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US759838A
US759838A US16968203A US1903169682A US759838A US 759838 A US759838 A US 759838A US 16968203 A US16968203 A US 16968203A US 1903169682 A US1903169682 A US 1903169682A US 759838 A US759838 A US 759838A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00—Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/02—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh
    • E04H17/10—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh characterised by the way of connecting wire to posts; Droppers
    • E04H17/12—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh characterised by the way of connecting wire to posts; Droppers the wire being placed in slots, grooves, or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00—Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/02—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh
    • E04H17/10—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh characterised by the way of connecting wire to posts; Droppers
    • E04H17/124—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh characterised by the way of connecting wire to posts; Droppers connecting by one or more clamps, clips, screws, wedges or ties
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • This invention relates to improvements in metallic fence-posts; and its object is to providea very light post having great strength and to form the same by stamping, with simple and eiiicient means for detachably securing the fence-wires thereto.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a post ernbodying the invention
  • Fig. 2 a similar view on a smaller scale and showing the post provided with an anchor-plate and the rod for securing the wires in place detached
  • Fig. 3 is a detail showing a transverse section through one of the notches
  • Fig. 4 a detail showing the manner in which the anchor-plate is attached.
  • A is the body of the post formed of angleiron and in cross-section is preferably in the formof a Y, the flanges c I) being equal in width and extending at right angles to each other and the iiange c being of slightlygreater width than the others and extending from the point of the angle formed by the meeting of the other iianges.
  • B represents notches formed in the edge of the iange c by stamping, and the metal thus severed is turned outward at right angles to form ears C, a hole being stamped in each of said ears at the same time that the ear is stamped out to receive the rod D.
  • the notches of the line-wires of the fence or a greater number may be made, so that the fence may be spaced as desired upon the post, and in building the fence the line-wires are strung through the notches and then the rods slipped Serial No. 169,682. (No model.)
  • the upper end of the rod is bent to hold it from slipping through, and all of the ears except the one nearest the top of the post are formed so that they are integral with the flange at the bottom of the notch and the wires are supported by the ears; but the upper ear is formed integral with the Iiange at the top of the notch, so that the rod will extend across the same and hold the wire therein.
  • the rod may also be bent at its lower endto prevent its being accidentally Withdrawn.
  • the ordinary line-posts are left straight at their lower ends, as shown in Fig. 1, and may be'driven into the ground to the properdepth; 65 but where the strain of the fence has a tendency to lift the posts out of the ground, as in the hollows betwen knolls, the iianges are split apart upward a ⁇ short distance from the lower end of the post and bent outward to form lugs E', to which the anchor-plates E, consisting' of a rectangular metal plate or plank, is secured by bolts.
  • These anchor-plates prevent the posts from being lifted out of the ground by the fence, and thus a very strong and practically indestructible fence is provided which may be easily moved, if desired, or the fence quickly and easily attached to or detached from the posts without injury to either.
  • angle-iron may be used; but I prefer the Y form, as the flanges extending from a common center stifien the body against strains in any direction and the flange c, being wider and extending in the direction it does from the other iianges, offers the best facility for forming the notches and attaching the wires.
  • the body of the post being formed of material which may be obtained in the market and the means for fastening the wires formed 90 by stamping up the metal of the body, a very cheap construction is obtained and strong' and efficient fastening means secured.
  • said notches being formed by cutting inward and downward from the edge of the flange, ears provided with openings formed on said flange by bending the metal severed in forming the notches outward at right angles from the bottom of said notches and means engaging the openings in the ears to secure the wires in the notches.
  • a fence-post the combination of a body portion formed of Y-shaped angle-iron, notches formed in the edge of one of said ilanges by punching out the metal to form laterally-projecting' ears having openings, the upper one of said ears being formed integral with the upper side of its notch and the lower one integral with the lower side of its notch and a rod to engage the openings in said ears.

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No. 759,838. PATENTBD MAY'lo, 1904.. o. A. WILLMARTH.
FENCE Pos1?.
APPIOATION FILED AUG. 17, 1903.
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.are spaced according to the desired spacing Patented May 10, 1904.
UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.
CHARLES A. VVILLMARTH, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO MAJESTIC WIRE FENCE CO., LTD., OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
FENCE-POST.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,838, dated May 10, 1904.
Application tiled August 1'7, 1903.
To all whom it mrtjl/ concern:
Be it known that I, CHARLES A. VVILmiAR'ri-I, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of 1Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, 0f which the following is a specification, reference being' had therein to the accompanying drawings.
This invention relates to improvements in metallic fence-posts; and its object is to providea very light post having great strength and to form the same by stamping, with simple and eiiicient means for detachably securing the fence-wires thereto.
It is also an object of the invention to provide a post having certain other new and useful features, all as hereinafter more fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which* Figure 1 is a perspective view of a post ernbodying the invention; Fig. 2, a similar view on a smaller scale and showing the post provided with an anchor-plate and the rod for securing the wires in place detached. Fig. 3 is a detail showing a transverse section through one of the notches, and Fig. 4 a detail showing the manner in which the anchor-plate is attached.
A is the body of the post formed of angleiron and in cross-section is preferably in the formof a Y, the flanges c I) being equal in width and extending at right angles to each other and the iiange c being of slightlygreater width than the others and extending from the point of the angle formed by the meeting of the other iianges.
B represents notches formed in the edge of the iange c by stamping, and the metal thus severed is turned outward at right angles to form ears C, a hole being stamped in each of said ears at the same time that the ear is stamped out to receive the rod D. The notches of the line-wires of the fence or a greater number may be made, so that the fence may be spaced as desired upon the post, and in building the fence the line-wires are strung through the notches and then the rods slipped Serial No. 169,682. (No model.)
through the openings in the ears to lock the wires in the notches. The upper end of the rod is bent to hold it from slipping through, and all of the ears except the one nearest the top of the post are formed so that they are integral with the flange at the bottom of the notch and the wires are supported by the ears; but the upper ear is formed integral with the Iiange at the top of the notch, so that the rod will extend across the same and hold the wire therein. The rod may also be bent at its lower endto prevent its being accidentally Withdrawn.
The ordinary line-posts are left straight at their lower ends, as shown in Fig. 1, and may be'driven into the ground to the properdepth; 65 but where the strain of the fence has a tendency to lift the posts out of the ground, as in the hollows betwen knolls, the iianges are split apart upward a `short distance from the lower end of the post and bent outward to form lugs E', to which the anchor-plates E, consisting' of a rectangular metal plate or plank, is secured by bolts. These anchor-plates prevent the posts from being lifted out of the ground by the fence, and thus a very strong and practically indestructible fence is provided which may be easily moved, if desired, or the fence quickly and easily attached to or detached from the posts without injury to either.
Other forms of angle-iron may be used; but I prefer the Y form, as the flanges extending from a common center stifien the body against strains in any direction and the flange c, being wider and extending in the direction it does from the other iianges, offers the best facility for forming the notches and attaching the wires.
The body of the post being formed of material which may be obtained in the market and the means for fastening the wires formed 90 by stamping up the metal of the body, a very cheap construction is obtained and strong' and efficient fastening means secured.
Having thus fully described my invention,
what I claim is 95 1. In a fence-post, the combination of a .body ortion having a flange provided with notches to receive the line-wires of the fence,
said notches being formed by cutting inward and downward from the edge of the flange, ears provided with openings formed on said flange by bending the metal severed in forming the notches outward at right angles from the bottom of said notches and means engaging the openings in the ears to secure the wires in the notches.
2. In a fence-post, the combination of a body portion formed of Y-shaped angle-iron, one flange of which is wider than the other two, ears and notches formed at the edge of the wider flange by stamping the metal up each ear being provided with an opening, a rod to engage the openings in the ears and having a laterally-bent upper end, lugs formed on the lower end of the body by bending its flanges outward, and an anchor-plate secured to said lugs.
3. ln a fence-post, the combination of a body portion formed of Y-shaped angle-iron, notches formed in the edge of one of said ilanges by punching out the metal to form laterally-projecting' ears having openings, the upper one of said ears being formed integral with the upper side of its notch and the lower one integral with the lower side of its notch and a rod to engage the openings in said ears.
In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.
CHARLES A. VILLMARTH.
Witnesses:
OTTO F. BARTHEL, LEwrs EFLANDERS.
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US4290712A (en) * 1979-04-02 1981-09-22 Hayes Norman J Plastic post apparatus and methods
US4643400A (en) * 1980-01-11 1987-02-17 Beta Engineering And Development Ltd. Trip-wire guiding device and protective fence including same
USD297412S (en) 1987-02-02 1988-08-30 John Allen Barbed wire holder, or similar article
USD372316S (en) 1995-02-27 1996-07-30 Purvis Harrison G Temporary railing stanchion
US20100200826A1 (en) * 2008-06-13 2010-08-12 Ashley Dean Olsson Fence post assemblies
US20150299969A1 (en) * 2012-11-14 2015-10-22 Valmont Highway Technology Limited A post
USD965182S1 (en) 2016-03-14 2022-09-27 Travis Christopher Porter Fence post

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4290712A (en) * 1979-04-02 1981-09-22 Hayes Norman J Plastic post apparatus and methods
US4643400A (en) * 1980-01-11 1987-02-17 Beta Engineering And Development Ltd. Trip-wire guiding device and protective fence including same
USD297412S (en) 1987-02-02 1988-08-30 John Allen Barbed wire holder, or similar article
USD372316S (en) 1995-02-27 1996-07-30 Purvis Harrison G Temporary railing stanchion
US20100200826A1 (en) * 2008-06-13 2010-08-12 Ashley Dean Olsson Fence post assemblies
US8540217B2 (en) 2008-06-13 2013-09-24 Ashley Dean Olsson Fence post assemblies
US20150299969A1 (en) * 2012-11-14 2015-10-22 Valmont Highway Technology Limited A post
US10385529B2 (en) * 2012-11-14 2019-08-20 Valmont Highway Technology Limited Post
USD965182S1 (en) 2016-03-14 2022-09-27 Travis Christopher Porter Fence post

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