Palisade fencing

Abstract

A palisade fence is described comprising support posts and rails extending between the posts, and pales mounted between the rails. The rails define V-shaped apertures for receiving the pales. The pales are additionally secured to the rails by bolts

1 . A palisade fence comprising: 
 support posts;    rails for extending between the posts; and    pales for mounting between the rails, the rails defining apertures for receiving the pales and the pales additionally being secured to the rails by fasteners.    
   
   
       2 . A palisade fence of  claim 1 , wherein the rails comprise an L-section having a front vertical arm and a rear horizontal arm, the horizontal arm being apertured to receive the pales while the vertical arm receives the fastener.  
   
   
       3 . A palisade fence of  claim 2 , wherein a rear face of the vertical arm of the rail and a front face of the pale through which the fastener passes are directly adjacent one another.  
   
   
       4 . A palisade fence of  claim 1 , wherein the apertures are of complementary shape to the pales.  
   
   
       5 . A palisade fence of  claim 4 , wherein the apertures are of complementary shape to end portions of the pales and the ends of the pales extend through the apertures, the end portions of each pale being provided with a projection spaced from an end of the pale such that only a selected length of each end portion passes through the associated aperture in the rail.  
   
   
       6 . A palisade fence of  claim 5 , wherein the projection on each pale end portion comprises a bead pressed from the pale.  
   
   
       7 . A palisade fence of  claim 5 , wherein the projection on each pale end portion is a welding bead.  
   
   
       8 . A palisade fence of  claim 5 , wherein the projection is provided centrally of the pale.  
   
   
       9 . A palisade fence of  claim 5 , wherein the projection is provided spaced from a centre line of the pale.  
   
   
       10 . A palisade fence of  claim 8 , wherein at least one further projection is provided spaced from a centre line of the pale.  
   
   
       11 . A palisade fence of  claim 1 , comprising three vertically spaced rails.  
   
   
       12 . A palisade fence of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a bolt.  
   
   
       13 . A palisade fence of  claim 2 , wherein the fastener passes through the vertical arm of the rail and through a central portion of the pale.  
   
   
       14 . A palisade fence of  claim 11 , wherein the bolt is secured by a nut which engages with a rear face of the pale.  
   
   
       15 . A palisade fence of  claim 14 , wherein the nut has an outer portion for engagement with a tightening tool, and an inner portion of a shape which is not easily gripped by a conventional tool, the two portions being frangibly connected.  
   
   
       16 . A palisade fence of  claim 14 , wherein each pale has an angled section and the nut is located centrally of the pale.  
   
   
       17 . A palisade fence comprising a plurality of pales, each pale having a face for location directly adjacent a face of a support rail and fasteners for securing the pales to the rail and passing through the faces.  
   
   
       18 . A palisade fence of  claim 17 , wherein the rails comprise an L-section having a front vertical arm and a rear horizontal arm, the horizontal arm being apertured to receive the pales while the vertical arm receives the fastener.  
   
   
       19 . A palisade fence of  claim 17 , wherein the fastener is a bolt secured by a nut which engages with a rear face of the pale.  
   
   
       20 . A palisade fence of  claim 19 , wherein each pale has an angled section and the nut is located centrally of the pale.  
   
   
       21 . A palisade fence of  claim 2 , wherein a surface of the vertical arm is recessed to receive a head of a fastener.  
   
   
       22 . A palisade fence of  claim 2 , wherein a surface of the vertical arm is configured to restrict access to a head of a fastener passing therethrough.  
   
   
       23 . A palisade fence comprising: 
 support posts;    rails for extending between the posts; and    pales for mounting between the rails, the pales being adapted to be secured to the rails by fasteners having heads, an outer surface of one of the pales and the rails being configured to restrict access to the fastener heads.