Patent ID: 7475868

Claim:
A fence, comprising: a plurality of posts, comprising a tubular first terminal post at least partially filled with ballast and supported by a first anchor substrate; a tubular second terminal post, spaced from the first terminal post, at least partially filled with ballast and supported by a second anchor substrate; and at least one first intermediate post, each first intermediate post situated between the first and second terminal posts; a first rail system supported by the plurality of posts so as to form a barrier between each adjacent pair of the plurality of posts, the first rail system having a longitudinal internal recess formed therein and a first end and an opposed second end; and a first rail cable assembly comprising: a first cable having a first end embedded in the ballast within the first terminal post and an opposed second end embedded in the ballast within the second terminal post, the first cable extending within at least a portion of the internal recess of the first rail system, and extending substantially vertically within each of the first and second terminal posts.