Safety barrier

Claim 2

A fence section adapted for partial telescopic assembly with a corresponding section when said corresponding section is in an inverted position relatively to said fence section to provide a longitudinally extending barrier, said fence section comprising first and second rails in spaced relationship and means connecting said rails and maintaining them in said spaced relationship, said means connecting said rails terminating at said rails, said first rail having a body element including end portions of given cross sectional dimensions and shape and said second rail including longitudinally extending hollow interior end portions dimensioned and positioned to telescopically receive an end portion of a body element of a rail corresponding to said first rail when said corresponding rail is in an inverted position with respect to said first rail, said end portions of said first and second rails each including means for cooperation with means for securing said fence sections to a corresponding section in an endwise adjusted relationship when said fence section is in partial telescopic assembly with said corresponding inverted section.

Claim 3

A fence section as defined in claim 1 wherein said means connecTing said rails comprises uprights at spaced intervals and said first rail of said fence section has means extending laterally outwardly from the body element for securement to said uprights and there is means securing said uprights thereto, and said second rail has a longitudinally extending opening leading to the hollow interior thereof, said longitudinally extending opening being dimensioned and positioned to permit the extension therethrough of the laterally outwardly extending means of said rail corresponding to said first rail.

Claim 4

A fence section as defined in claim 1 wherein said means included in the end portions of said first and second rails for cooperation with means for securing said fence section to a corresponding section in an endwise adjusted position when said fence section is in telescopic assembly with said corresponding section comprises a series of longitudinally spaced perforations.

Claim 5

A longitudinally extending barrier particularly adapted to guard open work areas during the construction of a building, the barrier comprising an assembled series of individual fence sections, each of said sections being in an inverted position with respect to an adjacent section and each including spaced rails and uprights connecting said rails at spaced intervals, one of the rails of each section including open-ended hollow end portions and the other of said rails of each section having a body element including end portions dimensioned to be received within the hollow end portions of a rail corresponding to said one rail, the one rail of one of said sections telescopically receiving an end portion of the body element of the other rail of an adjacent section and an end portion of the body element of the other rail of said one of said sections being telescopically received within the hollow end portion of the one rail of said adjacent section, and there is means for securing said end portions in their telescoped relationship.

Claim 6

A longitudinally extending barrier particularly adapted to guard open work areas during the construction of a building, the barrier comprising an assembled series of individual fence sections, each of said sections being in an inverted position with respect to an adjacent section and each including spaced rails and uprights connecting said rails at spaced intervals, one of the rails of each section including open-ended hollow end portions and the other of said rails of each section having a body element including end portions dimensioned to be received within the hollow end portions of a rail corresponding to said one rail, the one rail of one of said sections telescopically receiving an end portion of the body element of the other rail of an adjacent section and an end portion of the body element of the other rail of said one of said sections being telescopically received within the hollow end portion of the one rail of said adjacent section, and there is means for securing said end portions in their telescoped relationship.

Claim 7

A fence section adapted for assembly with corresponding sections to provide a longitudinally extending barrier, said fence section comprising first and second rails in spaced relationship and uprights connecting said rails at spaced intervals and maintaining them in said spaced relationship, said first rail having a body element including end portions of given cross sectional dimensions and shape and said second rail including longitudinally extending hollow interior end portions dimensioned and positioned to telescopically receive an end portion of a body element of a rail corresponding to said first rail when said corresponding rail is in an inverted position with respect to said first rail, and wherein said first rail of said fence section has means extending laterally outwardly from the body element for securement to said uprights and there is means securing said uprights thereto, and said second rail has a longitudinally extending opening leading to the hollow interior thereof, said longitudinally extending opening being dimensioned and positioned to permit the extension therethrough of the laterally outwardly extending means of said rail corresponding to said first rail, and wherein the end portions of said first and second rails each include a series of longitudinally spaced perforations for the reception of means for securing said fence section to a corresponding section in an endwise adjusted position when said fence section is in telescopic assembly with said corresponding section.

Claim 8

A fence section adapted for assembly with corresponding sections to provide a longitudinally extending barrier, said fence section comprising first and second rails in spaced relationship and uprights connecting said rails at spaced intervals and maintaining them in said spaced relationship, said first rail having a body element including end portions of given cross sectional dimensions and shape and said second rail including longitudinally extending hollow interior end portions dimensioned and positioned to telescopically receive an end portion of a body element of a rail corresponding to said first rail when said corresponding rail is in an inverted position with respect to said first rail, and wherein said first rail of said fence section has means extending laterally outwardly from the body element for securement to said uprights and there is means securing said uprights thereto, and said second rail has a longitudinally extending opening leading to the hollow interior thereof, said longitudinally extending opening being dimensioned and positioned to permit the extension therethrough of the laterally outwardly extending means of said rail corresponding to said first rail, and wherein the end portions of said first and second rails each include a series of longitudinally spaced perforations for the reception of means for securing said fence section to a corresponding section in an endwise adjusted position when said fence section is in telescopic assembly with said corresponding section.

Claim 9

A longitudinally extending barrier particularly adapted to guard open work areas during the construction of a building, the barrier comprising an assembled series of individual fence sections with adjacent sections in inverted relationship to each other, each section including spaced rails and means connecting said rails, one of the rails of each section including open-ended hollow end portions and the other of said rails of each section having a body element including end portions dimensioned to be received within the hollow end portions of a rail correspondIng to said one rail, the one rail of one of said sections telescopically receiving an end portion of the body element of the other rail of an adjacent section and an end portion of the body element of the other rail of said one of said sections being telescopically received within the hollow end portion of the one rail of said adjacent section, and wherein said end portions of said rails each include a longitudinally extending series of spaced perforations with the spacing of said perforations being the same for each of said end portions of said rails.

Claim 10

A longitudinally extending barrier particularly adapted to guard open work areas during the construction of a building, the barrier comprising an assembled series of individual fence sections with adjacent sections in inverted relationship to each other, each section including spaced rails and means connecting said rails, one of the rails of each section including open-ended hollow end portions and the other of said rails of each section having a body element including end portions dimensioned to be received within the hollow end portions of a rail correspondIng to said one rail, the one rail of one of said sections telescopically receiving an end portion of the body element of the other rail of an adjacent section and an end portion of the body element of the other rail of said one of said sections being telescopically received within the hollow end portion of the one rail of said adjacent section, and wherein said end portions of said rails each include a longitudinally extending series of spaced perforations with the spacing of said perforations being the same for each of said end portions of said rails.

Claim 11

A longitudinally extending barrier as defined in claim 6 wherein at least one of the perforations in the end portion of the body element of a rail of a section received in an end portion of a rail of an adjacent section is in alignment with a perforation in said end portion of said rail of said adjacent section.

Claim 12

A longitudinally extending barrier as defined in claim 7 wherein there is means for connecting said sections, said connecting means including means penetrating said aligned perforations.

Claim 13

A longitudinally extending barrier as defined in claim 8 wherein said connecting means includes means for cooperation with a fixed building element adjacent said barrier to maintain said barrier in s predetermined position.

Claim 14

A longitudinally extending barrier as defined in claim 9 wherein said connecting means including means penetrating said aligned openings and including means for cooperation with said fixed building element comprises a pin received within said aligned openings and a member projecting therefrom and including an arm for affording said cooperation with said fixed building element.

Claim 15

A longitudinally extending barrier as defined in claim 10 wherein said building element includes a flange portion and said arm for affording cooperation with said fixed element is positioned behind said flange portion and there is securing means interposed between said arm and said flange portion.

Claim 16

A longitudinally extending barrier as defined in claim 11 wherein said securing means comprises a wedge.