Patent ID: 6311955
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A fencing system for constructing a hybrid fence, comprising:a plurality of elongated wood posts intended to be secured in upright spaced positions along a fence line;a plurality of elongated wood rails for tying together the plurality of wood posts along said fence line;a plurality of uprights intended to be secured to said rails, in side-by-side relation to each other, to form a fence wall structure;a plurality of elongated resilient partial post-wrap components having a partial tubular profile generally matching a profile of a corresponding one of said wood posts, and having spaced longitudinally extending free edges defining a first longitudinal gap therebetween, each partial post-wrap component accommodating therein a corresponding one of said posts, wherein each of said posts accommodated in a corresponding one of said partial post-wrap components is, along a substantial portion of its length, substantially covered by said partial post wrap component, except for a strip of said post corresponding to said longitudinal gap, which remains uncovered by said partial post-wrap component; anda plurality of elongated resilient rail-wrap components having a partial tubular profile generally matching a profile of a corresponding one of said wood rails, and having spaced longitudinally extending free edges defining a second longitudinal gap therebetween, each partial rail-wrap component accommodating therein a corresponding one of said rails, wherein each of said rails accommodated in a corresponding one of said partial rail-wrap components is, along a substantial portion of its length, substantially covered by said partial rail-wrap component, except for a strip of said rail corresponding to said second longitudinal gap, which remains uncovered by said partial rail-wrap component, and an end portion of said rail that remains uncovered by said partial rail-wrap component for permitting attachment of said rails to said posts within the longitudinal gap of said partial post-wrap components;wherein:said first longitudinal gap in said partial post-wrap components provides an area for attaching said plurality of rails to said posts without penetration of said partial post-wrap components by a fastener; andsaid second longitudinal gap in said partial rail-wrap component provides an area for attaching said plurality of said uprights to said rails without penetration of said partial rail-wrap component by a fastener; whereby,in an assembled state of the hybrid fence, the strips of said wood posts and said wood rails left exposed by said partial post-wrap and partial rail-wrap components may be generally concealed from view by said uprights.