IP Library Granted Patent US 11,891,832
Granted Patent B2
US 11,891,832 · App. 17/338,914 · Granted Feb 6, 2024

System and method for vertical and horizontal in-fill installation

Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider (Linwood, NJ); Paige Barbara Moore (Absecon, NJ)
Assignee: Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc.
E04H17/1456E04H17/1488
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Patent No.
US 11,891,832
App. No.
17/338,914
Granted
Feb 6, 2024
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (34)

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.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2021
From: SCHNEIDER, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL; MOORE, PAIGE BARBARA
To: BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC.
Reel/Frame 056438/0664 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63035391 · Jun 5, 2020
Related Publication 20210381271A1 · Dec 9, 2021
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