Thermoformed wall and fencing assemblies
OwnerViken Ohanesianinventor
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Abstract
Plastic panels are thermoformed to include a variety of three-dimensional features resembling masonry patterns, various types of walls, and fencing sections. The thermoformed panels are incorporated into fencing and wall assemblies. A fencing assembly includes plastic panels thermoformed to resemble a plurality of stakes. Panels are disposed between a pair of posts with side portions configured to overlap. Each stake includes a top return projecting rearwardly. Horizontal reinforcements couple the panels to the posts. A double-sided wall assembly employs plastic panels thermoformed to resemble bricks and other wall patterns. Each sub-assembly includes a pair of panels coupled to a frame in a back-to-back arrangement. The sub-assemblies are disposed side-by-side in between a pair of posts.
Claims20
A fence assembly comprising:
- an integral thermoformed panel comprising:
- a top;
- a bottom;
- a first axis defined between the top and the bottom;
- a front surface;
- a rear surface;
- and
- a plurality of stakes, each stake extending parallel to the first axis and having a top return extending perpendicular to the first axis, each stake including a majority section and a minority section that meet at a front vertical ridge;
- a reinforcement coupled to the panel;
- and
- a post coupled to the panel.
A fence assembly, comprising:
- a first post;
- a second post;
- a first integral thermoformed panel having a first plurality of vertically extending stakes with top returns, and a first side portion;
- and
- a second integral thermoformed panel having a second plurality of vertically extending stakes with top returns, and a second side portion configured to overlap the first side portion of the first thermoformed panel;
- wherein the first thermoformed panel is disposed side-by-side with the second thermoformed panel such that the second side portion overlaps the first side portion, and
- wherein the first thermoformed panel and the second thermoformed panel are disposed in between the posts, the first thermoformed panel being coupled to the first post, and the second thermoformed panel being coupled to the second post, and
- wherein each stake of the first plurality of vertically extending stakes and the second plurality of vertically extending stakes includes a front surface, a rear surface, a majority section and a minority section that meet at a front vertical ridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.