Patent Application
20190249454
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of fencing and more specifically relates to wooden fences.
Fences contribute to the overall appeal of a property. Various types of fences are presently in use, including concrete, picket fences made of wood or vinyl materials, bricks, wires, and the like. Various fences have been developed for granting both security and privacy to the user. Generally, these fences include panels which prevent outsiders from looking into the area surrounded by the fence. A popular type of fence of this type is a wooden fence having vertical boards secured to end posts. Such fences may not withstand the test of time and damaging elements or weather. A suitable solution is desired.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,890,023 to Leonard R Baxter relates to woven fences. The described woven fences include panel sections made of cross-bonded, multi-ply plywood panels. The panels are cut with a plurality of strips formed over their central areas, with the margins of the panel unbroken and continuous. These margins provide an encompassing framework about the central strips, joining the ends of the strips. The central or joined strips have interwoven or interlaced therewith separate cross strips which extend crosswise of the major dimension of the joined strips. The interlacing of the cross strips thus produces a woven effect due to the fact that they are passed alternately under and over successive joined strips.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known fencing art, the present disclosure provides a novel woven fence system. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a structurally integral fence with a natural draining system.
A woven fence system is disclosed herein. The woven fence system includes at least one fence panel having a body defined by a first-post, a second-post, a top edge, and a woven-section comprising a plurality of woven sheets, and at least one restraint board at a base of the woven-section. The body is defined by the first-post, the second-post, the top edge, the woven-section, and the at least one restraint board. The plurality of woven sheets is/are configured within a boundary defined between the first-post, the second-post, and the at least one restraint board. The plurality of woven sheets includes a series of horizonal-sections and vertical-sections. The horizonal-sections are perpendicular to the vertical-sections and create the woven-section. The at least one restraint board at a base of the woven-section provides a gap between to allow for water drainage. The at least one fence panel is configured to be secured in a vertical position within a ground surface at the first-post and the second-post.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a woven fence system, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to fencing means and more particularly to a woven fence system as used to improve efficiency of barriers.
Generally, the invention is a unique yard/property fence design using woven sheets of wood rather than the standard vertical 1×4 units. This design reduces weight, increases structural integrity and creates a natural drainage system allowing water to escape through the gaps in the woven sheets as well as the gap between the two horizontal restraint boards at the base of each section. This reduces rot associated with standing water and adds durability to the current fence standards.
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The body 120 is defined by the first-post 124, the second-post 128, the woven-section 132, and the at least one restraint board 140. The plurality of woven sheets 136 are configured within a boundary defined between the first-post 124, the second-post 128, and the at least one restraint board 140 a top edge 122 of the body 120. The plurality of woven sheets 136 includes a series of horizonal-sections 160 and vertical-sections 164. The horizonal-sections 160 are perpendicular to the vertical-sections 164 and create the woven-section 132. The at least one restraint board 140 at the base 144 of the woven-section 132 provides a gap 146 between to allow for water drainage. The at least one fence panel 110 is configured to be secured in a vertical position within a ground surface at the first-post 124 and the second-post 128.
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The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
