CA2130051A1 - Sectional fencing system and mounting clips - Google Patents

Sectional fencing system and mounting clips

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CA2130051A1
CA2130051A1 CA002130051A CA2130051A CA2130051A1 CA 2130051 A1 CA2130051 A1 CA 2130051A1 CA 002130051 A CA002130051 A CA 002130051A CA 2130051 A CA2130051 A CA 2130051A CA 2130051 A1 CA2130051 A1 CA 2130051A1
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Gerald Baker
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/14Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
    • E04H17/1413Post-and-rail fences, e.g. without vertical cross-members
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/14Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
    • E04H17/1413Post-and-rail fences, e.g. without vertical cross-members
    • E04H17/1447Details of connections between rails and posts
    • E04H17/146Details of connections between rails and posts the rails being attached to the front faces of the posts

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Abstract

The present invention consists of a sectional fencing system in which a number of mounting clips, attached to a fence frame, hold up a series of panels which, together, make up the sectional fence. Each panel has a channel, which runs the length of the panel, with surfaces which are gripped and held in place by claws on the mounting clips. A fence may be constructed using the present system by attaching a number of mounting clips to a frame and positioning a vertical panel over a single mounting clip, or, more likely, a series of mounting clips arranged in a vertical line. When a panel is pressed up against a line of mounting clips, the channel of the panel is snapped into the claws of the mounting clip. A panel may be removed from its mounting clips by sliding the panel up off its mounting clips. Once a series of panels is mounted on the frame, the sectional fence may be finished by mounting a cap strip along the upper and lower edges of the series of panels.

Description

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SECTIONAL FENCING SYSTEM AND MOUNTING CLIPS

The present invention relates to a sectional fencing system and, more particularly, to a sectional fencing system which attaches to a fencing frame using mounting clips.
Sectional fences have become popular recently with people who construct fences since they provide a fence of neat and uniform appearance with out the need of extensive planning or design work that has to be put into constructing a fence at the job site. The main problem with existing sectional fences is that they require the assembly of a specialized frame which is adapted to receive and hold the component panels which make up the sectional fence.
Many times one wants to replace a conventional picket fence with a more modern looking sectional fence. Previously one had to rip down the old fence and construct a completely new fence. The present system will alow one to set up a modern sectional fence on a pre existing fence frame consisting of support posts and at least one, and preferably more, substantially horizontal pieces or cross rails set up between the posts.
One can also use the present invention if one wants to start building a fence from scratch since it is often easier to construct a conventional fence frame consisting of support posts and cross pieces than to assemble the specialized frame necessary for many sectional fences.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention consists of a sectional fencing system in which a number of mounting clips, attached to a fence frame, hold up a series of panels which, together, make up the sectional fence. Each panel has a channel, which runs the length of the panel, with surfaces which are gripped and held in place by claws on the mounting clips.
According to on broad aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sectional fencing system which is adaptable to a frame comprising a plurality of support posts and at least one cross rail which joins adjacent posts in said plurality of support posts, said sectional fencing system comprising a plurality of mounting clips which are attachable to said frame, and a series of panels which attach to said mounting clips by means of a snap fit between said mounting clips and a channel running the length of each of said panels.
According to another broad aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fence panel having a substantially hollow interior channel extending its length with at least a pair of flanges formed in said channel, in combination with clip means including resiliently deformable means dimensioned to engage said flanges and secure said panel to a surface to which said clip means is fastened.
An object of the present invention is to provide for a sturdy sectional fence which is easy to assemble from a minimum number of components.

21~0~51 An advantage of the present invention is that it provides for sturdy and aesthetically pleasing finished fence that can be attached to a pre existing fence frame.
Another advantage of the present invention is that it allows for easy assembly of a sectional fence, with a minimum amount of advanced planning and without the need of specialized tools.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
For a fuller understanding of the nature of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing a fence panel being positioned into mounting clips on a fence frame, Figure 2 is a top plan view of a fence panel, Figure 3 is a top plan view of a mounting clip which can be used with the panel of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a top plan view of the fence panel of Figure 2 when in place on the mounting clip of Figure 3, Figure 5 is a top plan view of an alternative mounting clip which can be used with the panel of Figure 2, Figures 6a and 6b are top plan views of two alternative embodiments of a fence panel and its associated mounting clip, and Figure 7 is-a perspective view of a section of cap strip.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
As shown in Figure 1, the present invention is directed to a sectional fencing system 1 which consists of fencing panels 3, mounting clips 5 and a fence frame 7.
The fence frame 7 can either be specifically constructed to support the present fencing system or it can be a preexisting fence frame from which the conventional pickets have been removed. Figure 1 illustrates a portion of a conventional box frame 7 consisting of support post 9, which is anchored into the ground 11 by conventional means, to which two horizontal cross rails 13 have been attached. While Figure 1 illustrates a conventional box frame, the present fencing system is adaptable to any fence frame 7 which has at least one cross rail 13 which establishes some horizontal axis to which mounting clips 5 may be attached. The frame 7 may even be of unitary construction, such as a concrete wall, so long as it is able to receive mounting clips 5 which would allow vertically aligned panels 3 to be attached to the frame's outer face 15.
Panels 3 are preferably made from extruded poly-vinylchloride, or other similarly resilient materials such as other plastics, and can be cut to various lengths, either when they are produced or sometime thereafter, to match the requirements for the height of fence being built. Panels 3 can be produced with any aesthetically pleasing cross-sectional profile, so long as each panel 3 is produced with a channel 21 running its length with at least a pair of flanges 23 which - 2~300~1 claws 31 on mounting clip 5 can grip. Flanges 23 can be located centrally in channel 21, as is shown in Figures 2 and 6a. Alternatively, they can be located more towards the periphery of the panel 3, as is seen in Figure 6b, whereby channel 21 is considered to be the entire interior of panel 3.
Mounting clip 5 is provided with claws 31 corresponding in location to flanges 23 on corresponding panel 3 for engagement therewith. Claws 31 have barbed ends 33. If flanges 23 in channel 21 are directed inwardly, as is shown on the panels illustrated in both Figures 6a and 6b, then barbs 33 are directed outwards, away from each other. If the flanges 23 in channel 21 are directed outward, away from each other, as is seen on the panel 3 illustrated in Figure 2, then barbs 33 face in towards each other, as is seen in the mounting clip 5 shown in Figures 3 and 5.
When a panel 3 is positioned next to a mounting clip 5, flanges 23 will extend beyond the barbs 33 on claws 31.
Though panel 3 and mounting clip 5 will, for economy of manufacture, be made out of the same or similar resilient material, flanges 23 are thicker and more structurally firm than the barbs 33. When a flange 23 is brought into contact with and pressed against a barb 33, barb 33 will act as a spring and be pushed back. As flange 23 is pushed past the edge 35 of barb 33, barb 33 will spring back into its original shape. Flange 23 will then be heid in the recess 37 of claw 31, with edge 35 holding the inner face 25 of flange 23.

The preferred construction of panel 3 and mounting clip 5, shown in Figures 2 and 3, has additional features that will enable panel 3 to be held securely. There is a profiled notch 27, formed above each flange 23, shaped to match the profile of barb 33 after it has sprung back to its original shape. The width of the space between the edges 35 of the two barbs 33 is slightly smaller than the width of the space between the profiled notches 27 on either side of channel 21, which ensures that flanges 23 are held snugly within recesses 37, as is shown in Figure 4.
In an alternative preferred embodiment, which is illustrated in Figure 5, mounting clip 5 also has inclined ribs 39 which press up against the central portion of channel 21 to ensure that flanges 23 are held snugly within recesses 37.
While Figure 5 illustrates four ribs 39, the choice of a suitable number of ribs 39 will be obvious to one skilled in the art. What is important is that the ribs 39 are resilient enough and positioned on an angle such that they are able to press against panel 3 to hold flanges 23 snugly in position in profiled notch 37 of mounting clip 5. In this regard, it will be noted that in their unstressed state, shown in Figure 5, the outer extremities of ribs 39 extend just beyond the inner extremities of barbs 33 of mounting clip 5.
In an other alternative embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 6a, flanges 23 are directed inwardly within a narrow, centrally located channel 21, and claws 31 are directed outwardly on a narrow mounting clip 5.

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In a further alternative embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 6b, flanges 23 are directed inwardly towards the front of panel 3 within a wide channel 21 that spans a substantial portion of the entire width of panel 3, and claws are directed outwardly, with barbs 33 directed back, away from the front of panel 3, on a wide mounting clip 5.
Sectional fencing system 1 is constructed by attaching mounting clips 5 to fence frame 7 by fastening means such as screws, nails, glue or the like. Ideally, a set of mounting clips 5 will be aligned on the same vertical line on each of intersecting cross rails 13. Channel 21 on panel 3 is brought up against a set of mounting clips 5 and pressed into place with the claws 31 gripping the flanges 23 on panels 3.
As flanges 23 run the length of channel 21, panel 3 may be frictionally slid up and down along mounting clips 5 until panel 3 is positioned to the proper height on frame 7.
Mounting clips 5 may be positioned at suitable intervals along cross rails 13 such that panels 3 mounted thereon will be adjacent to each other or spaced at regular intervals.
To remove a panel 3 once it is positioned in a set of mounting clips 5, one slides panel 3 up along the length of channel 21 such that flanges 23 disengage from claws 31. A
replacement panel 3 may then be positioned in place over the set of mounting clips 5 and snapped into position as outlined earlier.

`- 2130~51 Once a series of panels 3 is locked in position on frame 7, a cap strip 40, such as the one illustrated in Figure 7, which is U-shaped in cross section, may be placed along the upper and lower edges of the finished sectional fencing unit 1. The width between the two arms 41, 43 of the U-shaped cap strip are slightly closer together than the width of the panel 3 so that cap strip fits snugly over the upper and lower edges of finished sectional fencing unit 1 and are held in place by the snug fit.
The open ends of arms 41 and 43 may be equipped with inwardly facing barbs 45 which slant towards the crosspiece 47 of cap strip 40. The two barbs 45 maintain a snug fit when cap strip 40 is placed over the upper and lower edges of sectional fencing unit 1 while holding the outer surfaces of arms 41 and 43 slightly spaced from the front and back faces of panels 3 which make up sectional fencing unit 1. When the outward surfaces of arms 41 and 43 are slightly spaced from the front and back faces of panels 3, cap strip 40 takes on the appearance of a rail mounted along the length of either the top or the bottom of sectional fencing unit 1.

Claims (16)

1. A sectional fencing system which is adaptable to a frame comprising a plurality of support posts and at least one cross rail which joins adjacent posts in said plurality of support posts, said sectional fencing system comprising:
a plurality of mounting clips which are attachable to said frame, and a series of panels which attach to said mounting clips by means of a snap fit between said mounting clips and a channel running the length of each of said panels.
2. The sectional fencing system of claim 1 wherein said plurality of mounting clips are attachable to one outward facing surface of each of said at least one cross rail.
3. The sectional fencing system of claim 2 wherein said panels are vertically aligned on said frame.
4. The sectional fencing system of claims 1, 2, or 3 wherein said mounting clips further comprise at least two claws which are aligned in a configuration such that said claws are positioned to grip flanges located in the channel of each panel, and wherein said flanges press fit into said claws.
5. The sectional fencing system of claim 4 wherein the claws on said mounting clips contain a profiled notch which position said flanges snugly against said claws.
6. The sectional fencing system of claim 5 wherein said mounting clips additionally contain inclined ribs which position said flanges snugly against said claws.
7. The sectional fencing system of claim 5 wherein the mounting clips and the panels are made of a resilient material.
8. The sectional fencing system of claim 7 wherein the resilient material is a plastic.
9. The sectional fencing system of claim 7 wherein the resilient material is polyvinylchloride (PVC).
10. The sectional fencing system of claim 5 or 6 wherein the mounting clips are made of a resilient material.
11. The sectional fencing system of claim 10 wherein the resilient material is a plastic.
12. The sectional fencing system of claim 10 wherein the resilient material is polyvinylchloride (PVC).
13. The sectional fencing system of claims 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 or 12 further comprising at least one cap strip which covers an edge made up of adjacent panels in said series of panels once said series of panels is attached to said mounting clips.
14. The sectional fencing system of claim 4 further comprising at least one cap strip which covers an edge made up of adjacent panels in said series of panels once said series of panels is attached to said mounting clips.
15. The sectional fencing system of claim 10 further comprising at least one cap strip which covers an edge made up of adjacent panels in said series of panels once said series of panels is attached to said mounting clips.
16. A fence panel having a substantially hollow interior channel extending its length with at least a pair of flanges formed in said channel, in combination with clip means including resiliently deformable means dimensioned to engage said flanges and secure said panel to a surface to which said clip means is fastened.
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US8783661B1 (en) 2005-01-07 2014-07-22 Betafence Usa Llc Fence system
US8910925B2 (en) 2005-01-07 2014-12-16 Betafence Usa Llc Fence enclosure system
CN111501598A (en) * 2020-05-11 2020-08-07 磐安西昂电子有限公司 Resistance to compression deceleration strip with prevent rushing card

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7240637B2 (en) * 2004-05-07 2007-07-10 Rosen John B Fence-covering system
US8783661B1 (en) 2005-01-07 2014-07-22 Betafence Usa Llc Fence system
US8910925B2 (en) 2005-01-07 2014-12-16 Betafence Usa Llc Fence enclosure system
US9428934B1 (en) 2005-01-07 2016-08-30 Betafence Usa Llc Fence system
CN111501598A (en) * 2020-05-11 2020-08-07 磐安西昂电子有限公司 Resistance to compression deceleration strip with prevent rushing card

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