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US 8,910,925 B2Granted
Fence enclosure system
AssigneeBetafence USA LLC
InventorJohn F. Payne
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Abstract
A fence system, and method for making same, includes at least one support member, and at least one infill material having an edge. At least one union strip is coupled to the at least one support member, the at least one union strip including at least one channel configured for receiving the edge of the at least one infill material. In one embodiment of the invention, the at least one channel is U-shaped, and the edge is configured in a U-shape for matingly engaging the at least one U-shaped channel.
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A fence enclosure system comprising:
- at least four posts, each of said at least four posts defining a respective surface;
- at least two rails, each of said at least two rails defining a respective longitudinal surface extending orthogonally across said respective surfaces of at least two of said at least four posts at a first location on said surface of each of said at least two rails;
- at least two first union strips, each of said at least two first union strips defining a respective surface extending orthogonally across a second location of said respective surface of each of said at least two rails, said first location being horizontally offset along said at least one rail from said second location;
- at least three first infill materials each having at least one respective edge, each of said at least two first union strips defining at least one channel configured for receiving said at least one respective edge of a respective one of said at least three first infill materials;
- at least two rafters including at least a first rafter and a second rafter, said at least four posts including at least a first post, a second post, a third post, and a fourth post, said first rafter extending from a top end of said first post to a top end of said second post, said second rafter extending from a top end of said third post to a top end of said fourth post;
- at least two second union strips extending across said at least two rafters;
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- at least one second infill material having at least one edge, said at least one second infill material extending between said at least two second union strips across said at least two rafters, each of said at least two second union strips defining at least one channel configured for receiving said at least one respective edge of said at least one second infill material, to thereby form an enclosure.
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A fence enclosure system comprising:
- at least four posts, each of said at least four posts defining a respective surface;
- at least two rails, each of said at least two rails defining a respective surface extending orthogonally across said respective surfaces of at least two of said at least four posts at a first location on said surface of each of said at least two rails;
- at least two first union strips, each of said at least two first union strips defining a respective surface extending orthogonally across a second location of said respective surface of each of said at least two rails, said first location being horizontally offset along said at least one rail from said second location;
- at least two first infill materials each having at least one respective edge, each of said at least two first union strips defining at least one channel configured for receiving said at least one respective edge of a respective one of said at least two first infill materials;
- at least two rafters including at least a first rafter and a second rafter, said at least four posts including at least a first post, a second post, a third post, and a fourth post, said first rafter extending from a top end of said first post to a top end of said second post, said second rafter extending from a top end of said third post to a top end of said fourth post, and each of said at least two rafters defining a respective surface;
- at least two second union strips, each of said at least two second union strips defining a respective surface extending across said respective surface of each of said at least two rafters;
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- at least two second infill materials each having at least one respective edge, each of said at least two second union strips defining at least one channel configured for receiving said at least one respective edge of a respective one of said at least two second infill materials across said at least two rafters, to thereby form an enclosure.
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A fence enclosure system comprising:
- at least four posts, each of said at least four posts defining a respective surface;
- at least two rails, each of said at least two rails defining a respective surface extending orthogonally across said respective surfaces of at least two of said at least four posts at a first location on said surface of each of said at least two rails;
- at least two first union strips, each of said at least two first union strips defining a respective surface extending orthogonally across a second location of said respective surface of each of said at least two rails, said first location being horizontally offsetable along said at least one rail from said second location;
- at least two first infill materials each having at least one respective edge, each of said at least two first union strips defining at least one channel configured for receiving said at least one respective edge of a respective one of said at least two first infill materials;
- at least two rafters including at least a first rafter and a second rafter, said at least four posts including at least a first post, a second post, a third post, and a fourth post, said first rafter extending from a top end of said first post to a top end of said second post, said second rafter extending from a top end of said third post to a top end of said fourth post;
- at least two second union strips extending across said at least two rafters;
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- at least one second infill material having at least one edge, said at least one second infill material extending between said at least two second union strips across said at least two rafters, each of said at least two second union strips defining at least one channel configured for receiving at least one respective edge of said at least one second infill material, to thereby form an enclosure.
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A fence enclosure system comprising:
- at least four posts, each of said at least four posts defining a respective surface;
- at least two rails, each of said at least two rails defining a respective surface extending straight across said respective surfaces of at least two of said at least four posts at a first location on said surface of each of said at least two rails;
- at least two first union strips, each of said at least two first union strips defining a respective surface extending across a second location of said respective surface of each of said at least two rails, said first location being horizontally offset along said at least one rail from said second location;
- at least two first infill materials each having at least one respective edge, each of said at least two first union strips defining at least one channel configured for receiving said at least one respective edge of a respective one of said at least two first infill materials;
- at least two rafters including at least a first rafter and a second rafter, said at least four posts including at least a first post, a second post, a third post, and a fourth post, said first rafter extending from a top end of said first post to a top end of said second post, said second rafter extending from a top end of said third post to a top end of said fourth post;
- at least two second union strips extending across said at least two rafters;
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- at least one second infill material having at least one edge, said at least one second infill material extending between said at least two second union strips across said at least two rafters, each of said at least two second union strips defining at least one channel configured for receiving at least one respective edge of said at least one second infill material, to thereby form an enclosure.
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A fence enclosure system comprising:
- at least four posts, each of said at least four posts defining a respective surface, each of said four posts defining at least a respective portion of a respective surface, wherein said respective portion of said at least a respective surface faces away from each other of said at least four posts;
- at least two rails, each of said at least two rails defining a respective surface extending across said respective surfaces of at least two of said at least four posts at a first location on said surface of each of said at least two rails;
- at least two first union strips, each of said at least two first union strips defining a respective surface extending across a second location of said respective surface of each of said at least two rails, said first location being horizontally offset along said at least one rail from said second location;
- at least two first infill materials each having at least one respective edge, each of said at least two first union strips defining at least one channel configured for receiving said at least one respective edge of a respective one of said at least two first infill materials;
- at least two rafters including at least a first rafter and a second rafter, said at least four posts including at least a first post, a second post, a third post, and a fourth post, said first rafter extending from a top end of said first post to a top end of said second post, said second rafter extending from a top end of said third post to a top end of said fourth post;
- at least two second union strips extending across said at least two rafters;
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- at least one second infill material having at least one edge, said at least one second infill material extending between said at least two second union strips across said at least two rafters, each of said at least two second union strips defining at least one channel configured for receiving at least one respective edge of said at least one second infill material, to thereby form an enclosure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.