US355249A

US355249A - William m

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Publication number: US355249A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1886-12-28
Anticipated expiration: 1903-12-28

Description

(No Model.)

W. M. BERRY.

FENGE.

Patentd Deo@ 28, 1886.

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Nrrnn STATES Aralar errent VILLIAM M. BERRY, VOF TAVERN, MISSOURI.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,249, dated December 28, 1886. Y

Application filed March 9, 1886. Serial No. 194,589. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern: A

Beit known that I, WILLIAM M. BERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tavern, in the county of Maries and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Fences, and I do 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 letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Like letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My invention relates to fences, and more particularly to that class .of portable fences adapted for use in localities in which 'it may be desirable to erect a fence, the line or direction of which may be quickly and easily changed without the necessity of separating the sections; and it has for its object to provide a portable fence, the direction or position of which when set up may be readily changed without the necessity of separating the sections or of disturbing the cross-sills.

To this end the invention consists in the peculiar combination, and the novel construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a series of sections of fence constructed and set up in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a similar View of the cross piece or sill detached.

A A A are fencesections consisting of boards B,nailed or otherwise secured to uprights C C. The ends of the boards or rails of the fence-sections are extended beyond the end uprights, and are provided at their ends with holes a, through which is passed the wire link a', which connects each rail with the corv responding rail in the adjacent section, thus forming a yielding connection between the sec- 5o apart. to form a slot or recess, c, to receive the bottom rail ot' the fence.

This cross-piece is also provided with notches'tl, near its end. The fence is securely and firmly-held in position-upon the cross-piece D by means of a binding or anchoring wire, e, which is looped around the upper rail ofthe fence, and has its ends bent around the cross-piece Within the notches This forms avrm anchor, yet allows of the movement of the fencesections when it is desired to change the direction of the fence, as will be hereinafter explained. The stakes f f are driven Within the notches after the ends of the'wire have been secured therein, and serve to hold the crosspiece firmly in place, and at thesanie time prevent the wire from being accidentally loosened or displaced from the notches. It will be noticed that the stakes f f which are driven within the notches d d, serve to securely hold the cross-piece in place, and prevent the possibility of the same from being displaced either during heavy Winds or from any other cause. The stakef is inclined inwardly and toward the outer end of the cross-piece, While the opposite stake, f isinclined inwardly and toward the center of the cross-piece, thus offering the most effective resistance to any force Which might tend to displace the fence. The uprights C of each section aro secured at such a distance from the end of the rails as to allow space between it and the end of the section for the upright C of the adjacent section, the upright C being at intervals of its length, posts E may be set, to

whichthe fence-sections may be secured by means of Wires passed through the holes a, in the ends of the rails and extended around the post.

The gist ofthe invention lies in the forming. of the recess in the cross-pieceby means of the pivoted blocks, combined with the iiexible connection of the fencefsections and the flexibility of the anchoring wire, by means of which the direction of the fence may be readily changed Without disturbing the cross-piece, which is designed to be firmly secured in the ground, so as not to be moved in any way by wind or other causes. By the construction described, in case the bottom rail of the fence-v section should become tightin the recessffrom IOO the pagts swelling or from other cause, the direction of the section may be changed by turning the blocks c c' on their pivots, withontthe danger of breaking either the bottom rail or the cross-piece. This is illustrated in Fig. 1, in which the two cross-pieces shown are parallel with each other; but the blocks on the crosspiece at the right of the gure are turned at an angle thereto to change the direction of the section, and I attach great importance to the construction by which this may be acco1n plished.

The combination, with two fence-sections flexibly connected together, of the cross piece