US657145A

US657145A - Fence-post.

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Publication number: US657145A
Application number: US71080199A
Authority: US
Inventors: John L Wiggins
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1899-03-28
Filing date: 1899-03-28
Publication date: 1900-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 1917-09-04

Description

(No Model.)

Patented Sept. 4, I900.

J. L. WIGGINS.

F E N C E P 0 S T.

(Application filed Mar. 28, 1899.

' Stratum;

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcs.

JOHN L. IVIGGINS, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,145, dated September 4, 1900. Application filed March 28, 1899. Serial No. 710,801. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN L. WIGGINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in'the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 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 whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fence-posts of that class which are constructed with slots or means for receiving the line or longitudinal wires of the fence.

The objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which Figure l is a view in elevation of my improved fence-post. Fig. 2 is a view at right angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a variety of forms of slot in the upper portion of the post. Fig. at is an enlarged detail in perspective showing one form of slot. Fig. 5 is a similar view of still another form of slot.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the lower or ground portion of the post. It is formed with the ribs or upon opposite sides, and projecting upon opposite sides at right angles to said ribs are the flanges or wings A, which are made skeleton or with openings a, as seen clearly in Fig. 2, and through these openings the earth is forced as the lower section is driven into the ground, and this earth packs in these openings and serves most effectually to keep the post solid in the soil. It will be observed that there are two of these wings upon each side of the post, one as near the point as possible and the other just below the upper surface of the soil. The upper surface of the upper wings is practically square, while that of the lower wings is more or less inclined or curved, as shown, and the sides of the wings are inclined or curved, so as to facilitate the driving of the post into the ground, but offering the greatest resistance to its Withdrawal.

B is the upper portionor section of the post. It is formed of malleable iron and is provided with the ribs 6, as shown, thus giving in malleable iron the greatest strength and rigid ity possible with minimum weight. The up per section is pivotally attached to the lower section, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The lower section has the series of holes a arranged in the arc of a circle, as shown, and into any one of these is designed to be engaged the removable pin or bolt D, carried by the lower end of the upper section of the post, the bolt being provided with suitable nut, as shown. C is a similar bolt on the extreme lower end of the upper section and engaging a hole in the upper end of the ground portion of the post, so that the two sections may be held in the desired relation to each other. It will thus be seen how the upper section may be turned in any desired direction by simply removing the upper bolt. In Fig. l in dotted lines I have shown the upper section turned at an angle from the perpendicular.

The upper section is provided with slots for the reception and retention of the longitudinal wires of the fence. These slots, as shown, may be of various forms and still all possess the one essential characteristic-that is, being capable of receiving the wires and then closed, so as to retain the same by hammering the metal into position to prevent egress of the wires. In Fig. 3 I have shown at the top the slot E so disposed as to be perpendicular to both the edge and the side of the post. I

The slot F is disposed in a plane perpendicular to the edge of the post, but at an acute angle to the side of the post. The slot G is similar to the slot F, but the angle to the side of the post is more acute. The slot 11 isdisposed in a plane at an acute angle to both the side and edge of the post. The slot I (shown in Fig. 4) extends at an angle of about forty five degrees from the perpendicular through the post and is also in a plane at an angle to the side and edge of the post. The slot J of Fig. 5 is similar to the slot I in Fig. 4, except it is at right angles to the side of the post in stead of at an acute angle, as is the slot I. In all these forms the slot leads to an enlarged opening K, into which the longitudinal wires of the fence are received after being entered in the slots., In Figs. 4 and 5 the metal is shown as turned alittle to one side of the per pendicular through the post. trate but some of the variations of form of slot that may be employed. In all forms the tongue L is designed to be hammered down to close the entrance to the slot after the Wire has been entered therein.

What is claimed as new is- The fence-post herein described consisting of a lower portion and an upper portion, the latter having ribs upon opposite sides and slots extending at an angle of about forty-five degrees to the perpendicular through the post These ill usand communicating with enlarged openings at the center of the portion in which they are formed, the tongues thus formed being bent to one side of the perpendicular through the post and extended beyond the edge, with the entrance to the slot and its opposite walls at an acute angle to the edge of the post, the said upper section being formed of malleable iron, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

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

JOHN L. WIGGINS; Witnesses:

MARCUS W. BATES, MARcUs F. BATES.