Slat for chain link fence

Claim 2

A slat for insertion in vertical orientation in a chain link fence wherein strands make a diamond pattern mesh with vertical axes passing corner to corner, each said slot comprising a single piece of sheet metal of uniform thickness and having a longitudinally extending side portion at each side edge, said slat having a breadth less than half the greatest transverse width of the diamond pattern, means forming a notch in each side portion spaced from the nearest end a distance less than the breadth of the slat for engagement beneath the nearest adjacent strand when a corresponding corner of the slat has a position folded over said nearest adjacent strand, there being an opening between the folded over corner and an adjacent end edge of the respective side portion through which a strand of the fence is adapted to pass.

Claim 3

A slat as in claim 1 wherein the end of the slat nearest the notch has an end edge extending in a direction 90° relative to the long dimension of the slat.

Claim 4

A slat as in claim 1 wherein there is a notch in each of said side portions at the same relative location.

Claim 5

A slat as in claim 1 wherein the slat has a central portion extending substantially in a plane parallel to the plane of the fence and the side portions are flanges each joined at one side edge to a corresponding side edge of the central portion and extending transversely relative to the plane of the central portion.

Claim 6

A slat as in claim 4 wherein the central portion has a longitudinal stiffening rib extending in the same direction as said flanges.

Claim 7

A slat as in claim 1 wherein the notch is a cut out portion of the side portion.

Claim 8

A slat as in claim 1 wherein the notch is an indented portion of the side portion.

Claim 9

A slat as in claim 1 wherein the notch comprises folded over portions of the side portion.

Claim 10

A fence structure comprising a chain link fence wherein strands are woven in the form of a diamond pattern mesh with one set of vertical axes passing corner to corner of the diamond pattern and another set of horizontal axes passing corner to corner of the diamond pattern, lower side strands of each diamond pattern having alternate outward and inward locations and upper side strands of each diamond pattern having respective alternate inward and outward locations, individual slats of sheet material having identical upper ends and having a breadth less than half the width of the diamond pattern along the horizontal axis, said diamond patterns having two slats extending therethrough in positions alternately overlying and underlying respective upper and lower side strands of the patterns, each slat being in alternate position with respect to the next adjacent slats, each slat having a longitudinally extending side portion at each side edge, said slats having horizontal upper edges, means forming a notch in each side portion spaced from said upper edge a distance less than the breadth of the slat, one of said notches being in engagement beneath the adjacent upper side strand of the uppermost diamond pattern, the corner portion of the slat adjacent the notch which is in engagement with said upper side strand having a position folded over said upper side strand in interlocked relationship.

Claim 11

A fence structure comprising a chain link fence wherein strands are woven in the form of a diamond pattern mesh with one set of vertical axes passing corner to corner of the diamond pattern and another set of horizontal axes passing corner to corner of the diamond pattern, lower side strands of each diamond pattern having alternate outward and inward locations and upper side strands of each diamond pattern having respective alternate inward and outward locations, individual slats of sheet material having identical upper ends and having a breadth less than half the width of the diamond pattern along the horizontal axis, said diamond patterns having two slats extending therethrough in positions alternately overlying and underlying respective upper and lower side strands of the patterns, each slat being in alternate position with respect to the next adjacent slats, each slat having a longitudinally extending side portion at each side edge, said slats having horizontal upper edges, means forming a notch in each side portion spaced from said upper edge a distance less than the breadth of the slat, one of said notches being in engagement beneath the adjacent upper side strand of the uppermost diamond pattern, the corner portion of the slat adjacent the notch which is in engagement with said upper side strand having a position folded over said upper side strand in interlocked relationship.

Claim 12

A fence structure as in Claim 9 wherein the slats are at vertical parallel spaced locations with adjacent slats on opposite sides of strands where they form corners of the diamond patterns, one of the corner portions of one of the slats in one of said uppermost diamond patterns having a position folded over one of said upper side strands and one of the corner portions of the other slat in said one uppermost diamond pattern having a position folded over the other of said upper side strands.