US774501A - Wire-fastener for metallic posts. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTED NOV. 8, 19074.

J. E. TAPLEY. 'WIRE FASTENEB. FOR METALLIC POSTS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19.1903.

H0 MODEL.

UNTTED STATES Patented November.-8, 1904.

PATENT OEETcE.

JOHN E. TAPLEY, OF CASS LAKE, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO M. L. TOOLE, J. E. JOHNSTON, AND GEORGE HANSON, OF CASS LAKE, MINNESOTA.

WIRE-FASTEN ER FOR METALLIC POSTS- SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 774,501, dated November 8, 1904.

Application filed June19, 1903.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN E. TAPLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cass Lake, in the county of Cass and State of Minnesota, have 5 invented certain new and useful Improvements in ire-Fasteners for Metallic 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 1 art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, and efficient Wire-fastener for metallic fence-posts; and to this end it I consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described, and defined in the claim.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a fence, the posts of which are constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a 5 side elevation of a portion of the metallic fence-post. Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2, with some parts broken away and with the fence-post turned ninety degrees from the position shown in Fig. 2. Fig. A is a horizon- 3 tal section on the line :0 w of Figs. 2 and 3.

In the best form of the post the body thereof is constructed from angle-iron, as indicated by the numeral 1. One flange ofthe body 1 is perforated at 2 to permit the prongs of staples 3 to be passed therethrough. The

other flange of the body 1, on its inner surface in line with points between the perf0-' rations 2, is provided with rigidly-secured clenching lugs or blocks 4, the inner edges of 4 which diverge outward from the adjacent perforations in Fig. 2, as best shown in Fig. 3.

The numeral 5 indicates the line-wires of the fence. 7

The line-wires are secured to the posts by the staples 3, which staples are placed straddle of the same, are passed through the perforations 2, and are driven inward to their Serial No. 162,187. (No model.)

limit, as shown in Fig. 3. Under the act of driving the staples through the perforations '2 their prongs are forced into contact with the diverging surfaces of the adjacent ends of the clenching-lugs 4. and are by the same clenched or curled laterally, substantially as shown in Fig. 3, so that they are securely interlocked with the posts and in turn securely hold the line-wires to the posts. As shown in the drawings, the clenching-lugs 4 are secured to the post 1 by rivets 6.

The post described being constructed entirely of metal cannot of course be damaged by prairie fires. It will of course last many times longer than a wooden post, so that in the long run it will be found much cheaper than a wooden post. Furthermore, its first cost is quite small. It has the further advantage over metal posts as usually constructedin that the line-wires of the fence may be very quickly and easily secured thereto. It will of course be understood that the post described is capable of modification within the scope of the invention as herein set forth and claimed.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

The combination with a fence-post having one flange which stands in the plane of the fence, and having a laterally-projecting flange, the former-noted flange having perforations 2, spaced apart longitudinally of the post,.

.2 to hold the fence-wires, and having their ends clenched or turned laterally by the diverging surfaces of said clenching-lugs, substantially as described.

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

JOHN E. TAPLEY.

Witnesses:

CARL ANDERSON, FRED W. SMITH.

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