Patent ID: 6290214
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: E04B,E04H

Abstract:
A post and rail fence assembly comprising a vertical post having a planar portion, a bracket formed from sheet material secured to said planar portion, said bracket having the form of a channel with a bottom wall extending generally vertically in abutting contact with said post planar portion, fastener means extending through said bottom wall into said post to secure said bracket to said post, said bracket having upper and lower side walls extending horizontally from upper and lower edges, respectively, of said bottom wall and parallel to each other a spaced distance apart, said upper and lower side walls having a length substantially equal to a length of said bottom wall, first and second rail members each having a generally rectangular end, each said end being abuttinqly received within said channel, generally vertical fasteners extending, each respectively, through said upper and lower side walls into a respective rail end, said bracket bottom wall having first and second extension portions extending beyond said post planar portion along said first and second rail members, respectively, and generally horizontal fasteners extending, each respectively, through each of said extension portions into said rail members.