Patent ID: 6935623

Claim:
A fence assembly comprising: a ground stake; a first fence segment and a second fence segment, each fence segment having a picket post and a hollow channel rail which is substantially continuous for the length of said fence segment, each hollow channel rail having two ends, said ground stake fitting inside said picket post of one of said fence segments; and a connector inserted into said end of said hollow channel rail of said first fence segment and into said end of said hollow channel rail of said second fence segment, thereby securing said fence segments together, said connector comprising: a channel body defined by a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall, said channel body having two faces; a terminal wall connected to said channel body at one of said faces of said channel body, said terminal wall having an outer surface and a peripheral edge; and a connecting element connected to said terminal wall, said connecting element comprising: a second channel body defined by a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall, said second channel body having two faces; a second terminal wall connected to said second channel body at one of said faces of said second channel body, said second terminal wall having an outer surface and a peripheral edge; and a flexible joining member connecting said peripheral edge of said second terminal wall to said peripheral edge of said first terminal wall, thereby forming a living hinge.