US1674459A

US1674459A - Steel fence post

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Publication number: US1674459A
Application number: US79041A
Authority: US
Inventors: Weland Amos
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-01-02
Filing date: 1926-01-02
Publication date: 1928-06-19
Anticipated expiration: 1945-06-19

Description

June 19, 1928. 1,674,459

A. WELAND I STEEL FENCE POST Filed Jan. 2, 1926 gmemlfop Patented dune 19, 1928 UNITED S ATES Amos wnLAnn, or WALFORD, IOWA.

STEEL FENCE Pos'r.

Application filed January This invention relates to fence-posts formed of rolled steel, diversely flanged for stiffness in all directions, and commonly pro scription and claims following, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a side elevation of a post embodying the invention, with a fragment of woven wire fencing material attached. Fig. 2 is a side view of the post on an enlarged scale, broken midway of its length.

In the drawing, the numeral 5 denotes a fragment of woven wire fencing, of a familiar type. The various spacing of .the strand wires in such fencing necessitates a rather close spacing of'the points of attachment with the post, so as to avoid undue deflection of the wires. Otherwise, as for supporting separate barbed wires, for example, the spacing might be much more open, and with comparatively few points of attachment. The post 6' is designed for both type of wire fence, and the wire spaces are accordingly numerous and rather close together. The post itself is primarily a length of T-bar steel, provided with an attached anchor-plate 7, and is adapted to be driven int-o the earth in the usual way.

In the flange or rib of the post which'projects toward the fence-wires, and designated by the character 6*, is punched a series of slot-like notches or recesses 8. These are adapted to receive the fence wires, which are locked in position by a single flat bar 9 suitably fastened to the-side of the slotted flange.-

In practice a. strip of steel A x A, serves every purpose, and but few fastenings to the post are re uired. Holes 10 are punched in the post, an corresponding holes 11 in the bar. The preferred fastenings at all points, except the lower end, are bolts 12, though a looped and twisted wire 13 answers the purpose very well. For the lower end of the bar 2, 1926. Serial No. 79,041.

it is preferred to provide the post with a lateral stud l4, permanently attached to the post, and slot the hole at the lower end of the bar, so that it may engage the stud as a hook, for convenience in erecting the fence.

The posts being set, the building of the fence is a very simple operation and quickly done. A free end of the fence material is first secured to a terminal post. Then as the fence wire is unrolled it may be attached to posts successively by dropping the wires into the recesses therein. To counteract any tendency on the part of the fence wire to spring out of the recesses, they are preferably inclined downwardly as shown, so that gravity tends to keep the wires in place. The hooked end of the bar being now attached to the stud outside the bottom wire, it is a very simple matter to swing the bar up to its final position andfasten it there, thus locking the whole series of fence wires in position at once. 1

To detach the fence from the posts is quite as easy, if the bolts have not rusted too much in the meantime. If the nuts do not turn off easily, they are quickly knocked off with a cold-chisel, the bars'detached, and the fence stripped off bodily.

The notching of the edge of the flange of course tends toweaken the post laterally, but the attached metal strip, crossing the slots, acts as a truss member when securely fas- .tened to the post, and gives it practically the strength of the originally unpunched bar.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A fence-post, comprising a flanged metal body provided with a series of recesses extending inwardly from the edge of a flange, all inclining downwardly from their outer opening, the round line, and a fastening metal strip secured to the side of the flange across the recesses, outsidetheir bottoms, to hold the fence-wiresin place, one end of the strip being formed as a hook to engage said stud.

2. A fence-post comprising a flanged body,

one flange being provided with a series of recesses extending inwardly from the outer edge of the flange, and all inclined down wardly, and a fastening strip secured to the a stud attached to the flange near side of the flange along the notched margin intermediate holes, and a metal fastening and outside the bottoms of the recesses, to strip pierced to register with the holes in the hold the fence Wires in position. flange, and whenin fastening position dis- 10 3. A fence-post, comprising a flanged posed with its inner edge outside the fence 5 metal body provided with a series of rewires seated in said recesses.

cesses, all downwardly and inwardly inclined In testimony whereof I afix my signature. from the edge .of a flange also pierced with AMOS WVELAND.