Modular fencing system
A modular fencing system is disclosed, comprising panels of tubular frame and welded wire mesh, bases adapted to engage with and support the panels, coupling brackets and tie-downs, and optionally including no-climb panels. The system may also include mating pallet and stowage baskets for transporting and storing the components of the system.
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The use of portable fencing is well known and finds a wide variety of security and safety applications varying from crowd control at sporting events, festivals and concerts to the provision of security at construction sites to pet enclosures and temporary livestock enclosures and routers. However, such portable fencing has a variety of drawbacks, chief among which are the lack of modularity and the difficulty of storing, handling, transporting, assembling and disassembling the same.
There is therefore a need in the art for a portable modular fencing system that overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks. This need is met by the present invention.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAccording to the present invention, there is provided a modular fencing system that is easily storable and transportable, and that may be quickly installed and broken down. The principle features of the fencing system include the following:
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- (1) panels of tubular frame and welded wire mesh wherein the mesh is welded to the inside of the tubular frame;
- (2) optional bases having adjacent pairs of upright male members adapted to mate with adjacent tubular frames of (1);
- (3) optional base weights that loop over the male members of (2);
- (4) coupling brackets for coupling the tubular frames of adjacent panels of (1);
- (5) optional tie-downs to aid in securing (1) to (2);
- (6) optional no-climb panels of U-shaped tubular frames and welded wire mesh having exposed wires on the open side of the U-shape;
- (7) straight or angled coupling brackets for connecting (6) to (1);
- (8) optional reflective tape or paint on (1); and
- (9) mateable pallet and stowage basket for storing and transporting items (1)-(7).
Referring to the drawings, wherein the same numerals refer to the same elements, there is shown in
As seen in
Base 15 is shown in
An optional no-climb extension 18 is shown in
Optional no-climb extensions 18 are secured to tubular frame 10 by either a vertical connector 22, shown in
Panels 1 are optionally coupled together in their upper portions by coupler 24 or 24′, shown in
Further stability is provided to the fencing system by tie-down 25, shown in
The terms and expressions which have been employed in the foregoing specification are used therein as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention in the use of such terms and expressions of excluding equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, it being recognized that the scope of the invention is defined and limited only by the claims which follow.
Claims
1. A modular fencing system comprising the following components:
- (1) panels of tubular frame and welded wire mesh wherein the mesh is welded to the inside of the tubular frame;
- (2) bases having adjacent pairs of upright male members adapted to mate with adjacent tubular frames of component (1);
- (3) coupling brackets for coupling the tubular frames of adjacent panels of component (1); and
- (4) adjustable tie-downs comprising cables securing said mesh of component (1) to component (2), and provided with tensioning means for adjusting the tension of said cables.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein said tubular frame of component (1) is substantially round.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein component (1) is substantially rectangular.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein component (1) is substantially square.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein component (3) includes a cam capable of exerting a clamping force on adjacent tubular frames.
6. The system of claim 1 further comprising no-climb panels of U-shaped tubular frames and welded wire mesh having exposed wires on the open side of said U-shaped tubular frames.
7. The system of claim 6 further comprising vertical and angular coupling members for coupling said no-climb panels to component (1) in either a generally vertical or generally angular orientation.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein the angle of said angular orientation is approximately 45°.
9. The system of claim 1 further comprising a loop in component (2) of sufficient size to permit component (4) to pass therethrough.
10. The system of claim 9 further comprising at least one weight placeable on component (2).
11. The system of claim 10 wherein said at least one weight is provided with a loop that may be looped over said upright male members of component (2).
12. The system of claim 1 further comprising reflective coating on one or more portions of component (1).
13. The system of claim 7 further comprising a mating pallet and stowage basket for containing said no-climb panels, said coupling brackets and components (1)-(4).
14. The system of claim 13 further comprising upright male mating members in the upper portions of said pallet designed to mate with the lower portions of said stowage basket.
15. The system of claim 14 wherein said stowage rack has upright male members in its upper portions designed to mate with a second component selected from the group consisting of a second basket and a second pallet.
16. A modular fencing system comprising the following components:
- (1) four panels of tubular frame and welded wire mesh wherein the mesh is welded to the inside of the tubular frame; and
- (2) coupling brackets for coupling the tubular frames of adjacent panels of component (1).
17. The system of claim 16 wherein component (2) includes a cam capable of exerting a clamping force on adjacent tubular frames.
Type: Application
Filed: May 1, 2006
Publication Date: Nov 1, 2007
Applicant:
Inventor: Donald Thompson (Estacada, OR)
Application Number: 11/415,618
International Classification: E04H 17/16 (20060101);