Stackable fencing panel

Abstract

There is provided a stackable fencing panel and a method for stacking fencing panels. The fencing panel including: a first outside post including a post depth; a second outside post opposing the first outside post and including the post depth; and two or more horizontal cross-members each intermediate the first outside post and the second outside post, each horizontal cross-member including a cross-member depth, each horizontal cross-member including a narrowed section proximate both the first outside post and the second outside post, the narrowed sections including a narrowed depth less than the post depth.

1 . A stackable fencing panel, the fencing panel comprising:
 a first outside post comprising a post depth;   a second outside post opposing the first outside post and comprising the post depth; and   two or more horizontal cross-members each intermediate the first outside post and the second outside post, each horizontal cross-member comprising a cross-member depth, each horizontal cross-member comprising a narrowed section proximate both the first outside post and the second outside post, the narrowed sections comprising a narrowed depth less than the post depth.   
     
     
         2 . The stackable fencing panel of  claim 1 , wherein the first outside post and the second outside post comprise a square tube. 
     
     
         3 . The stackable fencing panel of  claim 2 , wherein the two or more horizontal cross-members comprise a square tube except at the narrowed sections that are compressed along an axis coincident with the narrowed depth. 
     
     
         4 . The stackable fencing panel of  claim 1 , wherein the narrowed depth is less than 75% of the post depth. 
     
     
         5 . The stackable fencing panel of  claim 4 , wherein the narrowed depth is less than 50% of the post depth. 
     
     
         6 . The stackable fencing panel of  claim 1 , wherein the post depth is approximately 1 inch and the narrowed depth is less than 0.6 inches. 
     
     
         7 . A method for horizontal stacking of fencing panels, the fencing panels comprising opposing outside posts and two or more horizontal cross-members positioned intermediate the opposing outside posts, the two or more horizontal cross-members each having narrowed sections proximate each of the opposing posts, the method comprising:
 positioning a first of the fencing panels horizontally; and   positioning a second of the fencing panels horizontally on the first fencing panel with one of the outside posts of the second fencing panel resting on the narrowed sections on the same side of the first fencing panel and the narrowed sections on the opposite side of the second fencing panel resting on the outside posts of the respective side of the first fencing panel.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising positioning a third of the fencing panels horizontally on the second fencing panel with one of the outside posts of the third fencing panel resting on the narrowed sections on the same side of the second fencing panel, on the side opposite the outside posts of the second fencing panel resting on the narrowed sections of the first fencing panel, the third fencing panel positioned with the narrowed sections on the opposite side of the third fencing panel resting on the outside posts of the respective side of the second fencing panel. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the first outside post and the second outside post comprise a square tube. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the two or more horizontal cross-members comprise a square tube except at the narrowed sections that are compressed along an axis coincident with the narrowed depth. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the narrowed depth is less than 75% of the post depth. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the narrowed depth is less than 50% of the post depth. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the post depth is approximately 1 inch and the narrowed depth is less than 0.6 inches.