EP0282269B1 - Clôtures - Google Patents

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EP0282269B1
EP0282269B1 EP88302021A EP88302021A EP0282269B1 EP 0282269 B1 EP0282269 B1 EP 0282269B1 EP 88302021 A EP88302021 A EP 88302021A EP 88302021 A EP88302021 A EP 88302021A EP 0282269 B1 EP0282269 B1 EP 0282269B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00—Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/14—Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
    • E04H17/20—Posts therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F8/00—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic
    • E01F8/0005—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic used in a wall type arrangement
    • E01F8/0023—Details, e.g. foundations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
    • E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
    • E01F9/658—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by means for fixing
    • E01F9/673—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by means for fixing for holding sign posts or the like
    • E01F9/685—Subsoil means, e.g. foundations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00—Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/14—Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
    • E04H17/16—Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts using prefabricated panel-like elements, e.g. wired frames
    • E04H17/168—Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts using prefabricated panel-like elements, e.g. wired frames using panels fitted in grooves of posts

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  • This invention relates to fences constructed primarily or wholly of timber of the type comprising a plurality of spaced generally horizontal rails to which are attached generally vertical pales or boards.
  • Fences of this type have been manufactured for decades and although they are simple to produce and erect they have certain problems and disadvantages and it is an object of the invention to provide an improved fence of this general type which will overcome some of the problems.
  • G.B.-A-1,547,983 describes a noise barrier fence which when erected comprises uprights (10) with timber rails (13) extending between the uprights which carry upright pales (18).
  • the posts (10) are connected to the rails by rigid connectors (13) inserted through the posts and which extend on both sides of the posts into sockets formed in the ends of horizontally adjacent rails.
  • the invention consists in a fence comprising a number of spaced uprights with intervening prefabricated panels, each panel comprising a number of vertically spaced generally horizontal rails, upright overlapping pales, fastening means for attaching the pales to the rails, and attachment means for attaching the panels to the posts comprising an elongate rigid connector inserted through and located in an aperture in the respective upright posts, and extending on both sides of said post into sockets formed in the ends of the respective horizontal rails of the two adjacent panels, characterised in that each attachment between a pale and a rail is constituted by a single fastener for allowing relative pivotal movement between the pale and the rail, and each pale is overlapped with an adjacent pale.
  • the fence comprises a number of spaced upright posts 10 each of generally I-section and preferably formed of steel or other metal with a suitable weatherproofing coating.
  • the lower end of each post is positioned in a preformed socket 11, which is either positioned in an appropriate hole in the ground or located by concrete.
  • Each of these panels has two, three or more horizontal rails 13, a capping rail 14 and a gravel board 15, to which are attached upright pales or boards 16.
  • Each of these pales is of tapered or "feather edge" profile, (see Figure 3) and each pale is fixed by a single nail 9 to the horizontal members 13, 14, 15, with the wider edge of each pale overlapping the narrower edge of the adjacent pale.
  • the capping rail 14 is combined with a counter rail 17 to provide both a nail rail and a weather protection for the upper edges of the pales.
  • the gravel board 15 is intended to be positioned on or close to ground level, but the bottom edges of the vertical pales are stopped short of ground level, as illustrated at Figure 3.
  • the upper surfaces of the horizontal rails 13 and the gravel board 15 are sloped downwards and away from the pales to assist in shedding rainwater.
  • Each panel comprising the horizontal members and upright pales is prefabricated to the dimensions of the upright posts 10 and their relative spacing, and the prefabricated panels are installed and secured to the uprights by means of removable stainless steel dowel pins 20, which are passed through appropriate holes drilled in the web 21 of each upright and into short sockets or drillings 22 formed in the end of each horizontal rail.
  • the length of each dowel pin is appreciably greater than the length of each of these sockets 22 so that the pin engages in the sockets of the rails of fence panels on both sides of each upright post.
  • each panel is simply "redged" to retain the pales in an upright attitude while the rails are inclined to follow the slope of the ground, as permitted by the single nail fastenings 9.
  • each of the vertical pales 16 is tapered in cross-section, as illustrated, and is also formed with a groove or rebate 25 at its broader edge, dimensioned to receive and fit the narrower tapered "feather edge" of the adjacent pale.
  • This simple construction surprisingly provides a fence which is remarkably efficient as a highway noise barrier since it is more resistant to distortion resulting from damp or other weather conditions which could create gaps allowing noise to transmit through.
  • post sockets as shown at 11, is an advantage for several reasons.
  • the sockets prevent earth or concrete coming into direct contact with the posts thus increasing the life of the post by reducing corrosion, rust or decay.
  • the posts can readily be removed and replaced or, if damaged, new posts can be substituted.
  • the socket can be adjusted to suit.
  • the construction illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 show this adaptability.
  • the socket is formed from two extruded plastic sections 25, 26 each having a longer wall 27 and a shorter wall 28.
  • On the inner surface of the long wall 27 there are three pairs of ribs forming three shallow grooves 30, 31, 32 and each groove is designed to fit closely to the edge of the opposing short wall 28.
  • This construction allows the longitudinal dimensions of the socket to be varied over the three possible distances and the transverse dimension can be varied simply by cutting down the edge of the short wall 28.
  • Figure 6 illustrates a possible modification in which the extreme lip 35 of the short wall 28 has an enlarged head or bead 39 arranged to fit into one of the corresponding undercut grooves 40 in the corresponding long wall 27. It will be noted that the projecting tip or toe of the bead 39 is directed inwardly towards the centre of the socket since this arrangement assists in preventing accidental withdrawal.
  • the whole socket is intended to be surrounded with concrete or otherwise supported by earth or walling to hold the socket which in turn supports the fence post or upright.
  • the adjustability of one single socket type allows for the use of various post sizes.
  • each panel is a self-contained structural unit with the vertical pales nailed to the horizontals, but it does not require a complete surrounding frame and there are not vertical frame members at the vertical edges.
  • the whole frame can be distorted to fit uneven ground, but the vertical edges remain vertical to fit the vertical posts and the connecting dowels 20 inclined to lie parallel with the rails.

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Claims (10)

1. Clôture comportant un certain nombre de montants espacés (10) pourvus de panneaux préfabriqués intermédiaires (12) dont chacun comprend un certain nombre de rails, dans l'ensemble, horizontaux (13) espacés verticalement, des lattes (16) qui se chevauchent, des moyens de fixation destinés à fixer les lattes aux rails, et des moyens d'attache (20) destinés à attacher les panneaux (12) aux montants (10), comportant un organe de raccordement rigide, allongé (20) inséré et positionné dans un orifice (21) prévu dans chaque montant (10), et s'étendant de part et d'autre dudit montant jusque dans des parties femelles (22) définies dans les extrémités des rails horizontaux (13) respectifs des deux panneaux (12) adjacents, caractérisée en ce que chaque fixation entre une latte (16) et un rail (13) est constituée par un organe de fixation unique (9) pour permettre un mouvement de pivotement relatif entre la latte (16) et la rail (13), chaque latte (16) étant chevauchée par une latte adjacente.
2. Clôture selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle chaque latte (16) est va en diminuant en section transversale.
3. Clôture selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle chaque latte (16) possède, au niveau de son bord le plus large, une feuillure (25) destinée à recevoir le bord le plus étroit d'une latte chevauchée.
4. Clôture selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle chaque montant (10) possède une section en 1 présentant des rainures verticales ouvertes, orientées dans des directions opposées le long de la clôture.
5. Clôture selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle le bord vertical correspondant de chaque panneau (12) s'emboîte dans la rainure correspondante d'un montant (10), ledit bord du panneau étant constitué par une latte verticale (16) extrême terminale, assujettie aux extrémités des rails horizontaux (13) respectifs, sans élément d'armature de panneau vertical.
6. Clôture selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dressée en position sur un sol irrégulier, en ayant ses montants (10) verticaux et ses panneaux (12) déformés avec leurs lattes (16) verticales et leurs rails (13) inclinés par rapport à l'horizontale, les organes de raccordement (20) passant à travers les montants, parallèlement aux rails horizontaux.
7. Méthode pour dresser une clôture selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, consistant à dresser un premier montant (10) dans le sol, à introduire horizontalement un panneau (12) dans une rainure située d'un côté du montant (10), à insérer des organes de raccordement (20) dans des parties femelles (22) définies au niveau des extrémités des rails (13) du panneau, à placer un second montant (10) au niveau du bord opposé du panneau (12), et à insérer des organes de raccordement (20) à travers le second montant (10), jusque dans des parties femelles (22) définies au niveau des extrémités opposées des rails (13) du panneau.
8. Clôture selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans laquelle les montants sont positionnés dans des manchons formés de deux éléments (25, 26) qui peuvent être déplacés latéralement l'un par rapport à l'autre, en vue d'en modifier les dimensions.
9. Clôture selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle chacun des éléments (25, 26) comporte deux brides rigides (27, 28) qui s'étendent à peu près perpendiculairement l'une par rapport à l'autre.
10. Clôture selon la revendication 9, dans laquelle l'une au moins des brides (27, 28) possède une gorge ou une nervure (30, 31, 32) destinée à positionner le bord d'une bride (28) prévue sur l'autre élément.
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US7441751B1 (en) 2003-10-06 2008-10-28 Gibbs Edward L Cable fence system
DE202017103320U1 (de) 2016-06-17 2017-08-21 H. u. J. Steiner Gesellschaft m.b.H. Zaunsystem
DE102017112372A1 (de) 2016-06-17 2017-12-21 H. u. J. Steiner Gesellschaft m.b.H. Zaunsystem sowie Montageverfahren für ein Zaunsystem

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