US1275795A

US1275795A - Fence.

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Publication number: US1275795A
Application number: US16312117A
Authority: US
Inventors: Allen J Tingley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-04-19
Filing date: 1917-04-19
Publication date: 1918-08-13
Anticipated expiration: 1935-08-13

Description

A. J. TINGLEY.

FENCE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-19,19H.

1,275,795. PatentedAug. 13,1918.

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A. J. TINGLEY.

FENCE.

APPLICATKJN FILED APR. 19. I917.

1,275,795. PatentedAug. 13,1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ALLE J. TINGLEY, or owosso, MICHIGAN.

Specification of Letters Patent t nt 1Au0m13 1918.

Applicationriledhpril19.1917i .Seria1No.163,1 21

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALLEN J. TiNGLEY, citizen of the United States, residing at Owosso, inthe county of Shiawassee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to fences and analogous structures. i

It has for general "objecttoprovide a barricade or temporary fence for use in streets or roadways to guard excavations.

A further object of the inventionjis to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character adapted for use inside or outside of buildings or the like, to form inclosures. A further object of the invention isto provide apparatus of the-above mentioned character, the parts of which may be assembled and separated in a highly convenient and expeditious manner. a A further object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, the parts of which are adapted to be arrangedm a compact manner for shipment, and which parts may be readily handled by unskilled labor.

The invent'onalso co templates; the eonstruction of a the barricade or temporary fence in such manner that it is rigid and strong andistherefore well adapted to withstand pressure. a

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be .fully understood from the following description and claims when the sameare read in connection with the drawings; it

In the accompanying drawings which are for illustrative purposes only, and therefore not drawn to any particular scale;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fenceseQ- tionor barricade constructed in accordance withiny invention.

Fig. 2 is atransversevertical sectional Figs. 3, l and 5,:respectively are horizontal sectional views taken on thelines3+-3, 44 and 5-5 of Fig. 2 respectively. a i Fig. 6 is an end elevation ofoneof the sections. i v a Fig. 7 is .a fragmentary vertical section ofthe upper portion thereof, a

Fig. 8, is a. detailed perspectlve viewtof one view on an enlarged scale takenon linef2 -2 of the uprights. r

a Fig. 9 is a detailed horizontal sectional view howinga barricade arranged at right angMsJ a Fig. 1 0 is a fragmentaryfside elevation showing the manner in which the runners are lapped, whena series of them is em ployed. i

{In the illustrated embodiment jof my inventionthe transverse supports or uprights are numbered 1, the lower and intermediate runners; f2, and the crown bars or upper runners, 3. The transversesupports lf'are identical in construction and therefore a dc tailed description of the one shown in Figs. 2 to i8 will sufiice to impart ialdefinite understanding of all. p The transverse support referred to comprises upwardly converged timbers, 4:, the upper opposed portions of i a which are mitered as indicated by 5. Short wooden bars6 are disposedat opposite sides of the upper portions of thetimbers and bolted thereto, as indicatedfbyi. An upright metallic member 8, of I-forrn in hori-j zontal section {is superimposed on the bars 6 and interposed between and receiving and held in position bythe mitered portions of a the f timbers {L As apparent from Fig: 5,

the member 8 is provided upon its opposite sldes wlth grooves 8', for receiving the mi-r terejd ends of s the timbers 4. As clearly shown in Fig. 7, the member Sis provided at its lower ends withlstop' lugsl), which 'closghthg lower vendsof h g 'Qoves 8", and

engage beneath the mitered ends of the timbers Ahead QQis "integral with or otherwise fixed on the upper endmof the member 8 and has fourhorizontally disposed waysflor sockets p10. The head 9 extends laterally beyond the member 8, upon opposite sides thereof, and disposed above and in contact with the upper ends of the timbers jA clampingplate 11 ismovable vertically between the wallsof the head with a screw 12 bearingjin the upperwall of the head 9 and swiveledat13 to the plate 11 This screw has a suitable handle 14: at its upper end. i upright member 15, partly of wood and partly ofmetalylias an upper portion arranged and heldlbetween the upper portions of the timbers 4L and alsoibetween the bars A comparatively long woodenba r 16 is holtedat 17 tothe timbers l and at 18 to one series 19 being. disposed at right angles to the other series 20. The apertures of the series 20 are formed in the edge of the wooden portion and are closed by an upright metallic strip 21 which is permanently connected to the said wooden portion and serves the additional function of lending increased strength thereto.

In erecting a barricade or fence section embodying my invention, two transverse supports or uprights of the construction described are positioned a suitable distance apart and in parallel relation, and runners 2 are placed and supported in the apertures 20 of the upright members 15. The crown bar 3 is disposed atits-ends in the ways or sockets 1 0 in the heads 9 of the transverse supports or uprights and are secured in saidposition by the clamping plates 11 and screws 12, withthe result that the said transverse supports or; uprights are strongly maintained in upright positions. 7

, further have itunderstood at this point that in practice therunners and crown bars alluded to may be formed by two by fours or two byei 'hts or'each runner or crown bar may be formed by oneby fours or one-byeights doubled, and the barricade or tence may be madev either tight? or open, in the discretion of the party practisi-ng the. invention.

When it is desired that the barricade or fence comprise a section extending at right angles to the section described a transverse support or upright is arranged at a suitable distance from one ofthe transverse supports or uprights described and at right angles thereto; The. runners. are arranged in the apertures 20 of the last-named transverse support orupright and in the apertures 19 or the other transverse support or upright, while a crownfbar is arranged in the proper apertures or socketsin the heads of the two transverse supports or uprights, asindicated i Fig-,7- i

When-l it is desired to, disassemble the partsof ja barricade or fence constructed in accordance. with my invention, the same manifestly may be quickly and easily accomplished, and when the runners and crown bars are'removed from the transverse supports or uprights, the said transverse supports or uprights may be compactly arranged in a small space for storage or transportation. Indeed a large number of the transverse supports or uprights may be piled up in small compass and may be conveniently transported from place to place for use in combination with two by tours or other timbers such as are readily procurable in various localities.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear and exact understanding of the said embodiment. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to the said specific construction and relative arrangement of parts since in the future practice of my invention such changes or modifications may be made as fairly fall within the scope of my invention as claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A support for use in a barricade, having a plurality of horizontally-disposed timber-receiving apertures at intervals in its height and extending in the same direction, a plurality of horizontally-disposed timberreceiving apertures at intervals in its height and extending at right angles to the firstnamed apertures, and means complementary to one of said apertures for securing a timber therein.

2. A support for use in a barricade, having a head in which are oppositely-extend ing horizontally-disposed apertures, and a device common to said apertures for securing a timber therein, and also having a plurality of horizontally-disposed timber-receiving. apertures at intervals in its height and extending in the same direction, and a plurality of horizontally-(iisposed timherreceiving apertures at intervals in its height and extending at right angles to the secondnamed series of apertures.

3. A transverse. support for use in a barricade, comprising upwardly converged timbers connected together and. having mitered upper portions, an upright portion, of I- form in, horizontal-section, interposed and supported between said mitered portions, an apertured head arranged on and fixed with respect tosaid portion, clamping means carried by said head and an upright member fixed between the upwardly converged timbers and having horizontally-disposed apertures.

4. A transverse support for use in a barricade, comprising upwardly converged timbers connected together and having mitered upper portions, an upright portion, of I-form in horizontal-section, interposed and of runners extending at right angles to each other.

5. A transverse support for use in a barricade, comprising upwardly converged timbers connected together and having mitered upper portions, an upright portion, of 1- form in horizontal-section, interposed and supported between said mitered portions, an apertured head arranged on and fixed with respect to said portion, clamping means carried by said head and an upright member fixed between the upwardly converged timbers and having portions disposed at right angles to each other in which are horizontally-disposed apertures for the reception of runners, the apertures in one portion being formed in the vertical edge thereof and the portion being providedon said edge with a-metallic strip for closing said apertures. f

6. A transverse support for usein a barricade, comprising upwardly converged tim bers having mitered upper portions,alower horizontal bar extending between and connected to the lower portions of said timbers, upper horizontal bars arranged at opposite sides of and connected to said timbers, an upright portion of I-form in horizontal-section, interposed and supported between said mitered portions, an apertured head arranged on and fixed with respectto said portion, clamping means carried by said head, and an upright member fixed to the lower horizontal bar and arranged with its upper portionsbetween the upper horizontal bars and the upper portions of the upwardly converged timbers.

7. In a fence of the character described, upwardly converging timbers having their upper ends mitered; a member arranged be tween and having grooves receiving the mitered ends of the timbers, with stop lugs in the lower ends of the grooves to engage beneath the mitered ends; a head rigidl secured to the upper end of the member an extending laterally upon opposite sides of the same to contact with the, tops of said mitered ends, said head, having a bar receiving socket; means to rigidly connectthe end portions of the timbers; and clamping means operating within the socket.

8. In a fence of the character described, upwardly converging timbers having their upper ends mitered; amember arranged between and having grooves receiving the mitered ends of the timbers, with stop lugs formed upon the lower end of the member and disposed in the lower ends of the grooves to engage beneath the mitered ends; a head rigidly secured to the upper end of the mem.-

ber and extending laterally upon opposite sidesof the same to contactwith the tops of said mitered ends, said head having a bar receiving socket; a clamping element disposed within the socket; and a screw having screw threaded engagement with the upper end of the head and connected with the clamping element.

9. In a fence ofthe character described, upwardly converging timbers having their upper ends mitered; a member arranged between and having grooves receiving the mitered ends ofthetimbers; a pair of substantially horizontal strips disposed upon opposite sides of the upper end portions of the timbers in proximity to the member and secured to the timbers; a lower pair of substantially horizontal strips disposed upon opposite sides of the timbers and secured thereto;

an upright timber arranged between the upper and lowenpairs of strips with its upper end contacting with the lower end of said member, said upright timber having IilllI'GCGlVlIlgOPGHlIlg'S and belng secured to the lower pair of strips; a head rigidly secured to the upper end of the member and having a bar receiving socket; and clamping means operating within the 1 socket.

10. A supportt'or use in a barricade, having a head in which are oppositely-extend ing horizontally-disposed apertures, and a device commonto said apertures for securing a timber in the head.

11. A support for use in a barricade, comprising a head in which are oppositelyextending horizontally-disposed apertures, a device common to said apertures for securing a timber in the head, and an upright member disposed under the head and fixed with respect thereto said upright member having portions disposed at right angles to eachother and also httving horizontally disposed apertures in said portions.

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

ALLEN J. TINGLEY.

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