US792393A - Fence. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JUNE 13, 1905.

A. G. BRUST.

FENCE.

APPLIOATION FILED PEB. a, 1905.

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FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N O. 792,393, dated June 13, 1905.

Application filed February 3, 1905. Serial No. 244,065.

To @ZZ wtfmt it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ALBERT G. BRUsT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of IVaShngtOn, District of Columbia, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Fences; and I declare the following to be a full,'clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my fence. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view showing, on alarger scale, the pivotal clamps t and their connections. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44, Fig. 3. Fig. is a detail perspective view of one of the clamps t. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view showing a round picket. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View of one of the clamps t reversed. Fig. 8 is a detail view showing` rail c inclined. Fig. 9 is a general view of my fence partly broken away and on a larger scale.

The invention relates to iron fences; and it consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

The object of the invention is mainly to facilitate the construction of fencing when the course is laid over uneven ground.

In the accompanying drawings the letter a designates fence-posts, and b a longitudinal base or sill portion between the posts, said base being usually made of concrete and having a longitudinal channel c in its upper surface for the reception of the lower ends of pickets (Z. The posts may also be molded of concrete.

The horizontal twin rails e e are made of angle-iron and have each a vertical flange f and a horizontal Iiange g. Perforations are made in the vertical iiange of each rail at proper distance apart for the pickets, and through said perforations extend the transverse bolts t, having nuts k. Each section of fence is provided with two of these rails c opposite each other at the same level, and between the rails are the pickets (Z, which are held in position by means of pivoted clamps t. Each clamp t is provided with anotched head and aperforated shank o. The notch or recess a of the head is usually made rectangular to fit a rectangular picket; but it may have a diderent form; The transverse clamping-bolt c, passes through the perforations of the Shanks of the clamps and serves to hold the rails, clamps, and pickets together. The clamps have plane rear faces abutting against the rails e e. The notches n, of the clamps extend vertically, and the perforations c of said clamps extend horizontally to accommodate the horizontal transverse bolts.

The posts and sills or section-bases having been constructed over the course for the fencing, the rails are secured by their ends to the upper portions of the posts, and said rails are provided with the transverse bolts and pivoted clamps, the latter being located adjacent to the inside surfaces of the vertical flanges of the rails. The inclination of the ground is immaterial, as the pickets are placed vertically between the notched heads of the clamps,and both rails and clamps are tightened on the pickets by the transverse bolts, which hold the parts securely in position. The lower ends of the pickets are adjusted in the channel of the base and secured therein by cement. Fence-rails, notched clamps, and clampingbolts may also beused near the lower ends of the pickets, if desired.

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

1. In fencing, the combination with two opposite rails, and a base, of pickets, and pivotal picket-clamps provided with plane rear faces abutting against said rails and having at one end thereof a pivotal connection with the rails, and at their opposite ends engaging said pickets, substantially as specified.

2. In fencing, the combination with opposite rails, and a base, of pickets engaging said base at their lower ends, and pivotal picketclamps-having at one end thereof a pivotal connection with said rails and at their opposite ends having vertical notches engaging the upper end portions of said pickets, substantially as specified.

3. In fencing, the combination with opposite rails, and a channeled base, of pickets en- IOO gag-ing the channel of said base at their` lower ends, and pivotal pichet-clamps provided with plane rear faces abutting against said rails and having at one end thereoiLl a pivotal connection with said rails and at their opposite ends engaging' the upper end portions of said pickets, and means for securing the lower ends of the pickets in the channel of said base, substantially as specilied.

4. In fencing, the combination of a longitudinal rail, pickets, and pivotal picket-clamps having plane rear Jfaces abutting against said l rail and having at one end thereof a pivotal connection with said rail and at their opposite ends engaging said pickets, substantially as I5 specified.

In testimony whereof 1 aiiiX my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT G. BRUST. Witnesses:

MARY F. SHRYOCK, CHARLES S. CANNON.

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