Fence Post Connector
First Claim
1. A fence post connector comprising:
- a body having a vertical throughbore for accepting a post therein;
at least one horizontal socket extending into the body and movably housing an end of an elongate rail section, anda resilient isolating member, mounted in the socket, for holding the rail section in place while accommodating limiting pivoting of the rail section relative to the connector in both the horizontal and vertical planes.
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Abstract
A connector for a steel fence or the like is provided. The connector is formed from a single, cast metallic piece yet can mount one or multiple adjacent rail sections on a post using only a single mount or piece of hardware attaching the connector to the post. It has a vertical throughbore for receiving the post and a horizontal throughbore that intersects with the vertical throughbore at approximately its mid-point. Each end of the horizontal throughbore forms a receptacle for receiving an end of an associated rail section. A grommet is mounted in each receptacle for centering the associated rail section end in the receptacle, locking the rail section from rotation. The grommet also accommodates limited pivoting of the rail section relative to the connector in both the horizontal and vertical planes, hence, accommodating both inclination and directional changes in the fence.
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20 Claims
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1. A fence post connector comprising:
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a body having a vertical throughbore for accepting a post therein; at least one horizontal socket extending into the body and movably housing an end of an elongate rail section, and a resilient isolating member, mounted in the socket, for holding the rail section in place while accommodating limiting pivoting of the rail section relative to the connector in both the horizontal and vertical planes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A fence assembly comprising comprising:
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a vertical post; an elongate rail section having an end; and a connector including a body having a vertical throughbore that receives the post and a horizontal socket that receives the rail section end, the socket having an inner diameter that is significantly larger than a maximum diameter of the rail section end so as to define a gap therebetween that permits vertical and horizontal pivoting of the rail section relative to the connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of installing a fence comprising:
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installing a post into a supporting substrate; providing a fence post connector including body having a socket extending transversely thereinto; mounting the connector to the upright post; connecting an end of an elongate rail section to the connector so as to support the rail section end while allowing vertical and horizontal pivoting of the rail section relative to the connector. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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