Granted Patent B2

US 12,736,310 · App. 18/241,936 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventor: Amos B. Glick (Gap, PA)

F41H5/013E04H17/16F41H5/06

Abstract

Claims (24)

1 . A method of constructing a bullet resistant security fence comprising the steps of:

installing in the ground a plurality of support posts spaced apart a predetermined distance, each said support post including a vertically oriented metal beam having front and rear flanges and a central web extending between said front and rear flanges;

providing a plurality of panel members with each said panel member having spaced apart front and rear walls forming an interior hollow cavity therebetween, said cavity being further defined by upper and lower walls, each said upper and lower wall including an interengaging configuration to limit relative lateral movement between adjacent said panel members;

placing an insert module having bullet resistant properties to the interior hollow cavity of each respective said panel member, wherein said bullet resistant properties are derived from said insert module, and wherein said insert module is formed from a pair of aluminum plates having layers of ballistic material positioned therebetween;

placing a lowermost panel member in a horizontal orientation between the central webs of adjacent support posts; and

vertically stacking panel members from said lowermost panel member such that the interengaging configurations at joints between adjacent panel members are engaged.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comp ng step including one or more members selected from the group consisting of capping the uppermost panel member with an angle iron; placing on top of the uppermost panel member a decorative member; and fixing a cap member on each support post to prevent removal of the panel members.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the interengaging configuration is a tongue and groove structure on the upper and lower walls of each respective panel member, including a groove at one end of each respective panel member and a mating tongue located at the opposing end of the respective panel member.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein said panel members are formed from extruded aluminum such that the front, rear, upper and lower walls form an integral structure.

5 . The method of claim 1 wherein said panel members are formed from separate front and rear members having interlocking hooks at said upper and lower walls such that said front and rear members can be locked together to form the panel member.

6 . A method of constructing a bullet resistant security fence for placement between vertically oriented support posts spaced apart a predetermined distance, each said support post including a vertically oriented metal beam having front and rear flanges and a central web extending between said front and rear flanges; comprising the steps of:

providing a plurality of panel members with each said panel member having spaced apart front and rear walls forming an interior hollow cavity therebetween, said cavity being further defined by upper and lower walls, each said upper and lower wall including an interengaging configuration to limit relative lateral movement between adjacent said panel members, said panel members being formed from separate front and rear members having interlocking hooks at said upper and lower walls such that said front and rear members can be locked together to form the panel member;

placing an insert module into the interior hollow cavity of each respective said panel member, wherein the bullet resistant properties of each panel member is derived from said insert module and wherein said insert module is formed from a pair of aluminum plates having layers of ballistic material position therebetween; and

vertically stacking said panel members between the central webs of opposing support posts with the interengaging configurations at joints between adjacent panel members being engaged.

7 . The method of claim 6 wherein said placing step is accomplished prior to said step of vertically stacking said panel members.

8 . The method of claim 6 wherein said panel members are formed from extruded aluminum such that said front, rear, upper and lower walls are integrally formed with the interior hollow cavity therebetween.

9 . A method of constructing a bullet resistant security fence comprising the steps of:

installing in the ground a plurality of support posts spaced apart a predetermined distance, each said support post including a vertically oriented metal beam having front and rear flanges and a central web extending between said front and rear flanges,

providing metal panel members with each panel member having spaced front and rear walls forming an interior cavity therebetween, said cavity being further defined by upper and lower walls incorporating a tongue and groove structure including a tongue member on one of said upper and lower walls and a groove on the other of said upper and lower walls such that said tongue member on one panel member will engage a groove on an adjacent panel member;

inserting an insert module formed from a pair of aluminum plates having layers of ballistic material positioned therebetween into at least one of said interior hollow cavity;

placing a lowermost metal panel member in a horizontal orientation between the central webs of adjacent support posts;

vertically stacking said metal panel members between the central webs of opposing support posts with the tongue and groove structure at joints between adjacent panel members being engaged until the security fence has an uppermost panel member positioned at a desired height; and

securing said uppermost panel member so that the uppermost panel member cannot be removed easily.

10 . The method of claim 9 wherein an insert module is placed into the interior hollow cavity of each respective said panel member.

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