ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,800, issued on Dec. 16.
"Fence improvement and method therefore" was invented by Marco Antonio Sassano (Wimauma, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is an improvement for a fence segment of the type having two vertical posts supported by a ground surface, and a bottom rail having two opposing ends and an upward-facing U-shaped channel configured for receiving a plurality of pickets. The bottom rail is disposed between the two vertical posts. The improvement includes a top rail having two opposing ends, a first tong projecting downwardly and configured to contact and retain the pickets at a first side of the top ...