Fences – Rail – Connection
Patent
1996-09-16
1998-08-04
Stodola, Daniel P.
Fences
Rail
Connection
256 19, 256 59, 256 65, 256 66, 403263, 403331, 526569, E04H 1714
Patent
active
057882240
ABSTRACT:
A fence rail clip attaches a fence rail perpendicularly to a fence post and includes a oval-shaped base which mounts to the fence post and a locking bracket which receives an end of the fence rail and interlocks with the base. The base has a tapered edge which is angled inwardly from front to rear and two counter bored holes formed therein for receiving a pair of screws. The locking bracket has a generally U-shaped panel with an outwardly extending peripheral wall, and has a similar shape to that of the cross-sectional shape of the fence rail. A channel is formed between a pair of spaced legs of the U-shaped panel and includes a narrow bottle-neck section formed between an oval-shaped section which is complementary in shape to a rear of the base and an outwardly angled bottom section which guides the bracket over the base. An outer edge of the channel is tapered inwardly from a front to a rear of the locking bracket in a complementary relationship to the tapered edge of the base. A curved slotted opening is formed in each leg adjacent the bottle-neck section to allow the an inner edge of the channel to flex outwardly around the openings when the base extends through the channel. A plurality of tabs extend from the panel and form a gap between the panel and the end of the fence rail.
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Lev Bruce A.
Stodola Daniel P.
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