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US 8,631,551 B1Granted
Readily installable fence system, and method therefor
AssigneeBetafence USA LLC
InventorJohn F. Payne
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Abstract
A fence includes a plurality of posts, and fence panels having rails which extend across the plurality of posts, and are secured thereto. Jambs may be formed onto the fence system, and one or more gates may be hung to the jambs.
Claims12
A method for assembling a fence, comprising steps of:
- installing one or more fence posts;
- attaching one or more brackets to the fence posts with one or more brace band attachments;
- attaching one or more adjustable rail hangers to the one or more brackets;
- providing two or more of fence panels, each of the two or more fence panels having one or more rails attached thereto;
- splicing together the two or more fence panels to form a contiguous fence section by inserting one or more tubular splices into the one or more rails of adjacent fence panels;
- positioning the contiguous fence section directly onto the one or more fence posts;
- securing the contiguous fence section to the one or more fence posts by attaching the one or more rails to the one or more adjustable rail hangers attached to the one or more brackets;
- and
- hanging one or more gates onto one or more jambs integrated with the contiguous fence section.
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A system for assembling a fence, comprising:
- one or more fence posts;
- one or more brackets attached to the one or more fence posts using one or more brace band attachments;
- one or more adjustable rail hangers attached to the one or more brackets;
- two or more fence panels, each of the two or more fence panels having one or more rails attached thereto, the two or more fence panels spliced together to form a contiguous fence section by inserting one or more tubular splices into the one or more rails of adjacent fence panels;
- and
- one or more gates hung onto one or more jambs integrated with the contiguous fence section;
- wherein the contiguous fence section is positioned onto the one or more fence posts;
- and
- wherein the contiguous fence section is secured in place by attaching the one or more rails to the one or more adjustable rail hangers attached to the one or more brackets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.