Patent ID: 6036176
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A01K,E01F,E06B

Abstract:
A barrier comprising:a plurality of elongated construction elements extending along a first axis and spaced from each other along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, said construction elements being telescopically extensible along the first axis, and an end of each construction element being formed with a tenon, the tenon being formed with a hole therein;at least one rail extending along the second axis, a plurality of apertures being formed through a thickness of the at least one rail and spaced from each other in correspondence with the spaced construction elements, each tenon mating with and protruding through a corresponding one of the apertures such that the construction element abuts the at least one rail and the hole of the tenon protrudes beyond the thickness of the at least one rail;a plurality of fasteners, each fastener mating with a corresponding one of the holes so as to attach each construction element with the at least one rail substantially fixedly along said first axis and permitting rotational movement of each construction element about said second axis; anda plurality of brackets, each said bracket comprising a back and at least one leg, the back being provided with at least one passageway, wherein at least one of the construction elements is fixedly attached at one of its ends to a leg of a first one of the brackets, the at least one leg of the first bracket facing a first direction along said first axis, and said at least one of the construction elements slidingly passes through said at least one passageway of a second one of the brackets, the at least one leg of the second bracket facing a second direction along said first axis, opposite to said first direction.