US 12,416,177 B1
Fence system and method, and fence post assembly therefor
Ronald D. Goedecke, Okmulgee, OK (US)
Assigned to Bullet Fence Systems, LLC, Okmulgee, OK (US)
Filed by Bullet Fence Systems, LLC, Okmulgee, OK (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/032,352.
Int. Cl. E04H 17/14 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 17/1473 (2021.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fence post assembly comprising:
an inner hat-channel member;
an outer hat-channel member;
each of the inner and the outer hat-channel members comprising
a U-shaped channel which extends longitudinally from a lower end to an upper end of the hat-channel member, the U-shaped channel having (i) a longitudinally extending channel opening in a forward face of the hat-channel member and (ii) a longitudinally extending back wall opposite the longitudinally extending channel opening, and
longitudinally extending left and right side flanges which project outwardly on opposite left and right sides of the longitudinally extending channel opening of the U-shaped channel;
the U-shaped channel of the inner hat-channel member having an outer lateral width that is less than an inner lateral width of the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member; and
at least a longitudinal portion of the back wall of the U-shaped channel of the inner hat-channel member being received in the longitudinally extending channel opening of the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member, and nesting in the U-shaped channel of the outer hat-channel member, to form (i) a first longitudinally extending side gap, between the left side flange of the inner hat-channel member and the left side flange of the outer hat-channel member, for receiving a fence filler material and (ii) a second longitudinally extending side gap, between the right side flange of the inner hat-channel member and the right side flange of the outer hat-channel member, for receiving a fence filler material.