AU2004202514B2

AU2004202514B2 - Temporary fencing stake and slide system

Info

Publication number: AU2004202514B2
Application number: AU2004202514A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Timothy John Holland
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-06-10
Filing date: 2004-06-10
Publication date: 2010-07-01
Anticipated expiration: 2024-06-10
Also published as: AU2004202514A1

Description

AUSTRALIA PATENTS ACT 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION STANDARD PATENT TEMPORARY FENCING STAKE AND SLIDE SYSTEM The following statement is a full description of this invention, Including the best method of installing the product known to me: 1 THE TEMPORARY FENCING STAKE AND SLIDE SYSTEM This invention relates to improvements in devices for Temporary Fencing. 5 For many tradesman and delivery drivers accessibility to work sites has become very frustrating. The need to remove nuts and bolts to access panel removal is too time consuming and 10 strenuous and once the panel has been removed, because the effort involved in removal, the tradesman and delivery drivers are reluctant to put the fence back properly, resulting in less security and a high probability of building waste blown across neighbouring job sites. It also results in the loss of many fence parts, for example nuts and bolts and can also increase the chance of damaged fences. 15 These problems are overcome by the present invention, which is the Stake and Slide System. The Stake section has a first tubular body such as a rectangular piece of steel tubing, welded to a metal star picket and driven into the ground. The first tubular body is wide enough to accommodate the upright rods of two modular fencing panels such as 20 chain mesh panels. The slide system has a second tubular body such as a piece of rectangular steel tubing, welded to a galvanized chain which in turn is welded to the chain mesh panel and includes a lockable component such as a padlock. An embodiment of the present invention describes an assembly for erecting modular 25 fencing panels including; a stake section having an elongate body that in use is driven into the ground, and a first tubular body that receives lower ends of rods of two adjacent modular fencing panels; and a slide section having a second tubular body that, in an operative position, receives 30 upper ends of rods of the two adjacent panels that are received by the first tubular body of the stake section, the slide section having a lockable component that prevents the slide section from moving into an inoperative position in which upper ends of rods of the panels are free of the second tubular body. 35 Access through the chain mesh panels is controlled by movement of the slide section between an operative and inoperative position. In the inoperative position, the second tubular body is free of the top rods (upper end of the rods) of two adjacent fencing panels. C:\nrportbl\GHMatters\SPHAM\23024391. DOC 8/06/10 2 Unrestricted access through the fencing panel is achieved by removing the bottom rods of the fencing panels from the first tubular body and pivoting the panels about their vertical axis. s To prevent unauthorised access through the panel, the slide section is moved to the operative position wherein the second tubular body slides over and receives the top rods (upper ends of the rods) of the two adjacent panels that are received by the first tubular body of the stake section and the lockable component is used to reduce the effective length of the chain tethering the second tubular body to the fencing panel. The reduction in 10 effective length of the chain prevents removal of the second tubular body from the top rods (upper ends of the rods) and prevents access through the fencing panel. Correspondingly, unlocking the lockable component increases the effective length of the chain and permits the second tubular body to be removed from the top rods (upper ends of the rods) of the two adjacent panels. 15 This permits for easy removal and allows for greater access. The second tubular body is then pushed over the top rods of the chain mesh panels securing the fence. A padlock is added to the galvanized chain creating even more 20 security. Once the padlock is removed the second tubular body is pushed upwards, releasing the chain mesh panels. The bottom rods of the chain mesh panels can then slide out of the Stake section, allowing for easier access for deliveries and trades people. 25 The Stake and Slide system is an all metal product. To assist us in understanding the invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings. 30 C:\nrportblGHMatters\SPHAM\2302439_1.DOC 8/06/10 3 In the drawings: Figure A: Shows the components that make up the Temporary Fencing Fixing System. 5 Figure A 1: Stake Section The Stake section that is made up of a steel picket or metal stake with a first tubular body of a galvanized rectangular steel tubing attached to the top of the picket. 10 The Stake section is driven into the ground until the bottom of the rectangular steel tubing meets ground level. This enables the chain mesh panel (as shown in figure 2) to slide into the rectangular steel tubing. 15 Figure A 2: Slide Section The Slide section is made up of a second tubular body of a galvanized rectangular steel tubing which is connected (welded) to the chain mesh panel by a galvanized chain. 20 Figure A 3: Shows how the Slide section works in conjunction with the chain mesh panels. The Slide section slips over the top rods of the chain mesh panels and can be secured by the galvanized chain mesh being padlocked together. 25 Figure B: Shows the complete system set up. C:\nrportbl\GHMatters\SPHAM\2302439_1.DOC 8/06/10

Claims

1. An assembly for erecting modular fencing panels including; a stake section having an elongate body that in use is driven into the ground, and a 5 first tubular body that receives lower ends of rods of two adjacent modular fencing panels; and a slide section having a second tubular body that, in an operative position, receives upper ends of rods of the two adjacent panels that are received by the first tubular body of the stake section, the slide section having a lockable component that prevents the slide 10 section from moving into an inoperative position in which upper ends of rods of the panels are free of the second tubular body.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the assembly includes the modular fencing panel and the slide section is connected by a tether to the modular fencing panel, 15 and the effective length of the tether is adjustable by the lockable component to lock the slide section in the operative position.

3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein the tether is a chain welded to the modular fencing panel. 20

4. The assembly according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the lockable component is a padlock, and wherein the padlock engages two non-consecutive links of the chain to shorten the chain and lock the slide section in an operative position. 25

5. The assembly according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the first and second tubular bodies permits pivoting of the panels held by the tubular bodies along a longitudinal axes of the rods.

6. The assembly according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the elongate body 30 of the stake section is welded to the first tubular body.

7. The assembly according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the elongate body is a metal picket. 35

8. The assembly according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the stake section and the slide section are of a metal construction. C \nrportbl\GHMatters\SPHAM\2302439_1.DOC 8/06/10 6

9. The assembly according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the stake section is separable from the modular fencing panel.

10. An assembly for erecting modular fencing panels substantially as herein described s with reference to the accompanying drawings. C:\nrportbl\GHMatters\SPHAM\2302439_1.DOC 8/010