Abstract: A modular edging comprises a plurality of sheet panels wherein each of the sheet panels includes a first edge having a first offset and a first double fold along the first edge so that a first gap is defined which is aligned with and facing the panels and a second edge having a second offset and a second double fold along the second edge so that a second gap is defined which is offset from the panel whereby the edges of two adjacent panels may be slid together to form a lock seam joint.

Abstract: A fence comprises posts and lattice panels which are fixed at their vertical edges to the posts. The post carries, on its front side, hooks, on which the horizontal bars of the lattice panels rest. The lattice panels are clamped between the front side of the post and the rear side of a hollow front profile which have on the rear side, at the locations of the hooks, holes, into which hooks penetrate with a leg directed obliquely outward and upward. The upper hole edges slide downward on the slope formed on the upper side of the legs and at the same time displace the front profile toward the post. The front profile is pressed downward by a holding-down device.

Abstract: A dasher board assembly having a U-shaped channel for receiving a shielding panel, and a rotatable cam co-operating with the channel to releasably clamp the shielding panel to the channel.

Abstract: Devices for constraining wildfires are disclosed. The first device is a free-standing hollow structure which contains at least one lower intake duct, a vertical duct, and an upper outlet duct. This device contains curved chambers which may have baffles. This device also provides an open container for the delivery of water to the fire in the form of steam. A second device is a free-standing structure which is anchored to the ground by lines attached to spikes and supporting legs. The upper portion of the device is curved toward the fire so as to direct the fire back upon itself. There is an arcuate baffle at approximately the midpoint of the device which serves to break up the heat wave. A third device is similar to the second device in design, but is made of folding sections for ease of storage and transportation. A fourth device comprises a fire-resistant sheet which may be draped over trees or structures or may be put on the ground to form a barrier to the fire.

Abstract: A fence unit extending between vertical posts is formed using extruded plastic top, middle and bottom rails resting on hangers attached to the posts. Each of the rails has parallel side walls as well as top and bottom walls and a pair of internal wall portions extending between the side wall portions. A reinforced member in the form of a channel extends through each of the rails between the internal wall portions. The bottom rail has the top a wall cut away to form a groove while the top rail has the bottom wall cut away to form a groove and the middle rail has both the top and bottom rails cut away in a similar manner. The assembly then includes boards or panels adapted to fit between the top and middle rails and the middle bottom rails and extending into the grooves to abut the adjacent internal wall portions and screw fasteners extend into the rail portions to hold the assembly together as a unit.

Abstract: A plant protection device for protecting plants from being eaten or otherwise damaged by animals includes a center support for supporting an umbrella like top frame having a plurality of radially outwardly extending arms or rods angularly spaced from one another. Connected to the outer ends of the rods is a cord that provides a closed loop all the way around the center support. Flexible netting completely covers the top frame and extends down from the cord to the ground where it is staked at spaced apart intervals.

Abstract: A new stockade-style sectional fence system for providing a fence system that will outlast all types of wood fence designs. The inventive device includes a plurality of fence panels. Each of the fence panels is defined by a plurality of main panels having a plurality of indented spacer panels disposed therebetween. The indented spacer panels are recessed with respect to the main panels. Each of the fence panels has end spacer panels disposed on opposing ends thereof for securement to an adjacent main panel. A pair of rails extend laterally across rear surfaces of the fence panels for securement of the fence panels together. A plurality of mounting posts are provided each having a weighted lower end portion. The weighted lower end portion is positionable within a ground surface. Each of the mounting posts are secured to the pair of rails in a spaced relationship.

Abstract: An adjustable-width panel assembly for the construction of fences, walls, and other structures incorporating panels, which minimizes the need for separate fasteners to inter-connect successive panel members.

Abstract: An ornamental fence which can be changed from one desired color to another includes hollow pickets and rails formed of a thin wall translucent material substantially free of pigmentation having sufficient transparency such that exterior surface of the pickets and rails assume the coloration of a fluid contained therewithin as admitted to the interior through exteriorly accessible drain and fill openings.

Abstract: A modular containment wall for a sports area. The containment wall is an assembly of panels, each panel having a first edge, an opposing second edge, and interlocking members configured and arranged for (i) interlocking the first edge to a first adjacent panel and (ii) interlocking the second edge to a second adjacent panel. Support legs are rotatably disposed on a back wall of the panels. Each support leg is removably attachable to at least three different attachment sites at the back wall of a panel. The interlocking, modular design of the containment wall enables quick and easy assembly and reassembly, as well as modification to form door ways, sitting areas and similar component structures. In one embodiment, the rear side of the panel includes a recess formed therein. During periods of nonuse, the support leg can be rotated into the recess in a storage position, permitting easy stacking and storage of the panels with the support legs neatly disposed in the rear recesses.

Abstract: A portable fencing system includes a plurality of fence sections each of which terminates in feet which are selectively mounted in base blocks. Each base block includes a section made in the form of a skin having a hollow chamber therein with filler material inserted in the chamber.

Abstract: A crowd control barrier is formed by a plurality of congruent rectangular fence panels joined end to end by pins in a plurality of sleeves secured to panel end posts in axi-ally aligned vertically staggered relation. A knee brace secured to adjacent panel end posts by cooperating knee brace sleeves stabilizes the barrier in cooperation with a base platform hingedly connected longitudinally with each fence panel opposite the knee brace on which pedestrians stand when adjacent the fence panels.

Abstract: A fence frame is disclosed that preferably comprises galvanized steel posts that provide an accessible flat surface or surfaces parallel with the surface of the transverse rails and through which are applied holding bolts for securing the post to adjoining ends of rail sections. The posts and rail sections are preferably made of standard length L-shaped galvanized angle irons that are readily available. The rails are stripped at their ends to fit over the posts and to present a flat plane of fence frame parts for the installation of a covering. Such covering can conveniently be paneling secured to the fence rails by self-tapping, self-drilling screws or by flexible galvanized wire tie rods.

Abstract: A rodent pest infestation prevention assembly includes a wall for surrounding a predetermined area so as to enclose items, a plurality of top and bottom slits in the wall for making interlocking connection with one another for fastening end portions of the wall together so as to make the wall a substantially continuous structure about an item, and at least one holder member for maintaining the wall in an upright position. The wall may also have a plurality of spaced apart holes formed therein. At least one mateable bolt and nut combination are installed through aligned holes to secure overlapped end portions of the wall to one another and thereby serve the same function as the top and bottom slits of the wall. Each holder member has a base and a pair of elongated pegs. The base has a transverse groove and a pair of recessed holes on adjacent opposite sides of the groove. The groove is for receiving a bottom edge of the wall therein.

Abstract: A silt fencing for use at a construction site to prevent soil erosion by wind and water forces and comprises in combination a flexible plastic fencing material, a plurality of post units comprising about three contiguous elongated hollow tubes, consisting of a central tube adapted to receive a retractable stabilizing component such as a steel rebar for insertion in the ground and two outer tubes each having a slit along their length to accommodate the rigid rods attached to the fencing material.

Abstract: In a playing field boundary, particularly for ball games, that encompasses a peripheral, vertical band comprising a plurality of plate-like band elements that can be connected to one another, in order to make the boundary easy to transport and assemble, as well as highly stable in the assembled state, it is provided that the band elements (1) can be connected to one another form-fittingly, and that a peripheral, tensible belt arrangement (belt 28) is provided which encompasses the band elements (1).

Abstract: An adjustable-width panel assembly for the construction of fences, walls, and other structures incorporating panels, which minimizes the need for separate fasteners to inter-connect successive panel members.

Abstract: A standing privacy fence which is collapsible and includes a deployable bench is disclosed. A rectangular sheet is formed with parallel upper and lower edges and generally vertical end edges. The sheet comprises a plurality of vertically extending planks and includes strengthening planks. A pair of long supplemental planks having upper edges with pivot pins pivotally secure the upper end of the supplemental planks to the strengthening planks of the sheet adjacent to the upper edge thereof. The supplemental planks are spaced a distance essentially equal to the width of the vertical strengthening planks of the sheet. Additional planks have an intermediate extent with pivot pins coupled to intermediate extents of the supplemental planks.

Abstract: A lightweight portable fencing system comprises a plurality of support panels each being formed in a planar configuration with a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges, each of the side edges including coupling devices; and a plurality of support poles each being formed in a generally cylindrical configuration, each pole having a lower end formed as a large screw, each pole being rotated to secure its lower end within the ground, each support pole including coupling devices extending therefrom in a diametrically opposing orientation, each panel being positioned between two poles with the coupling devices of the poles and panels secured together, in an operative orientation the poles and panels of the apparatus being positioned vertically and arranged in a rectangular configuration.

Abstract: An adjustable gate is suitable for use with a fence and includes a pair of spaced apart vertical members, upper and lower first slip members, which are attached to the vertical member, upper and lower second slip members, which extend between the upper and lower first slip members, respectively, and which are slip-fit thereon and slidable relative thereto, allowing the gate width to be slidably adjustable to a predetermined distanced such that the gate substantially fills an opening in a fence. Upper and lower fixed-length members are mounted on the assembled upper and lower slip members for fixing the gate to a selected width. The upper and lower first slip members may be pivotally attached to the vertical members and a truss provided, which mass extends between the upper portion of one vertical member and the lower portion of the other vertical member to maintain the gate in a predetermined parallelographic orientation.

Abstract: A dasher board assembly having a U-shaped channel for receiving a shielding panel, and a rotatable cam co-operating with the channel to releasably clamp the shielding panel to the channel.

Abstract: An expandable, collapsible barrier includes first and second endposts connected by an expandable, collapsible lattice structure. The barrier is provided with a handle mounted to one of the endposts and a handle receiving tube mounted to the other of the endposts. The handle receiving tube can receive the handle of a second barrier to hingedly interconnect two barriers. A latch bar is pivotally mounted to one of the end posts and a sleeve is provided on the other endpost. The latch bar and sleeve cooperated to lock the barrier in a collapsed position. When in the collapsed position, the barrier can be carried by the handle. Mounting brackets are provided for placing flags, lamps, and signboards on the barrier. The signboard bracket enables the signboard to be level at all stages of expansion of the barrier without the need to adjust the signboard.

Abstract: A plastic fence assembly, particularly adapted for use as residential privacy fencing and the like, comprises plural post members which are formed of hollow extruded plastic and have opposed side walls and end walls intersected by one or more elongated channels. Elongated spacer elements may be inserted in the channels and retained therein by interlocking projections on the spacer elements and recesses formed in the sidewalls of the post channels. The spacer elements support side edges of vertically extending picket members, brackets for horizontally extending center rail members and to position at least one or both of elongated top and bottom rail members of the fence assembly. The top and bottom rail members have elongated slots formed therein for receiving opposite ends of generally planar boardlike picket members. The top and bottom rail members and the spacer members may be cut to length as may the post and picket members to provide fencing of a desirable height and distance between posts.

Abstract: A post having particular utility for use in a highway sound barrier wherein a number of posts are set along the highway to support acoustical panels. Each post is made of reinforced precast concrete having side channels to mount the acoustical panels. The posts are supported on poured concrete footings having a tapered depression in the top surface which is reinforced by a surrounding array of closed loop reinforcing rods. The post is inserted in the depression and bonded thereto by a quick setting grout.

Abstract: A spring roller-mounted pull-out screen for use as a child safety barrier across a doorway has a control mechanism which prevents the screen from extending when impacted by a child. The roller is locked against rotation in a direction allowing the screen to unwind unless released by a manual push-button. The roller automatically locks after the screen has been extended and fitted in place. The automatic locking mechanism operates by a friction drive which releases a pawl to spring into engagement with a ratchet wheel when the screen has been pulled out and released.

Abstract: Reinforced fence and building wall construction having upright tubular posts supporting lightweight foam wall panels extending from post to post. The vertical side edges of the panels are recessed to accommodate enough of the post circumferential extent to conceal the posts from exterior view. The panels have reinforcing members, preferably both upper and lower, extending horizontally between and to the panel vertical side edges. Each end of a reinforcing member is similarly recessed and has an adjacent lip, preferably formed from the end of the reinforcing member before its recessing, fitting closely about the post. During installation of such a wall the lips of the reinforcing members are fastened to their respective posts.

Abstract: The invention aims to make outdoor structure such as gate post suitable for mass production by achieving weight reduction of such structure so that the structure can be manually transported, installed, on one hand, and by facilitating adhesive fixation of artificial stones, on the other hand. A substrate of the structure is molded from foam plastics and a nail is partily embedded in each artificial stone during a process of molding this stone so that the nail may partily project out from the rear surface of the artificial stone. Adhesive mortar is applied to the substrate and/or the artificial stone and then the artificial stone is pressed against the substrate so that the nail may penetrate the substrate and thereby the artificial stone may be adhesively fixed. In this manner, the structure is effectively weight-reduced and the nail is held by the substrate under an elasticity of the foamed plastics until the adhesive mortar is set.

Abstract: A retaining wall for remote environments such as wilderness trails utilizes an "H-beam" post member having first and second elongate, vertical plates joined in a spaced, generally parallel relationship by first and second vertical brace portions, so that the cross-section of the resultant construction yields a central cavity between a pair of open web or channel portions. For installation, a stake member (e.g., a segment of rebar or similar material) is driven into the ground, and the central cavity of the H-beam post is placed over the rebar, so that the rebar engages the central cavity and supports the H-beam post. Additional H-beam posts are installed at spaced intervals along the line of the intended retaining wall. Boards, planks or other elongate, sectional materials are inserted into the open webs between adjacent H-beam posts, and are successively stacked to create a wall. Anchors are installed from the H-beam post into the soil or rock for stability. Finally, a cap can be placed on the boards.

Abstract: Fence walls comprising flanged supporting posts spaced on centers and uniform lightweight panels doubly slotted at their ends fitting between adjacent posts and engaging such flanges. The engaged post flanges are substantially concealed from view. At least one face of such panels is grooved horizontally so as to accommodate facing brick or other decorative material. Any ungrooved face of the panels may be covered with stucco or like cementitious material, preferably containing elastomeric and lightweight bulking ingredients, as well as desired coloring.

Abstract: A simple and inexpensive method and apparatus for molding a peripheral frame around a sheet or grid of thermoplastic material to produce a framed panel. A peripheral frame, preferably of structural foam or the like, is injection molded about a thermoplastic sheet or grid of panel-forming material which has been previously drawn or stretched at a temperature which orients the molecules of the polymer, i.e., below the glass transition temperature of the polymer, T.sub.g. Either during the frame molding process, or subsequent thereto, the panel-forming material is heated sufficiently to cause the material to shrink or revert toward its prestretched condition so as to tension the panel-forming material within the frame. Elastomeric sealing means are disclosed for sealing the mold during injection of the frame-forming material and locator fingers are provided to position a grid-like panel-forming material prior to initiation of the molding process.

Abstract: A fence system having treated wooden posts set in concrete at spaced-apart locations. Galvanized metal stringers extend between the posts and engage the post at a mounting surface. The mounting surface defines a plurality of vertically-elongate slots through which fasteners extend. Pickets are secured to the stringers and are vertically oriented. The stringers are secured by fasteners such as screws. Preferably the stringers are formed from HDPE and expansion and contraction of the pickets is accommodated by the slots in the mounting faces of the stringers. The pickets are formed by grinding waste plastic and adding UV inhibitors and color if desired. The ground plastic material is extruded under heat and pressure and the desired surface treatment applied to simulate the appearance of natural wood fencing. The surface-treated extrusion is cut to the desired length to form individual pickets.

Abstract: The present invention describes a fence that is durable, rust-free, maintenance-free, flexible and easy to assemble and unassemble. The fence comprises a fence panel for providing a barrier, posts for vertically supporting the fence panel, and post hole inserts for securing the fence to a ground. The fence panel is preferably constructed of a plastic material such that flexibility is promoted, and has connector means for securing the fence panel to the posts. The posts have receptacle means for receiving and interlocking with the connector means of the fence panel. Preferably, the connector means and receptacle means provide a mechanism for detachably securing the fence panel to the posts. The post hole inserts are inserted into the ground, and includes a cavity adapted to receive and interlock with the posts.

Abstract: An adjustable fence post apparatus for rigid metal, e.g., wrought iron, fences comprises a rigid metal post having fixed to its lower end a base plate for detachably mounting the post to a mounting pad. A first pair of spaced apart upper and lower rails are detachably attached to a first side region of the post and a second pair of spaced apart upper and lower rails are detachably attached to a second side region of the post. The post comprises telescoping inner and outer metal sleeves which enable the first and second pairs of upper and lower fence rails to be attached to the post at different elevations and at different horizontal angles relative to one another and enables the elevation of the fence rails to be adjusted relative to the post mounting pad.

Abstract: A modular wall system (8) is provided for constructing ornamental, privacy and acoustical type walls having exterior surfaces of stucco and other decorative material. The system (8) features polymer spacers (14) and vertical metal sleeves (16) onto which are glued opposing pairs of substantially rectangular polymer panels (12). Spacers (14) and/or sleeves (16) that are present at the ends of some modules (10) extend out from between the pairs of panels (12) to allow adjacent modules (10) to be interlocked. A wall may be rapidly constructed since fabrication of the wall is almost entirely complete prior to transportation to the intended site, the only on-site construction being to dig footing holes (40) and pour concrete into the sleeves (16) to simultaneously form concrete footings (42) and concrete support columns (44). The slidably interlocking nature of the individual modules (10) makes the system (8) especially resistant to damage from earth movement.

Abstract: A fence construction assembly includes a slat engaging plate, preferably constructed from a single elongated board, for attachment to a fence support member, such as a fence post of a section of fence. The board is severed lengthwise to form first and second frame parts which when located adjacent to one another form the slat engaging plate. Each of the first and second frame parts has a substantially lengthwise extending slat-engaging edge formed by the severing of the single board.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fence panel assembly and fence that do not permit a line of vision from one side of the panels between the panels to the other side of the panels while still providing ventilation channels between the panels for resistance to high wind.

Abstract: A sheet metal fence of very few different components. A bottom fence panel assembly includes a corrugated panel with a lateral stiffener compression fit to each corrugated panel edge. A top panel assembly is identically formed. The ends of the top and bottom panel assemblies are inserted into respective channel-shaped half-posts that are anchored in the ground. Eight fasteners fasten the panel assemblies via only two of the lateral supports, to the half-posts, to thus provide a fence section with only eight total components, with three being different.

Abstract: A protective grille assembly mountable over a window opening in a wall, includes a grill panel having a plurality of parallel, spaced, vertical bars fixed to a plurality of parallel, spaced, horizontal bars. The grille panel is of larger dimensions than the window opening such that the ends of the bars along at least one side project past the respective side of the window opening when the grille panel is mounted thereto. A plurality of fastening brackets mount the grille panel to the wall to cover the opening. Each bracket includes a loop section for slidably enclosing an end of a bar at the projecting side of the grille panel, and a fastening section for fastening the bracket to the wall after the loop section, while enclosing an end of a bar, has been slid along the respective bar to a location where the fastening section can be fastened to a mounting surface of the wall.

Abstract: A portable fence panel for use on a support surface includes a rectangular frame member having a pair of side frame portions and a top and bottom frame portion. The frame portions have an outer and inner surface defining an aperture through the frame member. The panel includes crossmembers in the frame aperture for restricting passage therethrough. One of the side frame portions has at least one first connector portion extending therefrom defining a connector surface and having at least one aperture therethrough. The panel also includes at least one second connector portion extending from the other side frame portion having a connector surface which is substantially coplanar with the connector surface of the first connector portion. The second connector portions extend in a direction opposite the first connector portion and have at least one aperture therethrough. The panel also includes supports extending from the bottom frame portion.

Abstract: A modular fence construction for use with a pair of posts installed in a ground mass. The posts are laterally spaced from each other and have at least one transverse support member affixed thereto. The modular fence construction comprises a plurality of pickets and at least one transverse rail affixed to the plurality of pickets. The transverse rail includes a channel adapted to receive the at least one transverse support member. The plurality of pickets and the at least one transverse rail are formed as a unitary piece and are adapted to mate with like unitary pieces to provide the modular fence construction.

Abstract: A fence of the invention is made up of fence elements assembled together in sequence, each having a rigid first structure part (6) forming a vertical wall and a horizontal rigid second structure part (7) in a plane perpendicular to the base (8) of the first structure part (6). Concrete ballast elements (9) rest on the second structure part (7) to prevent tilting of the fence element and to render it self-stable. The top face (10) of the removable ballast elements (9) forms a generally flat surface on which users can move around.

Abstract: Partitions formed of edgewise connected panels have not historically had the capability of following vertical curves as required by naturally rolling terrain. My self-supporting edgewise connected partition formed of substantially triangular shaped panels (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24) has the capability to simultaneously follow a straight or curved vertical alignment and a straight or curved horizontal alignment in any combination. Both the flexibility of the partition and its ability to support itself result from it being formed of a plurality of two differently shaped panels (10 and 12). The panels are shaped in such a way that, when their abutting edges are joined, the lower edges cross back and forth across the alignment (be it straight or curved) defined by upper edges.

Abstract: An assembly for extending a vertical height of a fence. The inventive device includes a plurality of mourning posts securable to opposed sides of an existing fence. A plurality of panels extend between the posts and rest upon a top surface of the fence so as to extend an effective vertical height of the fence.

Abstract: A wood railing assembly for use between vertical posts which may be attached to a wood deck, utilizes top and bottom rails together with a middle rail. The balusters include top, middle and bottom zones having non-circular cross-sections and the middle rail has matching openings. The top and bottom rails have grooves facing the middle rail and a lattice strip is secured to the ends of the balusters and fits within the groove on the rail and suitable fasteners produce a unitary assembly. The assembly is constructed using the middle rail as a template for positioning the balusters on top and bottom lattice strips which then fit within the grooves on the top and bottom rails.

Abstract: A latticework structure providing a composite curved appearance is formed from slat elements each having a shape defined by a waveform curve repeating about a longitudinal axis, the waveform defined by a wavelength and a magnitude, each of the first slat elements having a substantially constant and common width orthogonal to the defining curve. Such elements are arranged in two levels with axes of symmetry of the slat elements all parallel, and the width of slat elements in one level at maxima points positioned to overlap the width of minima points of the slat elements on the other level, and the elements are joined at the areas of overlap. In a preferred embodiment, the elements are wooden slats, and in other embodiments other materials are used, such as plastic and metal. Joining methods are selected appropriate to the materials used.

Abstract: A fence system including a frame and a plurality of foraminous panels attached to the frame. The foraminous panels are constructed with continuous integral strands forming a zig-zag pattern defining cell apertures therebetween which are connected by integral bonds extending between each of the strands. The cell apertures define a non-circular interior shape. A fastener of the fence system has a shank, a head attached to one end of the shank, and may include a shoulder positioned between the shank which is shaped to cooperatively engage a cell aperture. The foraminous panels are attached to the frame with a portion of each neighboring panel having an overlapping area through which fasteners are inserted and attached. A reinforcing assembly including at least one reinforcing member attached over each overlapping area and may be attached over other joints or edges to provide added security. An angled top edge cap is attached along a top end of the foraminous panels and is angled to deter climbing.

Abstract: A portable wall component is disclosed. The wall component comprises a pair of vertical posts. Each post has an upper component and a lower component with a hollow aperture extending therethrough. Each post also has a downwardly extending smaller cylindrical section at the bottom of the upper component and a complimentary cylindrical recess at the top of the lower post for receiving the smaller cylindrical section. An elastic band is located within each aperture extending along the length thereon and slightly beyond. A ring at the upper end of each upper component is coupled to the upper end of its associated band. A base component at the lower end of each lower component is coupled to the lower end of its associated band. A flexible sheet is provided with parallel upper and lower horizontal edges and parallel vertical end edges therebetween coupled to the posts. The flexible sheet has half-moon wind flaps cut therein and openings at the regions where the upper and lower components join.

Abstract: A retaining wall structure comprising a base plate having an outboard surface, an inboard surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of opposed side edges, a top slot formed along the top edge, a side slot formed along each side edge, a first set of symmetrically aligned eyelets extended outwards from the inboard surface near one side edge, and a second set of symmetrically aligned eyelets extended outwards from the inboard surface near the other side edge; a pair of support braces with each support brace having a central portion interconnected between a pair of eyelets; and four spikes with one of the spikes slidably disposed within the eyelets of the first set and one of the eyelets of one of the support braces, another spike slidably disposed within the second set of eyelets of the base plate and one of the eyelets of the other support brace, and the remaining spikes each slidably disposed within one of the remaining eyelets of each support brace and with the spikes securable in a recipient surface for

Abstract: This invention relates to fence apparatus that is constructed from modular assemblies which permit compact transport of the fence from the manufacturer to the field where set up and assembly of the modular elements may be quickly and effectively made into a perimeter fence to prevent entry of animals and bovine into the area fenced.

Abstract: A safety barrier for railing systems for preventing entrapment, serious injury or death resulting from bodily penetration through the baluster support members of a railing system. The barrier substantially covers the horizontal space between vertical support members and the vertical space equal to the height of the balusters by weaving a mesh scrim or web of poly-vinyl-chloride in primary form plasticized between and along the balusters resulting in taut coverage of the open spacing. A border fabricated of reinforced nylon, canvas or like material is joined to each end of the barrier, having a plurality of openings to allow a means for tightly securing the barrier to an end wall, post or any combination thereof. The barrier is adaptable to lesser dimensions in terms of length and height.