US20110073823A1 - Panel and kit for constructing fence - Google Patents

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US20110073823A1
US20110073823A1 US12/889,171 US88917110A US2011073823A1 US 20110073823 A1 US20110073823 A1 US 20110073823A1 US 88917110 A US88917110 A US 88917110A US 2011073823 A1 US2011073823 A1 US 2011073823A1
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    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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  • This invention relates to fences, barriers, panels for constructing fences and barriers, kits for constructing a fence panel or barrier, and connecting devices for connecting fence panels to posts.
  • a variety of fence constructions and barrier constructions are known in the fencing art including picket-type fences that include fence posts, horizontal rails extending between the posts and a series of vertical pickets or bars that are mounted on the rails.
  • Picket-type fences are often used for security or ornamental purposes.
  • a variety of materials have been used to construct picket-type fences including wood, steel, iron and aluminum.
  • the assembly of such fences often requires several tools, some of these tools being used to install various fastening devices that couple the pickets, rails and posts.
  • the components can be welded to one another.
  • these known methods of fence construction can often lead to premature rusting. Indeed the known fasteners for fences and welds can rust before other fence components.
  • welded joints generally provided little, if any flexibility in the fence construction.
  • Custom fabricated fences made of iron and steel are well known and have been used for many years.
  • problems including those already mentioned.
  • the heavy, relatively large components used to construct many metal fences can be costly to transport because of their bulk and weight.
  • Aluminum fence constructions are also known in the fencing art, but it can be hard to construct an aluminum fence by welding the components together. Because of these difficulties, aluminum fences often employ components that are mechanically fastened together but the use of such fasteners can result in fences that do not have a pleasing appearance because the fasteners are often visible. Such modern fence systems can also cause problems if the fence line is not straight or the fences need to be installed on a slope or uneven terrain.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,454,548 issued Oct. 3, 1995 to R. S. Moore describes a fence construction wherein tubular members are joined at right angles to form a fence or barrier.
  • a series of poles or bars having a square cross section are inserted through pre-punched holes formed along horizontally extending fence rails.
  • Both the pickets and rails can be hollow tubes made of iron or aluminum.
  • the ends of the horizontal rails can be supported by means of brackets which secure the rails to either posts or walls.
  • Elongate coupling bars can be used to secure the vertical poles or pickets in the rail openings through which they extend.
  • a kit for constructing a fence panel or barrier panel includes a lower rail and an upper rail with these rails being formed with bar-connecting holes distributed along their lengths. These rails are adapted to extend horizontally in an assembled fence with the lower rail extending parallel to the upper rail.
  • the kit further includes first bar sections for mounting between and connecting the upper and lower rails so as to form a fence panel. Each bar section in use extends between an aligned pair of the holes in the upper and lower rails.
  • second bar sections each connectable to a respective one of the first bar sections to form a bar and mountable on the upper rail so as to extend upwardly from a respective one of the bar connecting holes in the upper rail.
  • upper connecting devices are provided for joining upper ends of the first bar sections to the upper rail and to the second bar sections.
  • Lower connecting devices are provided to join lower ends of the first bar sections to the lower rail by means of bar connecting holes formed therein.
  • each of the upper connecting devices includes a threaded axial passage in an upper end section of its respective first bar section and a threaded end section of the second bar section connectable to its respective first bar section by being threaded into the axial passage.
  • a kit for constructing and mounting a fence panel for a fence having a plurality of posts includes elongate rails adapted for mounting horizontally between adjacent posts so that upper and lower rails can extend substantially from one post to an adjacent post when the fence is erected.
  • the kit includes a plurality of bars adapted for mounting between and joining the upper and lower rails in order to construct the fence panel.
  • the bars in each panel include two end bars located at opposite ends of the fence panel.
  • a plurality of connectors for attaching the end bars to adjacent posts of the fence are provided.
  • Each connector includes a collar section with a bar-receiving hole whereby when one of the end bars is inserted through the bar-receiving hole of the respective connector, the connector is at least initially free to pivot about and along the one end bar for connecting and adjustment purposes.
  • Each connector further includes an end section spaced from the collar section and adapted for fixedly joining the connector to an adjacent post.
  • each kit comprises an assembly that includes a collar pin, a separate elongate sleeve member having an axial passageway formed therein, and a threaded adapter providing the end section which can be joined to the post.
  • the collar pin provides an elongate shaft section adapted for insertion in the axial passageway.
  • the collar section is connected to one end of this shaft section.
  • a fence panel for constructing a fence includes an elongate upper fence rail and an elongate lower fence rail extending substantially parallel to the upper fence rail. These two rails have a number of bar-connecting holes formed therein and distributed along their lengths.
  • First bar sections extend between and connect the upper and lower fence rails with each first bar section extending from one of the holes in the lower fence rail to one of the holes in the upper fence rail.
  • Separate second bar sections are each connected to a respective one of the first bar sections to form an elongate bar.
  • Each second bar section extends upwardly from a respective one of the holes in the upper fence rail.
  • the second bar sections are mounted on the upper fence rail.
  • the panel also includes means for connecting bottom ends of the first bar sections to the lower fence rail using the bar-connecting holes in this rail.
  • each of the first and second bar sections has a threaded end section and each first bar section is threadably connected to its respective second bar section by means of their threaded end sections at the upper rail.
  • a connecting device for connecting a fence panel to a post.
  • the panel has a series of picket members and horizontal rails connecting the picket members together.
  • the connecting device comprises a collar pin having an elongate shaft section and a collar section secured to an end of the shaft section.
  • the collar section has an aperture for receiving snuggly one of the picket members.
  • the connecting device further includes an elongate connecting member formed with a central passageway and adapted to receive the shaft section in the passageway.
  • This connecting member has a first thread mechanism for securing the shaft section in the central passageway.
  • the first thread mechanism comprises a screw member and a threaded screw hole in a side of the connecting member for receiving the screw member.
  • FIG. 1 is a front elevation of a section of fence constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 a is a detail sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1 showing one bar or picket and how it is attached to upper and lower rails;
  • FIG. 2 b is a cross sectional detail view of a lower rail showing in detail how a lower end of a fence bar can be connected thereto;
  • FIG. 3 a is a detail elevational view showing how one solid bar section can be joined to another solid bar section and a rail;
  • FIG. 3 b is a detail vertical cross-section showing how a hollow bar section can be joined to another hollow bar section and a tubular rail;
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of a connecting device for connecting a fence panel to a post which is shown in horizontal cross section with one half of the connecting device being shown in axial horizontal cross section for purposes of illustration;
  • FIG. 5 is a top view, partly in horizontal cross section, of a collar pin for use in the connecting device of FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a collar pin of FIG. 5 , this view showing the end connectable to the picket or bar;
  • FIG. 7 is a side view of an elongate connecting member which forms another portion of the connecting device of FIG. 4 , this view showing one half of the connecting member in axial cross section;
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the connecting member of FIG. 7 ;
  • FIG. 9 is a side view of one form of an adapter which is a third component of the connecting device of FIG. 4 , one half of the adapter being shown in axial cross section;
  • FIG. 10 is an end view of the adapter of FIG. 9 ;
  • FIG. 11 is an exploded view of another embodiment of the picket connecting device with the connecting sleeve shown in axial cross-section;
  • FIG. 12 is an exploded view of a further embodiment of the picket connecting device with the connecting sleeve shown in axial cross-section;
  • FIG. 13 is a side elevation showing an alternate method of joining the connecting device to a post and to a bar or picket;
  • FIG. 14 is a cross sectional elevation of another embodiment of fence picket or fence bar which is shown attached to upper and lower rails shown in transverse cross section;
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective view of one of the clips used in the picket of FIG. 14 ;
  • FIG. 16 is a front view of two fence sections wherein the posts and the two fence panels are mounted at different heights;
  • FIG. 17 is a plan view showing four panel sections connected to three fence posts with each panel section extending at an obtuse angle in a horizontal plane to the adjacent panel or panels;
  • FIG. 18 is a plan view of two fence panels constructed in accordance with the invention attached to a single post with the panels extending in the same vertical plane which is offset from the post;
  • FIG. 19 is another plan view showing four fence panel sections and four fence posts with adjacent panel sections extending perpendicular to one another.
  • FIG. 20 is a schematic top view of a gate employing a fence panel constructed in accordance with the present disclosure and a post to which the panel is pivotally attached.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a section of a fence 10 with two vertical posts 12 which are mounted in the usual manner in the ground 14 .
  • the posts can be made of a variety of known materials and can be solid or hollow.
  • the posts can be made of the same material as the other major components of the fence which include a plurality of fence bars or pickets 16 and horizontal upper and lower rails 18 and 20 .
  • the assembled bars and upper and lower rails together form a fence panel indicated generally by reference 22 .
  • the posts are made of metal, they are preferably hollow tubes in order to reduce the weight of the post and reduce their cost.
  • the top of each post can be covered with a suitable decorative top 24 , if desired. It will be understood that the length and height of the fence can vary depending upon the particular requirements of the site.
  • the number of posts and fence panels can vary widely from just a few to a large number.
  • An exemplary material for the construction of the main fence components, including the post, the rails and the bars is aluminum or aluminum alloy but it is also possible to construct these components of steel, stainless steel or iron, if desired.
  • a fence in accordance with the present disclosure can be constructed from a kit of the various fence components. Although such a kit can include the posts 12 , it is also possible for the posts to be purchased or obtained separately. Kits according to the invention can be in various forms and can, for example, comprise the components required to construct one or more of the fence panels 22 . In addition to the fence panel components, the kit can also include connecting devices 26 for connecting the fence panel to an adjacent post.
  • a kit for constructing a fence panel can include a plurality of the lower rails 20 and a plurality of the upper rails 18 which may or may not be identical in their construction.
  • the rails can be substantially rectangular in transverse cross section as illustrated in FIGS. 2 a , 2 b , 3 a and 3 b and they can be either substantially solid except for bar-connecting holes distributed along their length or hollow.
  • the illustrated upper and lower rails are of identical construction in this embodiment.
  • Each of these rails has two relatively short vertical sides 28 and 30 , a bottom 32 and a top 34 .
  • the bottom and the top can be substantially flat except for bar-receiving holes 36 .
  • the length of the rails can vary depending on the fence requirements but usually they will be provided in standard lengths.
  • each bar or picket 16 for the fence includes a first bar section 42 and a second bar section 44 each of which is connectable to a respective one of the first bar sections.
  • these sections are made of solid metal such as solid aluminum alloy but it is also possible to make these sections from hollow metal tubes as shown by FIG. 3 b , particularly a bar with a larger transverse cross section.
  • Each first bar section 42 is sized and constructed for mounting between and connecting the upper and lower rails of its respective panel.
  • Each first bar section when assembled to its rails extends between an aligned pair of the holes 36 in the upper and lower rails so that the bar sections can be connected to the rails in the manner described below. When connected to the rails they are parallel and properly spaced.
  • each second bar section 44 When each second bar section 44 is attached to its respective first bar section, they effectively form a bar or picket. In some versions of the fence an additional bar section can also be added to each bar or picket below the lower rail.
  • Each second bar section is mountable on a respective one of the upper rails so as to extend upwardly from a respective one of the bar connecting holes 36 in the upper rail.
  • a fence panel kit can also include upper connecting devices for connecting upper ends of the first bar sections to their respective upper rails and to the second bar sections as well as lower connecting devices for joining the lower ends of the first bar sections to their respective rails by means of the bar connecting holes formed therein.
  • the upper connecting devices each include a threaded axial passage 52 in an upper end section of its respective first bar section and a threaded integral end section 54 of the second bar section.
  • the second bar section can be connected to its respective first bar section by threading the end section 54 into the axial passage 52 .
  • Each bar or picket 16 can also include a third bar section 60 , if desired.
  • the kit for constructing a fence panel can include a plurality of third bar sections for mounting to the lower rail or rails 20 with the third bar sections extending downwardly from the bar connecting holes 36 in their lower rail.
  • the aforementioned lower connecting devices can comprise threaded integral end sections 62 of the third bar sections together with threaded axial passages 64 formed in lower end sections of the first bar sections. As shown in FIG. 2 a , the threaded end section of a third bar section can be threaded into a respective one of the threaded axial passages 64 to mount the respective third bar section to its lower rail.
  • the lower connecting devices are bolts 70 where each bolt 70 extends through one of the bar connecting holes 36 in the lower rail.
  • each bolt extends into the threaded axial passage 64 in the lower end section of a respective one of the first bar sections.
  • the head of the bolt 70 can fit wholly or partially into an annular recess 72 formed around the bottom end of its respective hole 36 . In this way the bolts are less visible particularly when viewing the fence from normal eye level.
  • the upper end of the second bar section can be tapered to form a point at 75 .
  • a decorative annular disk 76 can be mounted on the second bar section, for example near the centre of its length.
  • FIG. 3 b illustrates an alternate construction for the threaded connectors that can be used to connect the first bar section to the second bar section and the third bar section to the first bar section.
  • the bar sections are made of hollow metal tubes 43 , 45 .
  • the open end of the tube 45 has mounted therein a female insert 47 in which is formed a threaded passage 49 .
  • the female insert can be pressure fitted, welded or otherwise attached in the end of the tube.
  • a further female insert 51 inserted into the upper end of the tube 43 is a further female insert 51 .
  • This insert is formed with an axial passage 53 which is threaded.
  • the two female inserts can be connected together by means of a screw 55 which can have a slot or recess formed in one end to allow a tool to thread the screw into one of the female inserts.
  • a screw 55 which can have a slot or recess formed in one end to allow a tool to thread the screw into one of the female inserts.
  • the hollow bar sections can be attached to a solid rail, such as the rail 18 shown in FIG. 3 a
  • the rail it is also possible for the rail to be a hollow rail 57 with bar-connecting holes distributed along its length.
  • the hole 61 can have a diameter just slightly larger than the diameter of the tube 43 so that the upper end of the tube can be inserted into the rail.
  • the diameter of the upper hole 59 can be slightly larger than the diameter of the screw 55 so that the screw can pass through this smaller hole.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates an alternate form of bar or picket construction for use in a picket fence panel.
  • This version of picket is indicated generally at 80 .
  • the sections that make up the bar are hollow or substantially hollow but, for purposes of this disclosure such pickets are still considered bars of a fence panel.
  • Each bar has a first bar section 42 ′ which can have a generally uniform external diameter indicated at D.
  • Each first bar section extends between and is connected to a hollow upper rail 82 and a similar hollow lower rail 84 . Although these two rails can be of identical construction they are oriented differently as will be explained hereinafter.
  • the rails in an exemplary embodiment are constructed of extruded aluminum or aluminum alloy and they have two opposing short sides at 85 and 86 , a top side 88 and a bottom side 90 . Again each of these rails is formed with a series of spaced apart bar-connecting holes but the holes 92 on one side have a slightly larger diameter than holes 94 on the opposite side of the rail.
  • the wider holes 92 are positioned on the bottom of the upper rail when the fence is erected while the wider holes 92 are on the top of the lower rail 84 .
  • the diameter of the holes 92 is only slightly greater than the diameter D of the first bar sections 42 . Thus end sections of the first bar sections can be inserted into both the upper and lower rails as shown in FIG. 14 .
  • the second bar sections 44 ′ are similar to the second bar sections 44 shown in FIG. 2 a except for the differences noted herein. In particular at least a substantial portion, for example the lower half of each second bar section is hollow, thus forming an axial passage 98 .
  • a central section 100 of the second bar section 44 ′ can have an external diameter equal to D, that is, the same as the external diameter of the first bar section.
  • a bottom end section 102 has a slightly reduced external diameter corresponding closely to the internal diameter of the first bar section. Thus this bottom end section is insertable into the top end of the first bar section as shown in FIG. 14 .
  • the clip Prior to mounting the second bar section on the upper rail a flexible clip 104 is inserted into the axial passage 98 .
  • the clip as illustrated is in the form of an elongate U-shaped member made of a suitably flexible metal or plastic.
  • two parallel legs 106 of the clip extend downwardly and near each of their bottom ends is an engagement member or bump 108 .
  • the clip can have only one engagement member or the clip could be formed with several legs and several engagement members.
  • the engagement members project into respective side apertures 110 formed in the bottom end section 102 and thus hold the clip in its working position.
  • the clip 104 in the passage 114 formed in the first bar section and then have the legs of a clip extend upwardly to the two engagement members 108 which will then project through the side apertures of the bar sections when the second bar section is fully inserted.
  • the external diameter of the first bar section can be less than the diameter of the second bar section or at least the bottom portion of the second bar section.
  • a third bar section 60 ′ can be connected to the bottom end of the first bar section using a further flexible clip 115 .
  • the clip 115 provides a lower connecting device for joining the lower end of the first bar section 42 ′ to the lower rail 84 by means of the bar-connecting holes 92 , 94 formed in the lower rail.
  • the third bar section 60 ′ can be hollow so as to form an axial through passage 118 in which the clip can be inserted prior to mounting the third bar section.
  • a main, lower portion of the third bar section can have a diameter equal to the diameter D of the first bar section.
  • an upper end section 120 has a reduced diameter to permit this upper end section to be inserted into the bottom end of the first bar section.
  • Engagement members 108 formed on the clip 115 will project through side apertures 122 and 124 formed in the third bar section and in the first bar section respectively. Not only does the clip 115 attach the third bar section to the first bar section so that they are in locking engagement but it also acts to secure these two bar sections to the lower rail.
  • the reduced diameter end sections of the first and third bar sections can be readily formed using a known swaging process.
  • the side apertures such as apertures 110 , 112 for the clip engagement members need not necessarily be located within the upper or the lower rail. Although this location is desirable if access to the engagement members after assembly of the fence panel is not desired, for example to prevent theft or vandalism, it is equally possible to locate the side apertures so that they are outside the rail after assembly of each bar or picket and their connection to the rail. Thus for example the side apertures could be located at positions 130 and 132 indicated in FIG. 14 if access and easy disassembly is desirable for the fence.
  • FIGS. 4 to 10 one form of connecting device 26 is illustrated by FIGS. 4 to 10 .
  • This connecting device includes a collar pin 134 shown separately in FIGS. 5 and 6 and an elongate connecting member or sleeve 136 shown separately in FIGS. 7 and 8 .
  • the collar pin has an elongate shaft section 138 and a collar section 140 at one end of the shaft section. If desired the collar pin can be formed or machined from a single metal piece.
  • the shaft section has a circular cross section and a central axis indicated at A. The width of the collar section can be wider than the diameter of the shaft section or it can be the same diameter (see FIGS. 11 and 12 ).
  • a circular aperture 142 for receiving snuggly one of the pickets or bar 16 , 80 .
  • a threaded hole 144 Formed in one side of or in the end of the collar section is a threaded hole 144 sized to receive a suitable socket screw or set screw which can be of standard construction and well known in the fastening art. The set screw is used to fixedly secure the connector to the end picket or end bar after the fence panel has been properly positioned relative to its fence post.
  • this member has a central axial passageway 146 extending its entire length.
  • the connecting member is adapted to receive the shaft section 138 which can extend into a first portion 148 of the connecting member. Only an end portion 150 of the passageway is threaded in one exemplary embodiment with the remaining portion 148 being unthreaded.
  • the diameter of the passageway 148 is slightly greater than the diameter of the shaft section 138 .
  • An exemplary embodiment of the connecting member is formed with two threaded screw holes 152 , 154 , each of these being provided near a respective end of the connecting member.
  • Each of these screw holes is provided to accommodate a socket screw or set screw 155 used to secure in place either the collar pin 134 or an adapter.
  • the screw 155 extending into the unthreaded portion 148 fixedly secures the collar pin in position when the fence panel has been mounted between its post and is in its proper position.
  • An adapter 160 secures one end of the connecting member 136 to a fence post 12 .
  • the adapter has external threads, referred to herein as second thread means 162 , for securing the connecting member 136 to the adapter. In other words the internal threads of the connecting member 136 engage the external threads 162 of the second thread means.
  • the adapter has an axial passage 164 that extends through the adapter.
  • the adapter has a first portion 166 which is wider than a second portion 168 , on which the second thread means 162 are formed.
  • the illustrated adapter has a wider end 170 which has a curved contour matching that of the post 12 to which the adapter is to be attached. If a threaded fastener is to be used to connect the adapter to the post the axial passage 164 is threaded.
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 illustrate two possible variations of the connecting device for connecting a fence panel to a post. Both the connector assemblies of these figures are shown in exploded views with the three main components separated.
  • the connector of FIG. 11 is indicated generally by reference 170 and the portion of the post to which the connector is being attached is indicated at 172 .
  • This connecting device has a collar pin 174 which includes an elongate shaft section 176 and a collar section 178 , these two sections being integrally connected together in the exemplary embodiment.
  • a substantial portion of the shaft section 176 is not threaded and has a cylindrical exterior 180 .
  • the remaining portion of the shaft section has threads 182 .
  • the collar section has an aperture 183 for receiving snuggly one of the picket members.
  • the connecting device further includes an elongate connecting member or sleeve 184 which again is formed with a central passageway 186 which is adapted to receive the shaft section 176 .
  • a major portion of the passageway has suitable threads 188 which can co-operate with the threads 182 in order to adjustably secure the shaft section in the passageway 186 .
  • the overall length of the connector 170 can be adjusted by threading the collar pin further into the member 184 or threading it in the reverse direction to project the collar pin further out of the member 184 .
  • a set screw or socket screw 190 This screw is threaded into a threaded hole 192 formed near one end of the member 184 .
  • the set screw can engage the unthreaded portion of shaft section 176 and thereby can prevent rotation of the collar pin about its longitudinal axis.
  • the connecting device also has an adapter 194 for securing one end of the connecting member to the post 172 .
  • the adapter has thread means 196 for securing the connecting member 184 to the adapter, these threads being sized to engage the threads 188 .
  • the adapter 194 also has an axial passage extending the length of the adapter, this passage having a relatively wide section 198 , and a relatively narrow section 200 with a tapered shoulder being formed between these two sections.
  • the adapter can be connected to the post by means of a rivet nut 202 which itself is of standard construction and a suitable bolt 204 with its tapered head located in the passageway of the adapter. A hole is formed in the side of the post to receive the rivet nut.
  • An exemplary form of the collar pin 174 is provided with a set screw 206 which can be used to secure the collar pin in its correct position on the fence bar or picket.
  • the illustrated set screw extends through a small axial passage formed in the end of the collar pin. This passage can also be formed in one side of the collar pin so long as it opens into the aperture 183 .
  • the variation shown in FIG. 12 is a connecting device 210 that includes a non-threaded collar pin 212 which can be similar in its construction to the collar pin 134 of FIG. 5 except that its collar section 214 has the same diameter as its shaft section 216 .
  • This connecting device 210 has a non-threaded connecting member or sleeve 218 with two threaded screw holes 220 , 222 . Engaged in these screw holes are two set screws 224 and 226 .
  • the set screw 226 can be used to secure the collar pin in the non threaded axial passage 230 . Again the position of the collar pin is adjustable in the axial direction relative to the connecting sleeve.
  • This connecting device 210 also has an adapter 232 which is relatively inexpensive to make as it is formed with no threads.
  • the axial passageway formed in this adapter is similar to that in the adapter 194 and this adapter can be attached by a rivet nut 202 and bolt 204 .
  • the adapter has first and second portions with the first portion 234 being wider than a second portion 236 in a radial direction relative to the axial passage. Extending about the circumference of the second portion and midway along its length is a groove 240 which is adapted to receive the end of the set screw 224 when the portion 236 is inserted into the passage 230 .
  • the set screw is used to connect the adapter to the sleeve member.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates an alternate method of connecting a connecting device 260 to a post and also illustrates how this type of connecting device can be used to attach a gate so that it can pivot about a vertical axis.
  • Shown in the figure are a fence post 172 and a gate picket or bar 262 , only a portion of which is shown.
  • This connecting device has a collar pin 174 which can be the same in its construction as that shown in FIG. 11 .
  • the gate bar 262 extends through the aperture 183 formed in the collar pin. However the gate bar is free to rotate in the aperture in order to permit the gate to swing about a vertical axis which is defined by the bar 262 .
  • a stopper sleeve 264 which engages the top of the collar pin as shown.
  • the sleeve is held in its position on the bar by means of a set screw 266 .
  • the connector 260 also has a connecting member or sleeve 184 which can be constructed as shown in FIG. 11 with threads which engage the threads on the collar pin 174 .
  • the connecting device also has an adapter 270 which has features in common with the adapter 194 but which is not identical.
  • the adapter 270 has external threads 196 that can engage the threads within the connecting member 184 in order to attach same to the adapter.
  • the adapter 270 has an axial passage 272 which is threaded.
  • the adapter is connected to the post by means of a standard bolt 274 which extends through the post and is threaded into the adapter.
  • the bolt 274 also connects a further adapter 276 to the post.
  • a single bolt can be used to connect two adapters on opposite sides of the post 172 .
  • the adapter 276 can be used to connect a fence panel (not shown) by means of a picket or bar at the adjacent end of the fence panel.
  • FIG. 16 illustrates the capability of the fence constructed with the kit and connectors described herein to extend over uneven ground. It will be appreciated that the height position of each fence panel 22 is adjustable with respect to its respective post 12 . The figure illustrates three posts 12 mounted on uneven ground 280 . Because the panels 22 are movable initially because of the adjustability of their connecting devices 26 it is possible for the installer to lift each panel to a desired height. When the panel is in its correct position, the aforementioned set screws 206 can then be used to secure each of the collar pins 174 to their respective end pickets. Thus panel height adjustment is easy to carry out and the construction of the pickets or bars together with that of the connectors allows some flexibility of the fence even on sloped terrain.
  • FIGS. 17 to 19 illustrate how fences constructed with the kits and connectors described herein can be erected in various plan configurations.
  • FIG. 17 there are three posts 12 and located on opposite sides of each post are two fence panels 22 .
  • adjacent panels extend at a large obtuse angle to one another.
  • the connectors for the panels simply extend outwardly from opposite sides of each post. It will be seen that the angle between adjacent panels (as seen in plan view) can readily be varied depending on the requirements for the particular fence.
  • FIG. 18 illustrates another advantage of the present fence construction.
  • This figure shows two fence panels 22 connected to a single post 12 .
  • the two panels are aligned with one another in a straight line.
  • the post 12 to which they are mounted can be offset from the aligned panels as shown.
  • This can be advantageous in some fence constructions, particularly where the desired line of the fence differs from the line along which the posts can be installed in the ground or other supporting surface.
  • Such fence constructions are possible because the collar pins of the connectors can initially be rotated about their respective pickets or bars and because the adapters, such as the adapter 194 shown in FIG. 11 , can be attached to their respective posts at the job site at any position about the circumference of the posts.
  • FIG. 19 illustrates another possible fence configuration wherein the fence panels 22 extend perpendicular to the adjacent panels. Again there are two panels 22 connected to three of the illustrated posts 12 . The four panels are individually identified as panels 22 a to 22 d .
  • the panels 22 b and 22 c are connected to each other by a post and connectors 26 that extend at an angle of 135° to their respective panels and that extend from opposite sides of the post.
  • the connectors extend at right angles to one another.
  • the connectors 26 ′ extend from opposite sides of the post 12 and lie in the same plane, a plane defined by the panel 22 d.
  • FIG. 20 illustrates how a gate can be provided in a fence made with the fence kits and connectors described herein.
  • the fence gate is indicated generally at 290 and it is attached to a single post 12 mounted in the ground.
  • the gate is attached by means of two or more connectors 26 .
  • no set screws are used to secure the collar pins 174 to the picket or bar that extends through these collar pins.
  • the gate can be prevented from moving upwardly or downwardly relative to its connecting devices 26 by means of fixed sleeves 264 attached to the bar that forms the pivot axis (see one of these sleeves illustrated in FIG. 13 ).
  • an exemplary form of gate connector has an externally threaded collar pin (such as a collar pin 174 of FIG. 11 ), the use of which eliminates any longitudinal movement of the pin relative to its connecting member 184 .

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