Wire-Mesh Security Fence and Fence Panel

Abstract

A wire-mesh security fence panel and security fence is provided. In at least on example the fence panel includes: a first set of substantially parallel wires, each wire having a first and a second end; a second set of substantially parallel wires, the second set of wires being welded across the first set on one picket-wire side of the first set; a cross-wire-side connection strip welded across the first end of the first set on the picket-wire side of the first set; and an opposite side connection strip welded across the second end of the first set on the opposite side of the picket-wire side. In one such example each connection strip has an outside edge and each outside edge is equally spaced from the end of the wires to which the strip is welded.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wire-mesh fence panel comprising:
 a first set of substantially parallel wires, each wire having a first, a second end, a picket-wire side, and a cross-wire side;   a second set of substantially parallel wires, the second set of wires being welded across the first set on the picket-wire side;   a picket-wire side connection strip welded across the first end of the first set on the picket-wire side; and   a cross-wire side connection strip welded across the second end of the first set on the cross-wire side,   wherein the picket-wire side connection strip includes at least one opening and the cross-wire side connection strip includes at least one opening, wherein each picket-wire side connection strip opening has a corresponding cross-wire side connection strip opening.   
     
     
         2 . A wire-mesh fence panel as in  claim 1 , wherein each connection strip has an outside edge and each outside edge is equally spaced from the end of the wires to which the strip is welded. 
     
     
         3 . A wire-mesh fence panel as in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one picket-wire side connection strip opening is a through slot. 
     
     
         4 . A wire-mesh fence panel as in  claim 3 , wherein the at least one cross-wire side connection strip opening is a through hole. 
     
     
         5 . A wire-mesh fence panel as in  claim 4 , further comprising at least one fastener located through the at least one through slot and the at least one through hole. 
     
     
         6 . A wire-mesh fence panel as in  claim 5 , wherein the at least one fastener is a U-shaped bolt positioned such that the ends of the U-shaped bolt are secured to the cross-wire-side connection strip. 
     
     
         7 . A wire-mesh fence comprising:
 at least a first panel and a second panel, each panel comprising:
 a first set of substantially parallel wires, each wire having a first and a second end, 
 a picket-wire side, 
 a cross-wire side, 
 a second set of substantially parallel wires, the second set of wires being welded across the first set on the picket-wire side of the first set, 
 a picket-wire side connection strip welded across the first end of the first set on the picket-wire side of the first set, and 
 a cross-wire side connection strip welded across the second end of the first set on the cross-wire side of the first set; 
   the picket-wire side connection strip of the first panel being connected to the cross-wire side connection strip of the second panel; and   the first set of substantially parallel wires of the first panel being substantially aligned with the first set of substantially parallel wires of the second panel.   
     
     
         8 . A fence as in  claim 7  further comprising one or more bolts having two ends, each end being inserted through one or more holes in the picket-wire side connection strip of the first panel and one or more holes in the cross-wire side connection strip of the second panel. 
     
     
         9 . A fence as in  claim 8 , wherein each bolt end is threaded and further comprising a nut on each threaded end. 
     
     
         10 . A fence as in  claim 9  further comprising posts connected to the connection strips. 
     
     
         11 . A fence as in  claim 8 , wherein the hole in at least one connection strip is slotted. 
     
     
         12 . A fence as in  claim 7 , further comprising the cross-wire-side connection strip having at least one through slot and the picket-wire side connection strip comprising at least one through hole, wherein each picket-wire-side connection strip slot has a hole that is aligned with a corresponding cross-wire-side connection strip slot. 
     
     
         13 . A fence as in  claim 11 , further includes at least one fastener located through the at least one through slot and the at least one through hole.