US266318A - Timothy rogers - Google Patents

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COMPOSITE FBNGE. No'. 266,318. Patented 06h24, '1882.y

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TIMOTHY ROGERS, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ROGERS FENCE COMPANY, OF SAME PLAGE.

COMPOSITE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,318, dated October 24:, 1882.

Application tiled July 10, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TIMOTHY ROGERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county ofGlarke and State ot' Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do'declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and igures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

Myinventionrelatestocertainimprovements in fences. v

My invention relates, further, to certain improvements in fences which are constructed partly of wood and partly of iron.

The object of my invention is to simplify the construction of an ornamental fence which shall be permanent and durable, and which shall be cheap as compared to the cost .of an iron fence with a like amount of ornamentation thereon.

Another object ot my invention is to make the connecting ends of the rails easily adjustable in height upon the post either for straight or inclined grades.

Another object of my invention is to conline the pickets in such manner as to allow them to be easilyreplaced when broken, and to allow of a free circulation of air about the points of their attachment to the rails, and to make the contacting-surface of the rail against the picket as small as possible, that the latter may sooner dry out after exposure to wet., and thereby prevent decay.

My invention consists in a fence with its posts and rails (the latter double) of iron and its pickets of wood, that part of the post above ground being composed of both wood and iron.

Figure lis a side elevation of a post and part of two panels of my improved fence, the post being broken oii' below the ground-line. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of a picket, ornaments, and the railconnection. Fig. 3 is an edge View ot' the same. Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are details. Dotted lines, Fig. 1, show the adjustment of rails.

In the drawings, A represents afence-post,

made ot two pieces of channel-rail iron, a, with the hollow of each section turned inward, and a long liat wooden picket, a', interposed between the two sections, which are on the front and rear sides. This picket extends upward from the ground-line, and its top end ranges with the pickets ofthe connecting-panels. The upright sections a of the post being narrower than the picket, there is sufficient space on either side to allow the ends of the rails b to lie on the picket or rest against it and to abut against the iron section a of the post. A plate, e, having a middle seinicircular rib, h, extending lengthwise on the front side to strengthen it, covers the ends ot' the connecting-rails on both front and rear sides of the post, and bolts t" extend through these plates and the intermediate rail ends, fastening the whole together. Provision is made for the adjustment of the rails and pickets to grade and for the necessary expansion and contraction of the rails and their connections.

A cap, c, (seen in Figs. 1, 4, and 5,) covers the top of the post and prevents water from entering the hollow spaces in the saine. This cap is segmental in shape, similar in appearance (externally) to one-quarter of a cylinder, with the ends closed, from one side of which extends a ilange, t', by which it is attached to the picket a. This cap tits snugly over the top end of the iron upright of the post upon either side of the picket, as seen in Fig. 5. A screw secures the cap to the picket through the iiange, both on the front and rear sides of the picket. The two channel-rail uprights a divergefrom the ground-line,forming the limbs c', the ends of which extend through the ends of a base-plate, g. (See Figs. 7 andS.) This base-plate has horizontal flanges on its sides at the bottom part, and a circular elevated middle part, b', which is hollow, as seen in Fig. 8, which shows a cross-section through line y, Fig. 7. The ends of the limbs c are riveted at either end of the hollow segment b', as seen in Fig. 7. In this figure the Lipper and lower portions of the base of post A are shown broken asunder. The hollow in the base allows dirt lying loose in the post-hole to be packed therein when the post is set. The pickets a3 of the panels are secured between two channel-iron IOO rails, with their hollow sides inward, as seen in Fig. A bolt, a, extends through the rail-sections and intermediate picket.

it will be noticed by referring to Figs. 2 and 3 that only the edges of rails b contact with the surface ofthe picket, leaving a space through the hollow for the air to circulate freely, and thus dry out any moisture where the rail crosses the picket, .diii'erin g in this respect from either a fiatiron or a wooden rail. The ornaments e, above and below the rail, are secured to the picket by a screw, (l. They have also rectangular hooksf on either side, which overlap the edges ofthe picket and extend under the railtiange. .ln Figs. 2 and 3 the connection of the ornament and rail can be seen. By removing the ornaments and takingout bolts a" a picket can he easily slipped out and removed without disturbing` the other members of the fence.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of Athe top part of post A and the connections ofthe upper rails. Fig. 5 is a vertical section through line rr, Fig. 4; and Fig. 6, a cross-section through line z of the same ligure, one ot' the sections a of'v the post being left out.

The rails and pickets forming the panels may be adjusted up or down upon post A by imply loosening the bolts fi. There is also suilicient space between the ianges e to allow of' rails b, pivoted upon bolts't", to be inclined to suit the gade. By reference to Fig. 6 it will benotieed thattheoblongnoteh It is longer than the width of the post-section a, which it spans, to not only facilitate the adjustment of' the rail-connections upon the post, but also to allow of' the requisite expansion and contraction of' the rails and their connections. The finished panels and the posts can be shipped ready to be put together where used.

l am aware that wooden pickets having malleable ornaments are not new; but the use of such pickets and their ornaments has heretoioie been limited to their combination with a wooden rail, either singly or with a wooden rail and a wooden band-mold together. A fence of' the construction named is not only less durable, but possesses but little strength as compared with my im pro ved com posi te fence described. Furthermore, the wooden rail is objectionable on account of' the greater ditiicultyin making repairs, particularly when iinished with a band-mold.

1 claim as my invention- In a fence constructed with wooden pickets and wrought-iron rails, a post in which a wooden picket is clamped between iron uprights formed of' channel-rail, substantially as set f'orth.

2. In a fence havingl iron rails and wooden pickets, a post madeof'two uprights ot'wroughtiron channel-rail, with an interposed picket of' wood between the uprights, the latter diverging from the groundline downward and riveted to a cast base-plate at their lower ends, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

In a fence-post composed of wood and iron, constructed as described, the cast base havingahollowarched middle partandstraight parallel sides, the two channel-rail uprights, and the interposed wooden picket, in combination with the caps for covering the ends of' the uprighrs, having flanges extending therefrom, by which they are attached to said pieket, substantially as set forth.

4. A felice in which a series of' wooden pickets are secured between wrought-iron channelrails by bolts extending through the rails and interposed picket.

5. The combination, with a post made of' two uprights of wrought-iron channel-rail and an interposed picket of' wood, ot' rails the ends ot' which overlap the front edges of' the interposed picket and abut against the iron upright ot' the post upon either side thereof', and a plate connecting said rail ends, provided with rear` wardly-extending flanges resting against the f'ront of the picket thus interposed and upon each edge of' the same.

(i. In a fence having wrought-iron channelrails and a post composed ot' wrought-iron uprights, with an interposed picket ot' wood, a series ol" ornaments having rectangular hooks bent backward over the edges of' the intervening picket, downward in lille with the same, thence forward into the cavity ot' the rail and engaging with the flange ofthe same.

In testimony whereof I atix my signatur-c in vpresence of two witnesses.

TIMOTHY ROGERS.

Witnesses:

GaAs. D. RUsH, 15. U. GoNvnasn.

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