US748817A - Fence-post - Google Patents

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PATENTED JAN. 5, 1904. G. W. TODD.

FENCE POST. APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 1o, 190s.

)F0 MODEL.

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atented anuary' 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE..

GEORGE WALTER TODD, OF FLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 748,817, dated January 5, 19074.

Application tiled November 10, 1903. Serial No. 180,6l0. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be itknown that I, GEORGE WALTER TODD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Platteville, in the county of Grant and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Fence-Post, of which 'the following is a specification. 1 M

This invention relates to fence-posts, and has for its object to produce a post of concrete material of peculiar and novel shape and provided with novel means for securing the strand-wires thereon and regulating the tension of the Wires; and the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter shown and described, and specided in the claims.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, in which corresponding parts are dei noted by like designating characters, Figure 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is aside elevation, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section, of the improved post. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the wire -supporting and tension plates detached.

The improved post is molded from concrete material composed of cement, sand, and broken stone or gravel in proper proportions in tapered form inwardly from the bottom toward the top and with the sides inclined in opposite directions, whereby one face of the post is contracted or narrowed, as shown.

For the purpose of reference the post is represented as a whole at 10, the inclined sides, respectively, at 11 12, and the contracted face at 13.

The lower larger end ofthe post is formed with lateral extensions 14 15 to form feet to prevent the post being heaved by frost or becoming otherwise displaced, as well as to increase the base of the post to increase its stability when erected in soft or swanipy ground.'

Disposed at suitable intervals in the post are metal plates 16, being embedded therein when the post is molded and withltheir ends protruding-from the inclined sides 11 12 and provided with spaced recesses 17, the recesses preferably undercut, as shown. The plates 16 are located at points opposite the strandwires 18 of the fence, and the latter are crimped over the contracted face 13 of the post and engaged with lthe recesses l17, as shown, by which means the strand-wires are firmly supported and connected to the post, as will be obvious. When the fence is first erected, the strand-wires will be engaged with the outermost recesses 17 and strained longitudinally by any of the usual means between the posts, and thus bent or crimped over the narrow face sides of the post, the projecting ends of the plates 16 lying in the rear of the face side 13, as shown. By this means each strand-wire is formed with a crimp or bend where it passes the post, which eiectually prevents any longitudinal movement between the Wires and post, while the plates 16 support them from' movement longitudinally of the posts. In event of any stretching of the wire or slackening from any cause the slack can lie-quickly and easily taken up by setting the wires into the next recess 17. The plurality of the recesses 17 thus provide for quickly and easily regulating the tension of the strand-Wires and maintaining them in thier properitaut condition.

The tapering of the post vlongitudinally is an important feature of the invention, as by that means the post is heavy and strong at the lower part, where the severest strains occur, and lighter at the upper part, where the strains are less, thus distributing the material uniformly and locating the stronger and heavier parts only where required. The enlarged lower end is also an important feature,

as by that means the stability ofthe post is very materially increased.

Longitudinal tie-wires 19 will be embedded in the post to bind the material and prevent transverse fracture.

The posts may be of any size or length and supplied with any number of the plates 16 and located at any required distance apart to provide for any required number of strandwires and spaced any desired distance apart.

The metal plates 16 will preferably be of galvanized iron or steel or otherwise lprotected from corrosion.

Having thus described theinvention, what versely therethrough and with their protruding ends provided with spaced Wire-engaging recesses.

2. A fence-post of concrete material having spaced metal plates embedded therein and extending transversely therethrough with the protruding ends at opposite sides of the post and provided with a plurality of spaced recesses providing means for receiving and firmly supporting the strandwires of the fence and increasing the tension thereof when required.

3. A fence-post of concrete materialhaving reversely-inclined sides and forming a contracted face side to the post, and provided with transversely-disposed metal plates embedded therein with their ends protruding from said inclined sides and provided with a plurality of spaced recesses, whereby means are provided for receiving and supporting the strand-wires of the fence in crimped position was?? over said contracted face of the post and reglilating the tension thereof.

4. A fence-post of concrete material having reversely-inclined sides and forming a contracted face side to the post tapering in- Wardly longitudinally toward the upper end and provided with a lateral enlargement at the lower end, in combination with spaced metal plates embedded in the post with their ends protruding from the inclined sides and provided with spaced recesses for the reception and support of the strand-wires of the fence.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE WALTER TODD.

Witnesses:

Louis H. MILLER, ADDISON REMEY.

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