US1749001A - Coupling for fence posts and the like - Google Patents

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March 4, 1930. J. c. SCHEELER L COUPLING FOR FENCE POSTS AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 18, 1929 I Joni: o. sorInELER; on. 'BUFFALQIQNEWJYORKI,

Patented Mar. 4,

'oo. 11m, or BUFFALO, NE

: COUPLING FOR r'nivoia Poses AND THE,

Application filed J anuary 18, 1929} Serial N5 333,2(52.

V. This invention 'r'elates to aicoupling for de v tachablyfconnectingposts arranged atthe opposing ends ofport'able wire :fence sect ons and other-.flenclosures, such as wire guardsvhaving round 'iron.frarnes,' but it is to be understood that this coupling maybe used forother analogous purposes.

1Theobject of 'thisinvention is the pro? vision of a coupling of this characterwhich iscomparatlvely simple and inexpensive in constructionand in which the mainielementsi are permanently connected as a unitwhereby the mounting of this coupling on the parts ground and c'onnectedattheir opposed vertical ends to beiconnected can be effected. more conveniently and the several parts of -the same are to be scattered while the same In theaccompanyingrlrawingsi Figure; 1 is a fragmentary elevation. of

.two adjacent sections of a portable wire fe'nce or "guardwhich have. been. erectechon, the

by couplings which are constructed in accordance with this improvement.

scale, ofthis coupling applied to the" end post of, two) fence sections or likestructure.

line 3-3 Fig. 2. 7

' "Figure 4' is aperspectiveview of cou-. plingin which the'several parts thereof have.

been assembled in the normal: position which 7 they, occupy whilejin use.

- Similar characters of reference in the lowing descriptionfindicate like parts in the several views 'of the drawings.

1. which shows two secufactured. I

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'tiOns of a portable wire fence connectedby two couplingsmadein accordance with the present improvement, each of these sections consists of a framehavingvupperandlower horizontalbars 10, 11, upright posts 12 connecting the, correspondingends of saidhorizontal rods, and one or more lntermedi- "ate posts 18' which connect the intermediate parts of these horizontal rods. .At its side by side and between opp'osit'e ends of Figure-12 is an elevation, on an enlarged facing inwardly while the convex side's there- Atone end of theplate of face outwardly. aws 15, 16 the same is provided Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken. on

y ing or bending the metal as this plate this pivotIeye-b' in t offacingoutwardly,

d'f-plate the same. is provided with;

ASSIGNOR TofBUrF-A Lo; WIRE woBKs i YORK, aoonronn rioiv or ni w $03K lower .end each of the provided with i a a downward extension l forminga spike or spur which is adapted'fto be driven into .7

the. ground forholding' therespective' fence w v section in an upright position. v

As 1s well known, these .fencesections beieither, placed end to end in line with each other, or at an angle relatively to one another, as best suits the particular character offence,

closure or pen which is desired tobe erected. When thus mounted on the ground, the up-' right posts or rods 12 of two adjacent fence I sections are connected by one ormore cou- [plings which contain-the present invention.- Each ofthese' couplings is, preferably con-.; structed'as fol10ws Y The body ofthe coupling comprises two plates which in their'normal operative position oppose each other and each of which is preferably stamped or bent into corrugated the metal plates is bent to form two-semi;

'70-" form out of a single sheet of metal. One of H cylindricalgjaws 15', 16,which are arranged having the 1 with a singlepivot eye'l'Z which is formed.

intof'cylindrical form, preferably arranged midway betweenfithe' are arranged adjacentto the-upper andlowan intervening space', curling the -metal'of this plate; g

' Theothen' -l te is-Qbent to for:

"and i are "formed natwo semithis fplate', facing inwardly andthe convex: s'idesjzthere At one end of the; last- Inentione er'edges ofvthisplate an 'd aref'separated by} i two pi'voteyes 21, 21whicharearranged ad- I j acent to the upper andtlower edgesi of this plate and are separated-byTan' intervening 1 l spaGe,-these 13Slir1llt5l'ltl0ll6d eye'sbeing' formed 190":

cylindrical"jawsjl9y2O which are arranged side by side and intermediate Ofthefen'dSo-f the concave sidesgof: these jaws I r eye 22 is formed midway between the upper and lower edges of this plate, this locking eye 22 being formed by bending or curling the metal of this plate.

These two coupling preferably plates are permanently connected by placing the single pivot eye 17 of one of the plates between the double pivot eyes 21 of the other plate so that these eyes are axially in line with each other, and then inserting a pivot pin or pintle 23 through these eyes and upsetting the upper and lower ends thereof so that this pivot pin cannot be displaced, thereby per manently connecting the two coupling plates but permitting them to swing reiatlvely to each other for spreading these plates apart or bringing them together. 7

When spread apart, these two plates can be passed along opposite sides of two posts 12, 12 and thereafter these two plates are swung toward each other so that the two jaws in eaoh plate engage with the corresponding sides of two posts and the single locking eye 22 of one plate enters thespace between the two locking eyes 18 of the other plate, and the eyes of these two plates cross each other. 7 r While the plates are in. this position the same are interlocked at those ends thereof which are opposite the pivotally connected ends by inserting a locking pin 24 between the that the jaws are securely held in operative engagement with opposite sides of the fence heavy pressure,v inasmuch as the plates are connected with each other at theirv extremities whereby the plates are prevented from spreading when-subjected to pressure upon being applied to the posts, thereby producing a better and stronger connection between the adjacent fence sections.

Moreover, the two sections: or body plates of the coupling, due to the permanent connection at one of the ends of theseplates, render the same practically a unitaryconstruction whereby the main'parts of the same are not liable to does not require posts or likemembers,

crossed eyes of the respective plates so be scattered and therefore matching up two plates as would be necessary if these plates were detached. Obviously this facilitates the erection of av fence which is a considerable item in the matter of time when a fence of great length is being erected.

I claim as my invention 1. A coupling for connecting two fence posts or like members, comprising two plates which normally oppose each other and each of which is provided intermediate of its ends with two jaws adapted to engagewith the corresponding sides of said members, means for pivotally connecting one of'the corresponding pairs of ends of the plates, and means for detachably connecting the other corresponding pair of ends of said plates.

2. A coupling for connecting two fence posts or like members, comprising two plates which normally oppose each other and each of which is provided intermediate of its ends with two jaws adapted to engage with the corresponding sides of said members, pivot eyes arranged on one pair of the correspond ing ends of said plates, a pivot pin passing through said eyes, looking eyes arranged on the other corresponding pair of ends of said platesand crossing each other, and a looking pin insertable between said crossed looking eyes.

3. A coupling for connecting two fence comprising two plates which normally oppose each other and each of which is provided intermediate of its ends with two jaws adapted to engage with the corresponding sides of said members, one of said plates being provided at one end with a single pivot eye and the other plate being provided at the corresponding end with two pivot eyes whichreceive between them said single pivot eye, a pivot pin passing through said pivot eyes, one of said plates being provided at its opposite end with a single looking eye and the sponding end provided with two locking eyes other plate having the corre which receive said singlelocking eye between them, said locking eyes'crossing each other in the assembled pos1t1on of said plates, and

a locking pin insertable between said crossed locking eyes.

In testimony whereof, I hereby affix my signature. V JOHN C. SCHEEL ER

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