Fencing systems including adjustable height rails and universal mounting brackets

Abstract

A fencing system that includes: posts with threaded flutes; rails that extend between the posts; and mounting brackets that support the rails and which are connected to the posts via fasteners that extend into the threaded flutes such that the mounting brackets are repositionable in relation to the posts to thereby vary the vertical positions of the rails.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fencing system, comprising:
 posts having upper and lower ends, wherein the posts include:
 cavities; and 
 flutes formed in end walls defined by the cavities; 
   rails extending between the posts;   mounting brackets supporting the rails and connected to the posts via fasteners extending into threaded engagement with the flutes such that the mounting brackets and the rails are vertically repositionable in relation to the posts; and   infills supported by the rails.   
     
     
         2 . The fencing system of  claim 1 , wherein the cavities are configured to receive the mounting brackets and the infills. 
     
     
         3 . The fencing system of  claim 1 , wherein the posts include:
 first posts having a first configuration; and   second posts having a second configuration different from the first configuration.   
     
     
         4 . The fencing system of  claim 3 , wherein the first posts include:
 a pair of cavities oriented in diametrically opposite directions; and   a pair of flutes oriented in diametrically opposite directions.   
     
     
         5 . The fencing system of  claim 4 , wherein the second posts include:
 a single cavity; and   a single flute.   
     
     
         6 . The fencing system of  claim 5 , wherein the posts further include:
 third posts having a third configuration different from the first configuration and the second configuration.   
     
     
         7 . The fencing system of  claim 6 , wherein the third posts include:
 a first cavity;   a first flute;   a second cavity oriented at 90 degrees in relation to the first cavity; and   a second flute oriented at 90 degrees in relation to the first flute.   
     
     
         8 . The fencing system of  claim 7 , wherein the third posts further include:
 a third cavity oriented at 90 degrees in relation to the second cavity; and   a third flute oriented at 90 degrees in relation to the second flute.   
     
     
         9 . The fencing system of  claim 1 , wherein the flutes extend continuously between the upper and lower ends of the posts. 
     
     
         10 . The fencing system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 dampeners supported by the posts and configured to inhibit movement of the infills in multiple directions.   
     
     
         11 . A fencing system, comprising:
 posts;   rails extending between the posts, wherein the rails include:
 first rails having a first configuration; and 
 second rails having a second configuration different from the first configuration; and 
   mounting brackets supporting the rails and connected to the posts to facilitate adjustments in heights of the rails in a manner inhibiting damage to the posts.   
     
     
         12 . The fencing system of  claim 11 , wherein the rails include:
 chambers configured to receive infills; and   hollows configured to receive the mounting brackets such that the mounting brackets extend into the rails.   
     
     
         13 . The fencing system of  claim 12 , wherein the first rails are configured to receive the infills in a single orientation, and the second rails are configured to receive the infills in multiple orientations. 
     
     
         14 . The fencing system of  claim 11 , wherein the posts include cavities defining first widths, and the first rails define second widths less than the first widths such that the first rails extend into the posts. 
     
     
         15 . The fencing system of  claim 14 , wherein the second rails define third widths greater than the first widths and the second widths such that the second rails are located externally of the posts. 
     
     
         16 . A fencing system, comprising:
 posts including threaded flutes;   rails extending between the posts; and   mounting brackets supporting the rails and connected to the posts via fasteners extending into the threaded flutes such that the mounting brackets are repositionable in relation to the posts to thereby vary vertical positions of the rails.   
     
     
         17 . The fencing system of  claim 16 , wherein the rails include:
 first rails having a first configuration; and   second rails having a second configuration different from the first configuration, wherein the mounting brackets are configured for connection to the posts in a first orientation to facilitate use with the first rails and in a second orientation to facilitate use with the second rails.   
     
     
         18 . The fencing system of  claim 17 , wherein the mounting brackets include:
 first legs configured for insertion into the first rails; and   second legs configured for insertion into the second rails, wherein the second legs are oriented in generally orthogonal relation to the first legs.   
     
     
         19 . The fencing system of  claim 18 , wherein the first legs include first apertures, and the second legs include second apertures, wherein the first apertures and the second apertures are configured to receive the fasteners. 
     
     
         20 . The fencing system of  claim 19 , wherein the first legs define a first length, and the second legs define a second length less than the first length.