EP3221534B1 - Nichtmetallische elastische klemme und montierter zaun mit einer solchen klemme - Google Patents

Nichtmetallische elastische klemme und montierter zaun mit einer solchen klemme Download PDF

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EP3221534B1
EP3221534B1 EP15860853.9A EP15860853A EP3221534B1 EP 3221534 B1 EP3221534 B1 EP 3221534B1 EP 15860853 A EP15860853 A EP 15860853A EP 3221534 B1 EP3221534 B1 EP 3221534B1
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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
    • E04H17/1413—Post-and-rail fences, e.g. without vertical cross-members
    • E04H17/1417—Post-and-rail fences, e.g. without vertical cross-members with vertical cross-members
    • E04H17/1426—Picket fences
    • E04H17/1439—Picket fences with separate pickets going through the horizontal members
    • 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
    • E04H17/1413—Post-and-rail fences, e.g. without vertical cross-members
    • E04H17/1447—Details of connections between rails and posts
    • E04H17/1465—Details of connections between rails and posts the rails being supported within blind or through holes of the posts
    • E04H17/1469—Snap connections

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  • the following description relates to an elastic non-metal clip and an assembled fence including the same.
  • the vertical bar installed with the spring-type clip is inserted into a mating hole on the transverse bar; the convex parts on two sides of the spring-type clip automatically pop up inside the mating hole of the transverse bar, and are locked by being propped against the inner upper surface and the inner lower surface of the transverse steel bar.
  • the metal clip shall be installed inside the vertical bar in advance, and the vertical bar and the transverse bar shall be assembled at the installation site.
  • the spring-type clip mounted inside the vertical bar and the vertical bar with the spring-type clip mounted inside may be easily damaged, and may easily scratch other parts such as the vertical bar in the transportation process;
  • a rubber ring shall be arranged around the mating hole of the transverse bar for the vertical bar for waterproof sealing and for protecting the surface coating from being damaged due to collision between the transverse bars and the vertical bars; moreover, the metal clip itself is high in cost.
  • a method of constructing a fence where a plurality of spaced-apart posts by planting the bases of the posts in concrete footings in the ground, and connecting bearers to the posts by feeding projections on the bearers into openings in the posts and interlocking the bearers with the post by locating portions of the posts below the openings within slots in some of the bearer projections so as to form a structure having an upper bearer and a lower bearer between each pair of adjacent, spaced-apart posts.
  • a series of upright or substantially upright bars are then connected to the bearers by feeding the bars into openings in the bearers and deforming a portion of each bar so as to lock the bars to the bearers.
  • CN 203626389 U relates an elastic non-metal clamping ring for fence assembly.
  • an elastic non-metal clip according to appended claim 1 is provided.
  • a groove may be formed in the middle of the bump on the inner wall of the main body.
  • the main body may be made from plastic or rubber.
  • the clip may include at least one inwardly protruding bump on the inner wall and at least one inwardly inclined face below the flange.
  • an assembled fence according to appended claim 5 is provided.
  • a groove may be formed in the middle of the bump on the inner wall of the main body; and a tab matching with the groove in the middle of the bump is formed on at least one clamping hole of the vertical bar.
  • the clip may include at least one inwardly protruding bump on the inner wall and at least one inwardly inclined face below the flange of the clip.
  • the cross section of the transverse bar may be in an inverted U-shape.
  • the cross section of the transverse bar may be in a rectangle shape.
  • the vertical bar has an M-shaped cross section.
  • the transverse bar may have a trapezoid shaped inserting hole.
  • the vertical bar may be a hollow bar or a solid bar.
  • the bump 3-7 is configured to be inserted into a clamping hole 9-1 on the vertical bar 9 (see FIG. 4 ); and the lower end face 3-8 of the bump 3-7 is configured to be propped against an orifice 9-3 of the clamping hole 9-1 on the vertical bar 9.
  • the clip may further include one or more flat side walls 3-10 (without any bumps or inclined side faces) extending vertically from the lower end face of the outward extending flange 3-1.
  • the one or more flat side walls 3-10 may protect the vertical bars from being scratched by the transverse bars during the assembly of the fence and may be the same length as, longer, or shorter than the length of the other sections of the clip.
  • the main body 3' may be made from plastic or rubber.
  • the clip may include at least one inwardly inclined face 3-5 on the outer wall below the flange 3-1 of the clip and at least one inwardly protruding bump 3-7 on the inner wall.
  • An inwardly inclined face 3-5 on the outer wall below the flange 3-1 of the clip may be located at a location on the side wall of the clip corresponding to the location of an inwardly protruding bump 3-7 on the inner wall (see FIG. 2 ), or may be located at different locations on the side wall.
  • a groove 3-9 is formed in the middle of the bump 3-7 on the inner wall of the main body 3' (see FIG. 2 ); and a tab 9-2 matched with the groove 3-9 in the middle of the bump 3-7 is formed on at least one clamping hole 9-1 of the vertical bar 9 (see FIG. 4 ).
  • the cross section of the transverse bar 10 may be in an inverted U-shape (see FIG. 5 ).
  • the inserting hole on the side (e.g., the upper side) corresponding to the bottom of the U-shape is matched with the size of the clip, and the opening on the side (e.g., the lower side) facing the bottom of the U-shape allows adjustment to the angle between the transverse bar and the vertical bar to deviate from 90 degrees when needed.
  • Such a configuration allows for the assembled fence to adapt to any uneven surface that it is installed upon.
  • the cross section of the transverse bar 10 may be in a rectangle shape, where the inserting hole diameter 10A-1 on a first end face of the inserting hole 10A of the transverse bar 10 may be smaller than the inserting hole diameter 10A-2 on a second end face facing the first end face (see FIG. 3 ).
  • the inserting hole diameter 10A-1 on a first end face of the inserting hole 10A of the transverse bar 10 may be smaller than the inserting hole diameter 10A-2 on a second end face facing the first end face (see FIG. 3 ).
  • the bigger inserting hole 10A-2 facing the first inserting hole 10A-1 allows adjustment to the angle between the transverse bar and the vertical bar to deviate from 90 degrees when needed.
  • the transverse bar is the upper most or lowest transverse bar, only one of the inserting hole 10A-1 or 10A-2 may be needed, and the other end face (opposite to the end face with the inserting hole) may not have a hole.
  • the outer wall of the main body 3' e.g., the section with the straight wall
  • the inserting hole 10A of the transverse bar is aligned with the inserting hole 10A of the transverse bar and is inserted downwards.
  • the hole wall of the inserting hole 10A of the transverse bar then comes in contact with the inwardly inclined face 3-5 on the outer wall of the main body 3'; and the inwardly inclined face 3-5 is squeezed inwards by the hole wall of the inserting hole 10A of the transverse bar to satisfy the downward movement of the main body 3'.
  • the squeezed inclined face 3-5 is released by the hole wall of the inserting hole 10A of the transverse bar, so that the inclined face 3-5 pops out (of the squeezed state) and enters into a hollow cavity in the middle of the transverse bar; a side wall (e.g, a single side wall) 10-1 of the transverse bar 10 and the clamping groove 3-6 are then engaged and locked (i.e., the side wall 10-1 is inserted into the clamping groove 3-6), at which time, the side wall 10-1 of the transverse bar 10 keeps an upward and downward locked relationship with the main body 3' due to the function of the clamping groove 3-6, so that the main body 3' cannot move upward or downward, to keep the non-metal (e.g., rubber) clip and transverse bar fixed to each other.
  • a side wall 10-1 of the transverse bar 10 keeps an upward and downward locked relationship with the main body 3' due to the function of the clamping groove 3-6, so that the main body 3' cannot move upward or downward, to keep the non-metal
  • the bump 3-7 of the main body 3' is released by the hole bearing side of the vertical bar (i.e., the bump 3-7 is released from the squeezed state as its position matches that of the clamping hole 9-1), so that the bump 3-7 pops out (or pops inwardly) and enters into the clamping hole 9-1 (e.g., the lower clamping hole 9-1) of the vertical bar 9.
  • the hole bearing side of the vertical bar e.g., the upper edge of the lower clamping hole 9-1 comes into contact with the cambered surface of the bump 3-7 on the inner wall of the main body 3' and the bump 3-7 is squeezed once again (e.g., by the upper edge of the lower clamping hole 9-1) to move out of the clamping hole 9-1 of the vertical bar 9.
  • the second vertical bar clamping hole 9-1 (e.g., the upper clamping hole 9-1) is just matched with (reaches the position of) the bump 3-7 on the inner wall of the main body 3', the hole bearing side of the vertical bar is released from the squeezed state, so that the bump 3-7 on the inner wall of the main body 3' pops up and enters into the second vertical bar clamping hole 9-1, at which time, the tab 9-2 on the second vertical bar clamping hole 9-1 keeps a downward locking relation with the groove 3-9 in the middle of the bump 3-7 on the inner wall of the main body 3', so that the vertical bar cannot be continuously inserted downwards; and an orifice 9-3 (e.g., a lower edge) of the second vertical bar clamping hole 9-1 keeps an upward locking relation with the lower end face 3-8 of the bump 3-7 on the inner wall of the main body 3', so that the vertical bar cannot be pulled upwards, thus keeping a locked relation between the main body 3' and the vertical bar 9.
  • the orifice 9-3 e.
  • the assembled fence may have various combinations of numbers of transverse bars and vertical bars.
  • the assembled fence may have one transverse bar on the top end of the fence and one transverse bar on the bottom end of the fence; two transverse bars on the top end of the fence and one transverse bar on the bottom end of the fence; one transverse bar on the top end of the fence and two transverse bars on the bottom end of the fence; or two transverse bars on the top end of the fence and two transverse bars on the bottom end of the fence.
  • the top most and/or the bottom transverse bar may have two inserting hole bearing sides facing each other with inserting holes vertically aligned to allow the vertical bars to pass through and extend beyond the top most and/or the bottom transverse bar; or the top most and/or the bottom transverse bar may have only one inserting hole bearing side and does not allow the vertical bars to pass through and extend beyond the top most and/or the bottom transverse bar.
  • the elastic non-metal clip in addition to connecting a transverse bar with a vertical bar, is also suitable for connecting the transverse bar and the vertical bar in the fence door to the door frame, as well as for connecting the fence to the post, as shown in Figures 6-13 respectively.
  • the clip may be utilized to attach an assembled fence door (including transverse bar and vertical bar) to the door frame.
  • the clip is fixed on the door post through the clamping groove 3-6, and the transverse bar of the fence door is fixed on the door post through the vertical bar inserting hole 3-2. That is, the clip is utilized with its upper surface placed vertically with the clamping groove matching the thickness of the door post wall, and the inserting hole matching the size of the transverse bar.
  • the rest of the transverse bars and vertical bars on the fence door are assembled as previously described.
  • clips for attaching the transverse bar to the door post have a different size from clips for attaching the transverse bar to the vertical bar.
  • the door post has one inserting hole bearing side facing the direction where the transverse bar of the fence door comes from, and the rest of the sides of the door post have no holes.
  • a fence may include a plurality of posts arranged apart from each other and with a plurality of transverse bars and vertical bars in between.
  • the clip may be utilized to attach the transverse bars and the vertical bars in the fence to the posts.
  • the clip is fixed on the post through the clamping groove 3-6, and the transverse bar is fixed on the post through the vertical bar inserting hole 3-2. That is, the clip is utilized with its upper surface placed vertically.
  • the rest of the transverse bars and vertical bars on the fence are assembled as previously described. Similar to the door post, a fence post at an end of the fence may have only one inserting hole bearing side.
  • the post when the post is in the middle of the assembled fence and connected with two transverse bars arranged on two opposite sides of the post along the horizontal direction (see FIGS. 12-13 ), the post may have a first inserting hole on a first side face and a second inserting hole on a second side face facing the first side face, a clip may be utilized to be locked with each of the connection holes respectively, and utilized to connect the post with a transverse bar respectively.
  • FIGS. 42A-B are schematic illustrations of a fence installed on a flat surface (A) and a sloped surface (B).
  • a larger second inserting hole 42-2 on a lower side of the transverse bar allows the vertical bar to be fixed at an angle other than 90° with respect to the transverse bar, and therefore, allows the fence to be installed on a sloped surface.
  • the clip has been described in association with the assembled fence, the application of the clip is not limited thereto.
  • the clip may be utilized to assemble or hold together two parts perpendicular to each other.
  • the clip may be utilized to assemble or hold together two hollow parts, such as in the assembly of a piece of furniture, a device, etc.
  • the shape of the clip may be rectangular, oval, hexagonal, triangular, or any suitable shape.
  • FIGS. 14-20 show various views of a rectangular clip according to one embodiment which is not part of the present invention
  • FIGS. 21-27 show various views of a triangular clip according to one embodiment which is not part of the present invention
  • FIGS. 67-73 show various views of a triangular clip according to another embodiment which is not part of the present invention
  • FIGS. 28-34 show various views of an oval clip according to one embodiment which is not part of the present invention
  • FIGS. 35-41 show various views of a hexagonal clip according to one embodiment which is not part of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 50-56 show various views of an M-shaped clip according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the vertical bar of the fence has an M-shaped cross section, referred to herein as an M-shaped vertical bar (see FIG. 43 ).
  • the M-shaped vertical bar 430 may include a vertical bar clamping hole 43, a tab 43-1 for locking with the clip, and may further include another clamping hole (e.g., a lower clamping hole, or an opening) 43-2 spaced apart from the vertical bar clamping hole 43.
  • the opening 43-2 may be rectangular shaped and may not include a tab.
  • the vertical bar clamping hole 43 and/or 43-2 may be located in the middle section of the M where the two inverted Vs met.
  • the clip 450 has an M-shaped vertical bar inserting hole 45.
  • the peripherals of the upper side 45-2 and the lower side 45-1 have an overall trapezoid shape matching that of the inserting hole of the transverse bar shown in FIG. 44 .
  • FIG. 58A is a schematic front side view of an M-shaped clip according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 58B is a schematic bottom side view of an M-shaped clip according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the clip has an M-shaped vertical bar inserting hole 58, and the peripherals of the upper side 58-2 and the lower side 58-1 have an overall M shape matching that of the inserting hole of the transverse bar shown in FIG. 57 .
  • FIG. 59 is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the vertical bar, the transverse bar and the clip in an assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the vertical bar may have any suitable shape for a vertical bar
  • the vertical bar inserting hole of the clip may have any suitable shape that matches the shape of the vertical bar
  • the overall shape of the clip may be any suitable shape that accommodates the vertical bar inserting hole of the clip (e.g., the overall shape of the clip may be the same or similar shape as the vertical bar inserting hole, or different)
  • the shape of the inserting hole of the transverse bars may be any suitable shape that matches the overall shape of the clip.
  • FIG. 46A is a cross-sectional view along the line D-D' of FIG. 45A and FIG. 46B is a cross-sectional view along the line E-E' of FIG. 45A .
  • the upper end face 46-7 of the section with the inwardly inclined face and the lower end face of the outward extending flange 46-6 forms a clamping groove, and this clamping groove is matched with the thickness of a single wall of the transverse bar (so that a single wall of the transverse bar can be inserted into and locked with the clamping groove).
  • the bump 46-3 extends from top to bottom in the form of a convex arc and is configured to be inserted into the clamping hole 43 on the vertical bar (see FIG. 43 ); and the lower end face 46-5 of the bump 46-3 is configured to be propped against an orifice of the clamping hole 43 on the vertical bar.
  • the groove 46-4 matches with the tab 43-1 so that the vertical bar cannot be continuously inserted downwards.
  • FIG. 47 is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the vertical bar, the transverse bar and the clip in an assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 59 is a schematic diagram showing the connection of the vertical bar, the transverse bar and the clip in an assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 48 is a cross-sectional view showing the connection of the M-shaped vertical bar, the transverse bar and the clip in an assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the vertical bar can be seen to be connected with the clip through a clamping hole in the middle portion 48-1 of the M-shaped vertical bar
  • FIGS. 49A-C are schematic diagrams showing the connection of the vertical bar, the transverse bar and the clip in an assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the lower side 45-1 of the clip is aligned with the inserting hole 44-2 of the transverse bar and is inserted downwards.
  • the hole wall of the inserting hole of the transverse bar then comes in contact with the inwardly inclined face 46-7 on the outer wall of the main body; and the inwardly inclined face 46-7 is squeezed inwards by the hole wall of the inserting hole 44-2 of the transverse bar to satisfy the downward movement of the main body.
  • the squeezed inclined face 46-7 is released by the hole wall of the inserting hole of the transverse bar, so that the inclined face 46-7 pops out (of the squeezed state) and enters into a hollow cavity in the middle of the transverse bar; a side wall (e.g, a single side wall) of the transverse bar and the clamping groove are then engaged and locked (i.e., the side wall is inserted into the clamping groove), at which time, the side wall of the transverse bar keeps an upward and downward locked relationship with the main body due to the function of the clamping groove, so that the main body cannot move upward or downward, to keep the non-metal (e.g., rubber) clip and transverse bar fixed to each other.
  • a side wall e.g, a single side wall
  • the thickness of the hole wall of the inserting hole matches the gap of the clamping groove; the shape of the inserting hole matches that of the clip. Therefore, once the side wall of the transverse bar is engaged in the clamping groove and being sandwiched between the upper end face of the section with the inwardly inclined face 46-7 and the lower end face of the outward extending flange 46-6, the transverse bar and the clip are locked to each other.
  • the vertical bar is then inserted in the vertical bar inserting hole 45 of the main body; the vertical bar contacts with an inner surface of the clip with the inwardly protruded bump 46-3, and the bump 46-3 is squeezed (or pushed) outwardly, so that the vertical bar moves downwards smoothly.
  • the bump 46-3 of the clip is released by the the vertical bar (i.e., the bump 46-3 is released from the squeezed state as its position matches that of the clamping hole 43), so that the bump 46-3 pops out (or pops inwardly) and enters into the clamping hole 43 of the vertical bar.
  • FIGS. 50-56 show various views of an M-shaped clip according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 60-66 show various views of an M-shaped clip according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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  1. Nichtmetallische elastische Klemme (3), umfassend:
    einen Hauptkörper (3') mit einer Innenwand (3-11) und einer Außenwand (3-12), wobei
    ein zum Einführen eines M-förmigen vertikalen Stabes vorgesehenes Loch (3-2) in einer Mitte des Hauptkörpers (3') ausgebildet ist;
    ein sich nach außen erstreckender Flansch (3-1) an einem oberen Ende der Außenwand (3-12) ausgebildet ist;
    ein Abschnitt mit einer nach innen geneigten Fläche (3-5) an der Außenwand (3-12) unterhalb des Flansches (3-1) ausgebildet ist;
    ein Abschnitt mit zwei geraden Wänden (3-4) an einem unteren Teil der geneigten Fläche (3-5) ausgebildet ist, wobei ein Abstand zwischen den Außenflächen der zwei geraden Wände (3-4) kleiner ist als ein Außendurchmesser des Flansches (3-1) an dem oberen Ende;
    eine Klemmnut (3-6) zwischen einer oberen Stirnfläche (3-3) der geneigten Fläche (3-5) und einer unteren Stirnfläche des Flansches (3-1) ausgebildet ist; und
    eine nach innen vorstehende Wölbung (3-7) an der Innenwand (3-11), entsprechend der geneigten Fläche (3-5) an der Außenwand (3-12), ausgebildet ist, wobei die Wölbung (3-7) sich in Form eines konvexen Bogens von oben nach unten erstreckt.
  2. Nichtmetallische elastische Klemme (3) nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine Nut (3-9) in einer Mitte der Wölbung (3-7) an der Innenwand (3-11) des Hauptkörpers (3') ausgebildet ist.
  3. Nichtmetallische elastische Klemme (3) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Hauptkörper (3') aus Kunststoff oder Gummi gefertigt ist.
  4. Nichtmetallische elastische Klemme (3) nach Anspruch 3, die zwei nach innen vorstehende Wölbungen (3-7) an der Innenwand (3-11) und zwei nach innen geneigte Flächen an der Außenwand (3-12) unterhalb des Flansches (3-1) umfasst.
  5. Montierter Zaun, umfassend:
    einen Querstab (10);
    einen vertikalen Stab (9) mit einem M-förmigen Querschnitt; und
    eine nichtmetallische elastische Klemme (3), die einen Hauptkörper (3') mit einer Innenwand (3-11) und einer Außenwand (3-12) umfasst, wobei
    ein zum Einführen eines M-förmigen vertikalen Stabes vorgesehenes Loch (3-2) in einer Mitte des Hauptkörpers (3') ausgebildet und dazu ausgestaltet ist, mit dem vertikalen Stab (9) in Eingriff gebracht und verriegelt zu werden;
    die Außenwand (3-12) des Hauptkörpers (3') in ein Einführloch (3-2) des Querstabes (10) eingeführt ist;
    ein sich nach außen erstreckender Flansch (3-1) an einem oberen Ende der Außenwand (3-12) des Hauptkörpers (3') ausgebildet ist;
    ein Abschnitt mit einer nach innen geneigten Fläche (3-5), die zu einer Innenseite hin geneigt ist, an der Außenwand (3-12) unterhalb des Flansches (3-1) ausgebildet ist;
    ein Abschnitt mit zwei geraden Wänden (3-4) an einem unteren Teil des Abschnitts mit der nach innen geneigten Fläche (3-5) ausgebildet ist, wobei ein Abstand zwischen den Außenflächen der zwei geraden Wände (3-4) kleiner ist als ein Außendurchmesser des Flansches (3-1) an dem oberen Ende;
    eine Klemmnut (3-6), die auf eine Dicke einer einzelnen Seitenwand (10-1) des Querstabes (10) abgestimmt ist, zwischen einer oberen Stirnfläche (3-3) der geneigten Fläche (3-5) und einer unteren Stirnfläche des Flansches (3-1) ausgebildet ist; und
    eine nach innen vorstehende Wölbung (3-7) an einer Innenwand (3-11) des Hauptkörpers (3'), entsprechend der geneigten Fläche (3-5) an der Außenwand (3-12), ausgebildet ist, wobei die Wölbung (3-7) sich in Form eines konvexen Bogens von oben nach unten erstreckt; die Wölbung (3-7) sich in ein Klemmloch (9-1) an dem vertikalen Stab (9) hinein erstreckt, eine untere Stirnfläche der Wölbung (3-7) an einer Öffnung (9-3) des Klemmlochs (9-1) an dem vertikalen Stab (9) anliegt.
  6. Montierter Zaun nach Anspruch 5, wobei
    eine Nut (3-9) in einer Mitte der Wölbung (3-7) an der Innenwand (3-11) des Hauptkörpers (3') ausgebildet ist; und
    ein Ansatz (9-2), der auf die Nut in der Mitte der Wölbung (3-7) abgestimmt ist, an wenigstens einem Klemmloch (9-1) des vertikalen Stabes (9) ausgebildet ist.
  7. Montierter Zaun nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Klemme (3) aus Kunststoff oder Gummi gefertigt ist.
  8. Montierter Zaun nach Anspruch 5, wobei ein Querschnitt des Querstabes (10) die Form eines umgekehrten U aufweist.
  9. Montierter Zaun nach Anspruch 5, wobei ein Querschnitt des Querstabes (10) die Form eines Rechtecks aufweist.
  10. Montierter Zaun nach Anspruch 9, wobei der Querstab (10) ein erstes Einführloch (42-1) an einer ersten Stirnfläche des Querstabes (10) und ein zweites Einführloch (42-2), das vertikal mit dem ersten Einführloch (42-1) ausgerichtet ist, an einer zweiten Stirnfläche des Querstabes (10) umfasst, und ein dem ersten Einführloch zugehöriger Durchmesser des ersten Einführlochs (42-1) kleiner ist als ein dem zweiten Einführloch zugehöriger Durchmesser des zweiten Einführlochs (42-2).
  11. Montierter Zaun nach Anspruch 10, wobei der Querstab (10) ein Einführloch (42-1) an einer ersten Stirnfläche des Querstabes und kein Einführloch an einer zweiten Stirnfläche des Querstabes (10), die der ersten Stirnfläche gegenüberliegt, umfasst.
  12. Montierter Zaun nach Anspruch 5, wobei der vertikale Stab (9) ein hohler Stab oder ein massiver Stab ist.
  13. Verfahren zur Montage eines Zaunes, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    Bereitstellen einer nichtmetallischen elastischen Klemme (3), die einen Hauptkörper (3') mit einer Innenwand (3-11) und einer Außenwand (3-12) umfasst, wobei ein zum Einführen eines M-förmigen vertikalen Stabes vorgesehenes Loch (3-2) in einer Mitte des Hauptkörpers (3') ausgebildet und dazu ausgestaltet ist, mit einem vertikalen Stab (9) in Eingriff gebracht und verriegelt zu werden; die Außenwand (3-12) des Hauptkörpers (3') dazu ausgestaltet ist, in ein Einführloch (42-1) eines Querstabes (10) eingeführt zu werden; ein sich nach außen erstreckender Flansch (3-1) an einem oberen Ende der Außenwand (3-12) des Hauptkörpers (3') ausgebildet ist; ein Abschnitt mit einer nach innen geneigten Fläche (3-5), die zu einer Innenseite hin geneigt ist, an der Außenwand (3-12) unterhalb des Flansches (3-1) ausgebildet ist; ein Abschnitt mit zwei geraden Wänden (3-4) an einem unteren Teil des Abschnitts mit der nach innen geneigten Fläche (3-5) ausgebildet ist, wobei ein Abstand zwischen den Außenflächen der zwei geraden Wände (3-4) kleiner ist als ein Außendurchmesser des Flansches (3-1) an dem oberen Ende; eine Klemmnut (3-6), die auf eine Dicke einer einzelnen Seitenwand (10-1) des Querstabes (10) abgestimmt ist, zwischen einer oberen Stirnfläche (3-3) der geneigten Fläche und einer unteren Stirnfläche des Flansches (3-1) ausgebildet ist; und eine nach innen vorstehende Wölbung (3-7) an einer Innenwand (3-11) des Hauptkörpers (3'), entsprechend der geneigten Fläche an der Außenwand (3-12), ausgebildet ist, wobei die Wölbung (3-7) sich in Form eines konvexen Bogens von oben nach unten erstreckt; die Wölbung (3-7) dazu ausgestaltet ist, sich in ein Klemmloch (9-1) an dem vertikalen Stab (9) hinein zu erstrecken, eine untere Stirnfläche der Wölbung (3-7) dazu ausgestaltet ist, an einer Öffnung (9-3) des Klemmlochs (9-1) an dem vertikalen Stab (9) anzuliegen;
    Einführen der Klemme (3) nach unten in ein Einführloch (42-1) eines ersten Zaunstabes (10), bis die Klemmnut (3-6) der Klemme (3) mit einer Lochwand des Einführlochs (42-1) des ersten Zaunstabes (10) verriegelt ist; und
    Einführen eines zweiten Zaunstabes (9) in das zum Einführen eines vertikalen Stabes vorgesehene Loch (3-2) der Klemme (3), bis die nach innen vorstehende Wölbung (3-7) der Klemme (3) mit einem Klemmloch (9-1) des zweiten Zaunstabes (9) verriegelt ist.
  14. Verfahren zur Montage des Zaunes nach Anspruch 13, wobei der erste Zaunstab (10) ein Querstab, ein Türpfosten oder ein Pfosten eines Zaunes ist.
  15. Verfahren zur Montage des Zaunes nach Anspruch 13, wobei der zweite Zaunstab (9) ein vertikaler Stab oder ein Querstab eines Zaunes ist.
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