Patent ID: 6176471
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A fence system comprising:a first post and a second post laterally spaced from one another by a predetermined distance, each post havingi) a hollow portion along a length of the post,ii) a first lower slot and a first upper slot in a first side portion of the post, the first lower slot and the first upper slot substantially parallel to the length of the post, andiii) a plurality of slots disposed between the first lower slot and the first upper slot in the first side portion of the post, the plurality of slots set at an angle with respect the length of the post;a first cross member coupled between the first lower slot of the first post and the first lower slot of the second post;a second cross member coupled between the first upper slot of the first post and the first upper slot of the second post, the second cross member having a further slot formed in a side portion proximate to an end thereof;a continuous fabric extending between the first post and the second post, the fabric having a plurality of projections at a first end of the fabric and a second end of the fabric, each of the plurality of projections extending through a respective one of the plurality of slots disposed in the first post and the second post; andretainer inserted through each of the plurality of projections at least at a first end of the fabric to couple the fabric to an inside portion of at least the first post, the retainer having a hook formed at a first end thereof,wherein the hook engages the slot to i) maintain the retainer within each of the plurality of projections and ii) secure the second cross member to at least one of the first post and the second post.