Classifications

• • 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
  • E04H17/10—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh characterised by the way of connecting wire to posts; Droppers
  • E04H17/12—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh characterised by the way of connecting wire to posts; Droppers the wire being placed in slots, grooves, or the like

Definitions

• latch means a member for holding a fence wire or fence stuck against a pole.
• a latch makes it possible to maintain a wire, wire, wire or fence against a pole in order to form the fence.
• a latch is generally formed by cutting into the wall of the post. It is, frequently, in the form of flat, rectangular tab, and is secured to the pole by one side. By placing a wire between the pawl and the post, it maintains the wire tension by folding the pawl against the post. In other words, the maintenance is ensured by crushing the pawl against the pole.
• a pole is provided with a variable number of latches, depending on the number of son to maintain and / or height of the pole.
• the shape of the pawl and the method of maintaining the wire induce that, during the establishment of the wire and / or during crushing of the pawl against the pole, there is frequently a deterioration of the wire. It follows, not only a mechanical embrittlement of the latter, but also an increased sensitivity of the wire to corrosion. Indeed, during the crash, for example using a hammer, it is common that the protective coating or paint covering the wire is destroyed, exposing the constituent metal wire to corrosion.
• the invention relates to a fence post equipped with at least one pawl, the pawl being connected on one side to a wall constituting the pole and comprising a first part, said receiving, provided with at least one a housing receiving a wire fence or fence, the housing being of complementary shape to the cross section of the wire and a second portion, said maneuver, the pawl, characterized in that the latch is located centrally in a longitudinal depression formed in one side of the pole.
• the position of the pawl in a depression not only preserves as much as possible, the appearance and overall size of the pole when the wire is held by the pawl but also participates in the protection of the pawl. Moreover, with a housing complementary shape to the cross section of the wire, it maintains the tension of the latter on the post while avoiding degradation of the wire during the blocking position of the linguei against the post.
• the operation of the pawl is made from a specific part, without contact with the housing of the wire.
• such a post may comprise one or more of the following features:
• the second part of maneuvering the latch is curved.
• At least one housing of the pawl is configured in triangle when the cross section of the iil is square or rectangular.
• At least one housing is made in the vicinity of the latch side fixed to the wall of the pole.
• the operating portion of the pawl is adapted to be inserted, in force, in a housing of complementary shape formed in the wall of the post.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pole according to one embodiment of the invention
• the post 1 is intended to support generally metallic son, not illustrated, constituting a fence or individual fence son to a defined height. This height is commonly between 1 m and 5 m.
• the post 1 is advantageously obtained by profiling a flat metal element, for example a sheet. In other embodiments not shown, it is obtained by another technique, known per se, for example by folding, extrusion or molding.
• the post 1 is an elongate, hollow element whose cross section, particularly visible in Figure 3, is in a square. In other embodiments not illustrated, the cross section of the post is in another form, for example in a rectangle or a rhombus.
• a side 4 of the post 1 is provided with at least one pawl 10 for at least one wire fence or fence, not shown.
• This tongue 10 forms a fastening member and maintains tension of at least one wire on the post 1. It is configured to maintain at least one wire fence or fence with a minimum of wear of the wire during the introduction of the latter in the pawl.
• 1 1 of the pawl 10 is either located between the bottom 13 of the recess 7 and the main plane P of the side 4 is coplanar to this plane P when the pawl 10 is in active configuration, that is to say when holding a wire in tension against the post 1.
• the pawl is protected in the depression, which helps maintain its integrity in case of shock and therefore, de facto, also participates in the protection of the wire when the latter is in place on the pole.
• the pawl 10 is generally shaped elongated tab. It is advantageously made by cutting into the side 4 of the post 1. In variant not illustrated, the pawl 10 is fixed by welding, gluing or screwing on one side of the pole.
• the pawl 10 is secured by one side to the side 4 of the post.
• the pawl 10 being part of a rectangle, the connection is made by a small side 14 of the pawl 10.
• the pawl 10 comprises a first portion 15, said receiving, located in the vicinity of the side 14 fixed on the side 4 of the post 1.
• This portion 15 defines at least one housing 12 for receiving a wire fence or fence, known per se and not illustrated.
• this first part 15 is configured to receive a single wire, it being understood that it can be configured to receive several son, of identical or different cross section, maintained in the part 15.
• the part 15 is configured in semicircle to receive a wire of circular cross section. Such a configuration of the wire is commonly encountered.
• at least one housing of the wire receiving portion 15 is configured as a triangle to receive a square or rectangular cross-section wire.
• the free end of the latch 10, de facto the end of the semi-circle furthest from the side 14 of the pawl 10, defines a second part 16, called maneuvering.
• This part 16 in tongue iorme, allows to maneuver, that is to say, to move the pawl 10 either to access the housing 12 or to lock in tension the wire against the side 4 of the pole, once the wire positioned in the housing 12.
• the curved configuration of the operating part 16, with the concavity open towards the outside of the post 1, or to the right of Figure 3 facilitates reintroduction of the wire. The latter is introduced into the housing 12, without contact with the sharp edges of the part 16, which limits the risk of deterioration of the wire.
• the pawl 10 comprises a portion 15 provided with more than one receiving housing of the wire, for example two housings, identical or not, to maintain parallel and close to each other two son, the maintenance of the son being realized in tension.
• the shape of each housing is complementary to the cross section of the wire to maintain.
• the first step is to introduce a wire into the housing 12, so in the semicircle, it being understood that the diameter of the wire is adapted to the diameter of the semicircle.
• the curved shape of part 16 facilitates this introduction. It is easily conceivable, in a variant, that it is necessary, in an additional step, to move the pawl 10 away from the side 4 of the post 1, according to the arrow F by pulling the pawl 10 by the operating part 16.
• the access to the housing 12 of the wire delimited by the internal volume of the semicircle in the example which can be the case if, for example, the diameter of the wire is important or if the pawl was involuntarily close to the wall of the post.
• the free end of the linguei when it is attached by welding, gluing or other techniques known per se, that is to say the part 18 maneuver, is inserted, by force, into a housing made in the side 4 of the pole.
• This housing is advantageously an area of the cut made to define the linguei.
• the dimensions of the cutout in the side 4 are greater than the total dimensions of the pawl.
• the free end of the part 16 is inserted in force, thanks to the elasticity of the linguei, in the cut. This solution limits the strike of the catch using a tool, so the risk of accidental damage to the 15 reception party when typing.

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