NZ555157A - Enclosed fence/railing set - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an enclosed fence/railing set, and more particularly an extruded aluminium enclosed fence/railing set assembled by matching grooves. It can be flexibly assembled according to various venues, and it is equipped with stakes that hold tightly to the ground. It can be easily transported and assembled.

Description

10053867989* ;555 157 ;PATENTS FORM NO. 5 Fee No. 2: $250.00 ;PATENTS ACT 1953 ;INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF N.Z> ;1 5 MAY 2007 ;received ;COMPLETE SPECIFICATION ;ENCLOSED FENCE/ RAILING SET ;I Norman William Liefke, of 800 153255-24 Ave Surrey, B. C. Canada V4A 2H9, a Canadian citizen hereby declare the invention for which I pray that a patent may be granted to me, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: ;1 (the following page is numbered la) ;ENCLOSED FENCE/ RAILING SET BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ;intellectual property office of n.2. ;2 9 FEB 2008 received ;5 1. Field of the Invention ;The present invention relates to an enclosed fence/ railing set, including a set of posts, a set of beams, a set of railings, and a set of stakes, especially an enclosed fence/ railing set in which the components are 10 extruded aluminum. Different parts of the enclosed railing are linked up with one another by tenons for users to easily assemble /dissemble it and put it away. It is light and convenient for transportation. The present invention is also equipped with stakes which enables it to steadily hold 15 the ground. Therefore, when assembled and used on the ground, the present invention is capable of enduring much external stress. ;2. Description of the Prior Art 20 Fences, or railings, became part of our daily lives a long time ago. Living rooms and dining rooms are divided when railings are set up in the house. Railings can also be helpful to the old or the sick, so that they are able to move around. They can also be used to protect babies or 25 young children. Railings are mostly used outside of the house in pathways. As for fences, they are used to create borders. When fences are near to the house, they circle around a yard. When they are farther away from the house, they are used to show where the larger borders are. In 30 addition, they can also prevent captured or domesticated animals from escape or avoid attacks /intrusions from strangers /wild animals. ;Most of the existing fences or railings are made of wood. In order to strengthen them, some of them are made of la ;iron or other heavy materials. Nevertheless, whether they are made of wood or iron, they are drilled and then screwed together, and they are heavier as a whole. They are not flexible and are hard to transport. ;5 Accordingly, the present invention has been invented to solve the above-mentioned problems that occur in the prior art. ;SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 10 The present invention provides an enclosed fence/ ;railing set, including a set of posts, a set of beams, a set of railings, and a set of stakes. The posts, beams, and railings are all extruded aluminum for the convenience of disassembling, assembling, and storage. 15 Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a set of railing which is capable of enduring much external stress. The stakes of the present invention have spiral ribs on the outside, which allows the stakes to drill deep. The stakes comprise hollow tubes, and there are 20 holes in the walls of the tubes. After filling a soil hardening agent and water into the tubes, the agent spreads to the ground and forms solid materials between the stakes and the ground. Therefore, upon completion of the assembling and stake-setting, the present invention will be 25 capable of enduring external physical impacts. ;The above purposes and structure of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings: ;30 ;BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS For fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the ;2 ;intellectual prop office of n.z. ;2 9 FEB 2008 ;intellectual property office of n.z. ;2 9 FEB 2008 received accompanying drawings in which: ;Fig. 1 is a 3-dimensional exploded view of the present invention; ;Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of part A in Fig. 1, 5 Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of part B in Fig. 2 ;Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of part C in Fig. 1, ;Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a stake of the present invention; ;Fig. 6 is a 3-dimensional unified view of the present 10 invention; ;Fig. 7A is a plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention; ;Fig. 7B is a 3-dimensional unified view of the second embodiment of the present invention; ;15 Fig. 8 is an exploded view of a third embodiment of the present invention; ;Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of part D in Fig. 8; ;Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of part E in Fig. 8; ;Fig. 11 is an enlarged view of part F in Fig. 10; 20 Fig. 12 is an enlarged view of part G in Fig. 10; ;Fig. 13 is a 3-dimensional unified view of the third embodiment of the present invention. ;DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 25 The enclosed fence/ railing set is shown in Fig. 1, and includes a set of posts 11 and 12, a set of beams 21 and 22, a set of enclosed railing 3, and a set of stakes 41 and 42. The posts 11 and 12, the beams 21 and 22, and the enclosed railing 3 are all extruded aluminum. 30 One beam-fixing component 13 is fixed on top of the posts 11 and 12. As shown in Fig. 2, the beam-fixing component 13 is gate-shaped, with grooves 131 on its exterior wall and a fixing hole 132 on its bottom. The fixing hole 132 allows the beam 21 to be fitted therein and ;3 ;INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF N>Z. ;2 9 FEB 2008 ;received then be fixed with screws. One beam-fixing component 133 is fixed on the bottom of the posts 11 and 12. The beam-fixing component 133 is gate-shaped, with a groove 134 and a fixing hole 135 on its exterior for fixing the beams. ;5 One cap 14 is set on top of the posts 11 and 12. The cap ;14 can be cone-shaped, round, or in other shapes. One long tenon 141 (Fig. 2) is set on the bottom of the cap 14, so that cap 14 can match itself with a groove 121 while assembling. ;10 The beams 21 and 22 are respectively the upper beam 21 ;and the lower beam 22 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The upper beam 21 is a square tube with grooves on its exterior. One plate 212 lies on the bottom of it, with a tenon 213 and a protruding rib 214 on its interior. A groove 215 and a 15 tilting brim 216 are on the exterior of the plate 212. ;As shown in Fig. 4, the lower beam 22 has a plate 222 that matches the plate of the upper beam. There is one long tenon 223 and one protruding rib 224 on the interior of the lower beam and one groove 225 and a tilting brim 226 on its 20 exterior. ;As shown in Fig. 1, the railing is set between the upper beam 21 and the lower beam 22, and includes separating posts 31 and small spacer plates 32 (heart shape in this example). A surrounding groove 311 (Fig. 2) is formed in 25 both tips of the separating post 31, which allows it to match with the long tenons 213 and 223 of the upper beam 21 and the lower beam 22 respectively. The small spacer plate 32 is connected to a connecting plate 321 (Fig. 2). ;The small spacer plate 32 is connected to the connecting 30 plate 321 at its upper part, and there are folds 322 on two sides of the connecting plate 321, allowing the plate 321 to be fixed to the long tenon 213 of the upper beam 21 and move along the inner side of the beam. ;One separating strip 323 is set below the small spacer ;4 ;INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF NJZ> ;2 9 FEB 2008 ;received plate 32, and on both ends of the separating strip 323 are arch-shaped protrusions 324. When the small spacer plate 32 is set between the separating posts 31, it can be fixed to arch-shaped grooves 312 in the separating posts 31, with 5 the matching arch-shaped protrusions 324. Within the lower beam 22 and between two separating posts 31, a separating plate 33 (Fig. 1) is set. ;The above mentioned stakes 41 and 42 are as shown in Fig. 5 (stake 42 only shown). The stakes 41 and 42 10 comprise hollow tubes with spiral ribs 43 on the exterior thereof, a hollow centre 44, and holes 45. The holes 45 are linked with the hollow centre 44. When the fixed stakes 41 and 42 are set in the ground, soil hardening agent (which can be either powder or liquid) and water are filled 15 therein, after which the agent flows into the ground along with the water through the holes 45. Then, the stakes will be firmly fixed to the ground and form a solid foundation. ;As shown in Fig. 1, multi-angular tubes 47 are set (for example by welding or interference fit) on top of the 20 stakes 41 and 42, with a round plate 46 fixed between the tube 47 and the stakes 41 and 42. This enables the stakes to be tightly fixed to the posts 11 and 23. As shown in Fig. 5, the plate 46 has an aperture in the centre to allow filling of the soil hardening agent into the stakes 41 and 25 42. Holes 48 in the plate 46 are for the convenience of placing nails thereinto. ;Upon complete assembling, a railing is set as shown in Fig. 6. The railing is not only equipped with stakes that hold the ground tightly, but it is very convenient to 30 transport/ assemble/ dissemble because it is extruded aluminum. The soil hardening agent filler design, moreover, ;allows the set to be fixed solidly to the ground and can be used depending on various types of ground. ;As shown in Figs. 7A and 7B, the enclosed fence/railing ;5 ;intellectual property office of n.z. ;2 9 FEB 2008 ;received set can also do without stakes 41 and 42. With square bottom plates 51 and 51, the posts 11 and 12 can also be fixed to non-soil ground (for example, a wooden floor). ;As shown in Fig. 8, the enclosed fence/railing set can 5 also be complemented with a check plate 67 and a covering plate 68 between the upper and lower beams to make a compartment in households. ;As shown in Fig. 8, caps 63 can be fixed on top of posts 61 and 62, whereas stakes 64 can be fixed below. An upper 10 beam 65 and a lower beam 66 are placed between the posts 61 and 62, whereas the check plate 67 and the covering plate 68 are placed between the upper beam 65 and the lower beam 66. ;As shown in Fig. 9, a hook 71 and a buckle plate 72 are 15 fixed to the posts 61 and 62. One end of the hook 71 is fixed to the posts and the other end is a gate-shaped tube 73. One long tenon 7 4 is set within the gate-shaped tube 73. ;The buckle plate 72 is vertical and is fixed on one side 20 to the posts 61 and 62 on one end (top end in this example). There is one crack 75 on the other side of the buckle plate 72. ;As shown in Fig. 10, 11, and 12, the top of the check plate 67 is formed as a C-shaped tube 77, wherein a 25 protruding rail 7 8 enables it to be fixed to the upper beam 65. The lower part of the check plate 67 is formed as a gate-shaped tube 79, wherein an intruding rail 80 and a fixing groove 81 enable it to be fixed to the top of the covering plate 68. The covering plate 68 comprises smaller 30 channel-shaped plates 82 that are fixed to one another. The interior of the channel-shaped plate 82 is equipped with a protruding rib 83 that allows each plate to be tightly fixed to one another. On the exterior of the channel-shaped plate 82 is a protruding buckle 84, which is fixed with the ;6 ;intruding rail 80 when the channel-shaped plate 82 and the check plate 67 are to be fixed together. Similarly a buckle 84 at the bottom end of the channel-shaped plate 82 is fixed with a rail provided in the lower beam 66. ;In conclusion, from the above the components of the enclosed fence/railing set of the present invention are extruded aluminum alloy, wherein they are hooked up with matching grooves and are not therefore seen in conventional enclosed fence/railing sets. Also, the present invention has not yet been made public, which is consistent with relevant Patent Law. ;Although the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention have been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. ;intellectual property office of n.z. ;2 9 FEB 2008 ;received *

Claims (20)

intellectual property office of n.z. 2 9 FEB 2008 What I claim is: received

1. An enclosed fence/railing set, comprising: a set of posts with fixing components for an upper beam 5 and a lower beam on opposite ends; a set of beams, including the upper beam and the lower beam, wherein the upper and the lower beam match said fixing components respectively; a railing wherein the railing is set between said set of 10 beams; and a set of stakes for fixing said posts, wherein each of said stakes comprises a hollow tube with a hollow centre, and there are holes in the wall of said hollow tube that link with said hollow centre. 15

2. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in claim 1, wherein protruding hollow tubes are affixed to the top of said stakes to help set up said posts on said stakes.

3. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in claim 2, wherein said protruding hollow tubes are multi-angular. 20

4. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in any one of claim 1 through claim 3, further comprising caps on tops of said posts.

5. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in any one of claim 1 through claim 4, wherein said railing is made of 25 separating posts and spacer plates that are spaced at intervals.

6. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in claim 5, wherein said separating posts, and spacer plates are connected to one another with arch-shaped grooves in 30 said separating posts and arch-shaped protrusions on said spacer plates.

7. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in claim 6, wherein said arch-shaped grooves are on one side of said separating posts. 8 wit .cctual property office of n.2. 2 9 FEB 2008 received

8. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in claim 6, wherein said arch-shaped grooves are on both sides of said separating posts.

9. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in claim 6, 5 wherein said arch-shaped protrusions are on both ends of said spacer plates.

10. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in any one of claim 5 through claim 9, wherein said spacer plates are connected to connecting plates, and said connecting 10 plates are fixed to the upper beam with folds and are able to move on the inside of said upper beam.

11. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in any one of claim 1 through claim 4, wherein said railing comprises check plates and covering plates. 15

12. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in claim 11, wherein said check plates and covering plates are connected to said posts with hooks and buckle plates.

13. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in claim 12, wherein said hooks are connected to said posts at one 20 end and the other end is formed as a gate-shaped tube, and a long tenon is set within said gate-shaped tube.

14. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in either one of claim 12 and claim 13, wherein said buckle plates are vertically set, with one side fixed to said posts and 25 the other side formed with a crack therein.

15. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in any one of claim 11 through claim 14, wherein an upper part of said check plate is formed with a C-shaped tube, and on an exterior of the C-shaped tube there is a protruding rail 30 that allows said tube to be fixed to said upper beam.

16. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in claim 15, wherein a lower part of said check plate is formed as a gate-shaped tube, and a lower part of said gate-shaped tube is formed with an intruding rail on an inner side, 9 and a fixing groove is formed on the exterior.

17. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in claim 16, wherein said check plate, said C-shaped tube, and said gate-shaped tube are fixed to one another. 5

18. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in any one of claim 11 through claim 17, wherein said covering plate comprises channel-shaped plates that are fixed to one another.

19. The enclosed fence/railing set as claimed in either one 10 of claim 16 and claim 17, wherein there are protruding buckles on the exterior of said covering plate, and said covering plate is fixed to said gate-shaped tube of said check plate with said protruding buckles.

20. An enclosed fence/railing set substantially as 15 described herein with reference to the drawings. Norman William Liefke By his Attorneys 20 M. J. Service & Associates intellectual property office of n.z. 10 2 9 FEB 2008 received