US Patent:
20090026431, Jan 29, 2009
Inventors:
Arie Tremblay - Gardena CA, US
Mark Kofford - Dana Point CA, US
Kevin Love - Dana Point CA, US
International Classification:
E04H 17/14
E04H 17/16
US Classification:
256 6503, 256 59, 256 22, 256 6502
Abstract:
A picket and rail fence is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a fence including a rail including a tube having a rectangular cross section including a top, a bottom, two sides, and at least one cutout, a picket including a bar configured to fit within the at least one cutout of the rail, a retaining bar having a lengthwise rectangular shape, the retaining bar including a first substantially flat longitudinal portion, a second substantially flat longitudinal portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are separated by a middle portion having a cross section forming a protrusion extending away from the first portion and the second portion, wherein the retaining bar is configured to slide within the rail such that a bottom of the retaining bar abuts one of the two sides of the rail, and wherein the picket bar includes a notch configured to receive at least a portion of the protrusion of the retaining bar.
