Patent ID: 8613130

Claim:
A method of fabricating a fence panel having a generally planar surface formed by spaced apart wires, including the steps of: (1) providing a first set of generally parallel wires generally spaced apart from each other, and a second set of generally parallel wires generally spaced apart from each other and generally transverse to the first set of wires so as to form a plurality of intersections therewith; (2) cutting a portion of the spaced apart wires at least one of the transverse intersections between the first set of parallel wires and the second set of parallel wires; (3) removing the cut portion; and (4) bending the panel to form a first bend and a second bend integral with the surface, the bends each constituting a deformation of the panel both out of the panel's generally planar surface and back toward the generally planar surface, a first deformation having a substantially uniform cross-section generally continuously along the length of the first bend in a first direction, and a second deformation having a substantially uniform cross-section generally continuously along the length of the second bend in a second direction not parallel to the first direction; (5) joining together at least one pair of the intersecting wires that comprise the first bend and the second bend so that the first bend and second bend intersect to form a junction and wherein the junction protrudes from the panel's generally planar surface.