Fence assembly

Abstract

A fence assembly comprising a plurality of panels with a panel about to be connected to panel. The panel is shown in part with a dappled appearance at due to the inclusion of a shrink-wrap cover applied to the panel. All other panels also have a similar coating. The panel has a based form of a rigid mesh. The shrink-wrap material is applied to the mesh as a flat panel. The panel with the shrink-wrap so applied is then folded over at the top and bottom to form rail as a lower rail and an upper rail. The panels taper so the spacing between the upper and lower rails is wider at one end than the other so the panels are effectively left and right handed. A star picket is driven ground through the overlapping rails. A cap is applied to the posts and held by a retainer and pin.

1 . A fence assembly comprising panels formed from a covered rigid mesh adjacent panels having overlapping sections of the panels, the overlapping sections of the panels forming a post pass through passage means, and there being post means interconnecting the adjacent panels at the overlapping sections and passing through post pass through passage means. 
   
   
       2 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the panels are covered with a shrink-wrap plastics coating so the panels are impermeable to passage of dust, adjacent panels having longitudinal upper and lower flanges spaced at their ends so that the flanges of one panel fits inside the flanges of the other panel in overlapping relation, the mesh at the flanges at the region of overlap forming the post pass through passage means and in conjunction with the post forming an operative pivot means enabling construction of an non-straight fence, and the post means interconnecting the adjacent panels at the overlapping sections. 
   
   
       3 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the post means connects the panels at a pivot means so that the post functions as a pivot pin passing through the overlapping sections of the adjacent panels. 
   
   
       4 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the panels are formed from a pre-shrink wrapped rigid mesh sheet formed while flat and having folded upper and lower rails formed by folding over upper and lower edges of the mesh respectively. 
   
   
       5 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the panels are formed from a pre-shrink wrapped rigid mesh sheet formed while flat and having folded upper and lower rails formed by folding over upper and lower edges of the mesh respectively, the rails so formed have end apertures formed by a portion of the mesh, the end apertures of adjacent panel rails overlapping, a post being able to operatively pass through overlapping upper and lower rail apertures to connect the panels together in a hinge pin configuration. 
   
   
       6 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein each panel tapers to one end so that the narrow end of an adjacent panel fits inside the wide end of the next adjacent panel at the region of overlap. 
   
   
       7 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein each post has a cap applied to the post. 
   
   
       8 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein each post has a cap applied to the post, the cap comprises a mushroom shaped cap having a hollow stem section which fits over the post. 
   
   
       9 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein each post has a cap applied to the post, the cap including a groove so that a strap secured to the post may pass over the cap to retain the cap in operative position. 
   
   
       10 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein each post is driven into the ground a predetermined distance suited to the panel height and therefore the panel height may be adjusted by adjusting the post height. 
   
   
       11 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein each post has a cap applied to the post and each post has spaced holes so that a pin may be inserted through one of the holes to enable the panel position on the post to be adjusted. 
   
   
       12 . A fence assembly according to  claim 1  wherein each post has a cap applied to the post and a strap, comprising a U-shaped filament having eyelets at its free ends passes over the top of the post cap, the eyelets being positioned in-line with a hole passing through the post, and a pin is inserted through the eyelets and the hole in the post.