Fence post and rail assembly with concealed strengthening bars
OwnerRonald William Bebendorfinventor
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Abstract
A fence post and rail assembly with concealed strengthening bars in a fence system unit is disclosed. The strengthening bars have two paling slots at either end for receiving paling members. The rails connect to the posts and the palings connect to the rails. The connection between the posts and the rails is strengthened by inserting the strengthening bar through a post opening of a post to engage the palings on either side of the post with the paling slots.
Claims48
A fence unit comprising:
- a post;
- a rail engaged to said post;
- a paling engaged to said rail;
- and
- a strengthening bar disposed within said rail and said post;
- wherein said strengthening bar has a paling slot for engagement with said paling.
A fence comprising:
- at least one post;
- at least one rail engaged to said post;
- and
- at least one paling engaged to said rail and to a strengthening bar extending through a portion of an interior of the post and into the rail.
A method of constructing fence comprising:
- erecting a post;
- connecting a first rail to said post;
- and
- inserting at least one strengthening bar into said post and into said rail so that a paling slot on the strengthening bar engages the paling.
A fence post and rail assembly comprising:
- a plurality of posts;
- a plurality of rails connected to the posts;
- a plurality of palings connected to the plurality of rails;
- wherein each of said rails is located in a post and is strengthened by a strengthening bars that passes through the post and straddles a paling nearest to the post.
A method of constructing a fence post and rail assembly comprising:
- placing a post in a surface;
- locking a plurality of end projections of a rail into the post;
- dropping a paling through a center rail and a bottom rail;
- placing a top rail into a slot in a post top and over a paling top;
- locking down said top rail into said post;
- and
- inserting a strengthening bar into a post opening and into said center rail so that the strengthening bar straddles the paling.
A strengthening bar for a fence post and rail assembly comprising:
- a first end having a first paling receiving slot;
- and
- a second end having a first paling receiving slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.