GB2123051A - Fencing rail members - Google Patents
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- GB2123051A GB2123051A GB08219220A GB8219220A GB2123051A GB 2123051 A GB2123051 A GB 2123051A GB 08219220 A GB08219220 A GB 08219220A GB 8219220 A GB8219220 A GB 8219220A GB 2123051 A GB2123051 A GB 2123051A
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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
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Abstract
A composite member for use as a substitute for a wooden rail in fencing, especially in agricultural and farming, where livestock need to be confined. The proposed composite member comprises a plurality of wire members, 1A and 1B, e.g. of stranded wire, coated and spaced apart by a synthetic resin material 2 forming a web, which preferably has one or more longitudinal ribs 2A to facilitate coiling. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Fencing rail members
The invention relates to a composite member for use as a substitute for a wooden rail in fencing, especially in agricultural and farming, where livestock need to be confined. Particular problems are presented by the need to restrain horses in an economical manner, but with safety and security.
Wooden fencing rails are in common use, but these suffer the disadvantages of high installation and maintenance costs, and may be subjected to chewing, especially by horses, which not only leads to a weakened and unsightly fence, but leads to possible damage from splinters, especially when such a rail is eventually broken.
As an economic alternative it has become a common practice to utilise wire as a fencing rail member, but this is unsatisfactory in that it cannot be used readily to provide any aesthetic visual effect, because it is not easily visible, and this in turn leads to the danger of animals being injured by running into such fencing, especially because broken strands can get wound up about an animals legs.
One object of the present invention is to provide a fencing rail member that avoids the above-mentioned disadvantages to a significant degree, whilst being economic, simple and effective.
According to one aspect, in accordance with the present invention there is provided a fencing rail member having a plurality of longitudinally extending wire strands spaced mutually parallel by a coating of synthetic resin material which extends between said strands to form a relatively broad band having a transverse width at least ten times the thickness of the web.
Advantageously the thickness of the web is substantially equal to that of the wire strands, which are of mutually equal diameter, and a transverse width of thirty times the web thickness may be found to be preferable for many fields of use.
The web may not be of constant thickness, but may be provided with one or more longitudinally extending ribs, mutually parallel to said strands, and having a thickness substantially equal to that of said strands.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a fence comprising posts secured at spaced intervals to an assembly having a plurality of mutually parallel fencing rail members constructed in accordance with the invention.
The invention will now be described with reference to the drawing, which is a crosssectional view of one exemplary embodiment of a fencing rail member constructed in accordance with the invention.
In the illustrated embodiment, two strands, 1A and 1 B, of steel wire 2.5 mm in diameter are encased in a p.v.c. web 2 having a minimum thickness of 2.5 mm and an overall width of 75 mm.
To enhance the appearance and improve the strength of the member, a plurality of mutually parallel ribs 2A are provided, preferably in a symmetrical configuration with respect to the longitudinal centre line. These can facilitate the formation of a tidy, firm roll for storage and packing, if they are mutually staggered when rolled.
The term rail member has been used for the composite assembly, although it will be appreciated that with the dimensions given for the preferred embodiment, the rail member will be quite flexible, and can be stored and handled in rolls before use. The member can be formed in a simple extrusion process, and the web can be of any selected uniform colour, or may be provided with coloured stripes to give easily recognisable identification of particular enclosure, for example.
Obviously more than two strands of wire can be incorporated, possibly one at each rib position for example. Although reference has been made to steel wire, this is not essential, and in some particular conditions other metals may be considered advantageous, and if necessary each wire may be of multi-stranded form. For example, in certain cases it may be advantageous to combine the re-inforcement effect of the wire with an additional function, namely the supply of electrical power. This could be of use where remote light or power sources may be required, and/or remote signalling. The presence of at least two conductors in a fencing member might be exploited to provide a security alarm circuit.If connections at one end are completed via a shorting link fitted to a gate, there will be an available signal when the gate is opened in the case of a security application, or a control signal can be passed to a motor or latch in order to open or close a gate in the case of remote operation.
Since most assembled fences will comprise more than one fencing member, different functions can be performed by different members, one being used for a remote control operation and another to monitor that the operation is satisfactorily completed. In the security alarm circuit the presence of a loop is advantageous as it enables a monitoring current to be passed, which will sense any cutting or breaking of a fencing member, and can be used to trigger an alarm. Most of the described functions can be performed with reliability, using low tension supply sources and appropriate current-limiting means, so that there need be no hazard to personnel or to livestock.
An assembled fence can be swiftly erected by providing suitably positioned posts, and simply stapling or otherwise securing strips of the fencing member at each post, for example by a respective staple over each re-inforcing wire. End posts will require struts to enable any straight runs of the fencing rail members to be maintained under tension. Intermediate joints can be made by cutting members and over-lapping them at a convenient post. The anchoring of a member at the end of a fence can be arranged in the manner most convenient for the particular circumstance, e.g. whether it is a terminal post, corner post, or gate, for example.
The resultant fence with posts at intervals along a plurality of mutually parallel, suitably spaced fencing rail members has a strength and resilience such that it cannot be easily damaged by animals, whose impact will be gently repelled, and yet the fence can be most attractive aesthetically, whilst calling for relatively low installation costs, with reduced construction time, and virtually negligible maintenance costs.
Claims (Filed on 28/6/83)
1. A fencing rail member having a plurality of longitudinally extending wires spaced mutually parallel by a coating of synthetic resin material which extends between said wires as a web having a transverse width at least ten times its thickness.
2. A fencing rail member as claimed in Claim 1, in which the thickness of the web is substantially equal to that of the wires, which are of mutually equal diameter.
3. A fencing rail member as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, in which said web has a transverse width substantially thirty times the thickness of said web.
4. A fencing rail member as claimed in any preceding Claim, in which said web has one or more longitudinally extending ribs, mutually parallel to said wires, and having a thickness substantially equal to that of said wires.
5. A fencing rail member as claimed in any preceding Claim, in which said web is provided with coloured stripes.
6. A fencing rail member substantially as described with reference to the drawing.
7. A fence comprising a plurality of posts secured at spaced intervals to form an assembly having a plurality of mutually parallel fencing rail members, each as claimed in any preceding
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GB08219220A GB2123051B (en) | 1982-07-02 | 1982-07-02 | Fencing rail members |
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GB08219220A GB2123051B (en) | 1982-07-02 | 1982-07-02 | Fencing rail members |
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GB2123051A true GB2123051A (en) | 1984-01-25 |
GB2123051B GB2123051B (en) | 1986-06-04 |
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Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3530260A1 (en) * | 1984-08-22 | 1986-02-27 | Edward S. Florence Ala. Robbins | FENCE |
US6848677B2 (en) | 2002-02-20 | 2005-02-01 | Richard W. Cantley | Plastic fencing simulative of wrought iron |
US7445196B2 (en) | 2002-02-20 | 2008-11-04 | Universal Consumer Products, Inc. | Plastic fencing simulative of wrought iron |
Citations (1)
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GB855130A (en) * | 1956-05-11 | 1960-11-30 | Andrew George Heron | Improvements in or relating to extruded plastic strippings |
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GB855130A (en) * | 1956-05-11 | 1960-11-30 | Andrew George Heron | Improvements in or relating to extruded plastic strippings |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3530260A1 (en) * | 1984-08-22 | 1986-02-27 | Edward S. Florence Ala. Robbins | FENCE |
US6848677B2 (en) | 2002-02-20 | 2005-02-01 | Richard W. Cantley | Plastic fencing simulative of wrought iron |
US7445196B2 (en) | 2002-02-20 | 2008-11-04 | Universal Consumer Products, Inc. | Plastic fencing simulative of wrought iron |
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772C | Application made to the comptroller for revocation (sect. 72/1977) | ||
729S | Offer to surrender (sect. 29/1977) | ||
772B | Case decided by the comptroller ** patent revoked (sect. 72/1977) | ||
PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |