Interlocking Fence System and Method
a technology of interlocking fences and fence posts, applied in the field of fencing, can solve the problems of high shipping costs, delay installation, and inability to ship pre-welded panels, and achieve the effects of reducing or even avoiding the use of fasteners or other attachment hardware, facilitating transportation, and simplifying assembly
Inactive Publication Date: 2008-07-03
ROBBINS STEVEN L
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"The present invention is an interlocking fence system that simplifies assembly and reduces the use of fasteners or other attachment hardware. The system includes pickets, rails, and posts that interlock with each other, making assembly easier and allowing for easy transportation to the installation site. The pickets have a transverse profile that fits into alignment apertures in the rails, and the rails have alignment apertures that receive the pickets. The locking rail has a locking slot and an alignment aperture to receive the picket, and the picket has a locking slot and alignment aperture to engage the locking rail. The system is ideal for do-it-yourselfers and contractors, and the interlocking fence system is easy to assemble and install."
Problems solved by technology
However in some areas high shipping costs can preclude shipping pre-welded panels.
However, these fencing kits typically require the use of screws, nails, rivets, pins, clips, brackets, or rods to assemble the rails and the pickets.
Lost or non-included fasteners, especially specialized fasteners, must be ordered and can delay the installation.
Fasteners can be installed incorrectly and installation can require specialized tools for the specific fence system.
Further, the more parts required for the fence system, the higher the cost, not only in manufacturing, but assembly as well.
Typically, the more jobsite welding, the more difficult it becomes to maintain quality control.
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[0061]With reference to the figures wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like parts, FIG. 1 shows a section of an interlocking fence system 1. Two spaced-apart upright posts (8, 10) are attached at grade G by cement 20, however any mooring means can be used. A locking rail 4 and an alignment rail 6 extend between the posts (8, 10). The rails (4, 6) can attach to the posts (8, 2010) through any means known the art. The rails (4, 6) are both illustrated as being retained in support apertures (12,14; 12′,14′ in first post 8) (16,18; 16′,18′ in second post 10).
[0062]FIG. 2 illustrates a picket 2, with a locking slot 22 extending inwardly from a side surface of the picket 2. The picket 2, posts (8, 10), and rails (4, 6) can be solid in cross-section or tubular and / or U-shaped as illustrated, and the forming of slots is known by one of ordinary skill in the art. Further, an ornamental cap or any other ornamental accoutrement (not shown) can be added to the picket 2 without...
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An interlocking fence system is disclosed. Two spaced-apart upright posts (8, 10) attached to a grade G support an upper rail (4) with an offset locking aperture (26) and an alignment aperture (32) and further support a lower rail (6) with an alignment aperture (40). A picket (2) has a locking slot (22) with an edge (28) of the locking aperture (26) in the upper rail (4) serving as a tab to restrict axial movement when inserted therein. Alignment aperture (32) in the upper rail (4) and alignment aperture (40) in the lower rail (6) serve to restrict lateral movement of the picket (2). To support the rails (4, 6), retaining slots (24, 24′) in the upper rail (4) and retaining slots (42, 42′) in the lower rail (6) can be retained by an edge (38, 50, 38′, 50′) in support apertures (12, 14, 16, 18) in the posts (8A, 10A).
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 11 / 277,316, filed Mar. 23, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. ______.BACKGROUND[0002]This invention relates to fencing, more particularly, to an interlocking fence system that can allow construction of a complete fence without welding or the use of screws, bolts, nails, rivets, pins, clips, brackets, rods, or other fasteners.[0003]Building a fence, for example an ornamental iron fence, typically involves assembling panels of two major types. One type is a pre-welded panel where the horizontal rails are welded to the pickets and then attached to the posts by welding or by the use of a fastener. The other type of panel requires the rails and pickets to be assembled with a usually complicated system of screws, bolts, nails, rivets, pins, clips, brackets, or rods.[0004]Most fence systems in use today do not appear the same from both sides. For example, a welded fence panel typically has the pick...
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IPC IPC(8): E04H17/14
CPCE04H17/1443E04H17/1439E04H17/1447
Inventor ROBBINS, STEVEN L.
Owner ROBBINS STEVEN L