Patent Publication Number: US-2011064905-A1

Title: Decorative Member for a Barrier

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a decorative member for a barrier. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Generally, the decorative member on a traditional fence is formed by welding. In the manufacturing process, the anticorrosive coating on the raw material is damaged, as might cause rustiness in the future. The process time is long and the decorative member can not be changed once welded. The interposed decorative member adopted afterward has a limitation for the versatility of products and is not beneficial for storage and transportation. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The object of the present invention is to provide decorative member for a barrier with convenient installation and employment, and capability of being interchanged. 
     To acheive the object, the decorative member for a barrier according to the present invention comprises at least two bodies of decorative member. A connecting element is arranged between adjacent bodies of decorative member. Two ends of the connecting element are respectively connected with the bodies of decorative member. A mounting notch and a connecting cover board are arranged on said connecting element. One surface of the connecting cover board is connected with opposite side areas of the mounting notch of the connecting element. 
     The respective connection between two ends of one surface of the connecting cover board and side areas of the mounting notch of the connecting element is plug-in connection. The two side areas of the mounting notch can be rectangular shrinkage pools and T-shape grooves. Two ends of the connecting cover board are accordingly provided with rectangular heaves or T-shape heaves. 
     Connection between one surface of the connecting cover board and two side areas of the mounting notch of the connecting element can also be a transverse embedded connection; the two side areas of the mounting notch can be dovetail type grooves; two ends of the connecting cover board are accordingly provided with dovetail type heaves. 
     Inside calipers can be also arranged in the shrinkage pools of two side areas of the mounting notch on the body of decorative member., which is attached to the heave on the covering cover board. 
     The structure of the present invention avoids the damage of the anticorrosive coating of the fence caused by welding and the latent danger of rustiness, and protects the surface of the fence; besides, the decorative member of the present invention can be installed on spot, thus is convenient for installation, employment, storage, transportation, and is capable of interchange. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a front view of the body of decorative member of the first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  is a front view of the cover board of the present invention fit for  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 4  is a left view of  FIG. 3 ; 
         FIG. 5  is a front view of the body of decorative member of the second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a top view of  FIG. 5 ; 
         FIG. 7  is a front view of the cover board of the present invention fit for  FIG. 5 ; 
         FIG. 8  is a left view of  FIG. 7 ; 
         FIG. 9  is a front view of the body of decorative member of the third embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 10  is a left view of  FIG. 9 ; 
         FIG. 11  is a top view of  FIG. 9 ; 
         FIG. 12  is a front view of the cover board of the present invention fit for  FIG. 9 ; 
         FIG. 13  is a left view of  FIG. 12 ; 
         FIG. 14  is a front view of the body of decorative member of the fourth embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 15  is a left view of  FIG. 14 ; 
         FIG. 16  is a top view of  FIG. 14 ; 
         FIG. 17  is a front view of the cover board of the present invention fit for  FIG. 14 ; 
         FIG. 18  is a left view of  FIG. 17 ; 
         FIG. 19  is a enlarged partial view of  FIG. 15 ; 
         FIG. 20  is a front view of the second shape of the body of decorative member of the present invention; 
         FIG. 21  is a front view of the third shape of the body of decorative member of the present invention; 
         FIG. 22  is a perspective view of the combination of the body of decorative member and the fence of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     EMBODIMENTS 
     The present invention will be further illustrated according to the attached drawings. 
     Embodiment 1 
     In  FIG. 1-FIG .  4 , the decorative member for a barrier comprises at least two bodies of decorative member  1 ; a connecting element  2  is arranged between two adjacent bodies; two ends of the connecting element are respectively connected with body  1 ; a mounting notch  3  for installing the fence is arranged on the connecting piece  2 ; two rectangular shrinkage pools  4  are arranged on two sides of the mounting notch  3 ; after being installed in the mounting notch  3 , the fence is covered with a cover board  5  provided with two rectangular heaves  6  on two ends; the two rectangular heaves  6  are inserted into the rectangular shrinkage pools  4 , which are in close fit; between the cover board and the fence, a self-tapping screw can also be screwed, thus the decorative member for a barrier is well connected with the fence, as can be seen in  FIG. 22 . 
     Embodiment 2 
     In  FIG. 5-FIG .  8 , the decorative member for a barrier comprises at least two bodies of decorative member  1 ; the connecting element  2  is arranged between two adjacent bodies; two ends of the connecting element are respectively connected with body  1 ; the mounting notch  3  for installing the fence is arranged on the connecting element  2 ; two T-shape grooves  7  are arranged on two sides of the mounting notch  3 ; after being installed in the mounting notch  3 , the fence is covered with a cover board  5  provided with two T-shape heaves  8  on two ends; the two T-shape heaves  8  are inserted into the T-shaped grooves  7 ; between the cover plate and the fence, a self-tapping screw can also be screwed, thus the decorative member for a barrier is well connected with the fence. 
     Embodiment 3 
     In  FIG. 9-FIG .  13 , the decorative member for a barrier comprises at least two bodies of decorative member  1 ; the connecting element  2  is arranged between two adjacent bodies; two ends of the connecting element are respectively connected with body  1 ; the mounting notch  3  for installing the fence is arranged on the connecting element  2 ; two dovetail type grooves  9  are arranged on two sides of the mounting notch  3 ; after being installed in the mounting notch  3 , the fence is covered with a cover board  5  provided with a dovetail type heave  10  on one side; the dovetail type heave  10  is transversely inserted into the dovetail type groove  9 , thus the decorative member for a barrier is well connected with the fence. 
     Embodiment 4 
     In  FIG. 14-FIG .  19 , the decorative member for a barrier comprises at least two bodies of decorative member  1 ; the connecting element  2  is arranged between two adjacent bodies; two ends of the connecting element are respectively connected with body  1 ; the mounting notch  3  for installing the fence is arranged on the connecting element  2 ; two rectangular shrinkage pools  4  of two sides of the mounting notch  3  for installing the fence are provided with two inside calipers  13  which can be fixed in the shrinkage pools  4  with screw  5 ; the fence is installed in the mounting notch  3 , which is then covered with the cover plate  5  provided with two reversed T-shape heaves  11  on two ends; the circular bead  12  of the two reversed T-shaped heaves  11  is back off by two elastic claws  14  of the inside calipers  13  after the heave  11  is inserted into the rectangular shrinkage pool  4 , thus the decorative member for a barrier can be well connected with the fence. 
     In above embodiments, the shape of the body of decorative member can also be a rhombus as shown in  FIG. 20 . As shown in  FIG. 21 , the body on one side of the connecting element  2  is in a shape of ‘W’, and the other is in a shape of ‘*’. The body of decorative member can also be other various shapes.