US831714A - Fence-stay. - Google Patents

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No. 831,714. PATENTED SEPT. 25, 1906,A C. M. FOLLETT.

FENCE STAY.

APPLICATION FILED JULYlB. 190B.

3 wu a who@ i @Hof/nega UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES M. FOLLETT, OF MONTGOMERY, MICHIGAN.

F E N C E -STAY Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1906.

Application filed July 18,1906. Serial No. 326,742.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. FOLLETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Montgomery, in the county of Hillsdale and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence- Stays 5 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvenients in fence-stays, and is adapted more particularly to be used in connection with cornerposts and such other posts as are subjected to severe lateral strain and my object is to provide means for retaining the posts rigid within the ground.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fence-post with my improved stay secured thereto. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the lower end of the post, at right angles to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a central sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of the lower end of the post with one of the retaining members thereon; and Fig. 4 is an elevation, partly in section, of the lower end of the stay, showing a slightly-modified form of retaining member secured thereto` Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference-numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates a fence-post which may be constructed in any preferred manner and of any preferred material, but preferably composed of metal and in tubular form, as shown.

Disposed upon the lower end of the post 1 and at any distance apart are trough-like retaining members 2, the post being directed centrally through said members, so that the wings of the trough will project an equal distance from each side of the post, the members being held in position upon the post in any preferred manner, as by pins 3, extending through the post below the retaining members, thereby preventing the post from being pulled through the retaining members.

A stay-rod 4 is disposed at an angle to the post 1 and is secured thereto by means of a coupling 5, disposed around the upper end of the post 1 and having an angular socket 6 at one side thereof, into which the upper end of the stay-rod 4 is inserted.

A coupling 7 is disposed around the post 1, adjacent the surface of the ground, with which is connected a brace-bar 8. The opposite end of said bar is directed into engagement with a coupling 9, disposed on the stayrod 4 and in line with the coupling 7 upon the post. The lower end of the stay-rod 4 is provided with a plurality of inverted retaining members 10, which are held in place upon the rod 4 by means of pins or bolts 11, so that it will be impossible for the retaining members to move upwardly upon the stay-rods.

Instead of constructing the retaining members in that form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, said retaining members may be constructed as in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and, as shown in this view, the retaining members are constructed in the form of disks 12 and are secured in position upon the post and stay-rod by means of pins or the like 13, which are disposed at right angles through the stay-rod 14.

By this construction it will be seen that I have provided cheap and durable means for securing the post and stay-rod rigidly in the earth, and any degree of strain may be compensated for by adding additional retaining members to the post and stay-rod.

Vhat I claim is- 1. In a stay for fence-posts the combination with a post of retaining members secured at intervals on the lower end of said posts, pins disposed through said. posts and below said retaining members, a stay-rod disposed at an angle to said post, means to secure said stay-rod to the post, a brace-bar connecting said stay-rod and post, a plurality of inverted retaining members on the lower end of said stayerod and means to hold said retaining members in their adjusted position.

2. In a stay of the class described the combination with a post having a plurality of trough-like retaining members on the lower-l In testimony whereof I have signed my end thereof, and means to secure said retainname to this speciiioation in the presence of ing-members on thlJ post, afstay-rod disposed i two subscribing witnesses.

at an an e to sai ost o means to secure said stayg-rod tolthepposlt, a plurality of in- CHARLES M' FOLLETT Verted trough-like retaining members on the lower end of said stay-rod and means to se,- cure said members on the stay-rod.

Witnesses R. M. CAIRNS, EMMA CAIRNS.

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