Installable top accent panels for a barrier system

摘要

An accent top panel is selectably installed on a base panel. The installation is made using one of a number of techniques, including, press-fit, clamp fit and clip fit. The base panel can be one of a fence panel, railing panel or gate.

主权项

1. A barrier system, comprising:
a base barrier panel including a top elongate rail, said top elongate rail having a top surface and opposed first side walls extending perpendicularly from said top surface and presenting planar outer surfaces having a first depth; and an accent top panel configured for installation on the top elongate rail of said base barrier panel, the accent top panel including a U-shaped channel configured to be installed downwardly over the top elongate rail and defined by a web member having an upwardly facing top surface and a pair of opposed second side walls extending downwardly from said web member in a position wherein a planar inner surface of said second side walls is in surface contact with said planar outer surface of the first side walls and further having a decorative accent feature extending upwardly from and mounted by direct attachment to the upwardly facing top surface of the web member; wherein each second side wall extends downwardly from the web member with a second depth at least equal to the first depth of said planar outer surfaces of the top elongate rail so that when the accent top panel is installed over the top elongate rail the planar outer surfaces of the top elongate rail are fully covered by the opposed second side walls of the U-shaped channel so as to present a visual appearance that the base barrier panel and accent top panel form a single barrier panel; wherein the base barrier panel further includes a plurality of first upright members extending downwardly from the top elongate rail and wherein the decorative accent feature of the accent top panel comprises a plurality of second upright members extending upwardly from the upwardly facing top surface of the web member; and wherein the plurality of first upright members and the plurality of second upright members are vertically aligned with each other to present a visual appearance of a corresponding plurality of single upright members extending vertically through and perpendicular to both the top elongate rail and the web member of the U-shaped channel.