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TITLE OF THE INVENTION:
Pre-fabricated Fencing Panels
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to pre-fabricated fencing panels
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Pre-fabricated fencing panels are assembled in end to end relation to form a
fence. As
the panels are pre-fabricated, the fence panels are easy to assembly and a
fence can be erected
1 o quite quickly with minimal tools.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
What is required is prefabricated fencing panels which can be erected over
sloped or
uneven surfaces.
According to the present invention there is provided a fence panel,
comprising, an
elongated top member, an elongated bottom member and a plurality of boards
have a first
end and a second end. The first end of each of the boards being pivotally
secured to the
top member and the second end of each of the boards being pivotally secured to
the
2 o bottom member. The boards are arranged in parallel spaced relation along a
length of the
top member and a length of the bottom member, thereby creating an adjustable
parallelogram structure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other features of the invention will become more apparent from the
following description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the
drawings are
for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to in any way limit
the scope of the
invention to the particular embodiment or embodiments shown, wherein:
3 o FIGURE 1 is a side elevation view of a fence comprised of pre-fabricated
panels;
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FIGURE 2 is a side elevation view two pre-fabricated fence panels;
FIGURE 3 is a detailed perspective view of the upper rail of the pre-
fabricated fence
panel;
FIGURE 4 is a detailed side elevation view, in section of the upper end of a
pre-
s fabricated panel with the boards having angled ends;
FIGURE 5 is a perspective end view of a pre-fabricated fence panels showing a
stabilizing member;
FIGURE 6 is a detailed side elevation view, in section of the upper end of a
pre-
fabricated panel with board having rounded ends;
io FIGURE 7 is a detailed end view of the pre-fabricated fence panel without
any
stabilizing member.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The preferred embodiment, a pre-fabricated fencing generally identifted by
reference
15 numeral 10, will now be described with reference to FIGURES 1 through 7
Structure and Relationship of Parts:
Referring to FIGURE 1, there is provided a fence panel 10 which has an
elongated
top member 12 and an elongated bottom member 14. A plurality of boards 16 are
provided which have a first end 18 and a second end 20. FIGURE 4, first end 18
of each
20 of boards 16 is pivotally secured to top member 12. Referring to FIGURE 5,
second end
20 of each of boards 16 is similarly pivotally secured to the bottom member
14. Referring
to FIGURE 2, boards I 6 are arranged in parallel spaced relation along a
length of top
member 12 and a length of the bottom member 14, thereby creating an adjustable
parallelogram structure generally referenced by numeral 21.
25 Referring to FIGURE 4, in the illustrated embodiment, each of first ends 18
of
boards 16 is shown as being truncated at an angle, and being pivotally secured
top
member 12 so as to define a horizontal pivot axis 21 which is positioned off
center. It will
be appreciated that first end 18 of boards 16 could also be other shapes and
have differing
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positions for pivot axis 21. Referring to FIGURE 6, by way of example, first
end 18 of
boards 16 could be rounded with a centrally positioned pivot axis 21.
Referring to FIGURE 5, top member 12 has a bottom surface 22 with a channel 24
positioned in bottom surface 22 which extends for the length of top member 12.
First end
s 18 of each of the boards 16 is sheltered within channel 24. Bottom member 14
has a
bottom surface 26, with a channel 28 positioned in bottom surface 26 which
extends for
the length of bottom member 14. Channel 28 is adapted to receive a ground
engaging
panel 30 as illustrated in FIGURE 5.
Referring to FIGURE 5, a stabilizing member 32 is positioned perpendicular to
~ o boards 16 and intermediate to top member 12 and the bottom member 14.
Stabilizing
member 32 can be woven between boards as illustrated in FIGURE 5. This
provides the most
stability. Alternatively, stabilizing members 32 can be placed on either side
of boards 16 as
illustrated in FIGURE 7. Furthermore, it will be appreciated that fence panels
10 can still
function without stabilizing members 32.
1 s Referring to FIGURE 1, ground engaging posts 34 are provided for securing
fence
panels 10 in end to end relation to form a fence generally referenced by
numeral 36. Brackets
38 are provided for securing fence panels 10 to ground engaging posts 34.
Refernng to
FIGURE 6, it will be appreciated that instead of brackets 28, screws 35 could
be used instead
to secured panels 10 to ground engaging posts 34.
Operation:
Referring to FIGURE 1, fence panels 10 are assembled in end to end fashion to
form
fence 36. Referring to FIGURE 2, should the fence panels 10 be erected over a
sloped
surface or on a hill, boards 16 which are pivotally secured to top member 12
can be pivoted
2s to allow fence 36 to slope so as to accommodate the gradient of an
underlying surface 37.
This can be done by pushing top member 12 in the desired direction. Referring
to
FIGURE 5, if underlying surface 37 is uneven, the ground engaging panel 30 can
be
inserted into channel 28 of bottom member 14, thereby closing any gaps between
bottom
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member 14 and underlying ground surface. Referring to FIGURE 3, top member 12
has a
top surface 40 which sheds waters. First end 18 of board 16 is sheltered
within channel 24
so as to inhibit water and other environment damage to boards 16. This also
provides a
more aesthetic look to fence 36 if viewed from above.
In this patent document, the word "comprising" is used in its non-limiting
sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not
specifically
mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite
article "a" does not
exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless
the context clearly
1 o requires that there be one and only one of the elements.
It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made
to the
illustrated embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the
invention as
hereinafter defined in the Claims.
