Unique self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp fence system, having self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp system, board-expansion-internal-gap post system, and board-expansion-internal-gap rail system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10301842-B2
Application number	US-201615099587-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 14, 2016
Priority date	Apr 16, 2015
Publication date	May 28, 2019
Grant date	May 28, 2019

Abstract

A unique springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp fence system comprises fence-post base systems, fence-post systems, springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp systems, board-expansion-internal-gap rail systems, stackable interlocking fence-board systems, and fence-post-covering cap systems. The fence-post base systems are for supporting the fence-post systems, respectively. The fence-post systems are for supporting the board-expansion-internal-gap rail systems, respectively. The board-expansion-internal-gap rail systems are for supporting the stackable interlocking fence-board systems, respectively. The fence-post-covering cap systems are for preventing water penetration to the inside of the fence-post systems, respectively. The fence-post systems have multiple bracket-clamp-locking jaw slots and multiple bracket-clamp-centering grooves. The springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp systems have springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp jaws for locking the springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp systems in the multiple bracket-clamp-locking jaw slots respectively, springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp teeth for biting into the multiple bracket-clamp-locking jaw slots respectively, and springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp groove, for centering the springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp systems in the multiple bracket-clamp-centering grooves respectively, to center the stackable interlocking fence-board systems in the fence-post systems, respectively, and to offer unique privacy.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp fence system comprising:
a fence-post base comprising:
a post-supporting base, and
at least one base screw;
a fence-post comprising:
a plurality of fence-post external walls,
a plurality of fence-post internal walls,
at least one bracket-clamp-locking jaw slot,
at least one bracket-clamp-centering groove,
at least one post-locking hole, and
at least one fence-post board-expansion internal gap;
a plurality of springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamps, each comprising:
a springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp body,
at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp jaw,
at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp tooth,
at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp groove, and
at least one bracket-clamp screw;
two board-expansion-internal-gap rails, each comprising:
a u-shaped-rail body,
a u-shaped-rail first end,
a u-shaped-rail second end, and
a u-shaped-rail board-expansion internal gap;
a plurality of stackable interlocking fence-boards, each comprising:
a stackable-interlocking-fence-board body,
a stackable-interlocking-fence-board first end,
a stackable-interlocking-fence-board second end,
a stackable-interlocking-fence-board slot, and
a stackable-interlocking-fence-board ridge; and
a fence-post-covering cap comprising:
a fence-post-covering cap body,
a fence-post-covering-cap central lock,
a fence-post-covering-cap perimeter lock,
wherein:
said fence-post base is screwed to said fence-post,
said at least one base screw is screwed through said fence-post base and into said at least one post-locking hole to attach said fence-post base to said fence-post,
said fence-post external walls each are molded to another one of said fence-post external walls and to one of said fence-post internal walls to form a square-cross-sectional post such that:
each of said at least one bracket-clamp-locking jaw slot is formed between two of said fence-post external walls and between two of said fence-post internal walls,
each of said at least one bracket-clamp-centering groove is formed in one of said fence-post internal walls and is engaged to one of said at least one bracket-clamp-locking jaw slot,
each of said at least one post-locking hole is formed along where every two adjacent ones of said fence-post external walls are molded to each other, and
each of said at least one fence-post board-expansion internal gap is formed between two of said fence-post internal walls and is engaged to one of said at least one bracket-clamp-locking jaw slot,
said springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamps are screwed to said fence-post and to said stackable interlocking fence-boards,
said springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp body has a body end,
said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp jaw has two opposite jaw ends,
said body end of said springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp body is molded to said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp jaw between said two opposite jaw ends,
said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp tooth are molded to said two opposite jaw ends,
said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp groove is formed in said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp jaw between said two opposite jaw ends,
said springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp body is inserted into one of said at least one fence-post board-expansion internal gap and is screwed on one of said u-shaped-rail first end and said u-shaped-rail second end by using one of said at least one bracket-clamp screw,
said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp groove is aligned with one of said at least one bracket-clamp-centering groove,
said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp jaw is inserted into one of said at least one bracket-clamp-locking jaw slot and is screwed on one of said fence-post internal walls by using another one of said at least one bracket-clamp screw,
said two board-expansion-internal-gap rail systems are screwed to said two springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamps,
respectively,
said u-shaped-rail body is molded to said u-shaped-rail first end and said u-shaped-rail second end to create said u-shaped-rail board-expansion internal gap therein,
said stackable interlocking fence-boards are slid into said at least one fence-post board-expansion internal gap and into said u-shaped-rail board-expansion internal gap, respectively,
said stackable-interlocking-fence-board body is molded to said stackable-interlocking-fence-board first end, said stackable-interlocking-fence-board second end, said stackable-interlocking-fence-board slot, and said stackable-interlocking-fence-board ridge,
said fence-post-covering cap has a center and a perimeter,
said fence-post-covering cap is press-locked on said fence-post,
said fence-post-covering-cap central lock is molded to said fence-post-covering cap body in said center,
said fence-post-covering-cap perimeter locks is molded to said fence-post-covering cap body along said perimeter,
wherein:
said post-supporting base is for supporting said fence-post,
said base screws are for screwing through said post-supporting base into said at least one post-locking hole,
said fence-post external walls are for supporting said fence-post internal walls,
said fence-post internal walls are for supporting said fence-post external walls,
said at least one bracket-clamp-locking jaw slot is for:
squeezing said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp jaw therein, and
locking said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp jaw therein,
said at least one bracket-clamp-centering groove is for:
centering said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp groove therein,
centering said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp tooth therein,
centering said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp jaw therein,
centering said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp body therein,
centering said springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamps therein,
centering said board-expansion-internal-gap rails, and
centering said stackable interlocking fence-boards,
said at least one post-locking hole is for screwing said base screws therein,
said at least one fence-post board-expansion internal gap is for:
accommodating expansion and contraction of said stackable interlocking fence-boards inside said at least one fence-post board-expansion internal gap of said fence-post, to prevent said stackable interlocking fence-boards from warping, bending, and breaking, and
allowing deep insertion of said stackable interlocking fence-boards into said at least one fence-post board-expansion internal gap of said fence-post, to eliminate the empty space created when said stackable interlocking fence-boards contract under cold weather between said stackable interlocking fence-boards and said fence-post to provide seamless barriers for privacy and to reinforce the springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp fence system,
said springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-clamp body is for attaching said board-expansion-internal-gap rails to said at least one springable hand-free-self-locking self-centering bracket-c

Assignees

• Volin Dee

Inventors

• Volin Dee

Classifications

• E04H2017/1465

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E04H2017/006

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E04H17/1421 Primary

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E04H17/1488 Primary

  Brackets for connections between rails and posts (E04H17/1448- E04H17/1486 take precedence) · CPC title

• E04H17/006

  Caps or covers for posts · CPC title