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Portable automobile partition

A portable partition for use in an automobile having a seat with a seat bench and a seat backrest.

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Class 256/21 - METALLIC


Subclass of Class 256 - Fences
Definition: Fences made wholly or mostly of metal other than wire where
No. of patents: 81
Last issue date: 10/04/2011


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8028974Fence post
There is provided a fence post having a web and locating elements for engagement with an end portion of a barrier panel. The web has opposite inner and outer surfaces, and is profiled to facilitate alignment of the fence post with another said post when those posts ...
10/04/2011
7347412Modular fence
A modular picket fence including a pair of vertical posts positioned at suitable distance and adapted to be secured to a suitable support surface. A pair of horizontal upper and lower rails extend between and secured to the vertical posts. The upper rail has a plura...
03/25/2008
7311464Illuminated snowboard railway track
An internally illuminated snowboard track for recreational areas or parks which are operated at night is made up of a continuous elongated transparent rail which is supported a predetermined distance above the ground by a base support member, and a light source exte...
12/25/2007
7267324Ranch fence
An interlocking steel fencing system having posts and rails made from tubular steel, the posts and rails being either round or rectangular in shape, the posts having openings therein which correspond with the shape of a rail designed to be inserted therein, the end ...
09/11/2007
7246792Ornamental fence insert
An ornamental fence insert for a picket fence. The picket fence is of the type having two upper rails and a plurality of pickets extending through the rails to define spaces therebetween. The ornamental fence insert, having diametrically opposed projecting brackets,...
07/24/2007
7240637Fence-covering system
A fence-covering system for covering the openings in fence structures, such as an animal corral or arena. According to one aspect, a fence-covering system includes one or more removable fence-covering members that snap-fit onto the existing rails of a fence. Each fe...
07/10/2007
7168689Apparatus for pedestrian railing with snap-in spacer and method of making
A sturdy aluminum pedestrian and bicyclist safety railing that reduces the amount of welding required during construction, comprising top and bottom rigid bars, each having a longitudinal, radially extending exterior passage and a plurality of aluminum pickets mount...
01/30/2007
7152849Fastener
An assembly is formed from a fastener and a plurality of elongate members. The fastener includes a wedge. A first elongate member is disposed through an opening in a second elongate member. The fastener engages the first elongate member, and the wedge engages the se...
12/26/2006
7137230Post support system
An internal support system for a hollow plastic post comprising a rigid column on to which the post can be sleeved, a member secured to the lower end of the column for securing same upright, and at least one support bracket attachable to the column at a selected poi...
11/21/2006
7134646Privacy fence system
A privacy fencing system may be completely roll formed out of all aluminum and other various metals. This fence bolts together entirely to simulate the traditional old wood privacy picket fence, but does not deteriorate over time as a normal wood fence. Moreover, me...
11/14/2006
7121531Gate with lock housing
A gate assembly with moving gate members with one pivoting end and a moving end. This moving end includes upper and lower tubular members that receive the ends of a protruding reinforcement member mounted to a housing for the locking hardware. The ends of the protru...
10/17/2006
7121530Fence bracket system and fence system using the fence bracket system
Method of assembling a fence that includes posts and rails, wherein the method provides for placing a plurality of spaced apart posts in the ground, sliding at least two post brackets over an end of each post, sliding at least one first rail bracket over an end of a...
10/17/2006
7093322Counter-balance weight for a modular safety rail
A counter-balance weight for a modular safety rail comprises a substantially solid body which defines a passage to receive an end of an elongate spacer member, a recess region to house a retainer of a kind selectively securable to the elongate spacer member, an acce...
08/22/2006
7086642Rackabale gate for fence and method of producing such
A rackable gate having a gate panel with spaced-apart rails connected to a plurality of first pickets and a second picket. The second picket attaches to the respective rails on a side edge opposing the attachment of the first pickets to the rail. Distal opposing end...
08/08/2006
7086641Protective guard for a fence
A protective guard securable over a top support bar of a fence includes an elongated member, such as an elongated tube, having first and second ends, an outer surface, an inner surface defining an interior space for capturing the top support bar and an elongated ope...
08/08/2006
7070136Fence assembly
A fence assembly is provided which comprises: a first fence post extending upwardly from the ground; a first tubular member having a first upper end and a first lower end, the first tubular member being received over but not connected to the first fence post such th...
07/04/2006
7055806Rail barricade
A rail barricade includes a bottom rail and a U-shaped body frame having a top rail and a pair of vertical rails. A plurality of vertical spokes are located between the vertical rails. The bottom rail further includes an opposing pair of curved ends each having a pr...
06/06/2006
7032890Plastic fence
The present invention is a thin profile prefabricated reinforced plastic fence. A preferred embodiment of the fence comprises a top rail having a bottom side with a plurality of picket apertures and a bottom rail having a top side with a plurality of member aperture...
04/25/2006
7025335Modular fence
A modular picket fence including a pair of vertical separated posts and adapted to be secured to a suitable support surface. A pair of horizontal upper and lower rails extend between and secured to the vertical posts. The upper rail has a plurality of apertures whic...
04/11/2006
7021607Fence construction system
A fence construction system comprises a clip attached securely to a picket of a fence. The picket is inserted in a hole of a rail and the clip secures the picket to the rail, without field welding. ...
04/04/2006
6969051Two-part rail with internal picket connection
A two-part rail is formed from a channel element which includes internal runners and stops which form a tray holder. A separate tray element may slide into the channel element, where it is supported on and confined by the tray holder. The tray element and channel el...
11/29/2005
6932413Modular grill
Grillwork for automotive uses, fencing, and railings includes a series of parallel extending rail members each attachable to cross support members at two locations thereon, to support each rail member and to hold each rail member in position on the cross support mem...
08/23/2005
6929843Fence tape
A tape barrier consisting of flexible material, has generally parallel edges and substantially greater length than width. Cuts are made into the tape at intervals along the tape forming slits that define cross members that extend generally along the length of the ta...
08/16/2005
6913249Fence
A fence which includes upper and lower horizontal rails with boards extending between the rails. The rails are formed into separable half parts which are connectable together about the boards. The half parts include opposing ribs which separate the boards. ...
07/05/2005
6905110Finished-stair-tread adapter for a modular railing system
A modular railing system supports a plurality of rails in vertically-spaced configuration. The railing system includes a plurality of baluster units arranged between rail sets to support the rails. The baluster units include a plurality of rail supports grouped into...
06/14/2005
6889960Connectors and railing system having metal balusters isolated from corrosion
A railing system for porches, decks, steps, ramps and the like having a top and bottom rail formed of wood containing a wood preservative that is corrosive to aluminum, aluminum alloys, paint and the like. The system has hollow metal balusters formed of metals which...
05/10/2005
6874765Cold rolled post for security fence
A post for a security fence and comprises a thin sheet of steel which has been cold-formed to be of generally I section and is then galvanised. ...
04/05/2005
6863265Tamper resistant fence
A security cover is used in conjunction with a visually pleasing picket fence barrier. The security cover, having a C-shaped cross section, restricts access to bolts used to couple each picket to top and bottom support beams and thereby prevents tampering with the f...
03/08/2005
6824123Picket fence and rail mounting system
A picket fence and rail mounting system that is easily transformable by the consumer into a variety of aesthetic styles is provided. The system comprises at least an upper and a lower elongate rail. Each rail has a hollow interior defining a substantially I-shaped c...
11/30/2004
6811146Apparatus for pedestrian railing and method of making
A sturdy aluminum pedestrian and bicyclist safety railing that reduces the amount of welding required during construction, comprising top and bottom rigid bars, each having a longitudinal, radially extending exterior passage and a plurality of aluminum pickets mount...
11/02/2004
6637171Apparatus and method for reinforcing concrete using rebar isolators
According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, an apparatus and method for suspending rebar is disclosed. The rebar isolator of the present invention comprises a pointed metal spike or stake with one or more hollow-bodied rebar supports....
10/28/2003
6530561Metal fence post
A metal fence post for use with a wooden fence. The fence post has a U-shaped center section positioned between two flanges, and each of the flanges includes a plurality of holes extending along an edge. The fence post can be used as a line post, comer po...
03/11/2003
6523807Aluminum shadow box fence
A fencing system and method of manufacturing and installing a fencing system specifically designed to give the appearance of a traditional shadow box or privacy fence, wherein the system uses preformed non-corrosive, structurally sound corrugated panels, ...
02/25/2003
6491286Knocked-down, rigid, sheathed, gate frame
An apparatus for internally framing a vinyl gate suitable for use with vinyl fencing provides completely hidden structures formed of sheet metal and assembled for greater strength and rigidity. Beams may be formed as channels from sheet metal, which may b...
12/10/2002
6431526Railing components and methods of making railings
A railing component has a tubular metal body with a non-uniform cross section. The body is formed by hydroforming and has a coating applied to the exterior. A pattern is applied to the coating to simulate a wood grain. The interior of the tubular body is ...
08/13/2002
6375166Fence which eliminates the need for conventional fasteners
A fenced assembled from a plurality of pickets and at least one insert and at least one rail. The insert is laid across the pickets which are preferably arranged in spaced-parallel fashion. A piercing tool pierces through the insert and an associated pick...
04/23/2002
6349924Solid rod fencing
A fence structure made from steel rods approximately five eighths inch in diameter and having a tensile strength of about ninety thousand pounds, the fence structure comprising a plurality of horizontally extending and vertically spaced rods interconnecte...
02/26/2002
6260828Prefabricated interlocking fence post
A prefabricated fence post assembly comprising a slotted fence post which slideably receives an adjoining prefabricated modular panel, picket fence, lattice or ornamental section for the construction of fences, walls and other structures incorporating pan...
07/17/2001
6254064Ornamental ring for fence
An ornamental ring for a picket fence of the type having at least one horizontally extending rail being a top rail and at least one other horizontally extending rail being an intermediate rail spaced slightly below the top rail, and having a plurality of ...
07/03/2001
6173945Metal fence post
The present invention includes an improved metal fence post for use with a wooden fence. The fence post has a U-shaped center section positioned between two flanges, and each of the flanges includes a plurality of holes extending along an edge. The fence ...
01/16/2001
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