Conveyor hook ornamental fence and decor system
The invention is new, useful processes, easily employed in a system of layout and manufacture of welded conveyer hook ornamental fence panel elements, existing wood fence panel ornamental décor elements, and other architectural and structural ornamentation. The system's results are highly ornamental elements of open work, applicable to many uses. The processes are simple, easy to use, efficient, quick, and inexpensive methods of manufacture, producing highly ornate elements cheaply.
Included within this application are 23 figured drawings, ranging from basic ornamental elements, to full fence panels. Application of ornamental elements to existing fence panels and other architectural applications are shown, as well as the apparatus of manufacture. These shall serve to illustrate the following description
DESCRIPTION The invention consists of arrangements of conveyor hooks and their derivatives, in such a manner to produce welded modular ornamental elements, incorporated into rigid frames for fence panels (
A conveyor hook for purpose of the invention's description is, but not limited to, a wire hook, typically used as a parts carrying apparatus for paint finishing conveyor lines. Generally these hooks are an eye hook with an u-hook at the other end (
The derivatives of the conveyor hook are subtle changes, and adjustments to the eye, u-bend ends, and shafts of the hook. The lengths are nominally the same as the originals. The following are exemplary, but not limited to, 1. The end of the eye loop no longer points to the shaft, but has a return bend from the former end of the eye loop, to a length able to connect to the shaft of the next hook in the sequence, resembling a mini shepherd's hook with an u-bend at the other end (
The shaft variations are, but not limited to, a v slot pointing to the side of the shaft of the u bend direction on the shortest, two on the intermediate size, three on the upper size (
These derivatives are combined, but not limited to, having three lengths of shepherd and u bend, three lengths of shepherd and bent over u, three lengths of shepherd and small eye (
Now that the basic parts have been described, it's on to putting them to good use. Since this is welded fence and décor, the layout and welding station apparatus is the foundation of the manufacturing process (
Now that there is a table, on with production. Because of the proportionality of the ends of the conveyor hook, that of, but not limited to, 3 to 1, they lend themselves to quick layout, producing ornamental element modules, by assembling hooks, but not limited to, 1. Touch at two or more places for welding purposes. 2. Assembling the hooks with the smaller ends at each apex of the u bend, closing the u bend of the previous hook, or inside of the previous, on the same side of the shaft as the direction of the u bend, and the eye touches (
Once the chosen elements are selected and laid out, the joining doth commence. Welding is done from, but not limited to; the center of the overall layout, welding all small ends in each module or series, then joining the eyes at their cooperating points. Any distortion from initial welding is more easily adjusted at the eye end of the layout. When all layout welding is complete the welds are hammer tested for integrity.
Then attach to the chosen frame at the perimeters of the layout, in the case of rigid fence, the frame consists of, but is not limited to, ¾ in×1½ in.×16 gage steel rectangular tube, with the ¾ in. face as perimeter, adding depth to the panel, or the 1½ in. face as perimeter for a streamline, and thin appearance. In either case, the short members of the frame are pre drilled, as well as posts of the same tube and 4 in. square plate for mounting on properly placed footings.
In the case of décor elements, because of the small sharp angles at the joined points, they are easily mounted on existing wooden fence panel at opposing points of the module, with a few ¾ in. stainless steel screws on each element.
Once welded, the panels, and, or the décor, are next painted in a three step process, but not limited to, 1. Pretreatment, consisting of soap cleaning, deoxidizing, bonderizing, sealing the metal. 2. e-coat, electro deposition of paint, in a submerged bath, for under coating. 3. Powder paint coating, electro attracted, powder paint coating, oven baked at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, for 20 minutes. Then packed for transport, etc.
The above described invention encompasses new uses of conveyor hooks, and a new media for ornamental décor elements. The processes are easy, simple to use, enabling quick layout, producing novel ornamentation not found in the many places that have been researched. The Internet, ornamental fence manufacturers, greenhouses, nurseries, home improvement centers, patents, and published patent applications. The field of search was in the classifications of, 256/21, 22, 32, 33, 73, 52/311, 633, 660, 663, 664, 140/93r, and 29. Still through all this none seemed to compare.
Having described the apparatus, components, methods of manufacture, and articles produced, I seek protection by letters of patent for the following claims.
Claims
1. The apparatus, component parts, processes of manufacture, and articles from the processes described, and before set forth, to produce ornamental fence panels, and ornamental décor elements, for existing wooden fence panels.
2. The use of conveyor hooks, and their derivatives as before set forth, as sole media for rigid frame ornamental fence panels, and existing fence décor elements.
3. The use of the invention for any architectural, and structural ornamentation.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 28, 2006
Publication Date: Aug 30, 2007
Inventor: Gregory Jaeger (st. paul, MN)
Application Number: 11/307,954
International Classification: E04H 17/16 (20060101);