Edge finishing for a mesh
An edge finishing for a mesh formed by interlacing adjacent wire pickets, each picket formed in a zig-zag manner, the edge finishing comprising two interlinked loops where a first loop is formed from a first picket of the adjacent pickets and a second loop is formed from a second picket of the adjacent pickets, wherein the first loop and the second loop are interlocked together, via first and second loop-ends, at an intersection of the first picket and the second picket.
1. An edge finishing for a mesh formed by interlacing adjacent wire pickets, each picket formed in a zig-zag manner,
the edge finishing comprising two interlinked loops where a first loop is formed by bending a first picket tail of a first picket of the adjacent pickets so that a first end of the first picket is substantially adjacent another part of the first picket and a second loop is formed by bending a second picket tail of a second picket of the adjacent pickets so that a second end of the second picket is substantially adjacent another part of the second picket,
wherein the first loop and the second loop are interlocked together, via first and second loop-ends, at an intersection of the first picket and the second picket, in a manner that substantially prevents lateral movement of the interlinked loops with respect to one another.
2. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first loop-end of the first loop interlocks with both the second loop and the second loop-end of the second loop; and the second loop-end interlocks with both the first loop and the first loop-end of the first loop.
3. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 1 wherein a longitudinal axis of each loop is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of an adjacent portion of the mesh pattern of the picket from which it is formed.
4. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a plane of each loop is orthogonal to a plane of the mesh.
5. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the shape and dimension of the mesh pattern of a picket adjacent the interlinked loops is substantially the same as the mesh pattern of the remainder of the picket.
6. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a free end of each picket is located inside the loop and in the plane of the loop of that picket.
7. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 1 wherein the edge finishing is applied to a plurality of adjacent pickets.
8. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 7 wherein when the mesh is arranged to be flat, and tension is applied to the adjacent pickets, there is a substantially straight passageway formed through the loops.
9. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 8 wherein the passageway is configured to accept a support wire or cord.
10. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the adjacent pickets form a diamond pattern mesh.
11. A method of forming an edge for a mesh comprising a plurality of adjacent interlaced zig zag pickets, the edge being formed at the terminal end of adjacent first and second pickets forming a diamond pattern, the method including the steps of:
bending the zag side of a first picket back over top of the zig side of first picket;
partially straightening the first picket tail with respect to zag side of the first picket;
bending the partially straightened first picket tail further around zig side of the second picket until it lies below the zig side of the second picket;
twisting first picket tail until it has the same orientation as the zig side of the first picket to form first loop;
bending the zag side of second picket back under the zig side of the second picket;
partially straightening the second picket tail with respect to the zag side of the second picket;
bending the partially straightened second picket tail further around zig side of the second picket until it lies above the zig side;
twisting the second picket tail through the first loop and over the first picket tail until it has the same orientation as the zig side of the second picket to form a second loop;
twisting both picket tails simultaneously so that the second picket tail meets up with zag side of the second picket, and the first picket tail meets up with zag side of the first picket, to form first and second loop-ends, which interlock the first and second loops, wherein the first loop is formed by bending the first picket tail of the first picket of the adjacent pickets so that a first end of the first picket is substantially adjacent another part of the first picket and the second loop is formed by bending the second picket tail of the second picket of the adjacent pickets so that a second end of the second picket is substantially adjacent another part of the second picket.
12. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein a plane of the first loop is orthogonal to a plane of the mesh.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein a plane of the second loop is orthogonal to a plane of the mesh.
14. The method as claimed in claim 11 , including the step of adjusting a distance between the first loop and the second loop at the interlocked outer ends of the loops to correspond to the maximum lateral distance between the pickets when tensioned.
15. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein at least one of the steps is performed by a machine.
16. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 2 wherein a longitudinal axis of each loop is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of an adjacent portion of the mesh pattern of the picket from which it is formed.
17. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the shape and dimension of the mesh pattern of a picket adjacent the interlinked loops is substantially the same as the mesh pattern of the remainder of the picket.
18. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the shape and dimension of the mesh pattern of a picket adjacent the interlinked loops is substantially the same as the mesh pattern of the remainder of the picket.
19. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a free end of each picket is located inside the loop and in the plane of the loop of that picket.
20. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a free end of each picket is located inside the loop and in the plane of the loop of that picket.
21. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the adjacent pickets form a diamond pattern mesh.
22. The method as claimed in claim 12 , including the step of adjusting a distance between the first loop and the second loop at the interlocked outer ends of the loops to correspond to the maximum lateral distance between the pickets when tensioned.
23. The method as claimed in claim 13 , including the step of adjusting a distance between the first loop and the second loop at the interlocked outer ends of the loops to correspond to the maximum lateral distance between the pickets when tensioned.
24. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 2 wherein the edge finishing is applied to a plurality of adjacent pickets.
25. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 24 wherein when the mesh is arranged to be flat, and tension is applied to the adjacent pickets, there is a substantially straight passageway formed through the loops.
26. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 3 wherein the edge finishing is applied to a plurality of adjacent pickets.
27. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 26 , wherein the adjacent pickets form a diamond pattern mesh.
28. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 4 wherein the edge finishing is applied to a plurality of adjacent pickets.
29. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 28 wherein when the mesh is arranged to be flat, and tension is applied to the adjacent pickets, there is a substantially straight passageway formed through the loops.
30. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 28 , wherein the adjacent pickets form a diamond pattern mesh.
31. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 5 wherein the edge finishing is applied to a plurality of adjacent pickets.
32. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 31 , wherein the adjacent pickets form a diamond pattern mesh.
33. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 6 wherein the edge finishing is applied to a plurality of adjacent pickets.
34. The edge finishing as claimed in claim 33 wherein when the mesh is arranged to be flat, and tension is applied to the adjacent pickets, there is a substantially straight passageway formed through the loops.
35. The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein at least one of the steps is performed by a machine.
36. The method as claimed in claim 13 wherein at least one of the steps is performed by a machine.
37. The method as claimed in claim 14 wherein at least one of the steps is performed by a machine.