Security fence rail bracket
AssigneeSecurity Fence Manufacturing & Supply Co., Inc.
InventorJames W. Scheide
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Abstract
A bracket for supporting a fence rail includes a hollow body having an open-topped cavity and an end wall with a cross-shaped aperture through which a bolt is passed into a fence post. The angularity of the body with respect to the post surface is adjusted by installing one or more tapered spacers between the body and the post. The spacers have nesting bosses and recesses, and offset slots through which the bolt passes. One surface of the end wall has a spherical shape so that the head of the bolt seats flat, regardless of the angularity which has been established.
Claims9
A bracket for connecting the end of a fence rail to a surface of a fence post, the bracket comprising
- a body having a cavity for receiving an end of the rail,
- one or more tapered spacers adapted for placement between the body and the post surface to adjust the angle of the body with respect to the post surface, and
- a bolt adapted to be inserted into the post and having a head for engaging the body and pulling the body toward the post, wherein the cavity in the body has two sides and an end wall, and the end wall has an aperture through which the bolt extends, but through which the head of the bolt cannot pass, said aperture being a cross-shaped slot having four arms, whereby the bolt can deviate from the center of the body in any of four directions.
A bracket for connecting the end of a fence rail to a surface of a fence post, the bracket comprising
- a body having a cavity for receiving an end of the rail,
- one or more tapered spacers adapted for placement between the body and the post surface to adjust the angle of the body with respect to the post surface, and
- a bolt adapted to be inserted into the post and having a head for engaging the body and pulling the body toward the post, wherein each spacer has a first side with a recess formed therein and a second side with a boss protruding therefrom, the boss and the recess having similar shapes to prevent lateral movement of said spacers when stacked together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.