US 5,609,327 AGranted

Portable fence panel

OwnerWilliam D. Amidoninventor

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Abstract

A portable fence panel for use on a support surface includes a rectangular frame member having a pair of side frame portions and a top and bottom frame portion. The frame portions have an outer and inner surface defining an aperture through the frame member. The panel includes crossmembers in the frame aperture for restricting passage therethrough. One of the side frame portions has at least one first connector portion extending therefrom defining a connector surface and having at least one aperture therethrough. The panel also includes at least one second connector portion extending from the other side frame portion having a connector surface which is substantially coplanar with the connector surface of the first connector portion. The second connector portions extend in a direction opposite the first connector portion and have at least one aperture therethrough. The panel also includes supports extending from the bottom frame portion. The supports have a contact portion supported by the support surface and a connector portion having at least one aperture therethrough. To connect a plurality of fence panels, a pin is positioned through one of the connecting portion apertures in a connector portion of a first and second panel and a second pin is positioned in a second connector portion aperture of the first panel and a connector portion aperture in a third panel.

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Dependent claims

A portable fence panel for use on a support surface comprising:

(a) a plastic frame member having a pair of side frame portions and a top and a bottom frame portion, said side frame portions connecting said top and bottom portions to form a generally rectangular frame, each of said frame portions having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an aperture through said frame member, said frame member is constructed of a semi-rigid plastic having a low linear density and a hollow core throughout;
(b) means positioned in said aperture of said frame member for restricting passage therethrough;
(c) upper and lower first connector portions extending from said outer surface of one of said side frame portions, each of said first connector portions defining a first connector surface with said first connector portion extending from one side thereof, each of said first connector portions having at least one aperture therethrough along an axis substantially parallel to said one side frame portion and positioned a predetermined distance from said outer surface of said one side frame portion, said upper first connector portion extending from said first connector surface in an upward direction and said lower first connector portion extending from said first connector surface in a downward direction;
(d) upper and lower second connector portions extending from said outer surface of the other of said side frame portions, each of said second connector portions defining a second connector surface in a plane substantially coplanar with said first connector surface of a complimentary first connector portion, each of said second connector portions extending from said second connector surface in a direction opposite from which its complimentary first connector portion extends, each of said second connector portions having at least one aperture therethrough along an axis substantially parallel to said other side frame portion and positioned a predetermined distance from said outer surface of said other side frame portion;
(e) a plurality of support portions extending from said outer surface of said bottom frame portion, each of said support portions having a contact portion spaced from said outer surface of said bottom frame portion and a connector portion having a connector surface defining one side of said support portion, said contact portion having a contact surface for support by the support surface, said connector portion of said support portions having at least one aperture therethrough along an axis substantially parallel to said bottom frame portion and positioned a predetermined distance from said outer surface of said bottom frame portion, at least one of said support portions having an additional aperture therethrough substantially perpendicular to said at least one aperture of said at least one support portion.

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A portable fence panel for use on a support surface comprising:

(a) a plastic frame member having a pair of side frame portions and a top and a bottom frame portion, said side frame portions connecting said top and bottom portions to form a generally rectangular frame, each of said frame portions having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an aperture through said frame member;
(b) means positioned in said aperture of said frame member for restricting passage therethrough;
(c) a plurality of first connector portions extending from said outer surface of one of said side frame portions, each of said first connector portions defining a connector surface with said first connector portion extending a predetermined length from one side of its said connector surface along said one side frame portion, each of said first connector portions having at least one aperture therethrough along an axis substantially parallel to said one side frame portion and positioned a predetermined distance from said outer surface of said one side frame portion, at least one of said first connector portions having an additional aperture therethrough substantially perpendicular to said at least one aperture of said at least one first connector portion;
(d) a plurality of second connector portions extending from said outer surface of the other of said side frame portions, each of said second connector portions defining a connector surface in a plane substantially coplanar with said connector surface of a complimentary first connector portion, each of said second connector portions extending from its connector surface along said other side frame portion a distance less than the predetermined length of said first connector portion in a direction opposite from which its complimentary first connector portion extends, each of said second connector portions having at least one aperture therethrough along an axis substantially parallel to said other side frame portion and positioned a predetermined distance from said outer surface of said other side frame portion;
(e) at least one support portion extending from the outer surface of said bottom frame portion, said support portion having a contact portion for support by the support surface.

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