Fences – Rail – Connection
Patent
1986-03-18
1987-09-08
Kundrat, Andrew V.
Fences
Rail
Connection
403255, E04H 1714
Patent
active
046918973
ABSTRACT:
A releasable rail locking device for a tubular fence comprises first and second substantially identical elongate flexible legs joined at a predetermined angle to define a generally V-shaped flexibe bow-like portion elastically deformable to a predetermined range of angles about this predetermined angle. The legs terminate in respective oppositely oriented outwardly extending gripping portions for releasably grippingly engaging a wall of a tubular fence rail member about aligned through apertures therein. Each of the gripping portions comprises a body portion extending from the associated leg and an enlarged head portion extending from the body portion to define a shoulder therewith. Both the head portion and body portions as well as the bow-like portion are sized to extend the heads and bodies through the through apertures in the tubular fence rail wall while maintaining the bow-like portion in a partially compressed condition, at an angle somewhat less than the predetermined angle. Each head portion defines a cam lead-in surface for facilitating snapping engagement thereof with the tubular fence rail wall about the apertures upon inward flexing and subsequent release of the bow-like portion.
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Tubular Hi-Polymer Fence-Installation Instruction and Parts List, CTB, Inc. 1985.
CTB Inc.
Kundrat Andrew V.
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