Patent ID: 7878487

Claim:
A chain link fence slat system comprising: a plurality of slats, each slat being elongated and having a longitudinal dimension with a first and a second end, a width dimension, a thickness dimension less than the width dimension, and each slat having at least a first and a second notch formed near said first end of said slat, each of said first and said second notches being formed on opposite sides of said width dimension and extending across the width dimension and partly through the thickness dimension, said first notch positioned at a first vertical height and said second notch positioned at a second vertical height, said second vertical height being greater than said first vertical height; and a channel to receive one end of each slat, said channel having inner surfaces and including a base portion having an inner surface and a raised portion, said raised portion forming a space between said first end of said slat and said inner surface of said base portion, a first opposing wall and a second opposing wall, said first opposing wall having a first inwardly projecting barb for receiving said first notch and said second opposing wall having a second inwardly projecting barb for receiving said second notch, the spacing between said first and said second opposing walls being equal to or greater than said thickness dimension of said slat.