CA3092308A1 - Two piece temporary fence support - Google Patents

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CA3092308A1
CA3092308A1 CA3092308A CA3092308A CA3092308A1 CA 3092308 A1 CA3092308 A1 CA 3092308A1 CA 3092308 A CA3092308 A CA 3092308A CA 3092308 A CA3092308 A CA 3092308A CA 3092308 A1 CA3092308 A1 CA 3092308A1
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Christopher Muc
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01FADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F9/00Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
    • E01F9/60Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
    • E01F9/688Free-standing bodies
    • E01F9/692Portable base members therefor
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01FADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F13/00Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions
    • E01F13/02Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions free-standing; portable, e.g. for guarding open manholes ; Portable signs or signals specially adapted for fitting to portable barriers
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H12/00Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
    • E04H12/22Sockets or holders for poles or posts
    • E04H12/2238Sockets or holders for poles or posts to be placed on the ground
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H12/00Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
    • E04H12/22Sockets or holders for poles or posts
    • E04H12/2253Mounting poles or posts to the holder
    • E04H12/2276Clamping poles or posts on a stub
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/14Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts
    • E04H17/16Fences constructed of rigid elements, e.g. with additional wire fillings or with posts using prefabricated panel-like elements, e.g. wired frames
    • E04H17/18Corrals, i.e. easily transportable or demountable enclosures

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Abstract

A two piece temporary fence support. The support has a base having a pair of apertures disposed therethrough proximate the midpoint of the base, a plate having a pair of apertures disposed therethrough in matching dimension to the base, a pair of posts extending vertically from the plate, each posts permitting a fence panel to be mounted thereon, and a pair of fasteners disposed through the apertures of the base and the apertures of the plate to fasten the plate to the base.

Description

2 TECHNICAL FIELD
3 [0001] The following relates generally to physical barriers, and more specifically, to a two piece
4 temporary fence support.
BACKGROUND
6 [0002] Barriers often are required to be erected quickly or temporarily for, for example, 7 construction sites, festivals, events, or the like. These barriers can be used for preventing entry 8 or egress from a particular site, or for directing the flow of crowd traffic. An example of a 9 conventional barrier is a temporary fencing. Conventional temporary fencing typically includes a series of posts interconnected by fence panels. Conventionally, temporary fencing is free 11 standing, or otherwise self-supporting, without permanent attachment to the ground.
12 [0003] Conventional temporary fencing panels are supported by a support having a lateral base 13 for placement along the ground and a vertical component incorporating one or more posts that 14 support the panels. A vertical component would most commonly have two posts, each to support the end of one panel and jointly supporting adjacent ends of two panels. The support is 16 most commonly made from metal, such as steel. In these cases, the vertical component is 17 generally welded to the base to maximize strength and rigidity.
18 [0004] Due to the nature of the uses of temporary fencing, it is often the case that fence panels 19 are moved frequently, whether intentionally or not. Unintentional contact with the panels will result in a shear force imparted upon the vertical component. Eventually, the vertical component 21 will become bent or broken.
22 [0005] This problem of continuous breakage through normal wear and tear is simply accepted 23 in the industry. The common method of repairing a base is by grinding off the damaged 24 component and then welding on a new vertical component. The cost to grind and weld a new component could be approximately $7-10 (as of the date of this writing) if done by the fence 26 supplier, plus the time, effort, skills and overhead required to do so.
27 [0006] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a fence support in which the 28 above disadvantages are obviated or mitigated and attainment of the desirable attributes is 29 facilitated.

Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-25 2 [0007] In an aspect, a two piece temporary fence support is provided, the two piece temporary 3 fence support comprising: a base having an aperture disposed therethrough; a plate having an 4 aperture disposed therethrough; and a pair of posts extending vertically from the plate, each posts permitting a fence panel to be mounted thereon; wherein the base and the plate are 6 fastenable by a fastener disposed through the aperture of the base and the aperture of the 7 plate.
8 [0008] In another aspect, a two piece temporary fence support is provided, the two piece 9 temporary fence support comprising: a base having a pair of apertures disposed therethrough proximate the midpoint of the base; a plate having a pair of apertures disposed therethrough in 11 matching dimension to the base; a pair of posts extending vertically from the plate, each posts 12 permitting a fence panel to be mounted thereon; and a pair of fasteners disposed through the 13 apertures of the base and the apertures of the plate to fasten the plate to the base.
14 [0009] The base and the plate may be made of steel.
[0010] The base and the plate may be coated with an enamel.
16 [0011] The base may be a generally flat plate of metal that is longer than it is wide.
17 [0012] The base may be symmetrical relative its midpoint.
18 [0013] The base may comprise an aperture formed proximate the end of the base to permit the 19 base to be fastened to a heavier or immovable structure.
[0014] The base may comprise a pair of apertures and the plate comprises a pair of apertures 21 matching to those of the base.
22 [0015] The apertures of the plate may be non-circular.
23 [0016] The pair of posts may comprise a first post of square cross-section and a second post of 24 circular cross-section.
[0017] These and other embodiments are contemplated and described herein.

Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-25 2 [0018] The features of the invention will become more apparent in the following detailed 3 description in which reference is made to the appended drawings wherein:
4 [0019] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a two piece temporary fence support;
[0020] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an assembled two piece temporary fence support;
6 [0021] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an assembled two piece temporary fence support 7 illustrating the mounting of a pair of fence panels thereto; and 8 [0022] FIG. 4 is a bottom view corresponding to FIG. 3 [0023] Embodiments will now be described with reference to the figures. For simplicity and 11 clarity of illustration, where considered appropriate, reference numerals may be repeated 12 among the Figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous 13 specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments 14 described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein may be practiced without these specific details.
In other 16 instances, well-known methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail 17 so as not to obscure the embodiments described herein. Also, the description is not to be 18 considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein.
19 [0024] Various terms used throughout the present description may be read and understood as follows, unless the context indicates otherwise: "or" as used throughout is inclusive, as though 21 written "and/or"; singular articles and pronouns as used throughout include their plural forms, 22 and vice versa; similarly, gendered pronouns include their counterpart pronouns so that 23 pronouns should not be understood as limiting anything described herein to use, 24 implementation, performance, etc. by a single gender; "exemplary" should be understood as "illustrative" or "exemplifying" and not necessarily as "preferred" over other embodiments.
26 Further definitions for terms may be set out herein; these may apply to prior and subsequent 27 instances of those terms, as will be understood from a reading of the present description.

Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-25 1 [0025] The following relates generally to physical barriers, and more specifically, to a two piece 2 temporary fence support.
3 [0026] Referring first to FIG. 1, a fence support (100) in accordance with the invention is shown.
4 The fence support includes a first piece being a base (102) and a second piece being a vertical component (104). Each of the base (102) and the vertical component (104) are preferably made 6 from a metal and preferably from steel. The base (102) and the vertical component (104) may, 7 additionally, be coated with an enamel to mitigate wear and tear. The base (102) as shown is a 8 generally flat plate of metal that extends longitudinally; that is, it is generally much longer than it 9 is wide. The base (102) is also generally symmetrical relative its midpoint (106) in the longitudinal and lateral axes so that it can be rotated 180 without affecting use. However, these 11 physical features may be altered as long as the base is sufficient to support fence panels 12 mounted thereon.
13 [0027] Beginning at the midpoint (106), disposed a short distance therefrom is a first aperture 14 (108) preferably midway along the lateral axis of the base (102). In an alternative embodiment, a single aperture may be provided along the base (102) which preferably, but not necessarily, 16 could be located at the midpoint of the base or a short distance therefrom. The apertures (108) 17 may be circular but are preferably a non-circular shape and are designed to mate with a non-18 circular portion of a fastener to prevent relative motion between the fastener and the apertures 19 (108), for reasons to be described later. The non-circular shape shown in the drawing is square but could be another suitable polygon shape such as hexagonal, octagonal, etc.
21 [0028] The base (106) is then generally solid. Optionally, an elliptical aperture (110) may be 22 formed proximate the end of the base (102), again preferably midway along the lateral axis of 23 the base (102). The elliptical apertures (110) permit the base to be fastened to a heavier or 24 immovable structure (not shown), such as a concrete weight or the earth.
Fastening in this manner could be accomplished by a fastener (not shown) such as a screw, nail, stake, or bolt, 26 for example.
27 [0029] The vertical component (104) comprises a plate (112) from which two vertical posts 28 (114, 116) arise. The plate (112) as shown is approximately square and comprises two 29 apertures (118) that are matching to those of the base; that is, they are identically spaced apart as the apertures (108) of the base (102). These apertures (118) may be circular or any other 31 shape permitting the fastener to penetrate therethrough. As with the base (102) there could be Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-25 1 only one, or more than two apertures (118). Two or more such apertures provides benefits such 2 as prevention of rotation between the plate (112) and the base (102).
3 [0030] Furthermore, the plate (112) may comprise just a single post (114, 116) arising 4 therefrom. This may be beneficial for use of a terminal post at the end of a modular fence panel installation. In such cases, it is preferred that post (116) is used as opposed to post (114) for 6 increased stability. Additionally, it is possible that more than two posts (114, 116) could be 7 provided to facilitate more complex structures.
8 [0031] The plate (112) can then be fastened to the base (102) by use of a fastener. The 9 fastener illustrated comprises two sets of bolts (120), washers (122) and nuts (124). In this manner, fasteners not only replace the weld of the prior art solution but permit much simpler 11 replacement of broken or damaged vertical components (104). The use of two fasteners also 12 prevents relative rotation of the plate (112) and the base (102).
13 [0032] As previously mentioned, the bolts (120) preferably comprise a non-circular portion 14 along their length which is selected to mate with apertures (108) to prevent relative rotation therebetween. This permits a person to tighten nuts (124) without having to manually 16 hold/secure the bolts on the bottom of the base (102) as the base (102) performs such function 17 for them.
18 [0033] FIG. 2 illustrates the assembled support.
19 [0034] Referring now to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, vertical posts (114, 116) may take any cross-sectional shape that permits supporting a corresponding fence panel (300, 302). Without limiting 21 the invention, such panels may have square vertical posts (304) with a hollow interior. Vertical 22 post (116) in this case is preferably also square in cross-section and closely fits within the 23 hollow interior to prevent relative rotation between the vertical post (116) and the panel. The 24 panels are generally mounted upon the posts and held in place by a combination of gravity, mass and friction fit.
26 [0035] Vertical post (114) can then also be square in cross-sectional shape. However, as such 27 a shape would permit adjacent fence panels to only be disposed in colinear or perpendicular 28 arrangement, vertical post (114) is preferably circular so that one panel supported by vertical 29 post (116) is held rigidly in place while adjacent panel supported by vertical post (114) may be rotated to a desired angle.
5 Date Recue/Date Received 2020-08-25 1 [0036] While vertical posts (114, 116) could both be circular in cross-section, this is not a 2 preferred arrangement as relative rotation with both panels can result in the entire base being 3 rotated so that it is no longer perpendicular to the panels, thus reducing stability.
4 [0037] Applicant recognized the intended advantages of the embodiments described herein; for example, the ability to more easily and cheaply repair damaged fence supports and the
6 prevention of damage to the vertical supports. A replacement part for the foregoing
7 embodiments may be approximately 25% (approximately $2.50) of the repair cost of prior
8 solutions. Thus, Applicant's novel support is much more cost effective and solves the
9 aforementioned problem by allowing for a quick change.
[0038] Although the invention has been described with reference to certain specific 11 embodiments, various modifications thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art without 12 departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as outlined in the claims appended hereto.
13 The entire disclosures of all references recited above are incorporated herein by reference.

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1. A two piece temporary fence support comprising:
a base having an aperture disposed therethrough;
a plate having an aperture disposed therethrough; and a pair of posts extending vertically from the plate, each posts permitting a fence panel to be mounted thereon;
wherein the base and the plate are fastenable by a fastener disposed through the aperture of the base and the aperture of the plate.
2. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 1 wherein the base and the plate are made of steel.
3. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 2 wherein the base and the plate are coated with an enamel.
4. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 1 wherein the base is a generally flat plate of metal that is longer than it is wide.
5. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 1 wherein the base is symmetrical relative its midpoint.
6. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 1 wherein the base comprises an aperture formed proximate the end of the base to permit the base to be fastened to a heavier or immovable structure.
7. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 1 wherein the base comprises a pair of apertures and the plate comprises a pair of apertures matching to those of the base.
8. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 7 wherein the apertures of the plate are non-circular.
9. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 1 wherein the pair of posts comprise a first post of square cross-section and a second post of circular cross-section.

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10. A two piece temporary fence support comprising:
a base having a pair of apertures disposed therethrough proximate the midpoint of the base;
a plate having a pair of apertures disposed therethrough in matching dimension to the base;
a pair of posts extending vertically from the plate, each posts permitting a fence panel to be mounted thereon; and a pair of fasteners disposed through the apertures of the base and the apertures of the plate to fasten the plate to the base.
11. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 10 wherein each fastener is a bolt and nut combination.
12. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 10 wherein the base and the plate are made of steel.
13. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 12 wherein the base and the plate are coated with an enamel.
14. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 10 wherein the base is a generally flat plate of metal that is longer than it is wide.
15. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 10 wherein the base is symmetrical relative its midpoint.
16. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 10 wherein the base comprises an aperture formed proximate the end of the base to permit the base to be fastened to a heavier or immovable structure.
17. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 10 wherein the base comprises a pair of apertures and the plate comprises a pair of apertures matching to those of the base.
18. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 17 wherein the apertures of the plate are non-circular.

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19. The two piece temporary fence support of claim 10 wherein the pair of posts comprise a first post of square cross-section and a second post of circular cross-section.

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