Patent ID: 6824123
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
A picket fence and rail mounting system comprising:at least an upper and a lower, elongate rail in spaced relation to one another, each rail having a hollow interior defining a substantially I-shaped cross-section having a first surface, a second surface, at least a first slot adjacent the first surface, at least a second slot adjacent the second surface, a plurality of spaced openings in the first surface, and a channel in the second surface, the channel having a width that is at least as wide as the width of each opening; at least one elongate picket having a first end and a second end, at least a first notch or indentation in a picket face, and a cross-sectional shape substantially the same as, but of slightly smaller dimension than the openings in the first surface of the rails; and at least one elongate retaining rod disposed within at least one of the rails, wherein the rod cooperates with the first notch or indentation on each picket to secure the picket to the rail; and wherein the rod is alternately disposable within either of the first or second slots of the upper rail, and alternately disposable within either of the first or second slots of the lower rail, and each rail may be alternately oriented such that the first surface resides above the second surface and vice versa, wherein the rod is disposable in first and second vertically spaced positions respectively defined by the slots of the upper rail to secure the picket in first and second positions corresponding to the first and second positions of the rod.