Claims
- 1. A prefabricated masonry fence panel unit comprising:
a base support member extending throughout at least a portion of the length of said fence panel unit; a plurality of courses of masonry units positioned on said base support member; a plurality of reinforcement devices extending substantially perpendicular to said base support member through at least one of said plurality of courses of masonry units; and a plurality of transport devices attached to said reinforcement devices for transporting said prefabricated panel unit.
- 2. The prefabricated masonry fence panel unit of claim 1 wherein said base support member extends throughout substantially the entire length of said fence panel unit.
- 3. The prefabricated masonry fence panel unit of claim 1 further comprising at least one horizontal reinforcement device positioned between at least two adjacent courses of said masonry units.
- 4. The prefabricated masonry fence panel unit of claim 1 wherein said transport devices are selected from the group consisting of hooks, eye bolts, rings, loops, and custom-manufactured engagement devices.
- 5. The prefabricated masonry fence panel unit of claim 1 wherein said reinforcement devices are selected from the group consisting of threaded reinforcement bars, post-tensioning rods, unthreaded reinforcement bars, rods, posts, and wires.
- 6. A prefabricated masonry fence system comprising:
a plurality of spaced apart footings, and at least one prefabricated fence panel unit positioned over and supported by said footings, said prefabricated fence panel unit comprising
a base support member extending throughout at least a portion of the length of said fence panel unit, a plurality of courses of masonry units positioned on said base support member, a plurality of reinforcement devices extending substantially perpendicular to said base support member through at least one of said plurality of courses of masonry units, and a plurality of transport devices attached to said reinforcement devices for transporting said prefabricated panel unit.
- 7. The prefabricated masonry fence system of claim 6 further comprising a plurality of wall ties connected to and joining together adjacent prefabricated masonry fence panel units.
- 8. The prefabricated masonry fence system of claim 6 wherein said prefabricated masonry fence panel unit further comprises at least one horizontal reinforcement device positioned between at least two adjacent courses of said masonry units.
- 9. The prefabricated masonry fence system of claim 6 wherein said transport devices are selected from the group consisting of hooks, eye bolts, rings, loops, and custom-manufactured engagement devices.
- 10. A method for constructing a masonry fence comprising a plurality of prefabricated masonry fence units comprising:
providing a plurality of spaced apart footings; lifting a prefabricated masonry fence unit using a lifting mechanism releasably engaged to one or more transport devices incorporated therein; lowering said prefabricated masonry fence unit onto one or more of said plurality of spaced apart footings; disengaging said lifting mechanism from said transport devices.
- 11. The method of claim 10 further comprising connecting two or more adjacent prefabricated masonry fence panel units with a plurality of wall ties.
- 12. The method of claim 10 wherein said step of providing a plurality of spaced apart footings comprises pouring two or more footings for each of said prefabricated masonry fence panel units to be lowered onto said footings.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/190,468, filed Mar. 17, 2000, entitled “Prefabricated Masonry Fence System and Method for Constructing Same.”
Provisional Applications (1)
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60190468 |
Mar 2000 |
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