US602740A - Fence-post - Google Patents

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(NoModel.) W' H' FRAME.

FENCE POST. No. 602,740. Patented Apr. 19,1898.

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FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,740, dated April 19, 1898.

Application tiled July 26, 1897. Serial No. 645,997. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, VILLIAM H. FRAME, of Peabody, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad Fence- Posts; 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 appert-ains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fences, and more especially to the post and manner of connecting the wires thereto.

The object of the invention is to provide a fence-post in which the wires are held in positive engagement therewith and in such a manner that they can be readily released lwhen it is desired to tighten the fence-wires or otherwise repair the fence.

The invention also contemplates a construction of a fence-post, providing one that is strong and durable and, besides, possessing the additional advantage of being made ornamental in appearance.

To the above ends the invention consists in providing a round or rectangular fence-post with transverse recesses, having centrally a cavity and grooves intersecting the same, in connection with retaining-platestting within the recesses of the post and provided with lugs which enter the Acavity and press the wires therein, making a sharp bend which holds the wires rmly in place.

In the following specification I have entered into a detailed description of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to numerals thereon,which designate the different parts, and what I consider to be the novel features of construction are speciiically set forth in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure l is an elevation showing a fence-post constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the fence-post. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view onvthe line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a detailed perspective view of one of the retaining-plates.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, l designates the fence-post, which is preferably cylindrical in shape and constructed of metal,

the lower end being pointed to facilitate the operation of driving the post into the ground. This post is provided at intervals with transverse recesses 2, the central portions of which are each provided with a cavity 3 and grooves 4 4, leading to the sides of the post. In connection with these recesses and cavities in the post I provide retaining-plates 5 therefor, which are shaped to iit within the recesses and lie ush with the outer surface of the post, having holes 6 6, through which the screws 7 7 are passed for securing said plates in place. On the back of the retaining-plates project lugs 8, the outer ends of which are notched, as shown, and these lugs are so located with respect to the recesses in the post that they project into the cavity when the plates are secured in place. It is intended that these plates should fit nicely within the recesses, so as not to mar the general appearance of the post, and as I prefer to have the,

post of metal the plates are also metal and are secured in place by machine-screws.

In making'up a fence with my improved post the wires are placed within the grooves to extend across the cavities, and the screws are taken up to slightly press the lugs thereof in engagement with the wires, and after the wire has been properly stretched the screws are driven home and the retaining-plate forms sharp bends in the wire, which prevent its becoming loosened. This manner of connecting the fence-wires to the post forms a cheap, simple, and efective means that not only firmly holds the wire in place, but also provides for tightening the wires or otherwise repairing the fence, for in tightening the wires the plates are merely loosened and the usual wire-fence tightener employed, after which the plates are brought in place by tightening the screws and will form the bends which hold the wire against longitudinal movement.

The fence-post hereinbefore described is particularly adapted for use in building railroadfences,and in this connection it is made of metal, which will prevent its being destroyed in case of fire, which may be occasioned by sparks from the locomotive, and in some instances I propose to connect the wires or panels of the fence by the ordinary pickets,

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either wooden or metal. This will form a very strong and durable fence, not only for railroad purposes, but in other connections.

It will be understood, of course, that though I have referred to the post as being constructed of metal it could be made up of wood and metal retaining-plates employed in con-V nection therewith. It will also be apparent that the upper part of the post could be inished oi in any ornamental design, and that other changes or modications could be made without sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

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

1. A fence-post having cavities with grooves on a line therewith, in combination with retaining-plates havinglugs which project into the cavities, said lugs engaging the fencewires to press them within the' cavity and form sharp bends, substantially as shown and described.

2. A fence-post having a cavity therein, in combination with a retaining-plate provided with a projecting lug which-enters the cavity when the plate is secured in place, substantially as shown and described.

3. A fence-post having transverse recesses with central cavities and grooves extending from said cavities to .the sides of the post, in combination with retaining plates tting within the recesses and having rearwardlyprojecting lugs which enter the cavities, substantially as shown and described.

4. A fence-post having transverse recesses with a central cavity and grooves extending from said cavity to the sides of the post, in combination with retaining-plates provided with rearwardlyprojecting lugs having notched ends, and means for securing the plates in the recesses of the post, substantially as shown and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two `subscribing witnesses.

W'ILLIAM I-I. FRAME. lVitnesses:

BENJAMIN G. HALL, ALFRED MCKENZIE.

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