Patent ID: 6986505

Claim:
In combination: a fence post; a fence rail; a rail clip for attaching the rail to the post, the rail clip comprising: a bracket mounted on the post, the bracket having a rear wall and a front wall that extend arcuately and outwardly relative to the rear wall; and wherein the rear wall of the bracket abuts the post when the bracket is mounted thereon; a rail connector adjustably mounted on the front wall of the bracket; a rail receiving receptacle formed on the rail connector to receive an end of the rail therein, wherein the rail receiving receptacle is held at an angle with respect to the bracket and the size of the angle may be changed by adjusting the position of the rail connector on the front wall; a plurality of different characters marked at intervals on the front wall of the bracket, and an aperture in a rear wall of the rail connector, whereby the angle of the rail receiving receptacle relative to the bracket is preselected by aligning the aperture with one of the plurality of different characters marked on the front wall of the bracket.