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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300037 | Protection device for roof openings A fall protection device for an opening in a roof includes at least one rail section having a vertical member. The vertical member is preferably in the form of a metal tube having an open lower end. A bearing foot has a connecting portion and a bearing portion and i... | 11/27/2007 |
| 6866253 | Durable horse fence A rail (100, 100′) is formed with ends (102, 104) configured so that they can be placed together and mounted to the post (P) of a fencing system. A breakaway feature (122, 124, 126) permits the rail to break free of the post (P) when a thresho... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6767005 | Fencing system A fencing system which includes a plurality of pales (20), one or more substantially horizontal rails (10), the rails including a substantially flat surface against which the pales are set, and the pales including a tubular cross section comprising a t... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6682056 | Mounting clip with locking feature A mounting clip with a locking feature. The mounting clip is preferably utilized as part of a fencing system, in which the clip is attached to a fence rail and a hollow fence picket is slidably fastened to the rail using the clip. The clip features tabs t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6237299 | Lattice girder, in particular for forming a load-bearing guardrail on a suspended walkway A lattice girder generally including a top rail, a bottom rail, vertical end posts and slanted crossbeams, wherein all of the members consist of uniform hollow sections that may be fitted into one another and thereby rigidly interconnected. The girder rai... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6135425 | Fence connector and a method of assembling fences A fence connector for interlocking pickets to cross supports to define sections of fence and for interlocking these fence sections to posts. The fence connector using retractable arms that retract for insertion into a hole and then deflect back to an expa... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5988599 | Fence system A modular fence system. The system includes fence planks designed for insertion into open channels of upper and lower fence rails. The fence rails are supported in a horizontal orientation between intermittent fence posts, with the fence planks extending ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5882001 | Modular fence structure A picket fence is formed by a plurality of posts having vertically spaced ribs on confronting surfaces for supporting the respective end portion of inverted U-shaped rails. The rails are provided with a plurality of longitudinally equally spaced verticall... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5382001 | Postless handrail A preassembled handrail structure is supplied in relatively long lengths and consists of top and bottom rails separated by a row of pickets. The structure makes use of a special joint where the ends of the pickets are attached to the rails. These joints a... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5136770 | Corner modules and articulate connectors for balustrade handrail constructions and constructions incorporating the same, and methods for partial factory pre-fabrication and for on-site fabrication and installation of the same Corner modules have recessed, handrail-receiving mounting pockets bounded top and laterally by non-recessed boundary edge portions, but open at their bottom ends, and vertically taller than the end face of the handrail interval of steepest incline. The mo... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4964618 | Fence system and components A metal fence (20) is constructed by a fence system with components including clips (26), fence posts (22) allowing rails (24) to engage with the posts and caps (21) to cover the seam between the rails. A solid wall fence (50) can be constructed using fas... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4585214 | Decorative rails and method for assembling same Decorative rail-like structures and methods for making the same wherein rails and rail supports are securely joined by the engagement of a rail channel with a rail support having a male projection with a ridge associated therewith. The male projection and... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4508321 | Latticed tubular fence and method of making same A tubular fence is made by fixing a vertical tube on a horizontal tube. A method of making the same is disclosed wherein an opening part is formed on the side of the horizontal tube. A pin having a large diameter remote end, a smaller diameter adjacent en... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4286372 | Method of erection of pipe rail jointing system A tubular pipe rail jointing system consisting of posts and rails makes use of fittings on the posts providing sleeves into which ends of the tubular pipe rails are telescopingly received. For effective fabrication and erection it is preferable to cut the... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4248418 | Rung fitting for playground equipment A rung assembly has an overall length just short of the spacing between a pair of posts to permit it to be positioned therebetween, after which the assembly can be mounted on the posts by means of axial bolts at the ends of the assembly. The bolts are so ... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4214734 | Fence system A privacy fence construction is disclosed in which permanency, rigidity, adjustability of components, and flexibility of design are incorporated in a construction combining steel elements. The elements include a fence rail which is adjustable in length, a... | 07/29/1980 |
| 3991982 | Balustrade with means for connection of balusters to a rail For connection of a series of balusters to a top rail, each baluster is provided with a pair of jaws extending upwardly from its top end. The top rail has an integral retainer ridge formed lengthwise on its bottom surface. The retainer ridge includes a pa... | 11/16/1976 |
