US1426777A

US1426777A - Fencepost and wire fastener

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Publication number: US1426777A
Application number: US379581A
Authority: US
Inventors: Grant E Russell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1920-05-07
Filing date: 1920-05-07
Publication date: 1922-08-22
Anticipated expiration: 1939-08-22

Description

G. E. RUSSELL.

FENCEPOST AND WIRE FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7. 1920.

Patente Aug. 22, 1922.

GrPANT E. RUSSELL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSO'URI.

FENCEZPOST AND VJIRE FASTENER.

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Application filed. May 7, 1920. Serial No. 379581.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GnANr E. RUssELL,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented new and useful lmprove nents in Fenceposts and `Wire Fasteners, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to fence posts, and means for securing the line wires ot a fence to such a post. It is an object of this invention to provide a felice post type which is constructed so as to have a plurality of pockets or openings therein to receive fasteners adapted to clamp the line wires of a fence to the post.

The invention also contenplates the provision of a 'fastener of simple and durable Construction which will securely clamp the wires to the post, and may at the same time be readily applied.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a fastener which is constructed cit any suitable wire which will lend itself to ready bending so that the same may be bent to shape and applied to the tense post, and without the use of special tools.

The invention consists in the construction of the post and fastener and also in the combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a post showing the wres clamped thereto.

Fig. 2 is a tragmentary vertical sectional view.

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 showing a reinforcing sleeve applied to the tastener.

i Fig. 4: is a plan view of the fastener shown in Fig. 3. e

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of a modified ;form of tastener,

Fig. 6 is a view showing the 'astener indicated in Fig. 5 in the condition in which it is adapted to be applied to the wire, and before it is twisted to the shape in which it is inserted in the post pocket, and

Fig. 7 is a view of still another form of fastener.

Referring to the accompanying drawings more in detail, 10 indicates a post which may be of the molded type fashioned from concrete or cement, and provided wth a of the 'molded plurality of spaced transverse openings or pockcts ll therein.

Although, I have shown' and described this post as of the molded type, it should also be understood that the same may be con structed of wood, metal or any other suitable material to which my improved fastener means hereinatter described may be applied. The pockets or openings ll are shown as eXtending transversely of the post and entirely through the same, although, oii course, it is understood that the same need not be extended entirely through the post. One of the walls of the opening, in this instance the upper wall 12, is inclined toward its opposite wall in the direction ot the entrance of the opening which is in the front face 10' of the post. This inclinaton of the upper wall is 'for the purpose ot cooperating with the fastener means later described so as to retain the tastener or clamp in the opening. For this same purpose the upper wall 12 is also provided adjacent the entrance to the pocket with a shoulder l3 which is engaged by a portion of the clamp, and thus prevents the clamp from being removed therefrom. p

The clamp or fastener is tormed from a single piece of wire or other suitable material which is at approXimat-ely its central orton, bent upon itself, as at 14-, to form shanks 15, 16, having ends 15', l6' bent in the same general direction at an angle to and' over .the shanks toward the central bend 14.

The tastener is adapted to be inserted in the pocket or opening through the entrance thereof in the front face 10' of the post. Upon the insertion of the fastener, the same being formed 'from wire having a slight degree of resiliency, the end portions of the same are compressed and remain in this compressed position until the tastener is inserted in the pocket a suflicient distance to permit the bent end portions to pass the shoulder 13 whereupon the ends spring forwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2, preventing the removal of the tastener. It is, of course, understood that before the fasteners are inserted in the opening they are passed over the lin wir'es F of the fence.

If it is desired to stren then the clarnp, a stiiening sleeve 17 may %e placed over its end portions so that should an excessive pull be exerted upon the fastener, it Will be necessary to Collapse and bend not only the angularly disposed end portions, but also the stili'ening sleeve 17. In constucting these tasteners it is desirable to bend'the end portions in relation to the shanks so that an outward pull on the 'fastener will be transmitted to the end portions the ends of which should abut the shoulder in such a manner that the strain will. be in the direction of the length ot the end portions and not at the bend which they make with the shanks of the` fastener. It the fasteners are constructed 'in this manner, and app-lied to the e post as described, any outward pull upon viously, the application of the stifiening the fastener will not tend to cause the angularl-y bent end portions to straighten out with relation to the shanks, but will rather tend to transversely bend the same. Oh

sleeve 17 will materially increasethe strength of the :fastenen Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, there is shown a modified form of fastener'which is constructed of a single length of spring wire or other suitable material looped at its central portion to form an eye`19 `and then bent to y the shape shown in Fig. 5 to 'form

shanks

20, 21, having end portions 20', 21', extendingin the same general direction at an angle to and over the shanks. Inapplying this tastener tothe tence post the same may be positioned on the felice wire in the shape shown in Fig. 6, and after the wire is placed within the eye 19, the shank 21 is bent to the position shown in Fig. 5, whereupon the fastener is inserted; in its pocket within the fence post in the same manner as the fastener shown in the remaining views, and as previously described.

In Fig. 7 is shown another type of fastener similar to the fastener shown in Fig. 3 and bent upon itself as atlil to :form shanks l 16 The end portions ot these shanks are bent to ;['o'm resilient loops 16 and then extend at an angle to and over the shanks toward the bend 141 in the same manner as the ends of the :tastener shown in Fig. 3. By the :tormation of the loops 16 the resiliency of the end portions is increased and thus when the end portions are bent toward the shanks upon inserting the fastenerinto the openings in the post they have a greater tendency to move from the position into which they are compressed and to lodge beh ind. the shoulder 13.

By reference to Figs. 2 and 3 it will be observed that the fasteners are formed so that the length of the end portions bent at an angle to the shanks is greater than the height of the opening from the floor of the same to the top, this Construction being de sirable for the reason that an outward pull upon the fastener after the same is inserted cannot straighten out the fastener without bending the end portions, and when the stifiening sleeves are placed upon these end portions it is thus necessary to bend not only the end portions, but also the sleeves, before the outward pulling Stress can remove a tastener.

It should be understood that such modifications may be made in the Construction of the post, the tormation of the tastener pickets, and in the shape of the fasteners as cone within the scope of the claims appended hereto. For instance, it may be desirable at times to vary the shape of the upper wall of the pocket so that the shoulder 13 will be more inclined and will not make such a sharp angle with the other portions of the upper Wall.

lt should further be understood that al though l have described my invention asapplied particularly to a fence post and; to the retention of fence wires upon such a post, obviously, the same is not limited in its application to this particular use and is adapted 'for use in connection with posts and v other objects of a similar character to which wires or the like. are to be tastened.

I claim:

1. A t'astener for securing theline wires of a ;Ecnce to a post comprising a shani( having an eye at one end by means of which the fastener may be secured to'the fence wire, and a portion at the other end bent away from the shank and inclined over the shank, said end portion being of less length than the shank and terminating intermediate the ends of the shanks, the end portion; and the shank being adapted to fit within an opening 111 a fence post whereby the end` portion may secure the fastener to the `tence post 2. A fastener formed of. a length of wire having. a shank, an. eye at one end ofthe shank,` a portion at the other end of the shank bent away from and` inclined over the shank, and a stifiening means upon said last mentioned portion. i

3. A fastener formed of a length of wire having a shank, an eye at one end of the shanit, a' portion at the other end of the shailr bentaway from and inclined .over the shank, and ,a stiffening sleeve upon said last mentioned; portion. v 4

4-. A' fastener formed of a length. of; wire having a sha nk, an` eye at one end of the shank, a portion at the other end of .the shank bent away froni and: inclined overthe shank, and' a removable stitfening sleeve upon said last mentioned portion.

5. A 'astener for securing thewires'of a fence to a post comprising a single length of wirehaving its end ally in. opposite directions and. rearwardly over the main body 'of the wire, the length of wire being also bent upon itself at. its center to dispose the end portionsside by portions bent later side extending in the same direction. said end portions being adapted to fit within openings in a fence post and the centrally bent portion of the length of Wire forming an eye to receive the Wires of a fence.

6. A fastener formed from a single length of wire looped at substantially its center to form an eye and having a pair of shanks eXtending in the seine general direction :from said loop, said shanlrs having end portions bent away there'rom in the same direction and inclined over the shanks."

7. A fastener formed froni a single length of wre bent upon itself to form shanlrs, said shanks having ends bent therefron substantially in the same direction and inclined over said shanks, and stitening means upon said shank ends.

8. A fastener formed from a single length of Wire bent upon itself to form shanks, said shanks having ends bent therefrom substantially in the same direction and inclined over said shanks, and a stifi'ening sleeve surrounding the ends of said shanks.

9. A fastener formed froni a single length of Wire looped at substantially its center to form an eye and having a pair of shanks extending in the same general direction from said loop, said shanks having end portions bent away therefroin in the same direction and inclined over the shanks, and a stiffening sleeve surrounding the end p0rtions of said shanks.

10. A fastener for securing the Wires of a ;Eence to a post comprising a single length of wire looped at its central portion to form an eye, having its end portions bent laterally in opposite directions and rearwardly over the main body of the Wire, the length of Wire being also bent upon itself at its center to dispose the end portions side by side extendng in the same direction, said end portions being adapted to fit within openings in a fence post, and said eye being adapted to receive the Wires of the fence.

In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

GRANT E. RUSSELL.