AU2006213965A1 - Barrier frame assemblies - Google Patents
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"BARRIER FRAME ASSEMBLIES" SFIELD OF INVENTION STHIS INVENTION relates to barrier frame assemblies, and has particular application to a system for barrier frame assemblies used, for example to form fences, balustrades or the like from S panels supported between posts. However, the invention is not limited to this field of use, and may be used for other similar types of barrier.
BACKGROUND ART Panels are sometimes used in the construction of barriers such as fences, balustrades or S the like, and are typically mounted in or to frame members mounted to posts or stanchions or the 0 like to be supported by or from their vertical edges. Such frame members usually include a channel or the like into which an edge portion of a panel is inserted, the frame member being fixed or mounted to a post or the like. In this specification, the term post is used to refer to such substantially vertical members as may also be termed newels, pillars, stanchions, balusters or the like.
In most instances where panels are mounted to posts, it is usually required that the posts be aligned such that the barrier runs substantially straight or at right angles between posts. Some combinations of frame member and post have an arrangement that admits small variations from the straight or right angle limitation by packing or shimming the frame member along one edge.
However such an arrangement is limited in the amount ofnon-orthogonal angularity that can be .0 achieved from post to post in practice.
For barriers formed from metal, it is often required that they be welded together. Such a requirement can be difficult to accommodate in locations where there is no power and/or where gas welding is inadvisable. Moreover, existing barriers do not accommodate well such acts of aggression as might result from terrorist activities. For example, the blast of an explosion generated by ordnance may carry high velocity solid elements which cause damage and injury, but current barrier arrangements are often ineffective against such activities. If barriers are made to provide protection from the effects of such activities, they are often expensive. Cost effective barrier systems are often lacking in aesthetic appeal because of exposed fasteners and/or fittings.
The present invention aims to provide barrier frame assemblies which alleviate one or more of the problems associated with the prior art, or at least to provide an alternative having INO -2- S differences which make a substantial contribution to the working of barrier frame assemblies.
S Other aims and advantages of the invention may hereinafter become apparent.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION With the foregoing in view, the present invention in one aspect resides broadly in a tV 5 barrier frame assembly including: Cc a post having an outer face, at least part of which forms a curved outer face conforming to a substantially circular cross section with a curvature of a predetermined radius; a frame member for mounting to said post, said frame member having: a pair of fastening flanges each extending from a proximal edge to a distal edge, the o proximal and distal edges being arranged to provide a curvature having a radius equal or less than the radius of curvature of the curved outer face of the post; a spacing portion extending from the fastening flanges; a pair spaced mounting flanges extending from the spacing portion and formed to receive the edge portions of a panel.
In another aspect, the present invention resides broadly in a barrier frame assembly including: a post having an outer face, at least part of which forms a curved outer face having a predetermined curvature; a frame member for mounting to said post, said frame member having: a pair of fastening flanges each extending from a proximal edge to a distal edge, the proximal and distal edges being arranged to provide a curvature conforming to the predetermined curvature of the curved outer face of the post; a spacing portion extending from the fastening flanges; a pair spaced mounting flanges extending from the spacing portion and formed to receive the edge portions of a panel.
Preferably, the predetermined curvature of the curved outer face conforms substantially S to a portion of a circle in cross section. More preferably, the external face of the post is substantially circular, that is, conforming substantially to a complete circle. Preferably, the S curvature of the fastening flanges is selected to provide a radius substantially equivalent to the radius of curvature of the curved outer face of the post. More preferably, the radius of curvature t of the fastening flanges selected to be substantially equivalent to the radius of curvature of C smallest of a predetermined range of post sizes whereby the frame member may be fastened to a range of sizes of post such that the distal edges of the fastening flanges substantially abut the outer face of the posts irrespective of their size.
0, It is also preferred that the frame member be formed as an extrusion whereby a substantially constant cross section is provided. It is also preferred that fastener grooves be provided along the fastening flanges, mounting flanges and/or spacing portion.
In another aspect, the present invention resides broadly in a barrier frame assembly including: a post having an outer face curved to provide substantially circular cross section with a curvature of a predetermined radius; a frame member mountable to said post, said frame member to which a panel may be mounted; said post having a flange formed about a lower end thereof; and annular post-fixing means formed to engage the flange of the post against a support surface substantially against tilting of the post, but permit rotation of the post about its axis.
In another aspect, the present invention resides broadly in a barrier frame system formed from a plurality of posts and fittings, one or more panels and a capping member, wherein: at least one of said posts has an outer face curved to provide substantially circular cross section with a curvature of a predetermined radius; said fittings include a frame member for mounting to said post, said frame member having: -4a pair of fastening flanges each extending from a proximal edge to a distal edge, the Lproximal and distal edges being arranged to provide a curvature having a radius equal or less than the radius of curvature of the post; a mounting formation adjoining the pair of fastening flanges and formed for the edge portions of one of said one or more panels to be mounted thereto; and said capping member is of elongate form and includes: Ia web having a width transverse to its elongate axis at least as great as the diameter of the posts; a flange depending from one or both of the side edges of the web; and 0 a capping mounting formation formed to be compatible with the mounting formation of the fittings whereby an edge of the one or more panels may mounted thereto.
Preferably, the mounting formation and capping mounting formation are formed as channels in the fitting and capping member. In such form, it is preferred that the channel along the capping member be formed from medial flanges intermediate the flanges along edges of the web. It is also preferred that the medial flanges include a break-out channel permitting partial removal thereof. In such form, the capping member may extend across and/or over the posts such that a single capping member may provide a capping for more than one panel without a break.
In another preferred form, the system includes a panel edge member to be interposed between the fitting and the edge of the panel. In such form, it is preferred that the mounting formation and the panel edge member include complementary spline formations whereby the panel may be mounted to the fitting without fasteners. It is also preferred that the fitting be formed to permit fasteners for fastening the fitting to the post be accommodated within the mounting formation whereby the fasteners will not be visible in the finished barrier assembly.
In another preferred form, the fitting and/or panel edge member include a u-shaped lip and the panel or panels be formed with a complementary lip to receive the u-shaped lip in an interlocking s-shaped arrangement. In such form, it is preferred that the lip formations be formed with a predetermined amount of slip in the direction normally away from the axis of the post to which it is mounted and substantially co-planar therewith.
SBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS dIn order that the invention may be more readily understood and put into practical effect, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a pictorial view of part of a barrier frame assembly according to the V) 5 invention; Cc Fig. 2 is a pictorial view of part of another barrier frame assembly according to the invention;
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Fig. 3 is a pictorial view of a capping member for a barrier frame system according to the invention; o Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show in end elevation, front elevation and plan view a barrier assembled from parts according to the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The barrier frame assembly 10 shown in Fig. 1 has a post 11 arranged substantially vertically (but shown in a horizontal attitude for clarity). Fastened to the post is a frame member 12 which has a pair of fastening flanges, 15 and 16, fastened to the outer face of the post. Each fastening flange has a proximal edge 13 and a distal edge 14 remote therefrom, the distal and proximal edges being provided in spaced relationship about a curve substantially commensurate with the curvature of the outer face of the post.
Extending from the proximal edges of each fastening flange is provided spacing portion 19 which extends to meet a channel portion which includes two mounting flanges 17 and 18 extending outward from a channel web 20. In the particular form shown in Fig. 1, the channel includes two T-shaped lip portions arranged to receive a panel edge connector 28 which has a mounting formation 22 along one edge with a complimentary form for sliding engagement into the cavity of the channel portion of the frame member. It can be seen that the panel edge connector includes a pair of barbed or serrated panel engaging flanges 27. It will be appreciated that panel engaging flanges of the same kind as those shown at 27 can be substituted for the particular form of mounting flanges 17 and 18 on the frame member so that a panel may be directly mounted thereto if desired.
-6- E The other barrier frame assembly 30 shown in Fig. 2 includes the post, frame member L4 having fastening flanges with proximal and distal edges in similar form to that shown in Fig. 1, and accordingly the same reference numerals are used to indicate those elements. However, the mounting flanges 37 and 38 are of a different form and extend outward and are closed off by a closure portion 35 and extended further to a U-shaped lip 36 in round or square form (the square form being allocated reference numeral 36a). A panel member 31 may be operatively mounted to S the U-shaped lips by virtue of a complimentary panel lip 32 extending along the side edges of the panel member.
SThe capping member 40 shown in Fig. 3 includes a web 41 having depending therefrom o two flanges 42 and 43 along, one along each elongate edge of the web, joining therewith at a rounded corner as shown. Two medial flanges, 44 and 45, depend from the web from the same face as the flanges along the edges, the spacing of the medial flanges being substantially the same as the spacing between the panel edging flanges described above. The flanges and medial flanges each have a fastener locating groove shown typically at 46. The medial flanges join to the web with a break-out groove shown typically at 47 to permit portions thereof to be removed. In order to remove such portions, a transverse cut may be made such as that shown at 48, and the portion to be removed oscillated with respect to the web about the join until material failure enables the break-off and removal. The upper or outer face of the web and flanges may include decorative features, such as shallow ridges and channels as shown, though it will be appreciated that other 0 patterns may be intaglioed or the like therein.
The barrier shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 includes the posts, panels and capping member as described in relation to the previous Figs. It can be seen in the plan view (Fig. 6) in particular that the fittings fastened to the post at 51 provide the barrier to be formed with an obtuse angle. Of course, acute angles can be accommodated if desired. In the front elevation (Fig. it can be seen that the panel between posts 51 and 52 is formed with a rise to accommodate, for example, a short flight of stairs.
The barrier frame assembly of the present invention may be formed from extruded aluminium or such like, the frame member being mounted to the posts by fastening elements such as rivets, screws or the like or by chemical fastening such as by glue or adhesive or welding. The post, being circular, may be mounted to a support surface for rotation about its axis whereby the S barrier may be swung in the manner of a closure wing. However, the rotation of the panels about S the axis of respective posts is provided in order to enable a barrier to be assembled along a S non-linear alignment by fastening the frame member to the post remote from a previously fixed post, and swinging the panel around until it meets the already established and fixed post to which another frame member will be attached. In this way a barrier may be assembled by first setting S the posts in place, mounting a first panel assembly thereto by fastening a frame member to the M first post, mounting the panel to the frame member, mounting another frame member to the edge N, of the panel member remote from its attachment to the first post, and swinging the panel about the axis of the first post until the remote edge (with the frame member attached) until it may be C 0 fastened to a second post, the second panel may be first attached to the third post before being fastened to the second post and so on until the barrier is assembled. Because the barrier frame assembly is not limited to particular orientations of the panel with respect to one another, the barrier may be assembled along a complex curve, dog-leg or any other shape as may be desired.
The size of the sections is preferably selected to be between typical section sizes of door and window frames.
It will be understood that the illustrated and described embodiments can be the subject of further modifications of constructional detail and design, without departing from the broad scope and ambit of the invention, the general nature of which is defined by the following claims.
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1. A barrier frame assembly including: a post having an outer face, at least part of which forms a curved outer face conforming to a substantially circular cross section with a curvature of a predetermined radius; a frame member for mounting to said post, said frame member having: Sa pair of fastening flanges each extending from a proximal edge to a distal edge, the "proximal and distal edges being arranged to provide a curvature having a radius equal or less than the radius of curvature of the curved outer face of the post; a spacing portion extending from the fastening flanges; 0 a pair spaced mounting flanges extending from the spacing portion and formed to receive the edge portions of a panel.
2. A barrier frame assembly including: a post having an outer face, at least part of which forms a curved outer face having a predetermined curvature; a frame member for mounting to said post, said frame member having: a pair of fastening flanges each extending from a proximal edge to a distal edge, the proximal and distal edges being arranged to provide a curvature conforming to the predetermined curvature of the curved outer face of the post; 0 a spacing portion extending from the fastening flanges; a pair spaced mounting flanges extending from the spacing portion and formed to receive the edge portions of a panel.
3. A barrier frame assembly according to Claim 2, wherein the predetermined curvature of the curved outer face conforms substantially to a portion of a circle in cross section.
4. A barrier frame assembly according to Claim 1 or Claim 3, wherein the external face of the post is substantially circular. -9- O
5. A barrier assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the curvature S of the fastening flanges is selected to provide a radius substantially equivalent to the radius of curvature of the curved outer face of the post. s
6. A barrier assembly according to Claim 5, wherein the radius of curvature of the fastening flanges selected to be substantially equivalent to the radius ofcurvature of smallest of a predetermined range of post sizes whereby the frame member may be fastened to a range of sizes N of post such that the distal edges of the fastening flanges substantially abut the outer face of the posts irrespective of their size. cI 0
7. A barrier frame assembly including: a post having an outer face curved to provide substantially circular cross section with a curvature of a predetermined radius; a frame member mountable to said post, said frame member to which a panel may be mounted; said post having a flange formed about a lower end thereof; and annular post-fixing means formed to engage the flange of the post against a support surface substantially against tilting of the post, but permit rotation of the post about its axis. 0
8. A barrier frame system formed from a plurality of posts and fittings, one or more panels and a capping member, wherein: at least one of said posts has an outer face curved to provide substantially circular cross section with a curvature of a predetermined radius; said fittings include a frame member for mounting to said post, said frame member having: a pair of fastening flanges each extending from a proximal edge to a distal edge, the proximal and distal edges being arranged to provide a curvature having a radius equal or less than the radius of curvature of the post; a mounting formation adjoining the pair of fastening flanges and formed for the edge portions of one of said one or more panels to be mounted thereto; and said capping member is of elongate form and includes: a web having a width transverse to its elongate axis at least as great as the diameter of the posts; V)a flange depending from one or both of the side edges of the web; and t_ a capping mounting formation formed to be compatible with the mounting formation of the fittings whereby an edge of the one or more panels may mounted thereto.
9. A barrier frame system according to Claim 8, wherein the mounting formation and capping mounting formation are formed as channels in the fitting and capping member. \O 0
10. A barrier frame system according to Claim 9, wherein the channel along the capping member be formed from medial flanges intermediate the flanges along edges of the web.
11. A barrier frame system according to Claim 8 or Claim 9, wherein the medial flanges include a break-out channel permitting partial removal thereof.
12. A barrier frame system according to Claim 11, wherein the capping member is so formed that is may extend across and/or over the posts such that a single capping member provides a capping for more than one panel without a break. 0
13. A barrier frame system according to Claim 11, wherein the system includes a panel edge member to be interposed between the fitting and the edge of the panel.
14. A barrier frame system according to Claim 13, wherein the mounting formation and the panel edge member include complementary spline formations whereby the panel may be mounted to the fitting without fasteners.
A barrier frame system according to Claim 13 or Claim 14, wherein the fitting is formed to permit fasteners for fastening the fitting to the post be accommodated within the mounting formation such the fasteners will be substantially not visible in the finished barrier assembly. \lo -11- O S
16. A barrier frame system according to Claim 13 or Claim 14, wherein the fitting and/or S panel edge member include a u-shaped lip and the panel or panels be formed with a complementary lip to receive the u-shaped lip in an interlocking s-shaped arrangement.
17. A barrier frame system according to Claim 16, wherein the lip formations are formed with a predetermined amount of slip in the direction normally away from the axis of the post to which it is mounted and substantially co-planar therewith. ^§Dated this 15 th day of September 2006 0 RONALD KENNARD WRIGHT By his Patent Attorneys AHEARN FOX
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