Patent ID: 6010116
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A high security fence and post assembly comprising:a T-section post for installation in the ground; said post comprising an elongated, upwardly extending first plate portion defining a front surface and a rear surface and an elongated second plate portion projecting transversely from a longitudinally extending section of said rear surface;a first wire fence panel having a plurality of interstices formed by a plurality of substantially parallel, spaced apart first wire members and a plurality of substantially parallel, spaced apart second wire members transversely intersecting and attached to said first wire members; said first panel having at one edge a marginal portion overlaying at least a longitudinally extending portion of said front surface;a second wire fence panel having a plurality of interstices formed by a plurality of substantially parallel, spaced apart first wire members and a plurality of substantially parallel, spaced apart second wire members intersecting and attached to said first wire members; said second panel having at one edge a marginal portion overlaying at least a longitudinally extending portion of said front surface;plate overlay means overlaying said front surface and together therewith straddling said marginal portions of said first and second fence panels;a plurality of first securing members fixed between said post and said overlay means, each said first securing member extending through a different said interstice in said first wire fence panel; anda plurality of second securing members fixed between said post and said overlay means; each said second securing member extending through a different said interstice in said second wire fence panel; and wherein said first and second securing members compress said marginal portions of said first and second fence panels between said overlay means and said front surface.