US 11,746,559 B2
Aluminum fence system
Itsik Amsellem, Ventura, CA (US); Ben Sasson, Fillmore, CA (US); and Zach Sasson, Fillmore, CA (US)
Assigned to Alumission Inc., Oxnard, CA (US)
Filed by Alumission Inc., Oxnard, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,315.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/296,126, filed on Jan. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0250671 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. E04H 17/20 (2006.01); E04H 17/16 (2006.01); E04H 17/00 (2006.01); E06B 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 17/20 (2013.01) [E04H 17/013 (2021.01); E04H 17/16 (2013.01); E04H 17/21 (2021.01); E06B 11/02 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fence system comprising:
a gate comprising:
a pair of opposing upright gate columns and a pair of opposing horizontal gate columns disposed therebetween, each of the gate columns comprising a longitudinally-extending extruded hollow member having an inside wall defining a longitudinally-extending central aperture sized to receive a base post therein, an outside wall having a plurality of outer sidewalls disposed around the inside wall, and a longitudinally-extending slot defined within at least one of the outer sidewalls extending the length of the gate column and extending toward the inside wall and adapted to receive fence slats therein;
a plurality of fence slats mounted within corresponding aligned slots of the opposing upright gate columns and the opposing horizontal gate columns; and
a lockset housing mounted on the outside wall of one of the upright gate columns extending the length of the gate column and parallel to the length of the at least one slot thereof, the lock set housing comprising a lockset disposed therein with a latch extending through an opening in an outer sidewall of the lockset housing;
a stationary upright fence column comprising a longitudinally-extending extruded hollow member having a stationary inner cavity configured to receive a base post therein, a stationary outside wall having a plurality of stationary outer sidewalls, and a longitudinally-extending stationary slot defined within one of the stationary outer sidewalls extending the length of the stationary upright fence column and extending toward the stationary inner cavity, the stationary slot having opposing grooves along opposing sidewalls thereof; and
a latch strike plate extending the length of the stationary upright fence column, the latch strike plate comprising:
a slot cover extending the length of the stationary slot of the stationary upright fence column and comprising a latch opening positioned to receive the latch extending out of the lockset housing;
a pair of opposing clip walls extending through and along the length of the stationary slot and having opposing distal shoulders to engage the opposing grooves in the stationary slot; and
a strike extension extending the length of the slot cover for engaging the outside wall of the one upright gate column when the gate is closed.