Picket fence kit

Abstract

A picket fence kit for a picket fence section includes an enclosure, a hollow post, a hollow top rail, a hollow bottom rail, and a plurality of pickets. The enclosure surrounds the post. The post surrounds the two rails and the plurality of pickets, and each rail surrounds a plurality of pickets. Pickets are axially aligned with each other in pairs, two rails are located side-by-side within the post, and two pairs of axially aligned pickets are positioned side-by-side within a rail. The post further surrounds a pair of axially aligned pickets not surrounded by a rail. The kit further includes a post cap, a shipping cap, a plurality of picket caps, a set of rail brackets and a set of self-tapping screws. A picket fence kit for a for a picket fence gate includes an enclosure, a hollow post, a first gate upright, a second gate upright, a hollow top rail, a hollow bottom rail, and a plurality of pickets. The enclosure surrounds the post. The post surrounds the first gate upright, the second gate upright, the hollow top rail, the hollow bottom rail, and the plurality of pickets.

1 . A picket fence kit comprising an enclosure, a hollow post, a hollow top rail, a hollow bottom rail, and a plurality of pickets;
 wherein the enclosure surrounds the post; and   wherein the post surrounds the two rails and a plurality of pickets.   
   
   
       2 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, wherein at least one rail surrounds a plurality of pickets. 
   
   
       3 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, wherein two pickets are axially aligned with each other. 
   
   
       4 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, wherein the two rails are located side-by-side within the post. 
   
   
       5 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, wherein at least one rail surrounds two pairs of axially aligned pickets, and wherein the two pairs of axially aligned pickets are positioned side-by-side within the at least one rail. 
   
   
       6 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, wherein the post surrounds at least one picket not surrounded by a rail. 
   
   
       7 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, wherein the enclosure includes a protective sheet having at least one closed end. 
   
   
       8 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 7  for a picket fence section, further comprising a label, wherein the protective sheet includes a transparent region through which the label may be viewed. 
   
   
       9 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, further comprising a post cap attached to an end of the post. 
   
   
       10 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 9  for a picket fence section, further comprising a shipping cap, wherein the post cap and the shipping cap are fixedly attached to the post. 
   
   
       11 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, further comprising a plurality of picket caps, each picket cap attached to the top end of a picket. 
   
   
       12 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, further comprising a set of miscellaneous components located within the enclosure. 
   
   
       13 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 12 , wherein the miscellaneous components include a set of rail brackets and a set of self-tapping screws. 
   
   
       14 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, wherein the post is a routed post. 
   
   
       15 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence section, wherein the top rail contains at least three pickets, and the bottom rail contains at least four pickets. 
   
   
       16 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 1  for a picket fence gate, further comprising a first gate upright and a second gate upright, wherein the post surrounds the first gate upright and the second gate upright. 
   
   
       17 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 16  for a picket fence gate, wherein the second gate upright is axially aligned with the first gate upright. 
   
   
       18 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 16  for a picket fence gate, wherein the first gate upright surrounds a first rail, and the second gate upright surrounds a second rail. 
   
   
       19 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 16  for a picket fence gate, wherein each rail surrounds at least one picket. 
   
   
       20 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 16  for a picket fence gate, wherein at least one gate upright surrounds at least one picket not surrounded by a rail. 
   
   
       21 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 16  for a picket fence gate, further comprising a brace, wherein the brace is surrounded by the post and is axially aligned with a picket. 
   
   
       22 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 16  for a picket fence gate, wherein the plurality of pickets is five pickets. 
   
   
       23 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 16  for a picket fence gate, further comprising two gate hinges and a latch, wherein the post surrounds the two gate hinges and the latch. 
   
   
       24 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 16  for a picket fence gate, further comprising a set of rail pockets and a set of self-tapping screws, both sets located within the enclosure. 
   
   
       25 . A picket fence kit according to  claim 16  for a picket fence gate, wherein the post is a routed post.