US2728560A

US2728560A - Fence post and means of attaching wire strands thereto

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Publication number: US2728560A
Application number: US371339A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jr Henry Pals
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1953-07-30
Filing date: 1953-07-30
Publication date: 1955-12-27
Anticipated expiration: 1972-12-27

Description

Dec. 27, 1955 H PALS, JR l 2,728,560

FENCE POST AND MEANS OF ATTACHING WIRE STRANDS THERETO Filed July 50, 1953 Hem @A15 Jr. Wm l, @5m/(MMM United States Patent f FENCE POST AANI):l\/IEA1\I`9 0F ATTACK-HNS `WIRE STRANDS THERET This inventionrelates to metal fence posts and more Yparticularly to a post that has means for quickly attaching a. plurality Vof strands thereto.

Metal fence posts are rapidly .taking the place of the -older wooden ones. Most metal posts are T-shaped in cross section, are strong, and are easily installed in the ground. There are two general methods olsecuring the wire strands to such posts, i. e., by boss-engaging staple members, and by twisting a short length of wire around the post and horizontal wire strand. Obviously these methods require much time and labor and are not entirely successful nor eiicient in holding the felice wire. Some attempts have been made to provide ears on' the post to receive the fence wire, and then pass a nail, bolt, rod, or like through a pair of ears.

This structure is a decided advance, but has the shortcoming, that it` one rod or like pierces all the ears, independent treatment of each individual wire strand is impossible. On the other hand, if a number of rods or like are used, the raising of any of the lower ones, is interfered with, by the one above it.

Therefore, the principal object oi my invention is to provide a fence post having a plurality ot' pairs or' pierced ears with the shape and pierced vertical planes of each pair of ears offset from the adjacent pair, so that the placement or removal of the holding nail will not be interfered with regardless of how close the fence strands are to each other.

A further object of this invention is to provide a post that permits the quick attachment of a fence to it, and as easily permits the fence removal therefrom.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a metal fence post that is economical in manufacture, durable in use, and relined in appearance.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts or' the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, and specically pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my post ready for use,

Fig. 2 is a side face view of the post showing how a ence may be secured thereto,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the post, taken online 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view of my post, taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

While I show the ears on my post as pairs, with each pair stamped from one sheet of material, it is obvious that each of the two ears that make up a pair, may be independently formed and otherwise secured to the post face. In fact I have made relatively heavy ears, which may be welded to the post in pairs, or, if desired, may be cast integrally with the post.

In the drawings I have used the numeral 10 to designate an ordinary metal fence post T-shaped in cross section 2,728,550 'fatented Dec. 2.7, 1.955

and having the flat face 11. It is to such a post and to its face side that I yapply my alternated offset ear members.

Each pair of ears has two parallel

horizontal ear anges

12 and 13, respectively. When a pair ofears is stamped or formed from a single sheet of metal, there is `the connecting portion i4 between eachof the two ear langes, as shown in the drawings. When the ears are thus formed, they .are rst stamped out and then .the top and bottom portions bent outwardly to form the spaced apart protruding ear ilanges 12 and 13. Any number of pairs of these ear units may be placed on the face of the post. They may be secured thereto by anysuitable means. The central or web portion I4 ofeach pair is at and ideal for securing to the post by spotting, welding, soldering, riveting or like. My invention, however, is particularly involved in the structure` of the three upper pairs of ears vshown in the drawings. In practice many pairs of ears may be employed. However, these three upper pairs of ears are -illustrative and teach the ,idea of alternating the pairs of ears, i. e., each succeeding pair is turned over, or reversed from that of the one next to it. The result shown is accomplished by having one side width of each pair of ears enlarged to extend further away from the tence post tace, and then tapering sharply to reduce this width as each ear progresses to its other side. In Fig. 2 it will be noted that the width at the other side substantially disappears. By this structure each pair of ears will have an enlarged portion 15 projecting from the post and that portion will be at one side of the vertical center plane. lt is through this enlarged portion l5 that I have a vertical hole through each of the two ear portions that make up a pair. The numeral i6 designates a nail headed rod, pin, bolt, or the like, detachably and slidably extending through the holes in each pair of ears. Due to the ear holes being to one side of the transverse center, the nail or like that extends therethrough, will be located to one side of the center of the face of the post as shown in the pairs or' ears at the upper end portieri of the post. Merely by alternating the pairs of ears, that is, turning every other one over, as shown in the drawings, the nails or like I6 will be alternated and staggered. This means that directly above each nail or like, there will be no ear ange l5 to prevent its withdrawal or replacement, as shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 4 shows an ear, having the nail or like hole in the center thereof. rThis structure is possible if the pairs of ears are tar apart, and a short nail or like is used for each pair of ears. In any event, for success, the holes in alternate pairs of ears should be staggered. all three pairs of ears on the upper end of the post are exact duplicates, the alternate arrangement is accomplished merely by turning alternate pairs of ears over and around to reverse the position of their enlarged portions 15.

In some wire fencing it will be desirable to closely arrange these pairs of ears substantially the length of the post. To attach a fence, all the retainer nails or like are lifted from the ear pairs. The fence is placed between each of the ear franges that make up a pair after which the nails or like are replaced and the fence is then successfully secured to the post. To remove the fence it is merely necessary to remove the nail or like retainers. If only one strand of wire is to be dealt with, only the one nail retaining it is is employed. This makes for individual strand wire treatment. In View of the above it will be appreciated that my invention resides in two features, i. e., the shape of the ear location of their holes as shown in Fig. 3, and secondly, the stamping of each pair of ears into a one piece unit.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of my fence post and method of attaching wire strands thereto without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to inasmuch as cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included Within their scope.

I claim:

1. ln a fence post, a post portion having a dat face, a plurality of spaced apart pairs of horizontal ear iianges on the face of said post portion; each of said pairs of ear iianges having an enlarged protrusion area at one side thereof, and a vertical pin slidably detachably extending through the enlarged protrusion area of each pair of ear anges respectively; said pairs of ear flanges, being alternately reversed relative to each other to alternately bring said pins rst to one side of the vertical center of the face of said post, and then to the other side of the vertical center of the face of said post.

2. In a fence post, a post portion having a fiat face, a plurality of spaced apart pairs of horizontal ear anges on the face of said post portion; each of said pairs of ear anges having an enlarged protrusion area at one side thereo', and a headed vertical pin slidably detachably eX- t'ending through the enlarged protrusion area of each pair of ear flanges respectively; said pairs of ear flanges, being alternately reversed relative to each other to alternately bring said pins first to one side of the vertical center of the face of said post, and then to the other side of the vertical center of the face of said post.

3. In a fence post, a post portion having a fiat face, a plurality of spaced apart pairs of horizontal ear anges on the face of said post portion; each of said pairs of ear flanges being of an integral one piece unit having an enlarged protrusion area at one side thereof, and a vertical pin slidably detachably extending through the enlarged protrusion area of each pair of ear lianges respectively; said pairs of ear flanges, being alternately reversed relative to each other to alternately bring said pins first to one side of the vertical center of the face of said post, and then to the other side of the vertical center of the face of said post.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 403,991 Crabb May 28, 1889 509,102 Rogers Nov, 21, 1893 963,938 Phillips July 12, 1910 1,791,295 Wolf Feb. 3, 1931