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Description

[0001] The invention relates to a fence post for receiving a flat fence body, comprising an elongated base body with a receiving section for receiving the fence body and with a base-side holding section for erecting the fence post. A clamping strip is provided that can be clamped to the receiving section, and the fence body can be received between the receiving section and the clamping strip. The invention further relates to a fence with multiple fence posts. STATE OF THE ART

[0002] EP 0 017 136 A1 discloses a fence post for receiving a flat fence body. The fence post has a receiving section and a holding section, the holding section being designed as a ground spike. Several receiving means for securing a flat fence body extend along the length of the receiving section. The base body of the fence post is made of an injection-molded polymer material, and the post has several recesses into which individual wire sections of a flat fence body made of wire can be received and secured.

[0003] DE 10 2009 053 865 A1 teaches a fence post for receiving flat fence bodies. The fence post essentially comprises an elongated base body into which a so-called screw channel is introduced, which defines a receiving section on the base body to which the fence bodies can be attached. For this purpose, clips 11 can be pressed into the screw channel, to which the flat fence body is ultimately attached. The base body is to be manufactured from a cold-formed metal profile, with the screw channel also being formed during this forming process. Due to a parallel structure within the screw channel, the clips can be pressed in a self-retaining manner, for which purpose the mounting clips have guide sections.

[0004] DE 20 2008 006 686 U1 discloses a fence post for receiving a flat fence body, comprising an elongated base body with a receiving section for receiving the fence body and a base-side holding section for erecting the fence post. To attach and ultimately secure the fence body to the fence post, a curtain rail, referred to therein, is provided that extends above the holding section and is hooked onto the receiving section of the base body by means of hooks. The flat fence bodies, for example in the form of bar mesh panels, are also hooked onto these hooks.

[0005] GB 476 119 A discloses a fence post for receiving a flat fence body, comprising an elongated base body with a receiving section for receiving the fence body and with a base-side holding section for erecting the fence post. A holding strip is provided which can be attached to the receiving section in a holding manner, with the fence body being received between the receiving section and the holding strip. The holding arrangement is achieved in the broadest sense by means of keyhole-like openings in the holding strip, and pins are attached to the base body which can be inserted into the keyhole-like openings. However, a firmly holding, clamping arrangement of the holding strip is not provided.

[0006] US 2005 / 116213 A1 discloses a fence post for receiving a flat fence body, comprising an elongated base body with a receiving section for receiving the fence body and with a base-side holding section for erecting the fence post. A clamping strip is provided, which can be clamped to the receiving section, wherein the fence body can be received between the receiving section and the clamping strip. The clamping strip has two hook strips along its length, which can be pressed into a corresponding slot in the base body, whereby the fabric material of the fence body is also engaged when the clamping strip engages in the corresponding slot. However, this type of fastening only works with comparatively thin fabric materials of the fence body.

[0007] In principle, a fence post, especially for smaller fences, such as those used for the quick, easy, and possibly mobile construction of enclosures for small animals, should be simple in design and quickly assembled with the fence body. Even simple boundary fences, such as those for properties, gardens, campsites, and the like, which are to be erected as quickly as possible, such as mobile fences, should be easy to assemble without tools and disassemble just as easily. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

[0008] The object of the invention is to create a fence post and a fence with such a fence post, which is of simple design, can be used mobile and with which the fence can be assembled and disassembled again in a simple and quick manner.

[0009] This object is achieved by a fence post according to the preamble of claim 1 in conjunction with the characterizing features. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

[0010] In the fence post according to the invention, the clamping strip has a plurality of fastening means which can be connected to a plurality of fastening counter-means formed on the base body over the length of the receiving section, and wherein the fastening means form projections and the fastening counter-means form openings or the fastening means form openings and the fastening counter-means form projections, wherein finally the projections are designed to penetrate holes present in the fence body and to be guided into the openings and to be detachably locked therein, wherein the base body has a recess at least in the region of the receiving section into which the clamping strip is introduced when the fastening means are arranged on the fastening counter-means.

[0011] The clamping strip has multiple fastening elements, so that the clamping strip is not simply hung or hooked in, but can be attached, in particular clipped, to the base body in a self-retaining manner so that the clamping strip and ultimately also the fence body can be held securely by the base body and thus by the fence post. Clip connections are therefore particularly advantageously provided between the base body and the clamping strip. This allows a fence post to be easily erected and connected to the fence body by placing the fence body over the receiving section and then clamping the clamping strip to the base body. Clamping is preferably achieved using clip connections.

[0012] This allows a fence post and, with the flat fence body, a fence to be provided and quickly erected. This fence can serve as a simple, particularly mobile boundary for small areas, such as allotments, small plots of land, campsites, small animal enclosures, children's play areas, and the like. Especially when the ground-side support section is designed as a ground spike, a plug-in fence can be provided for mobile applications, particularly for flowerbeds, green spaces, and other areas that need to be demarcated, for example, for small animals or even children.

[0013] For example, the fence can be designed so that a fence post is placed every 2 meters along the fence body, which is then finally erected by driving the posts into the ground with ground spikes. The flat fence body can be constructed from a single sheet of material, for example, 20 meters long, and the support section can measure 80 cm in height. The base body of the fence post can measure approximately 100 cm in total, so that the support section, for example in the form of a ground spike, has a length of approximately 20 cm. The cross-section of the base body can be, for example, 12 mm x 12 mm.

[0014] The clamping strip has, in particular, a length that substantially corresponds to the length of the receiving section. The receiving section can form the section that extends, in particular, vertically above the ground and accommodates the fence body with its effective height. According to the invention, the clamping strip has a plurality of fastening means that can be connected to a plurality of counter-fastening means formed on the base body above the receiving section. The fastening means is, for example, designed as a clip connection that is clipped onto the counter-fastening means. In particular, the fastening means forms a projection, and the counter-fastening means forms an opening into which the projection can be inserted with a locking mechanism. Conversely, the fastening means can also form an opening, and the counter-fastening means forms a projection. The projection is designed to penetrate holes present in the fence body.

[0015] Furthermore, according to the invention, the base body has a recess, at least in the region of the receiving section, into which the terminal block is inserted when the fastening means are arranged on the fastening counter-means. In particular, the base body has an H-shaped or U-shaped cross-section, at least in the region of the receiving section, due to the recess. The recess preferably extends uniformly over the height of the receiving section and allows the terminal block to be received in such a way that it does not protrude from the base body after being attached thereto.

[0016] Another advantage of the base body is that it has an eyelet at the end opposite the ground-side support section. For example, cords for guying the fence post can be tied to the eyelet, or other devices can be attached to the eyelet, such as for guying additional areas with ropes, or a tensionable top cord can be threaded through the eyelet to stabilize the fence.

[0017] The base body and / or the terminal block can be manufactured using an injection molding process and made of a plastic material. In particular, the base body and / or the terminal block are made of a glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide material.

[0018] The clamping strip advantageously has a grip contour on the back, wherein the clamping strip is detachably arranged on the base body. The clip connections of the clamping strip can be released from the base body again via the grip contour, for example in order to release the flat fence body again. The invention is further directed to a fence with several fence posts and with a flat fence body that is received on the several fence posts, wherein the fence body has a net with holes formed over the flat extension. The holes in the net are penetrated by the projections that are formed either on the base body or on the clamping strip and form the fastening means of the clamping strip to the base body. PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

[0019] Further measures improving the invention are described in more detail below, together with the description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, with reference to the figures. It shows: Fig. 1a perspective view of a fence post with a base body and with a clamping strip, Fig. 1a an enlarged view of an upper end of the base body and an upper end of the clamping strip, Fig. 2a cross-sectional view of the base body and the clamping strip with a fence body arranged between the base body and the clamping strip and Fig. 3a view of a fence with several fence posts and a flat fence body which is spanned by the several fence posts.

[0020] Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a fence post 1 according to the invention for receiving a flat fence body. The fence post 1 essentially has a base body 11, which is divided into a receiving section 12 and a holding section 13. The clamping strip 14, also shown in perspective, can be clipped onto the receiving section 12. If the clamping strip 14 is attached to the base body 11, the flat fence body can be clamped between the clamping strip 14 and the base body 11, so that it is securely fastened to the fence post 1. The flat fence body is designed, for example, as a net and is therefore flexible.

[0021] The terminal block 14 has a plurality of fastening means 15, which are formed on the terminal block 14 at equal spacings along its elongated length. The base body 11 has a plurality of fastening countermeasures 16 above the receiving section 12, which correspond in position to the fastening means 15 on the terminal block 14. The fastening means 15 are designed such that they can be attached to the fastening countermeasures 16 in a holding manner.

[0022] Fig. 1a shows a detailed view of the base body 11 and the terminal block 14 in the upper end area. The enlarged view shows, by way of example, that the fastening means 15 are designed as projections 17, and the fastening counter-measures 16 are each designed as openings 18. If the terminal block 14 is attached to the base body 11, the projections 17 can be inserted into the openings 18 and releasably locked into them.

[0023] The base body 11 has a cross-section with a recess 19 that extends along the base body 11 across the entire receiving section 12. If the clamping strip 14 is attached to the base body 11, the clamping strip 14 can be inserted into the recess 19 so that the clamping strip 14 ultimately does not protrude significantly from the base body 11 when it is attached to the base body 11, and the flexible fence body can be pressed into the recess 19 with the clamping strip 14.

[0024] The upper end of the base body 11 ends with an eyelet 20, which allows the fence post 1 to be guyed, for example with cords, in particular in order to attach further devices to the fence or to guy the fence post 1 laterally.

[0025] Fig. 2 shows a cross-sectional view through the fence post 1 with a view of the base body 10 and a cross-sectional view of the clamping strip 14. Between the base body 11 and the clamping strip 14, a fence body 10 is shown, which has a flat extension and is formed, for example, from a flexible net, in particular from a plastic net. The net-shaped fence body 10 has holes 22 at regular intervals, and when the clamping strip 14 is attached to the base body 11, the projection 17 penetrates the holes 22 of the fence body 10 and finally locks into the opening 18. This exemplary embodiment also shows the fastening means 15 in the form of the projection 17 and the fastening counter-measure 16 as an opening 18.

[0026] The H-shaped cross-section of the base body 11 creates the recess 19 on the base body 11, into which the clamping strip 14 is inserted. As a result, when the clamping strip 14 is arranged on the base body 11, the fence body 10 is also drawn into the recess 19 and clamped between the clamping strip 14 and the base body 11. This results in a particularly firm clamping effect when the flat fence body 11 is arranged on the fence post 1.

[0027] Fig. 3 shows an overall view of a fence 100 with several equally spaced fence posts 1, with which a fence body 10 is spanned. The height of the fence body 10 corresponds to the height of the receiving section 12 of the fence posts 1, and below the receiving sections 12 extends the holding section 13 of the fence posts, which is designed as a ground spike and can be inserted into the ground.

[0028] The result of the inventive design is a boundary fence 100 for properties, gardens, campsites, play areas for small children, small animal enclosures, and the like. The fence 100 is ideally suited for mobile fencing of exercise areas and can also serve as a trellis for climbing plants. For example, the fence posts 1 can be arranged at intervals of 2 m from one another, and the fence body 10 can have a length of 20 m, for example, resulting in eleven fence posts 1 for the fence 1 with a length of 20 m. Each fence post can, for example, have a cross-sectional dimension of 12 mm × 12 mm, and the total height of the fence post can be 101 cm, wherein the receiving section 12 can have a height of, for example, 80 cm.

[0029] The invention is not limited in its implementation to the preferred embodiment described above. Rather, a number of variants are conceivable within the scope of the invention defined by the claims. List of reference symbols:

[0030] 1 fence post 10Fence body 11Base body 12Receiving section 13Holding section 14Clamping strip 15Fastening means 16Fastening countermeasure 17Protrusion 18Opening 19Recess 20Eyelet 21Handle contour 22Hole 100Fence

Claims

1. A fence post (1) for mounting a planar fence member (10) comprising a lengthwise extending base member (11) having a mounting section (12) for the mounting of the fence member (10) and having a holding section (13) at the bottom side for erecting the fence post (1), wherein a clamping strip (14) is provided that is clampingly attachable to the mounting section (12), wherein the fence member (10) is mountable between the mounting section (12) and the clamping strip (14), wherein the clamping strip (14) has a plurality of fastening means (15) that is connectable to a plurality of counter-fastening means (16) formed at the base member (11) over the length of the mounting section (12), and wherein the fastening means (15) form projections and the counter-fastening means (16) form openings (18), or wherein the fastening means (15) form openings and the counter-fastening means (16) form projections, wherein ultimately the projections (17) are formed to penetrate through holes (22) present in the fence member (20) and to be introduced into and releasably latched in the openings (18), and wherein, at least in the region of the mounting section (12), the base member (11) has a recess (19) into which the clamping strip (14) is introduced when the fastening means (15) are arranged at the counter-fastening means (16).

2. A fence post (1) in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the clamping strip (14) is formed with a length that substantially corresponds to the length of the mounting section (12).

3. A fence post (1) in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the base member (11) has an H-shaped or U-shaped cross-sectional section at least in the region of the mounting section (12).

4. A fence post (1) in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding section (13) at the bottom side is designed as a ground spike.

5. A fence post (1) in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base member (11) has an eye (20) at the end oppositely disposed the holding section (13) at the bottom side.

6. A fence post (1) in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base member (11) and / or the clamping strip (14) is / are preferably respectively formed in an injection molding process in once piece from a plastic material.

7. A fence post (1) in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clamping strip (14) has a gripping contour (21) at the rear side; with the clamping strip (14) being releasably arrangeable at the base member (11).

8. A fence (100) having a plurality of fence posts (1) in accordance with one of the claims 1 to 7 and having a planar fence member (10) that is mounted at the plurality of fence posts (1), wherein the fence member (10) has a net having holes (22) formed over the planar extent.

9. A fence (100) in accordance with claim 8, characterized in that the holes (22) in the net are penetrated by the projections (17)