System and method for vertical and horizontal in-fill installation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11891832-B2
Application number	US-202117338914-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2021
Priority date	Jun 5, 2020
Publication date	Feb 6, 2024
Grant date	Feb 6, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed is a fence system. The fence system, comprising: a first post; a second post, wherein each of the first post and the second post comprises a first set of ribs and a second set of ribs; a lower rail, wherein a first end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the first post and a second end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the second post; and an upper rail, wherein the lower rail and the upper rail are positioned to receive one or more infill boards, such that the one or more infill boards are adapted to terminate at a face of the second set of ribs of the first post and at a face of the second set of ribs of the second post.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fence system, comprising:
a first post;
a second post, such that the first post and the second post are positioned at pre-defined locations, wherein each of the first post and the second post comprises a groove having a first set of ribs and a second set of ribs disposed within the groove, wherein the first and second set of ribs project inward from opposing sidewalls of the groove and toward an interior region of the groove;
one or more infill boards;
a lower rail positioned between the first post and the second post, wherein a first end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the first post and a second end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the second post; and
an upper rail positioned between the first post and the second post, wherein the lower rail and the upper rail are positioned to receive the one or more infill boards such that the one or more infill boards are adapted to terminate at a face of the second set of ribs of the first post and at a face of the second set of ribs of the second post.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more infill boards are made up of a wooden material, a vinyl material, or a combination thereof.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of spacers, wherein each of the plurality of spacers are installed after each of the one or more infill boards.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a mid-rail installed over the one or more infill boards.

5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a Decorative Screen Panel (DSP) to be inserted into the mid-rail through a post adaptor.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the post adaptor is inserted in one of, the first post, the second post, or a combination thereof.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a first bottom bracket attached to a side of the first post and a second bottom bracket attached to a side of the second post, to provide a support to the lower rail.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a fastening means having a first face screwed into a vertical wall of the first post or the second post and a second face screwed into the upper rail.

9. A fence system, comprising:
a first post;
a second post, such that the first post and the second post are positioned at pre-defined locations, wherein each of the first post and the second post comprises a groove having a first set of ribs and a second set of ribs disposed within the groove, wherein the first and second set of ribs project inward from opposing sidewalls of the groove and toward an interior region of the groove;
one or more infill boards;
a lower rail positioned between the first post and the second post, wherein a first end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the first post and a second end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the second post; and
an upper rail positioned between the first post and the second post, wherein the lower rail and the upper rail are positioned to receive the one or more infill boards in one of a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation, such that the one or more infill boards are adapted to terminate at a face of the second set of ribs of the first post and at a face of the second set of ribs of the second post.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more infill boards are made up of a wooden material, a vinyl material, or a combination thereof.

11. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of spacers, wherein each of the plurality of spacers are installed after each of the one or more infill boards.

12. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a mid-rail installed over the one or more infill boards.

13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a Decorative Screen Panel (DSP) to be inserted into the mid-rail through a post adaptor.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the post adaptor is inserted in one of, the first post, the second post, or a combination thereof.

15. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a first bottom bracket attached to a side of the first post and a second bottom bracket attached to a side of the second post, to provide a support to the lower rail.

16. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a fastening means having a first face screwed into a vertical wall of the first post or the second post and a second face screwed into the upper rail.

17. A method for installation of one or more infill boards, wherein the method comprises steps of:
installing a first post and a second post at pre-defined locations, wherein each of the first post and the second post comprises a groove having a first set of ribs and a second set of ribs disposed within the groove, wherein the first and second set of ribs project inward from opposing sidewalls of the groove and toward an interior region of the groove;
positioning a lower rail between the first post and the second post, such that a first end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the first post and a second end of the lower rail is adapted to terminate at a face of the first set of ribs of the second post;
inserting the one or more infill boards over the lower rail into the grooves of the first post and the second post, such that the one or more infill boards terminate at a face of the second set of ribs of the first post and at a face of the second set of ribs of the second post; and
inserting an upper rail over the one or more infill boards by using a fastening means.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the one or more infill boards are inserted in an orientation selected from a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein a first face of the fastening means is screwed into a vertical wall of the first post or the second post and a second face of the fastening means is screwed into the upper rail.

20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising a first bottom bracket attached to a side of the first post and a second bottom bracket attached to a side of the second post, to provide a support to the lower rail.

Assignees

• Barrette Outdoor Living Inc

Inventors

• Schneider Christopher Michael
• Moore Paige Barbara

Classifications

• E04H17/1456 Primary

  the ends of the rails being located in vertical channels extending along a substantial portion of the length of the post · CPC title

• E04H17/1488

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

• E04H17/21

  with hollow cross sections · CPC title

• E04H17/168

  using panels fitted in grooves of posts · CPC title

• E04H17/164

  occultation devices therefor, e.g. slats, fence liners or panels blocking view therethrough · CPC title