IP Library Granted Patent US 12,252,852
Granted Patent B2
US 12,252,852 · App. 18/383,017 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Fence system and method of use

Inventors: Daniel Shane Schaaf (Boca Raton, FL); Ryan Leeds (Boca Raton, FL); Brian Fischer (Boca Raton, FL)
Assignee: SOX, LLC
E01F7/025
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Patent No.
US 12,252,852
App. No.
18/383,017
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fence includes a wall panel portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, and a plurality of tubular pockets running across the wall panel between the upper edge and the lower edge. The tubular pockets each configured to receive a mounting post. The upper edge and the lower edge can each include a channel in which a draw cord is threaded. The fence can further include an apron portion extending from the lower edge of the wall panel portion. Methods of installing the fence are also provided.

Claims (27)

1. A fence system comprising:

a wall panel portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the wall panel comprises a first channel proximate to the upper edge in which a first draw cord is threaded;

an apron portion extending from the lower edge of the wall panel portion, the apron portion having a distal edge spaced from the lower edge, and a second channel at the distal edge in which a second draw cord is threaded, wherein the second channel includes a plurality of openings exposing sections of the second draw cord;

a plurality of tubular pockets running across the wall panel between the upper edge and the lower edge, the tubular pockets each configured to receive a mounting post therein; and

a plurality of fastening ropes each coupled with an exposed section of the second cord at a first end, and tethered to a stake at a second end, the stake being configured to be driven to the ground.

2. The fence system of claim 1 , wherein the wall panel portion and the apron portion are formed of a one-piece flexible fabric material.

3. The fence system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible fabric material is a knitted polyethylene material.

4. The fence system of claim 1 , wherein the wall panel portion is formed of a knitted polyethylene material.

5. The fence system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one grommet near the upper edge and proximate to one of the plurality of tubular pockets.

6. The fence system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the tubular pockets is attached to the wall panel portion.

7. The fence system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the tubular pockets is formed by a fold of the wall panel portion.

8. The fence system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of mounting posts each inserted in one of the tubular pockets.

9. The fence system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the mounting posts is coupled to the wall panel portion by a fastening tie.

10. The fence system of claim 9 , wherein the wall panel portion comprises a grommet, and the fastening tie includes an elongated element passing through the grommet.

11. The fence system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the mounting posts comprises a through hole, and the fastening tie includes an elongated element passing through the through hole.

12. A fence system comprising:

a wall panel portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the wall panel comprises a first channel proximate to the upper edge in which a first draw cord is threaded;

a plurality of tubular pockets running across the wall panel between the upper edge and the lower edge, the tubular pockets each configured to receive a mounting post therein;

an apron portion extending from the lower edge of the wall panel portion, the apron portion having a distal edge spaced from the lower edge, and a second channel at the distal edge in which a second draw cord is threaded; and

a plurality of stakes each including a grabbing portion that engage the second draw cord to pin the second draw cord to the ground.

13. The fence system of claim 12 , wherein the wall panel portion and the apron portion are formed of a one-piece flexible fabric material.

14. The fence system of claim 12 , further comprising at least one grommet near the upper edge and proximate to one of the plurality of tubular pockets.

15. The fence system of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the tubular pockets is attached to the wall panel portion.

16. The fence system of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the tubular pockets is formed by a fold of the wall panel portion.

17. The fence system of claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of mounting posts each inserted in one of the tubular pockets.

18. The fence system of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the mounting posts is coupled to the wall panel portion by a fastening tie.

19. The fence system of claim 12 , wherein the second channel includes a plurality of openings exposing sections of the second draw cord, and wherein the plurality of stakes engage the exposed sections of the second draw cord to pin the second draw cord to the ground.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 17838086 · Jun 10, 2022
Continuation 16411786 · May 14, 2019
Provisional Application 62671223 · May 14, 2018
Related Publication 20240240417A1 · Jul 18, 2024
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