Patent ID: 8833737
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A rackable fence, comprising: a rail, the rail defining a rigid inverted U-shaped cross-section and a longitudinal axis, the U-shaped cross-section including: an upper header, the upper header including opposing first and second sides and opposing upper and lower surfaces extending between the first and second sides, and first and second walls extending downwardly from the first and second sides, respectively; a picket carrier, the picket carrier including: a top span, the top span including first and second profiles extending downwardly from opposite sides of the top span, the first and second profiles lockably engaging with at least a portion of the first and second walls of the rail, respectively, the top span residing within and extending across the inverted U-shaped cross-section and abutting the lower surface of the upper header, and a plurality of pickets, each picket pivotally attached to the picket carrier by one of a plurality of pivots spaced longitudinally along the picket carrier and pivotable toward the rail.