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US 4,723,761 AGranted
Chain link fencing containing decorative slats
OwnerRobert G. Cluffinventor
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Abstract
A means for retaining slats woven flatwise through the links of a chain link fence is provided with a receptacle formed in each of the slats and a generally U-shaped clip member having legs engaging respective receptacles in adjacent slats.
Claims8
In chain link fencing of the type including a plurality of elongate slats which are woven flatwise through the links of the chain link fabric of the fencing in spaced, parallel arrangement, an improvement in means for retaining the slats at uniform positions along the fencing, said improvement comprising
- at least one receptacle formed at a uniform position in each of the elongate slats;
- and
- a generally u-shaped clip member comprising two legs extending from the opposite ends of an elongate base, said legs on each clip member engaging mutually respective receptacles in adjacent slats, and said bases on each clip member engaging a link in said fencing such that said clip members maintain the slats at uniform positions along the fencing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.