Fences – Panel
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-10
2010-12-28
Kennedy, Joshua T (Department: 3679)
Fences
Panel
C256S012500, C256SDIG006
Reexamination Certificate
active
07857291
ABSTRACT:
A fence assembly is made up of a plurality of fence sections. Each section is made up of panels with top, bottom and side edges and front and rear surfaces. Slots are spaced from and milled into the panels along one of the sets of edges. A pair of trim extends over and covers the set edges and each trim has projections that snap or slide into the front and rear slots. Alternatively the edges of the panel may be beaded and slid over the slotted side of the trim. The fence sections are coupled pivotably to fence posts such that the panels may pivot, under force of wind, about either their top or bottom end. The panels are restored to generally vertical position by the force of gravity. A counterweight within the fence post linked to the panels can be used to restore panels to their vertical position. In an alternate embodiment, the brackets coupling the panels to the fence posts may slide along the fence posts and the panels bow in response to high winds. The fence panels may include resilient strips along their vertical edges.
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Heslin Rothenberg Farley & & Mesiti P.C.
Kennedy Joshua T
Spiegel Joseph L.
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