Composite fencing components

Abstract

A plastic extruded building material component formed as a hollow sleeve for fitting over a picket fence or rail component. The building material component is profile extruded to have texturing and color streaking to simulate a wood building material. A unique mechanism for dispersing and melting the streaking and texturing agents is provided for extruding the product.

1 . A building material component, said building material component comprising: 
 a sleeve component; and    an interior dimension in said sleeve component that enables the sleeve component to fit over a rigid structural component.    
   
   
       2 . The building material component of  claim 1  wherein said interior dimension includes: 
 allowing said sleeve component to fit over a standard fence rail component.    
   
   
       3 . The building material component of  claim 1  wherein said interior dimension includes: 
 allowing said sleeve component to fit over standard dimensional lumber.    
   
   
       4 . The building material component of  claim 1  wherein said interior dimension includes: 
 allowing said sleeve component to fit over existing fence rail components.    
   
   
       5 . The building material component of  claim 1  wherein said sleeve component includes: 
 an exterior textured surface formed on said sleeve component; and colored streaks extending through said textured surface.    
   
   
       6 . The building material component of  claim 1  wherein said sleeve component is made from ultraviolet stabilized polyethylene.  
   
   
       7 . The building material component of  claim 5  wherein said textured surface is created from injecting an agent having a melt temperature different than that of the base material of the component during the extrusion process.  
   
   
       8 . The building material component of  claim 5  wherein said textured surface is created from injecting a blowing agent having a melt temperature different than that of the base material of the component during the thermoforming process.  
   
   
       9 . The building material component of  claim 5  wherein said colored streaks are created by adding one or more coloring agents having different melt temperatures.  
   
   
       10 . The building material component of  claim 5  wherein said colored streaks are created by adding one or more coloring agents having differing viscosities.  
   
   
       11 . The building material component of  claim 1  wherein said sleeve component is used to create a fencing section.  
   
   
       12 . A fencing assembly wherein said fencing assembly comprises: 
 one or more rails;    at least one building material components having an interior dimension sized to fit over said one or more rails; and    each of said building material components extruded of a plastic material having a textured surface and colored streaking to resemble a wood material.    
   
   
       13 . The fencing assembly of  claim 12  wherein said at least one rails are made of steel.  
   
   
       14 . The fencing assembly of  claim 12  wherein said at least one rails are made of dimensional lumber.  
   
   
       15 . The fencing assembly of  claim 12  wherein said at least one rails are made of existing fencing rails.  
   
   
       16 . The fencing assembly of  claim 12  wherein said at least one building material components are extruded from ultra violet stabilized polyethylene.  
   
   
       17 . The fencing assembly of  claim 12  wherein said textured surface is created from injecting an agent having a melt temperature different than that of the base material of the component during the thermoforming process.  
   
   
       18 . The fencing assembly of  claim 12  wherein said textured surface is created from injecting a blowing agent having a melt temperature different than that of the base material of the component during the extrusion process.  
   
   
       19 . The fencing assembly of  claim 12  wherein said colored streaks are created by adding one or more coloring agents having different melt temperatures.  
   
   
       20 . The fencing assembly of  claim 12  wherein said colored streaks are created by adding one or more coloring agents having differing viscosities.