having a bisecting plane therethrough, said bisecting planes being in parallel relationship with each other, said bisecting plane through said first backbar and said bisecting plane through said second backbar each being disposed a predetermined distance from the horizontal edge of the wall portion in adjacency thereto;
- said first and second backbars each having a flange extending axially from each axial end thereof, one of said flanges extending from each of said backbars being disposed above said bisecting plane through said backbar, the other of said flanges extending from each of said backbars being disposed below said bisecting plane through said backbar;
- said flanges disposed above said bisecting plane through said first backbar and said second backbar extending axially from corresponding ends of said backbars;
- said flanges disposed below said bisecting plane through said first backbar and said second backbar extending axially from corresponding ends of said backbars;
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- each of said flanges having an opening therein, each of said openings having an axis therethrough perpendicular to said bisecting planes through said backbars, said openings in said flanges extending axially from respective ends of said backbars being in vertical registration.
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A fence arrangement comprising:
- an upstanding post;
- a first and a second fence section each interchangeably mounted on said post, each of said first and said second fence sections comprising:
- a wall portion having a front and a rear surface and first and second horizontal edges and first and second vertical edges thereon;
- first and second backbars mounted on said rear surface of said wall portion, each backbar having a bisecting plane therethrough, said bisecting planes being in parallel relationship with each other, said bisecting plane through said first backbar and said bisecting plane through said second backbar each being disposed a predetermined distance from the horizontal edge of the wall portion in adjacency thereto;
- said first and second backbars each having a flange extending axially from each axial end thereof, one of said flanges extending from each of said backbars being disposed above said bisecting plane through said backbar, the other of said flanges extending from each of said backbars being disposed below said bisecting plane through said backbar;
- said flanges disposed above said bisecting plane through said first backbar and said second backbar extending axially from corresponding ends of said backbars;
- said flanges disposed below said bisecting plane through said first backbar and said second backbar extending axially from corresponding ends of said backbars;
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- each of said flanges having an opening therein, each of said openings having an axis therethrough perpendicular to said bisecting planes through said backbars, said openings in said flanges extending axially from respective ends of said backbars being in vertical registration.
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A fence arrangement comprising:
- an upstanding post;
- a first fence section comprising:
- a wall portion having a front and a rear surface and first and second horizontal edges and first and second vertical edges thereon;
- first and second backbars mounted on said rear surface of said wall portion, each backbar having a bisecting plane therethrough, said bisecting planes being in parallel relationship with each other, said bisecting plane through said first backbar and said bisecting plane through said second backbar each being disposed a predetermined distance from the horizontal edge of the wall portion in adjacency thereto;
- said first and second backbars each having a flange extending axially from each axial end thereof, one of said flanges extending from each of said backbars being disposed above said bisecting plane through said backbar, the other of said flanges extending from each of said backbars being disposed below said bisecting plane through said backbar;
- said flanges disposed above said bisecting plane through said first backbar and said second backbar extending axially from corresponding ends of said backbars;
- said flanges disposed below said bisecting plane through said first backbar and said second backbar extending axially from corresponding ends of said backbars;
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- each of said flanges having an opening therein, each of said openings having an axis therethrough perpendicular to said bisecting planes through said backbars, said openings in said flanges extending axially from respective ends of said backbars being in vertical registration;
- a first and a second hinge mount member each having a flange with a mating surface thereon and a hinge post extending therefrom, each of said hinge mount embers being receivable on said upstanding post with the mating surface of each hinge mount member being contacted against one of the flanges of said wall portion;
- and,
- a gate member swingably mounted on said hinge posts.
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A rail fence arrangement comprising:
- an upstanding post;
- a first and a second fence section each interchangeably and reversibly mountable on said post, each of said first and said second fence sections comprising:
- a wall portion having a front and a rear surface, a first and a second horizontal edge, and a first and a second vertical edge;
- a first and a second mounting member respectively disposed adjacent said first and second vertical edges of said wall portion, each mounting member having a mast-receiving opening extending therethrough, each mounting member having a mating surface thereon, said mating surfaces being disposed in a common plane, said first mast-receiving opening being disposed adjacent said front surface of said wall portion and said second mast-receiving opening being disposed adjacent said rear surface of said wall portion;
- said mating surface on said first mounting member of said first fence section being adapted to matingly engage against said second mating surface on said second mounting member of said second fence section disposed in next adjacency thereto such that said openings in said mounting members vertically register one with the other to define a first tier of fence wherein said mated mounting members are obscured when viewed from both the front and rear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.