US1520163A - Fencepost - Google Patents

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J. A. WEIGEN Dec, 23, 1924.

FENEPosT Filed Dec. 8, I1922 .James- 7155192971/ BY r ATTORNE Patented Dee. 23, lggd.

UNITED S'IT JAMES A. WEIGEN, OF SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN.

FENCEPOST.

Apploaton'led 'December 8', 1922. Serial No. 605,632.

To all w71 om t may concern.'

Be .it known that I, .Innes A'. lili/*nieuw il citizen of the `lnited States, residing at Sun Prairie, in the county of Dane andv State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenceposts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in fence posts and its object is to provide a post of few parts and which may firmly and safely hold fence wires in a manner in which the wires cannot become loose from the fence post.

The invention comprises a post of T-shape structural steel with a slide section associated therewith and both the T-post and the slide section have coacting slots opening up and closing recesses for the passage of the fence wires to permit the introduction of the fence wires and theny closing the slots and locking the fence wires in position against escape.

The arrangement is such that the fence post may be opened up for the introduction of the wires and subsequently closed so that the wires are anchored in place and cannot later become dislodged unless purposely manipulated.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, with the understanding however that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity to the showing of the drawings but may be changed and modified so long as such changes and modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure l is an elevation of the fence post constructed in accordance with the invention and showing the post in position to receive or release the fence wires.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l but showing the parts assembled for locking the wires in place.

Fig. 3 is an angled view of the structure of Fig. 2 but taken from the opposite side thereof.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one ele` ment of the post.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a post element having a head l, and a web l', and secured to the post web l is a slide element 2 which may be made of dat-bar steel of less length than the post and slidablc lengthwise thereof.

The bar steel 2 is made fast tothe web of the postby means of rivets or pins 3 traversing apertures 3 in the web and lon-- gitudinal slots 4, in the slide element the rivets being in sufficient number to hold the two parts of the post in contact in accordance with the weight of the post.

The bar 2 is made fast to the post web l by at least two pins or rivets 3 but it is to be understood that more of the pins or rivets may be employed as found necessary, so that the slots 4f will guide the bar 2 in its longitudinal movements.

At one or more points the bar 2, and web 1, there are produced through slots 5 through the web l of the bar and at anv angle to the length thereof and through thebar 2 there are produced a plurality of angle-shaped slots extending inwardly from one edge and each formed of a longitudinal portion 6 and a horizontal portion 7, the longitudinal portion being of greater length and less width than the horizontal portion and extending above the latter to provide the bar with depending tongues 8, the parts being so proportioned that in one position of the bar 2, the tongues 8 will straddle the recesses 5 and act as a closure for said recesses.

At one or more points along the bar 2 and web l, there are perforations l0, respectively, the perforations being spaced apart by a distance equal to the travel of the bar 2 along the post l and these perforations are designed to receive a pin 11, preferably of the cotter pin type, to allow play enough ofthe bar 2 along the web 1 to open and close the mouth of the slot 6 to bring the tongue 8 into straddling relation to the mouth of the slot 7. j i

In Figs. 4 and 5, there are indicated by dotted lines, fence wires l2. i

When the fence post is placed in the ground, the post and the slide 2, are in the positions shown in Fig. l, the cotter pin 11 being located in the proper hole 9 to hold the passage 5 open, thus permittingthe introduction of a wire l2 in place through the post. When` this accomplished, the slide along the length of mai,Y he moved lengthwise of the post l thus causing the locking oit the tence wire l2 in place in the post, it being then impossible to more the slide 2 so as to unlock the wires`r this being further accon'iplislied by the introduction of the cotter pin Yll in the appropriate hole l0 thus seein-el)v fastening` the post against displacement until theoperator shall so desire.

That is claimed is:-

A wire holding Ytence post comprising, an angle-shaped har torined of a head and a web, said wel) provided with a pluralityv ot spaced apertures and further having' torined therein series ot inwardl57 extending and downwardly inclined wire receiving slots5 a vtlat coupling bar slidable against one tace of said weh and formed with spaced longitudinal slots corresponding to said apertures. said har further formed with a plurality ot wire receiving slots depending inwardl)v Yfrom one edge thereof and each formed with a longitudinal portion extending above said horizontal portion to provide a depending tongue adapted to extend across the slot in the web, means connected to the weh and extending through the longitudinal slots ot' the har for slidahly connecting` the latter with the former, the apertures in the weh selectively registering with the slots in the bar for the reception ot the said connecting' means to maintain the har in adjusted position with respect to the wel).

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