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Description

(No Model.)

' M. W. HUPFAKER.

FENCE POST.

No. 328,946. Patented 0ct.27,1885.

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MILEs W. HUFFAKER, 0 KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR or oNE- HALF TO 0. H. FLoUENoY, OF SAME PLACE.

FENCE-POST.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,946, dated October 27, 1885.

Application filed May 16, 1885. Serial No. 165,746. (No model.)

To all whom it may concer Be it known that I, MILE W. HUFFAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State of Tennessee, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to fence-posts; and it has for its object to construct a device of this character wedge-shaped in form, so as to be driven in the ground with a hammer or sledge, and thus avoid the necessity of boring a hole to receive the post, as formerly.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fence-post which will be held firmly in position while in use, which cannot turn in its seat, and which will be securely braced and steadied in place while attaching the fence-wire or boards thereto.

With these ends in view the said invention consists in certain details of construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation showing my improved fencepost fitted in the ground, with fence-wires attached in position, and also showing the manner of securing boards or plank to the posts when a board or rail fence is being constructed. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of a fencepost, the wires or rails being detached therefrom. Fig. 3 is a detail View of a clamp-bolt used in attaching the rails to the face of the post. Fig. 4 is a sectional View through one of the seats for the wires, showing the wedge fittedtherein to hold the wire tight. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the lower portion of the ost.

Like letters are used to indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a fiat bar of wrought-iron of any suitable length, width, and thickness, having its lower end, beginning at the point designated by the letter a, tapered or beveled inwardly on its front and rear faces, forming a flat point, I).

O O designatefoot-braces attached. to each side of the bar A at the lower end thereof. These braces consist of two arms, d d, the upper arm, d, being welded to the side of the bar or postA adjacent to the point'a, and extending outward at an angle thereto, and an arm, d, extending from the other end of the arm d inwardly on an inclined line, so as to come in contact with the post or bar A. at the lower extremity thereof, where it is welded in the usual manner. The inner or lower ends, 6, of the arms d have one face made flat to fit the side face of the post or bar, so that in welding the parts together a firm connection is effected, and their front and rear faces tapered or beveled off to'correspond with the tapered lower end of the bar or post A.

It will be observed that since the braces O are arranged on a line with each other on opposite sides of the bar or post A, and have their lower beveled ends, 6, coinciding with the pointed lower end of said post, the latter, in connection with the braces, forms a wedgeshaped point by which the parts may be driven into the ground without the necessity of digging or boring a hole, as formerly. In this manner the fitting of the post in position is expedited and performed with greater ease and facility. The upper arm, d, has its front and rear faces beveled downwardly, as shown, to a cutting-edge, f, and the arm d is correspondingly beveled outwardly to form a cutting-edge, 9, these cutting-edges f g penetrating the ground and thus facilitating the insertion of the posts. The point of junction between the arms d d is rounded, as at t, and forms the greatest width of the braces, and consequently receives the strain which comes upon the post.

D designates a series of transverse rectangular slots provided along the front face of the post or bar A, and forming seats for the wires of the fence. Slots is are formed through the front face of the post, so as to communicate with the slots D near the center thereof, and thus allow the introduction of the fencewires through the small slots into the large transverse slots D. When in position, the wires E rest on the bottom wall of the slots D, and a wedge-shaped block, F, is inserted through the slots above the wires after they are stretched, so as to clamp the latter in their seats and hold them from working loose. Any number of these slots or seats D may be pro vided along the face of the bar or post A to accommodate any desired number of lengths or strands of fence-wire. In Fig. 1 I have shown a section of a fence consisting of three 5 strands of wire arranged along the length of the posts, and a railing or plank, G, fitted to thetop thereof. A clamp-bolt, H, (seen in Fig. 3,) is passed transversely across one side face of the post A, and has its rear end bent around the same, as at Z, and then inwardly, as at m, forming a rectangular portion to clasp the rear end of the post. The front end of the clamp-bolt is threaded, as at n, and is passed through a hole of the plank G, the threaded end extending out therefrom and receiving a nut, p, which binds against the plank and holds it firmly against the front face of the post. In this manner the wooden planks or rails may be secured to the iron posts without the necessity of drilling holes through the latter, and at the same time the planks or rails are detachably and readily fitted in place, so that when they become worthless they may be replaced by new ones in a very short time.

I designates an iron brace having its upper end inserted through or otherwise secured in the post A, and inclined downwardly, and having its lower end turned at an angle, as at q, this flattened end penetrating the ground, so as to secure the brace therein.

It will be apparent that by my construction of'posts I am enabled to fit either wires or rails thereto. In this manner. the owner may erect either a wire or a rail fence, or he may construct one combining both of these materials. v It will be observed that by constructing the foot-braces C flat on the front and rear faces, 40 and with their greatest width at the right angular turn or point of junction of the arms d (1, said braces will serve to steady the post and prevent the latter from turning while stretching the wires, and will also hold the post from turning while in use. The braces I, which may be arranged on either one or both sides of the post, hold it frommoving either way. By my improvements I provide a post which will be strong and durable in use, is readily inserted in the ground, and will always remain in a vertical position.

Having described my invention, I claim '1. The bar or post A, having the braces secured thereto, said braces comprising the outwardly-extended arm d, having the horizontal inner cutting-edge, f, and the inwardlyextending arm (1, having the inclined outer cutting-edge g, as set forth.

2. The bar or post A, having its lower end pointed, in combination with the foot-braces secured to the sides thereof and having their lower ends pointed and arranged on a line.

with the pointed lower end of the post, said braces comprising the upper arm, d, and the lower arm, 01, the arm at having the cuttingedge f, and the arm d having the cuttingedge 9, for the purpose set forth.

3. The bar or post A, in combination with the braces secured thereto, and comprising the upper outwardly-inclined arm and the downwardly-inclined arm, said arms being set at an angle to each other and sharpened to form cutting-edges, the lower end of the braces being beveled, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myown I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MILES W. HUFFAKER.

Witnesses:

G. L. MALONEY, J. M. HOWELL.

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