PLASTIC FILLER FOR WOOD BOARDS

BOUCHE-PORE PLASTIQUE POUR PANNEAUX DE BOIS

English Abstract

This present invention is an inexpensive plastic extruded H- shape profile
varying in length
fitted over and between adjacent wood fence boards. The invention is a device
for filling the
gap produced from shrinkage along the face width of the adjacent wood boards,
thus
maintaining the full privacy of an adjacent wood board fence structure.

Claims

I claim:

1. A device for filling the gap between adjacent wooden boards comprising of
an H-
shape profile to maintain full privacy pertaining to an adjacent wood board
fence or
an adjacent wood board railing.

2. The device of claim 1 is slightly tapered on both cavities of the H-shape
profile.
3. The device of claim 1 is formed in one piece by plastic extrusion.

4. The device of claim 1 is, wherein the device is manufactured from pure or
recyclable plastics.

5. The device of claim 4 is, wherein the device is manufactured from plastic
or high
impact plastic selected from the group consisting of. polycarbonate, styrene,
ABS
plastic and rigid polyvinyl chloride.

6. The device of claim 1 is, wherein the material for the device is plastic
and further
comprises a chemical adapted to make the plastic substantially more resistant
to
degradation by ultraviolet light than the plastic alone.

7. The device of claim 1 is fitted parallel between the adjacent wood boards.

8. The device of claim 7 is, wherein provides a slight pressure fit over the
wood
boards.

9. The device of claim 8 is, wherein provides structural strength to the wood
boards
along the length.

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10. The device of claim 1 is, wherein the material has properties selected
from the
group consisting of: clear or translucent, clear or translucent with colour,
opaque
and black or white, or opaque with colour.

11. The device of claim 10 is, wherein the associated color being any color of
the
spectrum provided by manufacturing concerning the dye pigment.

12. The device of claim 1 is an improvement to the appearance of the wood
board
structure.

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Description

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PLASTIC FILLER FOR WOOD BOARDS
FIELD OF INVENTION

The field of Invention pertains to wood board fences and wood board railings.
The
present Invention is a device of widely varying length, slightly in shape, or
complexity or
cost etc. designed to fill the gap between wooden boards due to shrinkage
across the face

width of the adjacent wood boards, thus in hand maintaining full privacy of a
wood board
structure.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The fence industry has come along way in the past years, providing us with
alternative
methods of providing the fence owners with privacy on their property. This
present
invention is very unique with its own purpose to solve a problem pertaining to
a wood
board fence having a flush adjacent board structure. The installation of a
wood board
fence at the time of construction will provide privacy to the owner. After
years go by the
moisture is released from the wood boards, causing shrinkage in the face width
of the
adjacent boards. In which produces an increasing gap up to 5/8 of an inch
reducing the
privacy of the fence. The present Invention provides blockage of this gap as
the fence
boards release the moisture over time, maintaining the full privacy of the
fence.

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DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

The present invention 1 is a plastic filler for wood boards comprising of
simply an H-shape
profile extruded to any length manufactured from pure or recyclable plastic.
The present
invention 1 is extruded forming two cavities having a slight taper 2 on
opposite sides of
the H-shaped profile in which the wood fence boards 3 fit into, providing a
slight
pressure fit 5 against the parallel walls within the cavities. The moisture in
the wood will
escape from the wood fence boards 3 causing the face width 4 to shrink causing
a gap 6
to form between these adjacent boards over time. The present invention 1 is
designed
with a deep cavity on both sides of itself to allow for a growing gap 6
totaling up to 5/8 of
an inch between the wood fence boards 3. The wood fence boards 3 start to
shrink across
the face width 4 moving away from the center of the present Invention 1 within
the
cavities. Eventually the wood fence boards 3 can not shrink across the face
width 4
anymore and the present invention 1 remains intact stationary between the
adjacent
wood fence boards 3. The present invention 1 is supported by the edge of the
wood fence
boards 3 remaining in the cavities. The gap 6 that was produced from shrinkage
across
the face width 4 is still covered by the present invention 1, thus giving full
privacy of the
fence. The present invention 1 also will provide an attractive appearance to
the wood
board fence structure.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The Invention is a simple generally H - shaped device of varying lengths which
is pressure
fitted over and between adjacent wood boards of a wood board fence and a wood
board
railing to maintain blockage of the gap caused by shrinkage across the face
width of the
adjacent wood boards, thus maintaining full privacy of the wood board
structure.

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DRAWING FIGURES
Figure 1 is a 3D drawing of the Invention.

Figure 2 is a top view of the Invention.

Figure 3 is a front view of the device installed between two wood fence
boards.
Figure 4 is a top view of the device installed between two wood fence boards.
REFERENCE NUMERALS IN DRAWINGS

1. Present Invention (Plastic Filler for wood boards)
2. Slight Taper

3. Wood Board
4. Face Width
5. Pressure Fit
6. Gap

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a 3D drawing showing the actual visible appearance at a given
length of the
Invention. Figure 2 is a top view of the device 1 showing the simple H -
Shaped profile
and the slight taper 2 within the two cavities of the invention. Figure 3
displays one

device 1 fitted over two adjacent wood boards showing the device 1 parallel to
the wood
boards 3. The wood board 3 is inserted into the device 1 on each side. Figure
4 is a top
view of the device 1 installed into the fence structure showing the wood board
3 inserted
into both sides of the device 1. The device 1 provides a pressure fit 5 over
the wood
board 3, thus giving structural support along the length for the wood board 3.
The board

gap 6 is produced by the shrinkage across the face width 4 of the wood board 3
and is
filled by the device 1 to maintain the full privacy of the wood board fence
structure.

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Representative Drawing