Engineered fence system

Abstract

An engineered fence system having multiple components enabling assembly of corner and other fence components to which fencing wire may be attached. The primary components are a vertical post with at least one post flange, lateral and angle braces, gate flanges with end-flanges, angle flanges, end-caps, and fasteners for attaching end-flanges to the post flanges.

1 . An engineered fence system, comprising: 
 a) a four-sided vertical post and having at least one vertical post flange permanently attached to one side of the vertical post at an upper location on the vertical post; and    b) at least one brace having that may be fastened to a vertical post flange, the brace selected from the group consisting of: 
 i) a lateral brace having a flat end-flange perpendicularly attached to each end of the lateral brace; and  
 ii) an angle brace comprising an upper portion having an end-flange at each end, to each of which end-flanges an angle flange may be attached, and a lower portion having an attached upper post flange, each angle flange comprising a first flange plate having a perpendicular portion having a proximal end centrally attached to one side of the first flange plate and a distal end; and a second flange plate having two perpendicular portions each of which has a proximal end attached centrally attached to one side of the second flange plate and a distal end, with the two perpendicular portions of the second flange plate being spaced at a distance apart so that the distal end of the first flange plate perpendicular portion may be inserted between the distal ends of the second flange plate perpendicular portions and joined to form a revolute joint, so that one of the flange plates may be mounted to an end-flange, and the other flange plate mounted to a post flange, and the perpendicular portions locked in place about the revolute joint, so that the two flange plates of each angle flange are fixed in non-parallel orientation to each other; and  
   c) fasteners for attaching engineered fence system components to each other.    
   
   
       2 . The fence system of  claim 1 , wherein there are four vertical post flanges permanently attached each on one side of the vertical post at an upper location on the vertical post.  
   
   
       3 . The fence system of  claim 1 , wherein the fasteners comprise nuts and bolts, and wherein the vertical post flange has holes into which nuts are embedded.  
   
   
       4 . The fence system of  claim 1 , wherein the vertical post further comprises four vertical post flanges permanently attached each on one side of the vertical post at a lower location on the vertical post.  
   
   
       5 . The fence system of  claim 1 , further comprising a gate flange comprising a flat gate end-flange that may be fastened to a vertical post flange and a swing gate hinge perpendicularly attached to the flat gate end-flange for attachment to a gate.  
   
   
       6 . The fence system of  claim 1 , further comprising a fence wire tightener for attaching fence wire to the vertical post and brace.  
   
   
       7 . The fence system of  claim 1 , further comprising an end-cap for the vertical post.  
   
   
       8 . A fence assembly assembled from the fence system of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       9 . The fence assembly assembled from the fence system according to  claim 8 , comprising two vertical posts fastened together by at least one lateral brace, assembled in an H-form.  
   
   
       10 . The fence assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein for each vertical post there are four vertical post flanges permanently attached each on one side of the vertical post at an upper location on the vertical post; and four vertical post flanges permanently attached each on one side of the vertical post at a lower location on the vertical post; and wherein there are two lateral braces, one of which lateral braces is attached to an upper post flange, and one of which is attached to a lower post flange.  
   
   
       11 . The fence assembly assembled from the fence system according to  claim 8 , comprising a vertical post fastened to an angle brace