US1468810A - Toy fence - Google Patents

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E. G. HINES TOY FENCE sept. 25, 1923.

Filed Feb. 5, 1922 2 sheets-snaai 1 E. G. HINES Sept. 25, 1923,.

TOY FENCE 2 sheets-sheet 2 'Filed Feb. s, 1922 gunnen* 015 Elrrcmmx atented Sept. 25, 1923.

-Enivrn e. EINES, or nnuivis, PENiisYnvaNia. l

'roY France f Application filed'rebruary 3, 1922. Serial V1`.\To.*533,'871.

To all whommay concern.' 1

Be it (known that L EDWIN' G. l-linns, as citizen of the UnitedStates, Yresiding at Drums, Vin Vthe county offjLuz'erne and State of l.ennsylvania,have'invented certainnevv and useful Improvements in Toy Fences,-of which the following is a'speciiication. "l This 'invention relates to 'improvements yin toy fences such as' arev employed about l0 Christmas trees or otherwise made useof by children inv their play, and one-of the'prifmary objects/of the invention fis to provide a vtoy fence structure v'which Willlsimulate a split rail Vfence Nwhen properly set up and arranged. k I f Another-object ofthelinventionis to pro- I vide Aa toy fence which may be'convenientl-y Y completely knocked down-and its parts again assembled as desired or maybe folded into more er1-less compact form' so as to'in either event, prepare it for shipment or to'be stored :uva-y when not in'useff v- `frnother'obfect ofthe invention' is tofpro# vide a. novel means forconnecting the meetw ing or overlapping ends of the rails comprising relatively.A Vadjacent fence sections which connecting means' Will permit ofjrela'- tive angularadjustment of the saidrsectio'ns so that-the'fence asa Whole may be--arranged in any form vfound most-desirable; an'd'its sections furthermore relatively folded; Another important object of the invention l' is to provide novel means for bracingy the fence ina set-up position and novel means for establishing connection between the bracing posts of the fence and the railsc'omprising thefence sections.` 1 l In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a 'perspective view ofl he fence 40 structure embodying theI invention lset up; the gate section of the structure being shown demounted;` Y l y Figure 2 is -aiview partly in Aelevation and partly in section IillustratingYin' detail 'the arrangement vand construction of the con# necting means between tyvo 'adj acent sections of the fence; and l Figure 3 is a vieW partly in` plan and partly `in section of the structure fshovvn in Figure2.v C l The fence structure embodying the invention comprises end sections indicated in general. by the numeral 1, a plurality of intermediate ysections indicated in general 'by v'joined sections.

the numeral 2, anda gate section indicated general by'thefnumeral 3; 1' Y Each section A1 of the or less distance beyond the respective post 0 fence a` vplurality *of longitudinal parallell ra'ilsffl Which at one end extend betvveenpostQ-memmembers 55 andthese projecting endsxvhich are indicated by the numeral 7',- are designed to interat- Wahf the# projeeangzfenas., e of railsf9 Whichcomprise the gate section a sheet metal strap l0-being formed intofa,vloop and secured atiits side portions togthe said rails 9 as illustrated.A in" l3`igure'1. Y In Y 'i this manner provision is made .for support-VV ingv the fence section Sbe'tvveen the end sec'- tions 1 andthus completing theenclosure de" fined by the fence as a Whole; 1

'The .aaneen-tends Vor the 'mns @faatje-f cent ones of the sectionsY 1 and 2 throughout"Y t" the entire seriesof sections' are interfitted` andr Where they Yoverlap are forinedl :with

openings '-l1. lThese openings 11 register.

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when the rails of adjacent, fence sections-are Y inter-fitted as shown in Figure 2 of the'dra-W- ings and accomino date-the fence posts Which are'indicated 1n genera-l Vby the numeral l212.

Each of these posts comprises a bas'elifand v Van upstanding 'post 'member' 14' the f 'upperVv Y end portion of'vvhich' is p referablyifthreadediy as' indicated'by the numeral 15'. The post members 'lll may be made of Wire or small rod material andare united at their lower ends to the respective bases-13- in any suitablemanner, these basesfbeing for feiample` 5 of circular disklike `:t'or1n. yThe post mem- ,.1 Y

bers 1liY fit suiiciently freely in the openings 975 11 1in the rail endsto provi-de for jrelative pivotal or angular movementfof the' fence'y sections about the posts 12 asY pivots, andthe said rail ends of the fence sections arehelfd 0, 10

assembled Withjthe Vposts Vby means of nuts 16 which arerthreadedfontothe upper Yends 15 of the said postsand engage 4orsubstan# l tially engage the uppermost` l rail ofthe" In the manner" de? scribed, the several Asections 1 and 2 are connected end to end and may be relatively dis-` posed at various angles so as to impart tothe structure asa Whole,V when set up, any deapair of post members indicated by the numeral 17 and provided with beveled lower ends 18 having perforations ,319 V.through which ksecuring elements such for example as nails or tacks 20 may bedriven for the purpose ,ofY securing theseends to the floor or other surface upon .which the fence structuleis vSet up. The post members 17 are connectedin relatively. crossed relation at their upper portionsby means which is adapted 1 to alsoY Vestablish Y,connection between these members and the fence sections with which they are associated, and this means com-V prises,in each instanceya coiled-spring 21 having its terminal portions lit-ted through openings 22 formed diametrically in the members'l?, the extremities of the said portio-ns kof the spring being bent to partly embrace the members17 asindicated by the .numeral 23. In assembling the bracing post members 17V withl the vfence sections 2, the end portions of the/ upper rails of the fence l sections are fitted into the coiled springs 21 as'bestshown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings and with the said post members 17 straddling the fence sections at their juncture. The `upper end portions of the posts 14, when fitted through the uppermost rails of the fence sections,rproject between the convolutions of the springs 21 and in j this manner the springs are retained in place uponV the said upper rails. At this point it will be evident that any relative vangular movement of the Vmembers 17 will be against the tension of the spring` 21 and therefore when the lower ends of these niembers 17 'are relatively separated a 4greater or less distance,- the springs will be tensioned, andv the said lower `endsimray. then be tacked or otherwise secured to -the sun face upon which the-structure is set up. This tensioning of the connections between'the part-s serves to more firmly brace the structure than would otherwise be possible, and therefore the Structure throughout 4its entire length.V will be substantially rigidly supportedand braced. The springs 21 may ot course be adjusted; longitudinally upon the uppermost rails of the fence sections and Vthe upper ends of th posts 14 may be engaged between any selected two of the con-V volutions of the respective spring 21. Ii desired, other rails, indicated by the numeral 24 may beY loosely laid between the crossed .upperends of the post members 17 so as v Y to further simulate a split rail fence.

Havino' thus described the invention what is claimel as new is: Y

1. In a toy fence structure, fence sections connected at theirends for relative angular adjustment and including rails, and a bracing post structure Vcomprising crossed post membersl andfmeans mutually connectingvsaid members and connected also with one of said rails, the said means comprising a coiled spring anchored atv its ends to the post members and having its coils engaging about one of said rails.

2. In a toy fence structure, fence sections connected lat their ends for relative angular adjustment and including rails, and a brac# ing post structure comprising. crossed post members and means mutually connecting said members and'connected also with one of said rails, the said means comprising a coiled spring anchored at its ends to the post members and having its coils engaging about one of said rails`,-the connecting means for the fence sections. comprisinga post pivotally fitting` through 'the ends of the rails and passing also through the coils of the spring. A Y y 3.V In a toy fence structure, jfence sections embodying rails. interiitted at their ends,

means extending through the rail ends and 'f connecting the sections for relative angular adjustment, crossed post members disposed to straddlegthe connected ends of the secti0ns,;and a coil spring having its kcoils fitting one of the rails ,of one of the sections and having its'ends anchored to the said post members and yieldably resisting relative angular adjustment of the said post mem- 'i 4. In a toy felice structure, fence sections embodying railsinterfitted at their' ends, means extending through the rail ends and connecting the sections for relative angular adjustment,.cr'ossed post members disposed to straddle the connected endsof the secV tions, andv a ycoil spring having its coilsitting one of the rails ofV one of the sections and havingits ends anchored to the said ypost members and yieldably resisting relative angular adjust-ment of the said post mem` V bers, the lower'endsrof the post members being beveled and adapted to be secured to a surface upon which the structure is set up. n

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

EDWIN G. HINES. [L.s,`|

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