| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 256650110 | Rail extended through post or post extended through rail | 14 |
| 20090206313 | Durable plastic fencing - Durable post and rail fencing comprises polyolefin posts and rails having a nominal diameter greater than 2.5 inches and a flexural modulus at 40° F. of at least 110,000 psi. Such rails and posts produced by extrusion through a circular die to a heat transfer medium to provide a log-like shape. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090302292 | Fence Post - A fence post for use in building a post and rail fence over varying terrain or of varying curvature. The post is perforated by a hole having a reduced diameter center section that is flanked on either side by an enlarged diameter section. The posts thus permit the support of rails that are not restricted to a straight, horizontal orientation and provide and improved overall appearance. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20150041745 | FENCING AND RAILING POST - A post configured for use as a vertical member in a railing system comprising a post member for mounting to a base surface. The post member defines an elongated opening configured to receive a panel therein. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150115213 | FENCE KIT, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STRENGTHENING A FENCE - A fence system for strengthening a vinyl fence which includes a plurality of fence posts having specified dimensions, and the posts have a hollow interior. A plurality of section panels include specified dimensions, and the section panels each including a slat portion. The section panels each include a fence railing coupled to a top and bottom of the slat portion. The fence railings each define a hollow interior, and the fence railings are coupled to the posts by a connecting portion of the fence railings passing through corresponding holes in the posts. A strengthening member for positioning in each of the hollow portions of the top and bottom fence railings. A plurality of post members for positioning within the hollow interior at the top of the fence posts. The post members being attachable to the connecting portion of the fence railing using a first attachment element. | 04-30-2015 |
| 256650120 | Including distinct locking means | 10 |
| 20090152524 | Fence stabilization system - A fence stabilization system has a plurality of vertical fence support posts, each having hollow interiors extending the full length of each post. A column insert is positioned within each support post and extends substantially the length of the post. Each column insert is adjacent to, but spaced apart from the outer wall of the support post. The column insert has openings which are aligned with openings in the support post itself for the insertion of horizontal fence rail members into and through both the column insert and support post openings. Locking brackets with threaded connectors are located near the upper ends of the column insert and support post for securing horizontal rail members to the post. Threaded adjustment connectors are located near the lower ends of the column insert and support post to adjust the position of the column insert within the post and to secure the column insert position within the post. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090321703 | Post and Rail Coupling System - A plurality of similarly configured coupling component assemblies is provided. Each assembly includes a first coil spring and a second coil spring. Each coil spring is positioned in a hole. Each coil spring has an interior end of a reduced diameter with a fastener attaching the spring to the hole. Each coil spring has an exterior end extending a short distance outside of the hole. The exterior ends of adjacent opposing coil springs are adapted to interlock and join associated components of the system when rotated with respect to each other about a common axis of rotation. The coupling components also include a cylindrical rod with opposed ends within the opposing coil springs. Each rod has an axial length greater than the length of each coil spring and less than the axial length of two holes. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100065802 | RAILING - A railing has its posts and rails intersected with each other and fixed stably together by connecting plates hidden inside the rails. The connecting plate has a wing formed at a preset position between every two posts. The wing has a hole at its center. Each of the rails has a long space defined by three walls of its inverted U-shape, a rectangular opening bored in its top side for being correspondingly inserted by the post, and a female-threaded tube extended downward from an upper inner wall for corresponding to a hole of a wing of the connecting plate so that a screw can be inserted from under the hole to threadably engage with the female-threaded tube to keep the rails fixed with the connecting plates. The railing is thus assembled stably by means of the connecting plates and the screws that are hidden inside the rails, obtaining an aesthetic appearance. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20120018692 | Fence rail support system - Apparatus and method of assembling a fence system. A fence post comprises an inner structural post and an outer post. The inner structural post includes a base flange for attaching the inner structural post to a surface. A lower insert block is inserted over the inner structural post and in contact with the base flange. The outer post comprises upper and lower apertures. Horizontal rail supports are inserted through the upper and lower apertures. The horizontal rail supports are locked in place by locking devices. Horizontal rails are inserted over the horizontal rail supports to create a fence system. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20130221303 | Rail and Post Assembly and Method of Use - A rail and post assembly that allows for onsite fence and gate panel construction is disclosed herein. A shear block is affixed to each end of a rail. The shear block and rail are then fed through an opening in a post. Fasteners then secure the shear block to the post, which thereby provides a rail and post assembly. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20150021534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTION WHEN VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MEMBERS ARE USED - An apparatus including a first rail and a first locking strip, each having a first opening, and a first picket, having a first slot. The first locking strip may be inserted into the first rail so that the first openings of the first rail and the first locking strip align in a non locked state. At least part of the first picket may be inserted into the first openings of the first locking strip and the first rail, when the first openings of the first locking strip and the first rail are aligned in the non locked state. The first locking strip is configured to slide into a locked state in which part of the first locking strip is within the first slot of the first picket, while the first locking strip is within the first rail, and while the first picket is inserted in the first rail. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150300041 | RAILING ASSEMBLY WITH INTERFERENCE FIT-BASED COUPLING - A railing assembly includes a rail and one or more pickets. The top rail includes engagement members configured to couple the rail to each of the pickets using an interference fit. In certain aspects, the railing assembly may also include a second rail with engagement members configured to couple the second rail to each of the pickets using an interference fit. A method for installing a railing assembly includes providing a rail and a picket and inserting the picket into a passage in the rail such that the engaging members of the rail couple the rail to the picket using an interference fit. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160097215 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTION WHEN VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MEMBERS ARE USED - An apparatus including a first rail and a first locking strip, each having a first opening, and a first picket, having a first slot. The first locking strip may be inserted into the first rail so that the first openings of the first rail and the first locking strip align in a non locked state. At least part of the first picket may be inserted into the first openings of the first locking strip and the first rail, when the first openings of the first locking strip and the first rail are aligned in the non locked state. The first locking strip is configured to slide into a locked state in which part of the first locking strip is within the first slot of the first picket, while the first locking strip is within the first rail, and while the first picket is inserted in the first rail. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160097216 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING AND REPAIRING FENCE OR RAILINGS - An apparatus including a first picket having a first slot on a first side of the first picket and a second slot on a second side which opposes the first side of the first picket. The apparatus may further include a first locking strip having including a first opening including a first section having a first width and a second section having a second width, wherein the first width is larger than the second width. The apparatus may further include a first railing having a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening of the railing is substantially perpendicular to the second opening of the first railing. The first locking strip may be adapted to be inserted into the first opening in the first railing, and slid into the first railing and used to lock the first picket with respect to the first railing. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160160525 | BALUSTER CONNECTOR - A baluster connector for interconnecting a baluster with a hollow end to a portion of a railing system by a fastener having a shaft and a head. The body portion can have an opening of sufficient size to pass the head of the fastener toward the second end of the body to seat against a necked-down portion within the interior of the body. Biasing flanges can extend away from the body to provide resistance when the body is positioned within a hollow end of a baluster. | 06-09-2016 |
