Dissassemblable fence made of plastics material

Claim 1

An assembly for the construction of a fence comprising, a plurality of posts adapted to be mounted in a generally vertical position with respect to a ground surface, each of said posts having a longitudinal groove extending along one surface thereof and said grooves each having a bottom formed interiorly of said post, a pair of sides extending outwardly from said bottom and an outer panel formed of a pair of abutment edges extending from said sides toward one another to form a slot therebetween narrower than the space between said sides, a bracket slidably received in said groove and having a width greater than the width of said slot, a pin extending outwardly from said bracket through said slot, a connecting element having an aperture formed therein and said aperture receiving said pin, said connecting element formed with first and second arcuate openings, respectively, on either side of said aperture, rail-engaging means on that side of said connecting element remote from its post, first and second releasable fastening means extending, respectively, through said arcuate openings, through said bracket, and into said bottom surface, an elongated rail member extending between said posts and formed with second means interengaging with said rail-engaging means of said connecting element, whEreby prior to tightening said fastening means, said connecting element can be longitudinally located with respect to its post by sliding said bracket in said groove and angularly located by pivoting about said pin.