US1821731A - Fence structure - Google Patents

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Sept. 1,1931. w. H. SOMMER j T luvzm'rmza- Sgpt. 1, 1 931. w, SQMMER 1,821,731

FENCE S TRUCTURE Filed May 2 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patentedsept. 1, 1931 i warren I STATES I WILLIAM H. soiuivinn;

or .PEORIA, ILLINOIS FENCE sriwc'runn Application filed May 2, 19am Serial No. 449,311.v

This invention has reference to a fence structure. A structure such as Ihave in mind, is that type of a fence including longitudinal strand or line wires and transversely disposed stay or picket wires, the latter being straight single pieces of-wire which have their ends preferably wrapped or coiled about the marginal strand or line wires, and at their points of intersection 0r crossing of the strand or line wires are connected to such strand wires by wire staples.

The principal object of the inventionis to so connect the stay wires, with the strand wires, at their points of intersection or crossing, as will provide a proper andefiective lateral support for said stays at such points of intersection with the strands, and thereby effectively prevent any possibility of the stays leaning in either-lateral direction from the perpendicular.

I accomplish the foregoing objects by employing wire staples, which, when viewed, letus say from the strand wire side of the fence, have substantially the shape or outline of the letter 2, comprising upper and lower clinching portions andan angular portion connecting said clinching portions and T wherein the clinching portions of the staples, adjacent to and connecting theangle portions thereof, lie closely or in abutting relation against the stay wire and Whereas, the ends of the clinchingportions do not. Thus by alternating the successive staples (in this manner-r2. 3.) throughout the stays, whereby the angle portions of the successive staples are disposed in opposite directions, I provide, through the medium of the clinching portions of the staples, proper lateral supports for the bodiesof the stays at each strand wire, which will prevent the stays leaning in either lateral direction from the perpendicular.

I am aware that fence structures which embody strand and stay wires are not new; also that the use of staplesof the design I have shown, is not new. And yet, I am also aware that fence structures of the type disclosed, where the staples are applied uniformly and alike throughout the stays, at

ing drawings, forming part of this description, illustrating a preferred embodlment of the invention, 1n wh1ch:-

some appears embraced by the line 2-2,

tions 7 of the clinching endse, do not. Thus,

their points of intersection or crossing of the strand wires, that the stays do not have proper lateral support and that as a result, the stays lean in both lateral. directions from the perpendicular and the fence thereby, is not "only unsightly but cannot l e-properly stretched by the average person. i

Thatthe invention mav be more fully un derstood, reference is had to the accompany- Fig. 1 is a View of a section of stiff-stay fence constructed in accordance with my invention;

' Fig. '2 is a detail View of a portion of a' stay wire and several strand wires, connected in accordance with my-invention, and as the Fig. 1; V :6 Fig. 3 is adetail of the staple connection,

' seethefarrows 3-3, Fig. 2; r

Fig. 4 is a detail of the staple connection, see the arrows k4, Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a detail,-insection, to show the lateral support provided by the .clinching portions-of the staple, for thestay wires.

Like characters of reference denote correspending parts throughout the figures. 7

In the drawings, the strand wires, includ- 'ing the marginal and intermediate line wires are designated 1. The stay wires are designated 2 and the staple tie wires are designated 3. The latter comprise the clinching portions 4 and the angular portion 5. In applying the staples, the clinching portions't are preferably applied to the stays and the angular portions 5 are applied preferably against the strandsand unite with the clinching portions 4 at the stays. Itis to be noted, that the 0 clinching portions 4 of the stays connected to and adjacent to the angle portions 5, see Fig.

, 5, lieclosely or in abutting relation against the stay wire, as at 6, and that the end'porby alternating the staples, with each succeeding strandwire, see Fig. 2', I alternate the supporting portions of the staples, whereby to give a proper lateral support for the stays and prevent any possibility of the stays lean i183 ing in either lateral direction from the perpendicular.

The stay wire, is of one piece throughout from one marginal wire to the other, as dis tinguished from a stay made up of a series of sections the meeting ends of which are usually Wrapped with each other about. a strand wire. Furthermore, it is to be understood that the stays are single straight pieces of Wire, but which, at the intersection of the strands, where, due to the application of the staples slight kinks may appear due to the action of dies used to apply the staples.

Furthermore it is to be understood that, in the manufacture of fencing various spacings between the strands or lines are employed i. e., a close spacing of a series of the strands at the bottom of the fence, which may be uni form or vary for a given number of strand or line wires and then the spacing of a second series at graduated distances apart to the top of the fence. lVhere the strands or line wires are spaced at one inch a art at the I bottom of the fence there is little, i any need, to reverse the successive staples of such series of strands, due to the rigidity of the fence, and due to such close spacing, but as the T spaces between a second series ofthe strand or line wiresbecome greater, to prevent leaning of the stays 1n either lateral direction from the perpendicular, reversal of the staples is desired and in fact necessary.

Therefore, more than one reversal of the staples throughout the stays is necessary, if leaning of the stays is to be prevented and the arrangement of the staples can, therefore, be modified to meet the conditions in different spacings between the strand or line wires, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Furthermore, by reference to Figs. 2 and 5, and. particularly the latter figure, it is to be observed that the clinching portions at of the staples are spaced from the strand or line wires 1,. which has for its object to allow for the necessary flexibility in the fence when erecting the same over hilly or uneven ground.

Vhat I claim is Ina fence,including a series of spaced strands and stays, staple-ties for connecting the stays to the strands at the points of intersection thereof, including inclined portions which extend across the stays and clinching portions disposed on opposite sides of the strands and clinched to the stays, the inner faces of the free ends of the clinching portions of the staples being slightly spaced from the stays, and the inclined portions of the staples alternately extending in opposite directions onthe various stays thus preventingleaning or canting of said stays.

WILLIAM H. SOMMER.

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