US317344A

US317344A - hammond

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Publication number: US317344A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1885-05-05
Anticipated expiration: 1902-05-05

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(No Moda.) y Y G. T. HAMMOND.

Y FENCE. No 317,344.y Patente-d `May 5, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE T. HAMMOND, OF OOMMACK, NEW YORK.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,344, dated Iv/Iay 5, 1885 Application tiled March 3, 1884. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE 'I. HAMMOND, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Oommack, in the county of Suffolk and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the 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 letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in farm and portable felices; and it consists in the improvements hereinafter fully set forth and explained.

In the annexed drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure l is a side View showing the fence in position. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing one of the fencefposts in section and a means for securing the panels to the posts by keys; and Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the arrangement of the wire braces.

A represents the longitudinal rails, which are secured to the vertical end battens, B B, by bolts or nails,'so as to allow the rails to fold one upon the other or edge to edge, and these railsare provided at their central portion with another similar batten, B', which is provided at its central portion with a perforation, a, the end battens beingY provided near their top and bottom with perforations b b.

To secure the parts of the panel together, the longitudinal rails are first laid upon asuitable frame, which has attached to it plates of iron located at points corresponding with the positions of the rails, so that when the rails and battens are laid upon the frame, andare secured to each other by wrought-iron nails, the ends of the nails, after passing through the rails and battens, strike upon the iron plate and clinch upon the rails; or, if desirable, these battens and rails maybe secured to each other by screw-threaded bolts and nuts.

Vhen it is desirable to put the fence in place, posts are sunk in the usual manner, and holes are bored in the same in positions Which will correspond with the holes in the end battens, and wires are inserted through the same, which wires are passed through the end battens and through the central perforation, a, of the middle hatten, where the top wire is carried around the under wire, as shown at c in Figs. l and 3. The top wire is then carried through the top hole in the other end batten, and the lower wire through the lower hole in the same batten. These wires C C are secured to the rails by staples d d, as shown. By means of these wire braces the panels are held in place, and they may also be adjusted to suit the different lays of the land, and by crossing in the center they serve further to brace the panel, as the corners of the same are not drawn toward each other, as would be the case if the wires ran parallel with the rails. in the batten perforations either by being bent over upon the post and fastened with a staple, or bybeing carried to supplemental posts, as shown in Fig. 3.

A fence constructed as hereinbefore set forth can be cheaply made, and can,when desired, be easily removed, and a number of panels can be tightened at the same time when the wires are stretched.

I am aware that it is not new to provide gates or fences with diagonal braces, and I do not claim such invention, broadly; but

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, in a fence, of a series of panelsections, each consisting of longitudinal rails and vertical batteus connected together, the said battens being provided with a series of openings, as described, and wires extending through the openings in the battens and suitably crossed and secured at the ceuter of both ot' said panel-sections,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a fence, of a series of panel-sections adapted to fold upon each other, each consisting of longitudinal rails and vertical battens connected together, the said battens being provided with a series of openings, as described, and Wires extending through the openings in said battens crossing and secured at the center of each panel, and connected to the rails by staples, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE T. HAMMOND.

Witnesses:

ELLIOTT J. SMITH, JAMEs BOWEN.

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