Fences – Metallic – Picket
Reexamination Certificate
1999-05-18
2001-07-03
Browne, Lynne H. (Department: 3629)
Fences
Metallic
Picket
C256S021000, C256S059000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06254064
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an ornamental ring adapted to be positioned between a pair of spaced upper rails and a plurality of vertical pickets where the pickets and rails intersect in such a manner as to form square openings. More particularly, the present invention relates to the design and method of attachment of the ring to the fence assembly in these square openings.
2. Prior Art
The present invention involves an improvement over prior U.S. Pat. No. 5,443,244 Issued on Aug. 22, 1995 for “Rolled Metal Fence Rail”. In the aforementioned patent, the fence assembly includes an upper rail, a lower rail and a plurality of vertical pickets. For the purpose of the present invention it will be considered that a third horizontal rail is positioned slightly below and parallel to the upper horizontal rail so as to form square openings between the rails and the adjacent pickets. It has been known in the past to place rings in these rectangular openings, but these are generally attached by welding or other means which do not suggest the manner of attachment disclosed and claimed herein.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention involves a ring which is designed to be received in the square openings adjacent the top of a fence assembly, where the rails are constructed in the manner set forth in prior U.S. Pat. No. 5,443,244, referred to above. The fence rails include an upper rail, a lower rail and an intermediate rail which is located slightly below the upper rail and parallel thereto. The pickets are attached to the rails in the same manner as set forth in the aforementioned patent. That is, the rails are themselves constructed in such a way that there is a raceway between a top wall and an inner bottom wall on each rail; a rod extends through the raceway and through holes in the pickets which protrude through the rails. The ring of the present invention is designed with a vertical tang at the top of the ring and a rectangular ear at the bottom of the ring. The tang will project upwardly through an opening in the inner bottom wall of the upper rail, whereas the ear will extend downwardly through a slotted opening in the top wall of the intermediate rail. The rods which are used to hold the pickets will also pass through holes in the tang and ear, respectively, to hold the rings in position in the rectangular openings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 7774 (1850-11-01), Krauser et al.
patent: 513137 (1894-01-01), Phelps
patent: 737574 (1903-09-01), Burnell
patent: 1664080 (1928-03-01), Mapson
patent: 2823014 (1958-02-01), Schrage
patent: 5443244 (1995-08-01), Gibbs
Browne Lynne H.
Dorman William S.
Malcolm Tomlyne A
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