Patent ID: 8894041
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A fence system comprising: a fence dropper, comprising: opposing left and right side walls, each side wall defining a substantially flat, elongate member and comprising opposing front and rear outer edges, wherein the respective front outer edges of the side walls each comprise at least one slot; and a web connecting the left and right side walls, the web connected to each side wall at a point between the respective front and rear outer edges of each side wall; and wherein: a thickness of the sidewalls on a front side of the web is greater than the thickness of the side walls on an opposing, rear side of the web; at least one wire, engaged within the at least one slot of each of the front outer edges of the side walls; and a fence clip, comprising: an elongate central portion extending between opposing left and right ends, wherein the left and right ends engage with the rear outer edges of the left and right sidewalls, respectively, and wherein a bend is formed at a central point of the central portion, the bend extending towards the web between the arms; left and right arms extending from the left and right ends of the central portion, respectively, the arms extending towards the front outer edges of the left and right side walls; left and right hook portions extending from the left and right arms, respectively, and bending around the wire toward the web so as to maintain the wire within the slots; and wherein at least one of the left and right hook portions further comprises a lever portion extending away from the central portion and towards the front outer edges, the lever portion configured to be grasped by a user to manipulate the fence clip.