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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7568680 | Rail clip assembly for connecting a fence rail to a fence post A rail clip assembly for connecting a horizontal fence rail to a vertical fence post. The rail clip assembly comprises a housing that is slidably engaged with at least one mounting spacer and a first leg of an L-shaped mounting bracket. The second leg of the mountin... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7407152 | Fencing system and post insert for use therewith A fencing system includes a post mount mountable on a foundation and having a vertically extending outer surface. A post insert sits atop the post mount and has an outer surface disposed outwardly of the post mount outer surface. The post insert has an upper sidewal... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7377491 | Temporary structure bracket Disclosed is a construction bracket supporting temporary construction structures such as safety railings and scaffolding which are composed of construction members such as steel or wooden beams. The bracket has a support plate and a substantially hollow column membe... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7306203 | Post assembly and spacer for use therewith A fencing system includes a vertically elongated post mount mountable on a foundation and one or more post inserts mounted on the post mount to provide a stable structure for fastening thereto rail mounting brackets and associated rails. Each post insert extends out... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7273200 | Safety equipment for building sites The invention relates to a construction safety assembly. The inventive assembly comprises: safety posts with non-skid ends, which are provided with means for the rapid connection of a barrier; and, optionally, an upper jack-type safety element having a lower horizon... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246792 | Ornamental 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 |
| 7232114 | Fence assembly with rail clip for use therewith A fence assembly comprising fence posts, fence rails and clips for connecting them together. The fence posts have at least one opening in one or more of the walls and the rail clips are sized to snap fit into the openings. The rail clip includes a rear wall with a p... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216855 | Fence rail mounting clip A fence rail mounting clip for connecting a hollow fence rail to a vertical post. The mounting clip includes a base that is selectively interlockable with a bracket. The bracket has a front surface with a peripheral wall extending normal to and outwardly therefrom t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7134647 | Lock A lock secures a first member to a second member, such as a fence rail to a post. The lock may include a lock body, a first locking element and a second locking element. The first locking element and second locking element may secure the lock to the first member and... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125002 | Fence rail mounting clip A fence rail mounting clip for connecting a hollow fence rail to a vertical post. The mounting clip includes a base that is selectively interlockable with a bracket. The bracket has a front surface with a peripheral wall extending normal to and outwardly therefrom t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121530 | Fence 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 |
| 7080492 | Channel joint structural system A modular channel joint structural system comprising an interlocking system with matching extensions. The extensions slide into matching grooves or channels and are bottled together with only one bolt per joint. In a typical embodiment, aligned members with transver... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7048259 | Rail bracket mounting system with locking pin A rail bracket mounting system, including a bracket that is attached to a post. The bracket is formed to support the notching of a rail. The end of a rail is then nested into the bracket, and is supported by the bracket. The rail is then secured to the bracket by fa... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044450 | Quick rail system with adjustable support A modular railing system with handicap access is disclosed based on commercially available tubing assembled into a railing through use of fittings that connect to each other and the rails and posts of the railing system to allow all possible standard rail configurat... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032891 | Methods and apparatus for fencing and other structures An improved method and apparatus for fencing and other outdoor structures that allow the structure to be changed or adjusted to modify the function, use or appearance of the structure. The structure can be adjusted into a selected position and releasably secured, or... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6993843 | Rail bracket mounting system with locking pin A rail bracket mounting system, including a bracket that is attached to a post. The bracket is formed to support the notching of a rail. The end of a rail is then nested into the bracket, and is supported by the bracket. The rail is then secured to the bracket by fa... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986505 | Adjustable fence rail mounting clip A fence rail clip for attaching a fence rail to a vertical fence post is disclosed. The rail clip has a bracket with a raised central area flanked by two lower lateral areas and a rail connector that, vertically or horizontally, slidingly engages the central area of... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6889960 | Connectors 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 |
| 6877722 | Plastic fencing simulative of wrought iron A bracket for supporting an elongated rail with respect to a post includes a bracket body with a rail supporting portion and an attachment portion. The rail supporting portion has an opening defined therein for receiving the end of the rail when the bracket body is ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6874766 | Plastic deck railing A deck railing section comprises synthetic posts held spaced from one another by top and bottom rail members. Each of the rail members has a multiple piece construction including first and second interlocking synthetic rail pieces and a metallic reinforcing insert. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6802496 | Fence bracket system and fence system using the fence bracket system Bracket system for assembling a fence that includes posts and rails, wherein the bracket system includes a post bracket including a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion. The post bracket is securable to a post. The first projecting portion extend... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6705598 | Fence post connector A fence post connector includes a securement section for securing the post connector to a fence post and at least one receiving section for receiving an item to be joined. The item to be joined may be the end of a stabilizing fence post, a gate hinge, etc. For attac... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6698726 | Rail clip A fence rail clip for attaching a fence rail to a vertical fence post is disclosed. The rail clip has a bracket and a rail connector. The bracket may be secured to the vertical post. The rail connector has a rail receiving receptacle into which an end of ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6688046 | Assembly of a safety rail for an access hatch A safety rail assembly for an access hatch with a hatch frame which defines an opening; extends around at least a part of the hatch frame and includes guard members interconnection members which extend around the hatch frame, and support members for suppo... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6557831 | Fence bracket A fence mounting bracket for use with a fence, railing, or the like having upright posts, lateral rails extending between the posts, and upright picket boards extending between the rails. The bracket comprises a body having a peripheral wall defining a T-... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6543751 | Rail and fence bracket apparatus A rail bracket apparatus for connecting a first rail and a second rail which includes a back piece, a bottom piece, and a bottom support system. The back piece includes screw attachment openings and the edges of the bracket are adapted to facilitate insta... | 04/08/2003 |
| 5788224 | Fence rail clip A fence rail clip attaches a fence rail perpendicularly to a fence post and includes a oval-shaped base which mounts to the fence post and a locking bracket which receives an end of the fence rail and interlocks with the base. The base has a tapered edge ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5285613 | Pultruded joint system and tower structure made therewith This joint system is provided primarily for connecting elongated structural members which are made of materials which deter the use of conventional fastening techniques, and specifically for joining pultruded composite structural members composed of, for ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 4397448 | Fence post-top rail connector A connector for affixing the top rail of a wire fabric fence to the fence posts thereof is described. The connector consists of a resilient metallic strip fabricated into a loop portion from which depend leg portions which extend inward, substantially par... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4266757 | Corner fence post clip A device for attachment to a tubular fence post so as to fasten horizontal fence rails or a fence panel to the fence post. Two of these devices may be fastened to a common corner fence post so as to each fasten a set of rails or panels to the common fence... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4114860 | Fence system The fence includes posts composed of at least two channel members disposed at right angles to each other, the openings in the channel members being restricted so that an end link of chain link fencing can be inserted and turned so as to be retained in the... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4078772 | Stockade fence fixture therefor A stockade fence comprising a plurality of stockade fence panels which are supported on metallic post and associated cross bars which are readily secured at right angles by a fixture which includes a pair of angularly disposed C shaped clamps arranged to ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 3995833 | Removable guard rail stanchion apparatus Removable guard rail stanchion apparatus comprises a clamping portion adapted for clamping to surfaces of a floor edge and a vertical stanchion post having a lower end releasably locked in a socket fixed to the clamping portion. The clamping portions incl... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3989226 | Post-mounted fence board support brackets The bracket assembly comprises a pair of opposed channel plates supporting a fence board clamped therebetween, and having a bearing sleeve portion extending from one of said plates through a bore in the fence post in which said brackets are mounted, the o... | 11/02/1976 |