BE1027973B1 - Clips for fixing a wire panel in a fence with support posts and fence fitted with them - Google Patents

Abstract

Clips for fixing a panel in a fence, more specifically a wire panel with vertical and horizontal wires (5), where the panel (4) is mounted between vertical support posts (2) in the form of a profile (6) with slots ( 7) bounded by parallel legs (14) of the profile and the panel (4) being fixed with the side edges (8) in the slots (7) of the profile (6), characterized in that the clips (9) form a support plate (28) with a width (E) delimited between two side edges and a support edge (27) for resting against the bottom (22) of the slot (7), which support plate (28) is intended to fit horizontally in said slot ( 7) of the support post (2) to be fixed to support a horizontal wire (5b) of the panel (4) and include at least one slot (29) for a vertical wire (5a) on an aforesaid side edge (8) of the panel (4), wherein this slot (29) is directed substantially transversely to the aforesaid support edge (27) and wherein this slot (29) is connected to an edge of the support plate (28) via an entrance (31) for the vertical wire (5a).

Description

, BE2020/5013 Clips for fixing a wire panel in a fence with support posts and fence equipped with it.

The present invention relates to a clips for securing a wire panel in a 9-post fence. Traditionally, a fence is constructed from vertical support posts 3 10 that are secured in the ground and which are provided with a | H-shaped section with slots on both sides of the | support peal and panels which are fitted between the support posts and which have their side edges caught in the 9 front grooves of the support posts. 9 15 9 The invention is more specifically intended for panels of the 9 type composed of wires or rods interconnected in a grid of horizontal and vertical wires, 22 In such panels, on the one hand, 2D panels are distinguished which are mainly flat in that the vertical wires are straight and lie in the same plane and 3D panels that are not flat but have a certain thickness and have a kind of open wave structure with pointed bent protrusions protruding to one side, in the £Depanels there are also several common heavier and lighter versions, with thicker or thinner wires,

Its disadvantage is that there is no universal method for fixing these different types of panels. | 5 The mounting is cumbersome and additionally requires tools 9 for mounting mounting brackets or the like on the support pile. Another drawback is that such panels are easy to remove from between: 10 the support posts and therefore also easy to steal, 9 The present invention aims to provide a solution to one or more of the 9 aforementioned and other drawbacks, To this end, the invention relates to clips for fixing a panel in a fence, in particular a wire panel with vertical and horizontal wires, wherein the panel is mounted between vertical support posts in the form of a profile with slots delimited by parallel legs of the profile and wherein the panel is fixed with the side edges in the grooves of the profile, characterized in that the clips comprises a support plate with a width limited between two side edges and a support edge for resting against the bottom of the slot, which support plate is intended to be fixed horizontally in a said slot of the support post Le to support a horizontal wire of the panel and secure at least one slot for a vertical wire at a said side edge of the panel, said slot being directed substantially transversely to said support edge and thus parallel to the legs of the slot, said slot being connected to an edge of the support plate via an entrance for the vertical wire, 9 Thus the panel can be placed in | . through the support plate entrance 5 in said slot or in one of said slots 9 be hooked in such a way that the panel with a | norizontal wire, preferably the upper horizontal | wire, can rest on the support plate. For mounting | the panel in the mounting plate there is no | 10 tools required. 9 Preferably the support plate is a rectangular plate | that with a width E which, except for a lateral play S, is necessarily equal to the width F of the slot and with a length substantially equal to the depth of the slot and that the aforesaid entrance is elaborated at an angle of the support plate on the opposite edge of the front support edge.

In this way the support plate can move little in the groove and the entrance of the support plate is easily accessible at the entrance of the groove.

Preferably, the slots are connected to the entrance of the support plate via a connecting slot substantially parallel to the support edge of the mounting plate, whereby the panel with its vertical thread on one side edge is hooked by a right angle movement into a slot of the support plate.

. BE2020/5013 di Preferably, the mounting plate has at least one: central groove in the middle between the two side edges of the support plate. This slot can, for example, serve to fix a 2D panel in the middle between the legs of the slot. According to a preferred embodiment, the 9 fixing plate has at least two slots on a lateral | 10 from each other and these slots are connected to the entrance 9 via the aforementioned connecting slot, these slots being preferably each at the same lateral distance | located from an adjacent side edge of the backing pad. | 15 These slots are for mounting a 3D panel, one such slot being for mounting the 3D panel with its projecting pointed projections facing one side of the gate and the other slot being for mounting with the protrusions facing the other side of the fence.

Thus, the clips can be used universally for all common 2D and 3D panels.

Preferably, the front entrance is conically tapered from the periphery of the support plate and opens into the connecting groove.

For a particular aspect of the invention, the smallest width G of the entrance, measured with respect to a side edge of the support plate, is such that in mounted

N BE2020/5013 Condition of the support plate with a lateral play S in a groove {7}, this smallest width G plus the predetermined play S is smaller than the sum of the | diameters of a vertical wire and a horizontal wire | S of the panel. | Thus, a panel can only be hooked into the fixing plate 9 when the panel with its upper | horizontal wire over a certain distance above the | 10 fixing point is lifted and at the same time its [ side edge is slightly tilted with respect to the 9 support post.

Once the panels are mounted between the support posts, the panels can no longer be removed as the panels can then no longer be tilted and can only be lifted up to a limited extent, hindered by the horizontal wires just below the top wires,

The clips thus also provide security for the panels against theft. Preferably, the support posts are formed as a hollow H-profile pleated in one piece from a metal sheet or strip, the bottom of the slot being formed by

N BE2020/5013 c | a transverse wall and the clips are provided with a hook-shaped part with which the clips can be hooked fittingly over the transverse wall, | 3 Mounting the panels around the support posts then requires | no tools, nor for mounting the | clips, nor for mounting the panels in the clips. : In addition, the support posts can be secured at the top | 10 by caps with a clamping portion that is firmly germinated in the hollow support post to make it difficult to remove the 9 cylinders without damage to the gate. In the following, by way of example without any limiting character, a preferred embodiment of a clips according to the invention for fixing a panel in a fence with support posts and of a fence equipped therewith is described, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: figure 1 schematically represents a gate according to the invention; figure 2 shows a cross-section according to line II-IT in figure 1; figure 3 shows the dividing lines along which a metal plate is placed in order to arrive at a support post with a cross-section according to figure 2: figure 4 shows a perspective view according to arrow F4 in figure 1 of an upper part of the fence with partial omission;

BE2020/5013 Figure 5 shows a section along line V-V in ; figure 4; figure 6 represents a top view according to arrow F6 in figure 5; Figure 7 shows a view of the die from which: the portion indicated by F7 in Figure 6 is made; | figure & represents a part of a gate according to the invention; Figures 5 and 10 show alternative embodiments: 10 showing a gate according to the invention; : figure 11 represents a section according to line XI-XT 9 in figure 4, but with a support post provided with a 9 cap. The fence 1 shown in figure 1 is constructed from vertical support posts 2 which are for instance driven into the ground 3 and between which panels 4 are fastened,

In the example shown, the panels 4 are wire panels which are composed of wires 5 or rods attached to each other, respectively straight rigid wires 5a, which are each clamped at different heights between two horizontal rigid straight wires 5 at a vertical distance.

A from each other, 4 each panels 4 are called 7D panels in the technical jargon, which come in different sizes and are covered by the diameters of the wires 5. There are 2D panels

8/6/B, indicating two horizontal wires Sb of & mm,

with a vertical wire Sa of fmm in between.

There are also 2D panels 6/5/6, | The support posts Z are as can be seen in the section of | 5 figure 2 executed in the form of an H-profile 6 with two | opposite slots 7 on either side of the | support wall 2 into which a panel 4 with a wire Sa fits and is fastened to the side edge 8 of the panel 4: for instance by means of a clips 9 as shown in figure 4. The support posts 2 are manufactured according to the invention from a single metal sheet or strip 10, of which a strip of limited length A is shown in Figure 39 and which is plied in width B between two side edges 11 along fold lines 12, respectively ploci lines 12a and 12b, which are parallel to the side edges 11 to form the H-profile 6 as shown in figure 2 with a tubular core 13 and legs 14 which bound the slots 7 AU and are in line with each other in pairs.

More specifically, the picolines 12 delineate a number of vertical bands corresponding to pleated portions of the H-profile 6, respectively bands and pleat sections 1253, 16, 17, 18 and 19 with corresponding widths 815, 816, B17, B18 and B19. At the plcoi lines 12a, the plate or strip 10 is folded at right angles to form the corners of 39 the tubular core 13, while at the location of the pith lines 12b the plate or strip 10 is folded twice over 180” to form the plate parts on both sides of the ; fold line 12b meet to form the legs | 14 with the plocilines 125 at the location of the free | ends of the legs 14, | The plate or band 10 is folded in such a way that the side edges 11 9 come against each other or nearly each other, so that these 9 side edges 11 of the bands 15 can be connected to each other. 20, #10. The bands 17 form flat parallel flanks 21 of the 9 H-profile 6, while the welded bands 15 and the band #19 form the owars walls 22 between the flanks 17 .

By folding a plate or strip 10 with a thickness C of, for example, 1.25 mm in this manner, a sturdy and slender tubular core 13 with a single thickness C of 1.25 mu and legs 14 with a double thickness D of approximately The panels 4 are fixed with their side edges 8 in the slots 7, as shown in Figure 4, by means of clips 9, as shown in Figures 4 to 6.

The clips 9 are, for example, formed from punched out plates 23 as shown in figure 7 with a narrowed lip-shaped part 24 which is unfolded along a folding zone 25 to form a U-shaped hook-shaped folded over part 25 with which the clips 9 fit over a transverse wall 22 of the support post 2 can be hooked as shown in figures d to 6 and, if necessary, can be attached to it by means of a screw, rivet or the like. # The picture 23 is further away from the fold zone 25 | 5 is bent at right angles along a pleated line 27 to form a rectangular support plate 9 28 extending towards the slot 7 with a width E which fits between the legs 14 of the H-9 profile (6) with a minimum play S with respect to | of the width F of the groove 7 and a length which corresponds approximately to: 10 with the depth of the groove 7. The fold line 27 forms a supporting edge 27 with which the supporting plate 28 9 rests against a transverse wall 22 of the H-profile 6, which | transverse wall 22 also forms the bottom of the slot 7.

In the support plate 26 three slots 29 are provided which extend substantially transversely to the direction of the pleat 27 at a distance from each other, two outer slots 20a and 290 and a central slot 290 respectively. connection slot 30 which is substantially parallel to the plco line 27 and which is connected at one end to an entrance 31 punched out in a corner of the support plate 28 for a vertical wire 5a on the side edge 8 of a panel 4, which entrance 31 from the periphery of the support plate 28 tapers conically and opens into the connecting groove 30.

u BE2020/5013 The outer grooves 29a and 29 Run slightly towards each other from the connecting groove 30 in the direction of the fold line 27, | 5 The central slot 29c extends across and on both | sides of the connecting slot 30. | The slots 29 and 30 have a width of about Emm, so that they can contain all the most common wire diameters of: 10 vertical wires Sa, | In figure 4 it is shown that a 2D panel 4 is fixed in a clips 9 by hooking the panel with a vertical thread 5b 9 through the entrance 31 in the central slot 25c, as shown # 15 in figure 4, and the panel 4 to lower 9 until two horizontal wires 5b rest on the support plate 28, The clips 9 are designed in such a way that hooking in is however not possible with clips 9 installed without first lifting the panel slightly with the upper wires Sb slightly above the barrel of the support post 2 and tilt slightly,

To this end, the supporting plate 28 is designed such that, in the mounted condition of the supporting plate 28, the smallest width SG of the entrance 31 measured with respect to a side edge of the supporting plate 28 and increased by the clearance S is smaller than the sum of the diameters of a wire Sa and a wire 5b, whereby a panel 4 resting with its upper wires 5b on the support plate 28 does not

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À through this narrowest width of the entrance 13, neither can insert a vertical wire 5a or withdraw it from a slot 29 of the support plate 28, even when the support plate 28 in the slot 7 # 3 is completely empty. the leg 14 on the opposite side 9 of the entrance 31 is offset as shown in | figure 2. | This prevents that once the panel € | 10 cp is in place between two support posts 2, the panel there | cannot be removed without breaking work and the { neck 1 is, as it were, protected against theft. 9 The panel 4 is held in place between the 9 support posts by the spacers 32, as shown in figure &, in the form of blocks which fit into the slots 7 of the support posts Z and which are provided with a groove 33 where a outer vertical wire 5a fits in. For an extra security, a cap 34 can be clamped at the top of the support post 2 as shown in figure 11, which, for example, is provided with a clamping portion that is clamped in the tubular portion 13 of the support post 2.

Assuming that the clips 9 are secured, then, even in the absence of a cap 34, a mounted panel 4 can only be pulled up over a limited height corresponding to the distance A between the wires 5b in the clips 3, which prevents the panel 4 from enough can

; BE2020/5013 13 can be tilted in order to be able to remove the panel from the clips. it | support plate 28 made with a width G of the narrowest: opening of the entrance 31 of about Smm. | 10 It is noted that for the assembly of the panels 4 : no tools are needed except possibly a tool 9 to screw the clips 9 onto the support posts 2 or the like, in figures 9 and 10 the assembly of a 3D is shown. panel 4 in which the vertical wires 5a are not straight as in the Z2D panels, but have triangular bent parts projecting from the plane of the panel, either forwards as in figure S or backwards as in figure 10.

In the case of such 3D panels 4, the slot 294 or the slot 29b is used for the attachment of a vertical wire Sa, depending on the situation of figure 9 or of figure 10.

It is clear that the support posts can also be used instead of wire panels 4, solid plates or beams which are slid with their ends into the slots 7,

In the same way, the clips 3 can also be used on support posts other than those described here, 9 for instance clips without a hook-shaped part but with { a lip instead with which the clips can be placed in a slot 7 of | 5 a support post is attached. 9 It is also clear that the support plate 28 is specific | designed for one of the above-mentioned mountings of a panel : 4 and for that purpose only provided with a single slot 29, : 10 Two or more than three slots 29 are also not | 9 The present invention is by no means limited with regard to the embodiment described as a 9 lb example and shown in the figures, but a clips and a fence according to the invention can be made in all kinds of shapes and sizes. realized without departing from the scope of the invention,

Claims (1)

Conclusions. à l.- Clips for fixing a panel in a fence, | 2 more specially a wire panel with vertical and horizontal | wires {5}, the panel (4} being mounted between vertical support posts (2) in the form of a profile {6} with slots {7} delimited by parallel legs {14} of the profile and the panel { 4} is fastened with the side edges (8) in the grooves (7) of the profile (6), characterized in that the clips (9) contain a support plate (26) 9 with a width (E} limited between two side edges and a support edge (27) for resting against the bottom (22) of the slot (7), which support plate (28} is intended to be fixed horizontally 153 in a said slot (7) of the support post (2) supporting a horizontal wire (5b) of the panel (4) and including at least one slot (29) for a vertical wire (5a) on a said side edge {8} of the panel {4}, said slot (29) is directed substantially transversely to the aforesaid support edge (27) and this slot (29) is connected to an edge of the support plate (28) via an entrance (31) for the vertical pressure aad (5a). 2.7 Clips according to claim 1, characterized in that the support plate (28) is a rectangular plate with a width (E}) which, except for a lateral play (58), is substantially equal to the width {F} of the slot (7 ) and a length which is almost equal to the depth of the slot {7} and that the aforementioned entrance (31) is elaborated in a corner of the support plate (28) on the opposite edge of the aforementioned support edge {27}, _ BE2020/5013 16 Clips according to claim L or 2, characterized in that | the at least one slot (29) is connected to the entrance (31) via a connecting slot (30) substantially parallel to | 5 the support edge (27). [à.- Clips according to claim 3, characterized in that { at least two slots (29) are provided at a lateral distance 9 from each other and that these slots (29) connect to the entrance | 10 {131} are connected via a connecting slot {30) 9 substantially parallel to the support edge (27). 9 5.” Clips according to claim 4, characterized in that the # are at least two outer slots {(29a,29b}, each spaced at the same lateral distance from adjacent side edge of the support plate (28). b. Clips according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that there is at least one central slot {29%c} located centrally between the two side edges of the support plate (28) 7, Clips according to claims 5 and 6, characterized in that ar at least three slots {25} are, respectively, at least two outer slots (25a,259b} and an intermediate central slot (29c) connected to the entrance (31) via a connecting slot {30} substantially parallel to the support edge (27), | BE2020/5013 1 7 8. Clips according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the outer slots (29a and 259b) from the connecting slot {30} taper slightly towards each other 9 in the direction of the support edge (27). | Clip according to any one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that the outer slots (29a and 29b) depart | from the connecting slot (30). : 10 ld. Clips according to any one of claims 5 to 8, thereby | characterized in that the outer slots (29a and 29b) depart 9 from the connection slot {30}. 9. Clips according to any one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the central slot (29c) is located on both sides | of the connecting slot {30}. | Clips according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the width of the slots is not wider than Gm, Clips according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the entrance {31} tapers conically from the periphery of the support plate (28) and opens into the connecting groove (301. Clips according to claim 13, characterized in that the smallest width (G} of the entrance {31}, measured with respect to a side edge of the support plate (28) is such that in mounted condition of the support plate (28) with a lateral play (S) in a slot (7), this smallest width (G) increased by the aforementioned play {5}; smaller than the sum of the diameters of a vertical wire (5a) and a horizontal wire (5b} of the panel (4}. | 15. Clips according to claim 14, characterized in that the 9 said smallest width (GC) of the entrance {31} is approximately 9 at 9 mm. | LG ls. Clips according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clips are made of a metal plate, a part of which is bent at right angles 9 to the support plate (38) for fixing 9 against the bottom {22} of a groove (7) of the support post {2} 9 15 17.- Fence composed of support posts {2} in the form of a profile (6) with slots (7) and of panels (4) fixed between the support posts and composed of vertical and horizontal wires (5) which together form a wire panel which is fastened with a side edge (8) in a groove (7), characterized in that the panel (4) with vertical wire (Sa) is fixed in the groove (7) by means of clips according to &&n of the aforesaid claims, wherein the respective vertical wire (5a) is received in one of the slots (29) of the support plate (28) extending transversely to the support edge (27) of the support plate (28), substantially parallel to the legs {14} of the slot (7) and with the panel (4) resting with a horizontal wire (Bb) on the support plate {18}, Fence according to claim 16, characterized in that the support posts (2) are formed as a hollow H-profile {6} folded in one piece from a metal sheet or strip, 9 whereby the bottom of the slot {7} is formed. formed by a | 5 cross wall and that the clips {9} form a hook-shaped part (26) | contains with which the clips can be fastened fittingly over the cross wall (22) 9. : 19,- Fence according to claim 18, characterized in that the : 10 support posts {2} are covered at the top by a cap 34 with | a xiem portion which is clamped in the hollow support post {2}.