US1192319A

US1192319A - Fence-post.

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Publication number: US1192319A
Application number: US7871316A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry Isebrands
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-02-16
Filing date: 1916-02-16
Publication date: 1916-07-25
Anticipated expiration: 1933-07-25

Description

H. IS EBRANDS.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16, 1916. 1,192,319., v Patented July 25,1916.

V I INVENTOR WITNESSES I J: ,2 a

HENRY ISEIBRANDS, 0F GEORGE, IOWA.

FENCE-POST.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ISEBRANDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at George, in the county of Lyon and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence- Posts, of which the;

following is a specification.

This invention relates to fence posts and more particularly to metallic fence posts which are used in the construction of a wire fence and that will readily adapt lts'elf to fences where the wires are strung at d1fferent distances from each other in superposed relation. 1

A further object of the invention 1s the provision of a metallic fence post which will securely lock the strands of wire rigidly to the fence post so that a minimum of vlbration of the wire strands will be obtained. The locking wire is provided with bent portions in the curves of which the locking means is mounted.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a fence post which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction, but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to whlch devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and advantages and merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of invention, in which,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section of a modified form of cutting the slots.

The post is constructed preferably of I metal and consists of a cylindrical post 1 which is struck outwardly or bent to form a ridge 2, the inner walls of which provide; a V-shaped groove 3. The ridge 2 is pro-' vided with a series of superposed openings or notches 4 which are out at an angle with respect to the center line of the post and the wire strands 5 are mounted in the notches 4 and, by reason of the angular disposition of the notches, they are at all times securely held in position. A slot 6 is formed at the upper end of the ridge between two of the notches 4 which communicates with Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1916.

Application filed February 16, 1916. Serial No. 78,713.

the inside of the cylinder 1 and a locking wire 7 is wound around the cylinder and through the groove or slot 6 and its ends are tied together as at 8.

A stay wire 9 is mounted in the groove 3 and between the end of the groove and the wire strands 5, which are mounted in the slots, the stay wire therefore preventing dislacement of the wire strands 5 and also olding them securely against any possible play within the openings or notches 4. The upper end of the stay wire 9 is bent inwardly as at 10 and the locking wire 7 engages with the curve 10 and it will be observed by referring to Fig.2 of the drawing that, from this construction, the stay wire 9 is prevented from being longitudinally moved until the locking wire 7 has been removed. The end of the stay wire 9 is bent to provide a handle 11 for facilitating the insertion or extraction of the stay wire.

The upper end of the post, at a point at the end of the ridge is provided with a beveled edge or cut-ofl' portion 12. The top of the post may be hammered or struck with a driving hammer for driving the post into the ground but, by virtue of the beveled portion 12, the slots or notches 4 will not be closed by the force of the hammer. In the modification shown in Fig. 4 the postis pro.

vided with straight out horizontal slots 4 for the reception of the wire strands.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durable fence post has been provided, the details of which embody the preferred form. A I desire it to be understood however, that slight changes or modifications in the minor details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

I claim:

1. In combination with a fence post having a plurality of angularly disposed seats therein, said seats adapted to receive and support a plurality of fence wires, a tie wire arranged adjacent said seats, said tie wire having areversed curve portion formed adjacent one end thereof and engageable with the adjacent fence wire, and a second tiewire arranged about said post and engageable with the remaining portion of said reversed curve, whereby the same may be locked in position.

2. In combination with a fence post, having a vertically disposed rib extending for a portion throughout the length thereof, and a'plurality of angularly disposed wire receiving seats arranged in said rib,'of a stay wire arranged adjacent said rib and said seats, said stay wire having a reversely curved portion formed adjacent one end thereof, one portion of said reversed curve engageable with the adjacent fence wire, a locking wire encircling. said post and engageable with the remaining portion of said reversed curve whereby the stay wire may be locked imposition, and means formed by bending one end of the stay wire upon itself for extracting the same.

3. A fence post comprising a hollow cylinder, a ridge formed on said cylinder having angularly disposed slots cut therein for the reception of strands of wire, a stay wire having an S-shaped bend formed therein at one end thereof, a locking wire extending around said cylinder and through a horizontal slot formed in said ridge, said locking wire engaging the bend in said stay wire,

and a handle formed on the end of said stay wire. 4. A fence post, including a hollow cylindrical body, a longitudinally disposed ridge arranged exteriorly of said body and extending for a portion throughout the length thereof, a plurality of slots arranged in said ridge for receiving fence wires, a tie wire arranged interiorly of said body and adjacent said seats, said tiewire having a reversed curved portion formed adjacent one end thereof and engageable with the adjacent fencewire, and a second tie wire arranged about said body and engageable with the remaining portion of said reversed curve, whereby the first mentioned tie wire may be locked in position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY ISEBRANDS.

Witnesses:

Loms BODUM, H. D. AYKENZ.