Fences – Rail – Connection
Patent
1984-11-08
1986-11-18
Husar, Cornelius J.
Fences
Rail
Connection
256 24, 256 73, E04H 1714
Patent
active
046231285
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to fencing and like structures such as ballustrades.
For the sake of brevity the invention will be described in relation to a fencing structure but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto as it may be applied to ballustrades, divider walls, partitions, gates, security enclosures and diverse other structures of a panel nature. The term "fencing structure" as used herein embraces all such uses and applications of the invention.
BACKGROUND ART
Known types of fencing structures are indeed many and varied. For example, in the specialised field of swimming pool safety fencing there are many different kinds of fencing available. In the main, however, they tend to have the appearance of mesh and as such are not particularly attractive.
It is an object of this invention to provide a light weight fencing structure which may be readily assembled from standard components to provide an attractive yet functional fencing structure.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention there is provided a fencing structure comprising: extending channel means with the channel means of each post facing one another, and having inwardly directed webs defining a panel-receiving throat that extends along the rail, panel-receiving throat that extends along the bottom rail means, the bottom rail means with the top edge of the panel in the throat of the top rail and its bottom edge in the throat of the bottom rail means, and, members, said securing means including: post member and a second flange located in the end of the rail, the rail.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In order that the invention may be more readily understood and put into practical effect, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a partially cut away, perspective view of a fencing structure according to one embodiment of the invention,
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the top rail of the fencing structure shown in FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is an exploded view showing the means for securing the top rail to the post member,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the post of the fencing structure shown in FIG. 2 showing alternative forms of post caps,
FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 3 but showing an alternative form of bracket,
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the post shown in FIG. 4,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1 showing a single panel fencing structure, and,
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of one half of a bottom rail means for the fencing structure shown in FIG. 7
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The two panel fencing structure partly shown in FIG. 1 and the single panel fencing structure shown in FIG. 2 includes a post member 10, a top rail 11, an open-work panel 12 and securing brackets 13. The top rail 11 extends between post 10 and another similar post 10 and the panel 12 extends between the top rail 11 and a somewhat similar but inverted bottom rail means 60 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.
The post member 10 is, in this instance, a tubular aluminium extrusion of square cross-section but, of course, other cross-sections may be used. As can be seen in FIG. 6, the post member 10 has four faces 14, 15, 16 and 17 and at each corner there is an external bead 18 having flanges 19, 20. Each face of the post thus has a vertically extending channel that is defined by the face (14, 15, 16 or 17) and the two flanges 20 and 19.
The top rail 11 (which is best seen in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5) is of inverted channel form and has a panel-receiving crown 21 bounded by curved flanges 22. Adjacent the open mouth of the channel there are inwardly directed webs 23, 24 which are spaced apart to define a panel-receiving throat 25 that extends along the length of the rail 11. Depending downwardly from the inner end of the webs 23, 24 are flanges 26, 27 which have opposed beads 28, 29 adapted to grip the panel 12 therebetween. The lower ends of the flanges 26, 27 have outwardly turned flanges 30, 31 which together with the inwardly turned flanges 32, 33 of the rail 11 pr
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Dutch Geoffrey C.
Dutch Trevor K.
Costanza Pty. Limited
Fischetti Joseph A.
Husar Cornelius J.
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