NZ229361A

NZ229361A - Mounting bracket and sleeve couples rail to post

Info

Publication number: NZ229361A
Application number: NZ229361A
Authority: NZ
Inventors: Ronald David Adams
Original assignee: Tubemakers Australia
Priority date: 1988-06-08
Filing date: 1989-05-31
Publication date: 1991-10-25
Also published as: AU3528089A; AU612033B2

Description

<div class="application article clearfix" id="description"> ti ■ 22 9 361 Priority Daie(s);- Cornr*'^ .... — A li , paO. ■&'*■ l_ ,..-—-UCT*U' 2*5 001.1991. U' ^en r Patents Form No. 5 Patents Act 1953 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION A FENCE AND POST ASSEMBLY WE, TUBEMAKERS OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, a Company incorporated under the laws of the State of South Australia of 55 Long Street, Smithfield, New South Wales 2164, Australia hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: FJF/I 1 3 P -1- (Followed by page -la-) 223361 - lo- The present invention relates to fence constructions and more particularly to assemblies to join rails to a fence post. Available fence constructions are generally not designed for security purposes. They are particularly vulnerable in respect of the 5 joins between the rails and the post. It is the object of the present invention to overcome or substantially ameliorate the above disadvantage. There is disclosed herein an assembly to join a rail to a fence post, said assembly including a mounting bracket to pass around the post 10 and to be secured thereto, said bracket having a spigot slidably received within the end of a rail, and a sealing sleeve surrounding said end of said rail, and having a contoured peripheral end portion and wherein said sleeve has an internal projection to engage said spigot or to retain said sleeve in position. 15 A preferred form of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a fence post and a rail attached thereto; Figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of the rail and post of 20 Figure 1; Figure 3 is a schematic end elevation of the rail and post of Figure 1; Figure 4 is a schematic sectioned side elevation of the rail and post of Figure 1; 25 Figure 5 is a schematic part sectioned perspective view of the rail and post of Figure 1; and Figure 6 are schematic side elevations, sectioned elevations, and end elevation of an alternative sleeve to be used with an alternative rail and post construction. 30 In Figures 1 and 5 there is schematically depicted a fence post 10 joined to a horizontal rail 11. The fence post 10 is joined to the rail by means of a mounting bracket 12. The mounting bracket 12 has a pair of spiggots 13 which are telescopically received within the rails 11. The bracket 12 is also provided with a base portion 14 which 1s secured to 35 the post 10 by means of rivets or other fasteners 15. The spiggots 13, of this particular embodiment, are of a "U-shaped" M^tasve'rse cross section and are shaped to be telescopical ly received 1 'M1 tf C E \ - 2 - 22 936 1 within the ra1Is 11. Surrounding the end portion of the rail 11, so as to sealingly connect the rail 11 to the post 10, there is provided a sealing sleeve 16. The sleeve 16, of this particular embodiment, 1s of a generally cylindrical 5 configuration, and has a contoured end face 17 shaped to snugly engage the circular configuration of the post 17. A recess 18 is provided to accommodate the mounting bracket 12. The sleeve 16 is preferably formed of a plastics material. The sleeve 16 has a cylindrical internal surface 23 which snugly 10 engages the end of the rail 11. Still further, the sleeve 16 is internally provided with a pair of opposing abutments 19, which provide seats 20 which engage the ends of the spiggots 13. The seats 20 terminate with barbs 21 which snap engage over the extremities 22 of the spiggots 13. The barbs 21 are positioned relative to the surface 17 so that the surface 17 is 15 compressed against the post 10. In an alternative configuration, a sleeve 30 could be provided, which sleeve 30 is adapted to attach a rail, of square cross section, with a post also of a square or rectangular cross section. Again, the sleeve 30 is provided with abutments 31 which provide a seat 32 to engage the rail, 20 while a barb 33 Is also provided. In this particular embodiment an Internal surface 34 is provided which is of a square configuration. DG:0122t </div>

Claims

<div class="application article clearfix printTableText" id="claims"> z-znci WHAT/ftvVE CLAIM IS _ 3 _ The claims defining the invention aro as follows:

1. An assembly to join a rail to a fence post, said assembly including a mounting bracket to pass around the post and to be secured thereto, said bracket having a spigot s11 dab1y received within the end 5 of a rail, and a sealing sleeve surrounding said end of said rail, and having a contoured peripheral end portion and wherein said sleeve has an internal projection to engage said spigot or to retain said sleeve in posi tlon.

2. The assembly of Claim 1, wherein said projection includes an 10 abutment which engages said spigot.

3. The assembly of either Claim 1 or 2, wherein said mounting bracket is provided with a further spigot aligned with but extending in the opposite direction to the first mentioned spigot to enable the attachment thereto of a further sealing sleeve and rail. 15

4. The assembly of any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the sealing sleeve has a transverse cross section complementary to the rail.

5. An assembly to sealingly connect a rail to a fence post, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings. DATED THIS DAY OF 19<=M A.J. PARK & SON PER AGEN7S FOR THE APPLICANTS THS/285<H </div>