US593774A

US593774A - Combined post and brace

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Publication number: US593774A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1897-11-16
Anticipated expiration: 1914-11-16

Description

(No Model.)

B. E. MURRY; COMBINED POST AND BRAGE. No. 593,774. Patented Nov: 16,1897

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERVIN E. MURRY, OF LITERBERRY, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED POST AND BRACE.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,774, dated November 16, 1897.

I Application fi August 5, 1897. Serial No. 647,223- (N'o model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERVIN E. MURRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Literberry, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Post and Brace; 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.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the construction and arrangement of parts deemed necessary to produce a reliable and efficient fence-post and brace therefor, the object being to provide a combined fence-post and brace therefor which may be cheaply manufactured and placed in its operative position on the line of fence.

While my improved fence-post will be especially desirable for use upon the end of a line of fence or upon the corner of a field, yet it will be found desirable for use in intermediate positions, the prime object being to produce a combined fence-post and brace at a minimum cost which will prove of great permanency.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of my combined fencepost and brace therefor in a complete position ready for use. view showing a modified construction for the brace. Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig. 1 applied to use, the lower end being anchored in the earth. Fig; 4 is a horizontal section of Fig.

1. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of part of Fig. 1, showing the braces partly in section and also showing a'modified construction for the main or upright post.

For convenience in referring to the several details involved figures will be employed.

My invention consists in the use of angleplates. properly located and united, said parts being used to the best advantage and thus providing a post of great strength.

In carrying out my invention I form the main post 1 by bending a strip of heavy'sheetsteel or other preferred material, providing the main or central section 2 and the

parallel sections

3 and 4, said side

parallel sections

3 and 4 being bent at right angles at their lower ends to provide the anchoring sections 5,

Fig. 2 is a perspective while the middle section 2 is also bent at right angles to its upright portion, providing the anchoring-section 6, all of said sections being designed to rest upon and be permanently secured to the base-plate 7 by suitable rivets 8 or other preferred means. Near the middle part of the post thus provided I secure the lower end of the intermediate brace 9 bya locking-rivet 10 or other suitable means, while the upper end of said brace is attached by means of the rivet 11 to the inclined upper brace 12, attached to the upper end of the upright post bybeing entered between the

upper sections

3 and 4 and there secured by the rivet 13, the lower end of the upper brace extending downward in the same plane with the surface-line or slightly below the same,

if desired, where it terminates in the enlarged section 14, designed to rest upon an anchored stone or post 15, as shown in Fig. 3.

To the lower end of the upper brace 12,

near the enlarged section 14, I attach the upper end of the lower brace 16, as by rivet 17, the lower end of said brace being secured to the lower end of the main post between the

parallel sections

3 and 4 by the locking rivet or bolt 18, as shown in Figsl and 2.

It will be seen by reference to Figs. 4 and 5 that the reinforcing or

brace sections

9, 12, and 16 are substantially U-shaped in crosssection, thus enabling great strength to be provided for these parts consistent with a minimum amount of material.

In Fig. 2 I have illustrated the base-section 7 as being integrallyformed with the modified brace-section 19, the point of union of said section withthe upper brace 20 being simplito which said ends are properly secured in a permanent manner.

The upright or main post shown in Fig. 2v

In Fig. 5 I have shown a means for reinforcing the free edges of

theparallel sections

3 and 4, consisting of the transversely-disposed locking-tongues 23, springing integrally first from one side or the other and extending to and slightly beyond the opposite parallel section, where the free end 24 thereof is bent at right angles against said section, thus insuring that said parts will be held in an adjusted position and thus prevent spreading thereof.

It will be understood that my improved combined fence-post and brace may be formed of any material deemed most suitable for the purpose and also that any slight modifications of or departures from the construction illustrated may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to be confined strictly to the exact showing I have made.

The use of my improved combined fencepost and brace maybe stated to be as follows: A suitable excavation is made to receive the base-plate and the inclined lower brace 16, thus permitting the upright section to be properly anchored in the soil to such an extent that the surface-line thereof will be substantially in the same plane occupied by the lower end of the brace 9 and the section 14 or 21, the latter section being properly bolted or otherwise secured to an anchoring stone or post provided in the soil at this point. After the post has thus been placed in position it will be found practically impossible to dislodge it by the strain of the fence-wires, as the anchoring-base 7 will tend to reliably hold the same against all movement.

It will be further understood that the upright section or main post 1 is to be provided with a series of apertures 25 throughout the entire section thereof, extending above the lower end of the intermediate brace 9, the purpose of said apertures being to provide convenient means for attaching the wires forming the fence.

hen my combined post and brace are used upon a line of fence, the brace may, if found to stand in the way of the wires, be also provided with a series of apertures(not shown) corresponding in position with the apertures 25 formed in the post, though it is thought that for all practical purposes the brace will be found efiiciently reliable in the performance of its office if the wires are allowed to pass to one side thereof, thus obviating the necessity of providing any perforations therein to accommodate said wires.

Believing that the details of construction, advantages, and the use of my improved combined post and brace will be made fully apparent from the foregoing specification, considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, further reference thereto will be dispensed with.

Having thusfully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described combined post and brace therefor, consisting of the upright sections formed by bending a piece of sheet metal to provide the central section 2 and the

parallel sections

3 and 4; an upper and lower brace formed substantially as described and so connected to said upright section and each other that a triangular outline is provided; a base-plate permanently attached to the upright section by means of the right-angled bends provided on the lower end thereof; an intermediate brace-section conneetin g the upper brace with the central section of the post, and an enlarged section integrally formed with the upper brace-section, all operatively combined in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-described combined post and brace, consisting of the upright section and braces therefor, in combination with a baseplate secured to the upright section in the manner specified, and free edges formed upon said upright section provided at intervals with extensions designed to reach across to the opposite edge and be secured thereto, substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

3. The herein-described combined fencepost and brace consisting of the upright section; an upper and lower brace-section connected to said post and to each other; an intermediate brace-section connected to the post and the upper brace-section, and overlapping sections secured to the free edges of the upright sections and extending into ongagement with the edge of the opposite parallel section, substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

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

ERVIN E. MURRY.