Mesh restraint

Abstract

An apparatus for securing mesh to a support comprises an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, wherein the body is configured to be engaged with the support, and an engagement member supported by the body. The engagement member can pass through an aperture of the mesh so that a portion of the mesh adjacent the aperture is positioned between the engagement member and the body to secure the mesh to the body.

1 - 30 . (canceled) 
     
     
         31 . An apparatus for securing plastic barrier mesh to a post, the apparatus comprising:
 a hollow tube having a longitudinal axis and an internal elongate channel extending along the longitudinal axis to an opening at a base of the tube, wherein the channel receives an uppermost end of the post such that the tube is sleevable onto the post, and wherein the tube is dimensioned such that the post is engaged by the tube to fix the tube rotationally relative to the post about the longitudinal axis; and   at least one engagement member disposed on a side of the tube, wherein the engagement member comprises a shaft extending from the tube, the shaft being configured to pass through an aperture of the barrier mesh, and a flange that extends transversely to an axis of the shaft that has a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the shaft so that a portion of the barrier mesh adjacent the aperture is positioned between the flange and the tube to secure the barrier mesh releasably to the tube, and wherein the flange has mutually transverse lengths that are different to each other and is rotatable between an installation position and an engagement position.   
     
     
         32 . The apparatus according to  claim 31 , wherein the tube is dimensioned such that the channel is triangular in cross section taken through a plane extending laterally through the tube, such that the tube is sleevable onto a star picket to fix the tube rotationally relative to the star picket about the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         33 . The apparatus according to  claim 31 , wherein the apparatus comprises a plurality of engagement members that can each be passed through different apertures of the barrier mesh to secure the barrier mesh to the tube. 
     
     
         34 . The apparatus according to  claim 33 , wherein a first engagement member of the plurality of engagement members is positioned near a base of the post and a second engagement member of the plurality of engagement members is spaced from the first engagement member along the tube by a distance corresponding to a width between a centre of apertures located along opposite edges of the mesh. 
     
     
         35 . The apparatus according to claim  4 , wherein:
 the first engagement member is positioned approximately 60-70% along a length of the tube from an end of the tube; and   the second engagement member is positioned approximately 0-5% along the length of the tube from the end of the tube.   
     
     
         36 . The apparatus according to  claim 34 , wherein a third engagement member of the plurality of engagement members is spaced from the second engagement member along the tube towards the base of the post by a distance D=nS where n is an integer ≥1 and S is a spacing between adjacent apertures of the barrier mesh along a line parallel to the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         37 . The apparatus according to  claim 36 , wherein the apparatus further comprises a fourth engagement member positioned between the first engagement member and the third engagement member. 
     
     
         38 . The apparatus according to  claim 31 , wherein the engagement member comprises one or more tabs adapted to be gripped by a user to rotate the engagement member. 
     
     
         39 . The apparatus according to  claim 31 , wherein the shaft terminates with the flange. 
     
     
         40 . The apparatus according to  claim 31 , wherein a width of the flange is approximately 80-90% of a length of the flange. 
     
     
         41 . The apparatus according to  claim 31 , wherein a gap of approximately 1-10 mm is formed between the tube and the flange. 
     
     
         42 . The apparatus according to  claim 31 , wherein the shaft is removably fixed into a cavity formed in the tube. 
     
     
         43 . The apparatus according to  claim 32 , wherein the shaft comprises a tapered end to facilitate insertion of the shaft into the cavity. 
     
     
         44 . The apparatus according to  claim 32 , wherein the shaft is resiliently deformable. 
     
     
         45 . The apparatus according to  claim 32 , wherein a channel extends circumferentially around the shaft that receives a portion of the tube that defines the cavity. 
     
     
         46 . The apparatus according to  claim 31 , wherein an uppermost end of the tube comprises a cap. 
     
     
         47 . The apparatus according to  claim 46 , wherein the cap comprises a retaining means for securing a length of rope or tape to the cap.