US5120025A
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Picket fence joint
Assignee: Latham International Inc
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Filing: 1990-10-22
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Granted: 1992-06-09
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Expires: 2010-10-22
Abstract
Abstract A method of assembling a fence is disclosed and a joint for attaching pickets to a horizontal rail in the fence. The horizontal rail has apertures formed therein through which the pickets slide. The apertures have projecting tongues which engage recesses formed in the pickets to form a joint to suspend the pickets in the rail. Rotation of the horizontal rail locks the pickets in place.
Inventors
- 👤 Battista D'Avanzo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:43
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H17/00; E04H17/14; E04H17/1413; E04H17/1417; E04H17/1426; E04H17/1439; E04H17/1447; E04H17/1448
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A fence construction comprising: a first member having an elongate flat plate portion defining an oblong aperture having opposed narrow ends, the aperture having a peripheral edge portion defining an inwardly projecting tongue at one narrow end and an opposed back edge portion at the opposite narrow end; a second member dimensioned to slide loosely through the aperture, the second member having a transverse recess adapted to accommodate said first member tongue, the aperture being dimensioned such that transverse rotation of the plate portion causes the back edge portion to engage the second member and retain the tongue in the second member recess.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A fence construction comprising: a first member having an elongate flat plate portion defining an oblong aperture having opposed narrow ends, the aperture having a peripheral edge portion defining an inwardly projecting tongue at one narrow end and an opposed back edge portion at the opposite narrow end; a second member dimensioned to slide loosely through the aperture, the second member having a transverse recess adapted to accommodate said first member tongue, the aperture being dimensioned such that transverse rotation of the plate portion causes the back edge portion to engage the second member and retain the tongue in the second member recess.
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