Fence support system

Abstract

A fence support system has a catch member comprising a catch plate and a protrusion that extends from the catch plate and a retainer member comprising a retainer plate comprising an aperture, the aperture being configured to receive the protrusion in response to relative movement of at least one of the catch member and the retainer member along an insertion path. When the protrusion is received by the aperture, a curved base portion of the protrusion that does not extend through the aperture is located, as determined along the insertion path, between the catch plate and the retainer plate. The curved base portion is curved angularly about the insertion path.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fence support system, comprising:
 a catch member comprising a catch plate and a protrusion that extends from the catch plate; and   a retainer member comprising a retainer plate comprising an aperture, the aperture being configured to receive the protrusion in response to relative movement of at least one of the catch member and the retainer member along an insertion path;   wherein when the protrusion is received by the aperture, a curved base portion of the protrusion that does not extend through the aperture is located, as determined along the insertion path, between the catch plate and the retainer plate; and   wherein the curved base portion is curved angularly about the insertion path.   
     
     
         2 . The fence support system of  claim 1 , wherein the curved base portion comprises a portion of a fence interface surface of the protrusion. 
     
     
         3 . The fence support system of  claim 1 , wherein the insertion path is substantially orthogonal to the catch plate. 
     
     
         4 . The fence support system of  claim 1 , wherein the insertion path is substantially orthogonal to the retainer plate. 
     
     
         5 . The fence support system of  claim 1 , wherein the insertion path is substantially orthogonal to at least one of the catch plate and the retainer plate and extends through the aperture of the retainer plate. 
     
     
         6 . The fence support system of  claim 1 , wherein the catch member comprises a tie notch configured to receive a closure device. 
     
     
         7 . The fence support system of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer member comprises a tie notch configured for alignment with a tie notch of the catch member when the retainer member is substantially mated with the catch member. 
     
     
         8 . The fence support system of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer member comprises only one aperture configured to receive the protrusion of the catch member. 
     
     
         9 . The fence support system of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer member is configured for selective mating to the catch member so that an apertured fence material can be captured between the retainer plate and the catch plate. 
     
     
         10 . The fence support system of  claim 9 , wherein when the retainer member is mated to the catch member, at least a portion of the protrusion of the catch member is received within the aperture of the retainer member. 
     
     
         11 . The fence support system of  claim 10 , wherein when the retainer member is mated to the catch member and an apertured fence material is captured between the retainer plate and the catch plate, the protrusion is configured to extend through an aperture of the apertured fence material.