Wire fencing with decorative slats that provide essentially complete privacy
OwnerRobert G. Cluff, Gerald J. McClaughlaninventors
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Abstract
Wire fencing having a plurality of elongate picket members that lie adjacent to a side face of the chain link fencing so as to be substantially superposed over the fencing. Engagement members extend from the back faces of the picket members to project into the fencing and engage respective mounting members positioned within the fencing or on the opposite side face of the fencing. The interengagement of the engagement members and the mounting members holds the picket members firmly in place on the side of the fencing.
Claims20
Chain link fencing having
- a plurality of elongate mounting members inserted in elongate channels of the chain link fencing;
- a plurality of elongate picket members that lie adjacent to a side face of the chain link fencing so as to be substantially superposed over the side face of the chain link fencing;
- and
- engagement means that extend from the opposite, longitudinal sides of the elongate picket member into the chain link fencing to engage respective mounting members to thereby hold the picket members in place on the side face of the chain link fencing.
Chain link fencing having
- a plurality of elongate picket members that lie adjacent to a first side face of the chain link fencing so as to be superposed over said first side face of said chain link fencing;
- engagement members that extend from the opposite, longitudinal sides of each of the picket members into the chain link fencing;
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- means for retaining the engagement members in the chain link fencing, wherein the means for retaining the engagement members in the chain link fencing comprises elongate mounting members inserted in elongate channels of the chain link fencing, with the mounting members having means for engaging with the engagement members.
Chain link fencing in accordance with claim 10 wherein end portions of the engagement members that extend into the chain link fencing have hook means at the free end thereof;
- said elongate mounting members are substantially flat slats;
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- the means for engagement with the engagement members comprises elongate ledges or lips positioned along opposite sides of said slats, so that the hook means of said engagement members interengages with the elongate ledges or lips on said slats.
Chain link fencing in accordance with claim 11 wherein
- notches are provided adjacent to the lower ends of said elongate mounting members;
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- a lower rail is positioned along the bottom of the fence, with the lower rail having means for grasping the notches in said elongate mounting members to retain the mounting members in said chain link fencing.
Wire fencing having
- a plurality of elongate picket members that lie adjacent to a first side face of the wire link fencing so as to be superposed over said first side face of said wire link fencing;
- engagement members that extend from the opposite, longitudinal sides of each of the picket members into the wire fencing;
- and
- means for retaining the engagement members in the wire fencing comprising
- mounting members that lie adjacent to a second side face of the wire fencing opposite the first side face to which the elongate picket members lie;
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- second engagement members that extend into the wire fencing from opposite sides of said mounting members, with the engagement members extending from said picket members making interlocking engagement with the second engagement members extending from said mounting members.
Wire fencing in accordance with claim 15 wherein
- all the pickets have the same construction.
- first engagement members extend from respective first sides of said pickets;
- said first engagement members have pointed ends with barbs;
- said second engagement members extend from respective second sides of said pickets;
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- said second engagement members having apertures that can receive the pointed ends of the first engagement members of an adjacent picket when the adjacent picket lies on the opposite side face of said wire fencing.
Wire fencing having
- a plurality of elongate picket members that lie adjacent to a first side face of the wire link fencing so as to be superposed over said first side face of said wire link fencing;
- a plurality of engagement members that extend from each of the opposite, longitudinal sides of each picket member, with the engagement members being slidable up and down along the sides of the picket members such that the engagement members can be spaced apart at proper spacings to be received in the openings of various sized openings in the wire fencing;
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- means for retaining the engagement members in the wire fencing.
An elongate picket that is to be positioned adjacent to a side face of wire fencing, said picket comprising
- an elongate, substantially planar sheet having a front face, a back face, apposite side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge;
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- engagement members extending in substantially the same direction from the back face of said sheet so that the engagement members extend into the wire fencing when said sheet is positioned adjacent to a side face of the wire fencing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.