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US 12,631,042 · App. 18/407,047 · Granted May 19, 2026

Fence

Inventor: Hung Chih Wu (Tainan City, TW)
E04H17/165
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,631,042
App. No.
18/407,047
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fence includes a rectangular frame including a top, a bottom, two sides, and a plurality of pegs configured to drive into the ground for holding the fence to the ground; and a hollow folding member including a top element, a main element extending downward from the top element and having a bottom opening and a folding bottom panel, two side elements having a folding side panel extending laterally, and an internal space communicating with the bottom opening and configured to receive the frame. There is further provided with an interconnecting member including a plurality of units each having a pressing element on a top and a plug element extending downward from the pressing element, the plug element configured to fill the positioning hole.

Claims (10)

1 . A fence, comprising:

a frame shaped as a rectangle and including a top, a bottom, two sides, and a plurality of pegs configured to drive into the ground for holding the fence to the ground; and

a folding member being hollow and including a top element, a main element extending downward from the top element and having a bottom opening and a folding bottom panel, two side elements each having a folding side panel extending laterally, and an internal space communicating with the bottom opening and configured to receive the frame, wherein the folding bottom panel is configured to be folded relative to the main element when the pegs are driven into the ground.

2 . The fence of claim 1 , wherein the top of the frame includes a plurality of positioning holes.

3 . The fence of claim 2 , further comprising an interconnecting member including a plurality of units each having a pressing element on a top and a plug element extending downward from the pressing element, the plug elements configured to fill the positioning holes.

4 . The fence of claim 2 , wherein the top element of the folding member includes a plurality of holes aligned with the positioning holes respectively.

5 . The fence of claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of each of the pegs is a cross.

6 . The fence of claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of each of the pegs is a triangle.

7 . The fence of claim 1 , further comprising a positioning member including a longitudinal groove and a holding portion extending laterally from the longitudinal groove, wherein the positioning member is configured to connect a second fence to the fence.

8 . The fence of claim 7 , wherein the longitudinal groove includes a plurality of ribs.

Continuity (1)
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