Patent ID: 6173944
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A fence section comprising at least two elongated parallel hollow plastic fence rails having a series of registering apertures in opposing walls thereof to provide a series of picket receiving passages therethrough spaced along, and perpendicular to their length, a plurality of hollow plastic pickets inserted through said rail passages, said pickets being in line along the length of said rails, each picket having at least one passageway therethrough located within at least one of said rails with said picket passageways being in alignment along the length of at least said one rail, and an elongated metal rail reinforcing and picket locking member located within and slidable longitudinally of at least said one rail to be projected through said aligned picket passageways to lock said pickets from removal from said rails, said metal rail reinforcing and locking member being located entirely within and protected by at least said one rail when in picket locking position.