EP2998461A1 - Agencement de clôture et procédé pour faire fonctionner ce système - Google Patents

Agencement de clôture et procédé pour faire fonctionner ce système Download PDF

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EP2998461A1
EP2998461A1 EP14185354.9A EP14185354A EP2998461A1 EP 2998461 A1 EP2998461 A1 EP 2998461A1 EP 14185354 A EP14185354 A EP 14185354A EP 2998461 A1 EP2998461 A1 EP 2998461A1
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Urban Östman
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Bodaskog Stangselprodukter AB
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00—Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/02—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh
    • E04H17/127—Stretcher-type wire fencing; Tensioning devices for wire fencing
    • E04H17/133—Stretcher-type wire fencing; Tensioning devices for wire fencing the wire being tensioned by one or more winders

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  • the present invention relates to a fence arrangement, and a method for operating the fence arrangement during cutting of vegetation.
  • Fences could be made from a wide variety of materials, depending on terrain, geographical location and animals that the fencing is intended to maintain within the selected area, alternatively intended to keep out of the fenced area.
  • wire fences supported mainly by tension.
  • the wires are stretched between posts to prevent sagging of the fence, which raises the risk of entanglement or escape, by wire stretchers or other leverage devices.
  • the wire fence is combined with electric fencing. Synthetic webs or ropes with thin steel wires interwoven to carry the electrical charge are extending between the posts. A fence charger places electrical pulse to the wire and animals receive an uncomfortable but harmless shock when contacting the wires.
  • the present invention relates to a fence arrangement that facilitate cutting and trimming vegetation under the fence, and a method for operating the fence arrangement.
  • the fence arrangement comprises:
  • the posts are intended to be permanently secured in the ground while the support rails will rest on the ground and support the webs, ropes or wires between the posts to maintain the desired height of the webs, ropes or wires along the fence thereby reducing the number of posts that needs to be secured in the ground.
  • the reduced number of posts consequently reduces the installation work considerably.
  • the fence arrangement furthermore makes it possible to easily adapt the height / distance between the webs, ropes or wires to different types of animals to ensure that the animals remains within, or outside, the fence.
  • the defined fence arrangement could furthermore be operated in accordance with the claimed advantageous method described more in detail below.
  • the support elements are slidable along the guide rail / support rail to the selected position and secured by fastening means arranged on each support element. This embodiment is very favourable since the height of the webs, ropes or wires could be adjusted if desired.
  • the number of support rails between the posts is within the range 1 to 20.
  • the distance between the posts and the number of support rails must correspond to the character of the countryside. If the ground is flat, the distance between the posts could be increased and the number of support rails between the posts is increased accordingly, but if the countryside is changing the distance between the posts must be shorter.
  • the guide rail extends along substantially the entire length of the posts. This embodiment provides maximum flexibility to the fence arrangement since the support element could be adjusted along the entire post, and moved upwards along the entire post to lift the support rails arranged between the posts to a position above the ground.
  • the support rail and the posts have substantially the same height. This embodiment ensures that the height of the support elements and the webs, ropes or wires could be arranged at the same height along the fence.
  • the support rail and guide rail have the same design, dimensions and material.
  • the fact that the support rail and guide rail have the same design reduces the number of different components required for the system.
  • the support / guide rails are either screwed to the posts or used separately as freestanding support rails between the posts thereby ensuring that the fence arrangement could be used in different setups for a long period of time.
  • the support rail and guide rail comprises a groove extending along the entire length of the support rail and the guide rail, and said support elements are slidable along the groove.
  • the web, rope or wire comprises at least one electrically conductive wire
  • the arrangement furthermore comprises an electrical charger connected to the web, rope or wire to place an electrical pulse on the web, rope or wire to improve the fence arrangement for use to maintain animals within, our outside, a fenced area.
  • the support elements comprises an insulated recess or holder for the web, rope or wire to avoid that the conductive wire is unintentionally connected to surrounding structures.
  • the inventing furthermore relates to a method for operating the fence arrangement described above to facilitate the cutting / trimming of vegetation underneath and around the fence arrangement.
  • the method comprises the steps:
  • the defined method for operating the fence arrangement facilitates the cutting / trimming of vegetation considerably.
  • the webs, ropes or wires together with the support rail, or rails, arranged between the posts are lifted to an elevated position above the ground such that a vegetation cutter, i.e. a grass cutter, trimmer or large cutter driven by a tractor, could be used without damaging the fence arrangement, or the equipment used for cutting the vegetation.
  • One embodiment of the method according to the invention comprises two additional steps. The steps are:
  • This embodiment of the invention further improves the accessibility of the area around the posts and support rails, and under the webs, ropes or wires. This is achieved by the increased tension in the web, rope or wire arranged at the lowest position along the posts that lifts the web, rope or wire arranged at the lowest position along the posts well as the support rails between the posts further to a tilted position elevated from the ground.
  • the distance between the ground and the support rails in the tilted elevated position typically is within the range of 0.6 metre to 1.0 metre. The specified distance makes it possible to use several different cutting tools and speed up the work considerably.
  • a further improved embodiment of the method comprises two additional steps.
  • the steps are:
  • This embodiment is very favourable since the additional steps relating to the tension in the upper web, rope or wire makes it possible to tilt the support rails all the way to a substantially horizontal position, or a position substantially parallel to the ground, thereby ensuring the maximum distance possible between the ground and the support rails between the posts. This is very advantageous if it is desired to use larger cutting tools or tractors to reduce the time required to complete the cutting of vegetation.
  • FIG 1 a perspective view of the fence arrangement 10 according to the invention is illustrated.
  • the fence arrangement 10 comprises at least two posts 11 that must be rigidly secured in the ground, for example grouted with cement, to ensure the required strength and stability of the fence arrangement.
  • the distance between the posts depends on the character of the countryside and the dimensions of the area that the fence is intended to enclose. If the countryside is flat, the distance between the posts 11 could be increased while a more fluctuating rivers requires posts arranged at shorter distance from each other to ensure a reliable fencing of the area.
  • the fence arrangement 10 is intended to extend along a substantially straight line between the posts 11 and if the direction of the fence needs to be changed, for example in a corner, a post 11 must be arranged at the position where the direction of the fence is changed.
  • the posts 11 are substantially straight and preferably arranged in the ground such that they extend substantially vertically upwards to provide the required strength and stability to the fence arrangement.
  • the posts 11 could be made of wood, metal or plastic materials and have a different cross-sections, such as for example circular, triangular or square.
  • the posts could be made of elongated tubes or pipes to save weight and material, alternatively formed as solid pieces.
  • an elongated guide rail 12 extends.
  • the guide rail 12 is rigidly secured to the post 11 for example with screws and/or adhesive depending on the material and design of the post 11.
  • Each guide rail 12 has substantially constant cross-section along the entire length of the guide rail, and comprises an elongated groove 13 extending along the entire length of the guide rail.
  • the guide rail 12 is preferably made of a metal or plastic material that is resistant to corrosion to ensure that the fence arrangement will work as intended for a long period of time.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the guide rail is designed with a narrow opening 14 to the groove 13, and a wider interior such that support elements 15, illustrated in figure 1b , designed with a corresponding shape are movable along the guide rail 12 and maintained in the guide rail 12 by the narrow opening 14.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the guide rail 12 could be modified in many different ways as long as the support elements are configured to fit in the groove and be movable along the length of the guide bar 12.
  • the support element 15 comprises a protruding part 16 designed to fit in the groove 13 of the guide rail 12 to be able to slide along the guide rail 12.
  • the support element 15 furthermore comprises fastening means 17 that makes it possible to secure the support element in the selected position along the guide rail.
  • the fastening means 17 is embodied as a treaded shaft 18 extending through the support element 15 and the opening 14 of the guide rail substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 12, and a corresponding wing nut 19.
  • the wing nut 19 is turned to push the shaft 18 towards the interior of the groove 13 to secure the support element 15 in the selected position along the guide rail 12.
  • the support element 15 furthermore comprises a holder 20 for a web, rope or wire that will be described further down this description.
  • the holder 20 is in the illustrated embodiment embodied as a passage 21 provided with a web, rope or wire support device 22.
  • the size of the passage 21 is larger than the diameter or size of the web, rope of wire to make room for the support device 22 that maintains the web, rope or wire in the passage 21.
  • the web, rope or wire extends through the support device 22 such that the web, rope or wire is protected from wear and the risk for damage to the web, rope or wire is reduced.
  • the support device 22 is for example made of an insulating elastic plastic or rubber tube that the web, rope or wire extend through.
  • the guide rail is arranged on the side of the post that is facing away from the other post and the web, rope or wire extending around the post 11 such that the loads applied by the web, rope or wire on the guide rail and support element 15 not damages the securing of the guide rail in the post 11.
  • At least two webs 23, ropes or wires extend between the posts.
  • the number of webs 23, ropes or wires depends on the desired overall height of the fence arrangement, as well as the desired distance between adjacent webs 23, ropes or wires which is selected depending on the intended use of the fence arrangement.
  • the fence arrangement is very flexible since the number of webs 23, ropes or wires could be change easily by adding or removing support elements 15 along the guide rails 12.
  • the tensioning element 25 makes it possible to increase or reduce the tensioning in each web, rope or wire extending between the posts.
  • the tensioning member comprises a body 26 and a rotatable winding element 27 that is rotated by a lever 28 arranged on the outside of the body 26.
  • the web, rope or wire extend through an opening 29 in the body 26 to the winding element 27, and by rotating the winding element 27 the web, rope or wire is winded on to winding element 27 and the tension in the web, rope or wire increased.
  • several different types of tensioning elements could be used as long as they provide a reliable and simple solution that makes it possible to adjust the tension in the web, rope or wire.
  • the number of support rails 30 could be up to about 20 if the distance between the posts 11 is long.
  • Each support rail comprises one support element 15 for each of the webs 23, ropes or wires extending between the posts 11 to support and maintain the webs 23, ropes or wires in the intend position between the posts 11 which is essential to provide a reliable fence arrangement with the required stability even though the distance between the posts 11 is large.
  • the web 23, rope or wire is secured in the longitudinal direction of the web 23, rope or wire in each of the support elements 15 to avoid that the support rail 30 slides along the web 23, rope or wire which could reduce the stability of the fence arrangement.
  • the web 23, rope or wire could be secured in the intended position in the holder 20 of the support element 15 by an elastic device, similar to the support device 22 but shorter, with a size and shape corresponding to the size and shape of the passage 21 in the support element 15. Once the support rail 30 is in the desired position between the posts 11, the elastic device is fitted in the passage 21 of the holder 20 to secure the web 23, rope or wire in the support element 15. Other arrangements for securing the web 23, rod or wire in the support element 15 could also be used.
  • the support rails 30 are intended to stand free on the ground and are maintained in the intended position by the tension in the webs 23, ropes or wires instead of being permanently secured in the ground.
  • Each, or some, of the support rails could be provided with a narrow tip or rod in the end of the support rail 30 intended to stand on the ground.
  • the narrow tip or rod maintains the guide rail in the intended position on the ground and improves the stability of the fence arrangement and prevent transverse movements of the support rails 30 if the fence is exposed to external forces in the transverse direction.
  • the narrow tip or rod is not illustrated in the figures but could be designed in many different ways to provide the desired support in the transverse direction.
  • the support rails 30 and the guide rail 12 preferably have substantially the same length to ensure that the webs, ropes or wire extend at the substantially the same height above the ground along the fence arrangement.
  • the support rail 30 and the guide rail 12, described in detail above, preferably have the same design and dimensions as well as being made of the same material to reduce the number of different types of components in the fence arrangement 10.
  • the same type of support elements 15 are used both along the guide rail on the posts and the support rails.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment where the support rail and guide rail have the same design since the two element could be modified in different ways as long as the function of each element correspond to the definition in the claims, and the description above.
  • the webs, ropes or wires could be combined with electric fencing.
  • Thin steel wires are interwoven in the webs or ropes to carry electrical charges and a fence charger is arranged to places electrical pulse to the conductive wire. Thereby animals will receive an uncomfortable, but harmless, shock when contacting the wires.
  • the support elements 15 are either made entirely of an insulating material like plastic or comprising an insulated holder for the web, rope or wire.
  • the invention furthermore relates to a method for operating the fence arrangement 10 described above to facilitate the cutting of vegetation in the area of the fence arrangement 10.
  • a method for operating the fence arrangement 10 described above to facilitate the cutting of vegetation in the area of the fence arrangement 10.
  • the fence arrangement operated according to the method defined above makes it possible to lift the at least one support rail from the ground and access the area under the webs, ropes or wires with a cutting tool. Thereby the time required for cutting vegetation along the fence arrangement is reduced considerably, especially if the fence arrangement has a significant length and the number of support rails is high.
  • a further improved embodiment of the method comprises two additional steps, said steps are:
  • This embodiment of the method further improves the accessibility of the area under and along the fence since the support rail, or rails, will be lifted further from the ground when they are tilted and make room for larger cutting tools for cutting vegetation.
  • a further improved embodiment of the method comprises two additional steps, said steps are
  • This embodiment of the method ensures maximum accessibility under the webs 23, ropes or wires since the additional steps makes it possible to tilt the support rails all the way to a substantially horizontal elevated position which means that the distance between the support rail and the ground is the largest possible.

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