US519420A - Fence - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

0. E. CHURCHILL & 0. W. BENNETT.

FENCE.

PatentedMay 8,1894

UNITED STATES ATENT rica.

FENCE.v

srncmren'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,420, dated m 8, 1894.

Application filed November 6, 1893- SerlaI No. 490,198- (No model.) I v To all whom it. may concern.

a fence, the greater portion of which shall be composed of wire, which fence shall be so constructed as to admit'of its being readily trans ported, substantially as a whole (or inconvenient sections) from one place to another and set up therein, without the necessity of taking the same entirely apart to be put together again piece by piece aftertransportation, as new practiced, andwhich fence, after having been properly assembled, set up and adjusted in the place desired shall be as strong and durable as fences of this class of common construction.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of our fence properly assembled and setup and shows the several styles'of posts employed in its construction with the wire properly strung thereon and secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a central sectional view of what we term a postsled and shows the manner. in which a post is supported thereon. view of one of said sleds. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a portion of a post to which the wires are fastened after being stretched and illus trates the manner in which'we preferably secure said wires thereto. of a metal thimble usually placed in the post illustrated in Fig. 4, in which thimble the Wire is secured and held from slipping. Fig. 6 is a view, partly in section, of what we term our anchor post and Fig. 7 illustrates principally the means we preferably employ for coupling together the adjacent ends of the horizontal wires, hereinafter fullydescribed.

Referring to the drawings, the letter a indicates our anchor post, b a post the upper portion of which is similar tothat of post a,

' said post I) being supported as hereinafter described and'c indicates the style of post we usually employ at all corners and angles and Fig. 3 is a plan or top Fig. 5 is an end view d a larger post, one or more of which are employed (as the case may demand) in putting up a fence of our improved form.

of metaland for lightness may be hollow whilethe post (Z is generally wood although above being vmentioned simply, as being the most suitable. \V e have already referred to the fact that post I) is peculiarly supported and we will now explain more fully the construction of such support. Supports of sled form are provided made of metal or wood (preferably metal) the same consisting of two parallel runnerse the ends of which are turned up substantially in sled form and an eye 6' punched therein, the sh ape of said runners beingclearly seen in Figs. 2 and 3. Supported upon .or between the runners e and extending in a direction at right angles to the general direction of a hole in the center thereof to receive'the lower ners e and located directly over the plate f is a brace .g which brace is substantially semicircular in form and-has a hole in its highest portion through which the post I) enters, said hole being in direct vertical alignment with the hole above referred to in plate f. Assuming that a sled support as above described is constructed, it can be readily seen that, should a post '1) be inserted through the holes in brace g and plate f and properly secured against vertical displacement, said sled support willserve to hold said post-in an upright position. To further insure said post against vertical displacement an elongated slot is cut in the same, substantially ceincident with brace g. The lower end of post I) is threaded to receive a nut 7L. A hook his provided which fastens over the brace g, the shank of said hook being sul-llciently long to extend through the slot in postb and receive a nut on the threaded 'end thereof (see Fig. 2.).

\Vhen it is desired to assemble a pest and sledof the above construction the shank of the lower (threaded end) of said post passed through the hole in brace g and from thence through the hole in cross plate f directly beneatht Post I) is adjusted vertically in said The posts a-b and c are preferably made said runners is a cross piece, or plate, f having any materials desired may be employed, the

end of the post I). Supported by "said runhook it is inserted in the slot in post b and I holes, to fix the line of fencing at the proper height, and is then firmly clamped to the sled by screwing home the nut h and also the nut of hook h.

Posts a are designed to be driven into the ground and they are therefore provided with points a or may simply be sharpened. Each post a is also formed withan enlargement a, formed ,s'ubsiantially as an inverted basin which, when the post is driven into the ground enters sufficiently to form-a=snbstantial support and prevent the post frombeing too easily'withdrawn from the ground.

When driving the post home the dirt may be removed, if necessary, to a depth sufiicient to receive the enlargement of and then returned to place and tamped down on top of said enlargement. .The corner posts 0 are similar in appearance to the anchor ,posta, they having pointed or sharpened ends formed with or without the basin shaped piece a To allow the wire to draw freely around these corner posts 0', whom tightening said wire,

they are provided with as many grooved pulleys c as there are wires to be supported, a

pin 0 being inserted in said post beneath each of the pulleys to hold said pulleys in the desired position and prevent any tendency to slip downward on the post.

4 Each of the posts ab and cris-provided with means for' supporting the horizontally extending wires 8 of the fence, which means of supportcensistsof severalpairs of small projections s cast on, or secured to, each post and equaling in number the number of wires it is desired to support. The projections of each pair are located sufficiently far apart to permit of the. insertion of a wire s between them and each pair of'projections is provided with vertical holes in alignment with 'each other. After the wire has been inserted between the proje'ctions, a'bolt or pin m is dropped into the holes thus efiectually securing said wire to the post, as most clearly illustrated in Fig. 7. y

We locate at each end of our fence, or at suitable intervals throughout its length, a large post d (preferably wood) from whichv post the horizontal wires are stretched and to which the ends of such'wires are secured after having been stretched. A number of horizontal holes 72 are drilled' in post 0. equal in number to the number of wireswhich are to be secured. These holes 0?. are of suitable size to receive a shouldered'th'imble o. The thimble o is driven into the post d up to'its. shoulder from the side opposite to that ,from which comes the strain or pull of the wire.

The wire is then passed throughthirnble 0 and it will be seen by reference to Fig. 5 that a small groove 0' isgcut in the lower portion of said thimble hole in which groove the wire. lies. After being stretched tightly, a wedge or key 1) is introduced from the shoulder end of the thi mble and driven .into the'sam'e, thus; forcing the wire down into the groove .0 and it will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 4 that .the greater-the pull or strain ot' said wire (the strain beingin the direction of the arrow) the more tightly will it be wedged in the thimble but any tendency of the thimble to be drawn through itshole is prevented by its enlarged or shouldered end. Should, I

the post (1 be of metal instead-of wood, the thimbl-e 0 will not be requiredit being sim-; ply necessary to provide a hole therein with a groove in its lower portion substantially like the hoie through the thimble 0.

Having now described the various posts used in the construction of our fence we will.

now proceed to describe the wire portion of the same; The horizontal wiress (hereshown' as five in number) are first stretched upon the posts'a- -b-c and this shown. These hori zontal wires-support vertical wires 16 strong thereon, said vertical wires bei'ng'se'cured to the top and bottom horizontal wires by being twisted around the same, and a number 0t loopsare formed at suitableintervalsbe tween said top and bottom-wires through which loops the intervening horizontal wire$.

pass (see Fig. 1) and are thus in a measure supported. 'It will be seen that, when the horizontal and vertical wires arethus connected together, a-complete net 'workof wire .is formed. '."Separable joints or connections may be provided at stated distances apartas illustrated in Fig. 7. The a djacent ends of the horizontal wires which itiis desired to connect may be'bentb'ack andtwisted upon Ioo themselves and a loopthus formed. in the end o'f each wire. A double hook or link-p' is then introduced, as shown in Fig. 7 audit will be seen by-reference to said figure that when said link is inserted the meeting ends of the horizontal wires are securely connected. Having now fully explained the several elementscomposing our fence we will assume that it isdesiredto setup the same.

The posts ab'c and dare first placed in the desired positions, the posts c provided with pulleys 0' being used at all corners and the posts (1-1-1) being preferably set as shown in Fig. 1. Theposts b are adjusted as above, explained to br ng the projections s to a com mon height. The network of wires consist: ing of the horizontal wires .9 and the vertical wires t are next placed in position, one,end

of each horizontal wireibein'gsecure'lyfastened to onset the posts d-and the free' end of each wit-s atter having-boom stretched, .being fastened by means of the wedges p to the post, 01. Each horizontal wire; is intro-i duced between the projections s'on posts a and 12 and secured therein by 'theho'lts m as described and each wirevis alsoiplaced' on its individual pulley on post c and around which itfreely renders when being stretched] The" positionthef same riding on its sleds, the post runners e of'the sleds are connected by wires" s secured to posts band a and'd in thesame v I "o manner as thehorizontalfence wir s: .When.

b during such operation serving to support the entirefence thus obviating the necessity of taking the entire fence apart when itis desired to remove the same a reasonable dis tance only. When; the desired location is reached, posts a'-. -'c and-d; which have pre' yiously been pulled up, are once more set-in the desired positions and the horizontal wires stretched and secured thereto as before, the whole operation being quickly and readily. performed. .1 I

-Our fence, as awhole, may be cheaply produced, is very Strong and light, is especially valuable for its ease of portability and very simple in its construction. Having described our invention, we claimi 1. In combination with fixed posts, portable posts havingsupports of sled form asset forth,

' and horizontal wires connecting said posts;

the portable posts being adjustably mounted upon their supports, as and for the purpose specified. e p v 2, In combination with fixed posts a, and

end posts 01, intervening portable posts mounted upon supports of sled form, and wires con-' necting said posts; the end posts'being provided with thimbles and binding'keys. substantiallyas specified, j I

' 3. Apostforaportable fence, mounted upon runners of sled form having cross-bars or ;--braces through which said post passes, said .post having a'vertically-adjustable engagement with said braces, substantially as described. I v

4 A post, having an opening, in'combination with a support therefor, an upwardly-extending brace, engaged by saidpost, and a hook, having itsshank extending'through said opening in-the' post and engaged by a clamping nut and its head engaging said brace,.substantia1ly as shown and described.

5. A post, having an elongated opening, in

combination with asupport therefor, said post havinga vertically-adjustable engagement with said support, and a hook, having its shank extending through said opening in the post, and engaged by a clamping'nut, and its head engaging said brace, substautiallyas shown and described.

6. A post for a portable fence, having a threaded lower end, in combination with sup- "Witnesses:

LEWIS CRANDALL,

.J. M. WRIGHT.

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