US 11,988,010 B2
Fence brace system adapted to secure a fence rail to a fence post
Fonda Crandall, Reno, NV (US); and Joseph Crandall, Reno, NV (US)
Filed by Fonda Crandall, Reno, NV (US); and Joseph Crandall, Reno, NV (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/208,219.
Application 15/856,741 is a division of application No. 14/863,793, filed on Sep. 24, 2015, granted, now 10,030,408.
Application 17/208,219 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/198,820, filed on Mar. 11, 2021.
Application 17/198,820 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/881,653, filed on May 22, 2020, granted, now 10,995,518.
Application 16/881,653 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/517,584, filed on Jul. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,697,198, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 16/517,584 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/856,741, filed on Dec. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,597,898, issued on Mar. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0207396 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04H 17/14 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 17/1413 (2013.01) [E04H 17/143 (2013.01); E04H 17/1452 (2021.01); E04H 17/1488 (2021.01); E04H 17/1473 (2021.01); E04H 17/1482 (2021.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fence assembly comprising:
a fence post having a rectangular cross-section;
a fence rail having a rectangular cross-section;
a fence brace formed from a single piece of material comprising:
a fence post brace member having a fence post brace member central wall and a fence post member rearward protruding sidewall bent rearward from a first vertical longitudinally-extending edge of the fence post brace member central wall, the fence post brace member rearward protruding sidewall comprising a notch, the fence post brace member rearward protruding sidewall and and the fence post brace member central wall defining a fence post channel for receiving the fence post therein, and a plurality of fastener holes disposed within the fence post brace member central wall and the fence post brace member sidewall for receiving fasteners to secure the fence post therewith;
a vertical picket fastener slot longitudinally-extending through the fence post brace member central wall for receiving a fastener therethrough to affix a picket to the fence post with the fence post brace member therebetween;
a fence rail brace member having a fence rail brace member central wall and a pair of fence rail brace member rearward protruding sidewalls each bent rearward from opposing horizontal latitudinally-extending edges of the fence rail brace member central wall, the fence rail brace member central wall being coplanar with the fence post brace member central wall and extending from a mid-point of a second vertical longitudinally-extending edge thereof opposite the first vertical longitudinally-extending edge, the rearward protruding sidewalls of the fence rail brace member defining a fence rail channel for receiving the fence rail therein, edges of the rearward protruding sidewalls of the fence rail brace member extending rearward from the second vertical longitudinally-extending edge opposite the fence post brace member rearward protruding sidewall to define the fence post channel therebetween, and a plurality of fastener holes disposed within the central wall and the rearward protruding sidewalls of the fence rail brace member for receiving fasteners to secure the fence rail therewith; and
a horizontal picket fastener slot latitudinally-extending through the central wall of the fence rail brace member for receiving a fastener therethrough to affix a picket to the fence rail with the fence rail brace member therebetween, the horizontal picket fastener slot positioned perpendicular to and aligned with a mid-point of the vertical picket fastener slot.