US850773A - Fence-post. - Google Patents

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PATENTED APR.16, 1907.

E. D. MINER. FENCE POST.

APPLICATION nun NOV.22 ,1906.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE. I

ELIJAH D. RATI-IDRUM, IDAHO. ENCE-Post.

No. 850,773. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 16, 1907. Application med November 22,1906. Serial to. 344,588.

To all whom it may concern: the spike from turning in the ground after it Be it known that I, ELTJAH D. MINER, a has been driven therein. citizen of the United States, and aresidentof Detachably connected with the head 2 of Rathdrum, in the county of Kootenai and the ground-spike is a longitudinally-divided 5 State of Idaho, have invented anew and Impost-body composed of members 5 and 6, 60 proved Fence-Post, of which the following is which are each preferably semicylindrical, a full, clear, and exact description. with the member 5 having a tongue 7 on its This invention is animprovementin fenceinneriace for engaging a corresponding posts, having among other objects the progroove in the mem er 6. The lower end of revision-10f a device of this character, both the member5 is constructed with an offset 65 strong and durable, on which fence-wires are slotted foot 8 for. receivingthe head 2 of the to be strung and which can be easi y and spike, the slot of the foot when the post is in readily set in position and the wires assemosition, receiving that portion of the spikebled therewith or disassembled and the post body between the heads 2 and 3. -By this dismounted when for ang. reason the fence is construction, when the member 5 of the post- 70 to which a to be'remove'd or shifte to a difi'erent posibody ism place, the lon itudinal axes of the vt1on. spike and said body Wll coincide in aline- The invention, generally stated,-consists of ment. The lower end of the member 6 is a ground-s ike formin the base of the post, constructed with an oiiset portion 9, which ion 'tudina ly-divided post-body enters a transverse roove 1n the foot 8 and 7.5

is adapted to e detachably connected, the secures and locks itse f, the member 5, and the Y members of the body being tongued and spike securely together. The upper ends of grooved with one member thereof having a e members 5 and 6 are secured by a bolt 10, slotted foot for en aging the s ike-head and passing transversely through them, as shown v, the other member aving ano set end enterin Figs. 1 and 2, or the extremities of these mg-a groove in the foot. Suitably-spaced members may be provlded with a screwnotches for receiving the fence-wires are prothread, as shown in Fig. 7, over which an vided in the post, and both members of the acorn-shaped threaded cap 11 is adapted to body are positively fixed together at their be engaged or a cap of any other preferred :30 upper ends by abolt, cap, or other device. design, this latter construction being pref- Referen'ce'is tobe had to the accompany-' erableto give the fence a neat ap earance. ing'drawin s, forming a part of this specifica- For receiving the fence-Wires t e tongue 7 I tion, in whith similar characters of reference is notched at suitable points 12 of its length, v indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.- which register with corresponding notches in 35 V Figure 1 is..a perspective view of my imthe member 6 when this member is in posiproved fence-post with the fence-wires astion, it being understoodthat the wires are 'sembled therewith. Fig. 2 is a side elevastrung in the notches of the tongue. while the tion of the same With the post-body in vertifoot 8 is engaged Withthe head of the s ike, cal central section. Fig. 3 is a transverse but before the member 6 is assembled t ere- '49 section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 isa with to lock the parts positively together. 9 5- similar section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. Although I have described the invention in 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fi 6- detail, I consider the precise embodiment is is a vertical section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2, all immaterial provided .t e essential character of said sections being viewed in the direction" istics are employed as pointed out in the an- 0f their res ectivei arrows; and Fig. 7 is a nexed claims. 1 central vertical ,section of a modified means Having thus. described my invention, I Y for connecting together the upper ends of claim as new and desire .to secure by Letthe members composing the post-body. ters Patent- The invention comprlses a ground-spike 1, 1. A fence-post comlprising a'base having a 5 forming, the base of the post and having a head, ,a longitudinal y-divided ,post-body, double head 2 and 3, separated by an annuone member of said body having a slotted largroove, with thelower head 3 reinforced footsidewise movable for engagmg and dis- 1 and additionally connected to the body of engaging the head of the base, means carried the spike by radially-extending tapered webs by the other member for engaging the foot 55 or flanges 4, said flanges acting to prevent and locking the two members and base to-i 11o gether, and means for securing said members at their upper ends.

2. A fence-post comprising a basehaving a I head, a. longitudinally divided post body,

- 5 one member of said body having a slotted foot arranged at right angles thereto for engaging the head of the'base, and means carried by the other member for engaging the slot in the foot and locking the two members [0 and base together 1 3; A fence-post comprising a ground-spike having a double head, a longitudinally-divided post-body having means for detachably engaging and locking-with the upper head of I 5 said spike, and means for securing the mem-' bers of ends.

4. A fence-post comprising a ground-spike having ahead, and a post-body longitudisaid body.- together at their upper 20' nally divided into two members, said membersbeing tongued and grooved with one member thereof having a slotted foot forengaging the head of the spike, the other mernber of said body having means adapted to r ing an offset slotted foot for enga'ing th e head, the other member having an 0 set portion for engaging a groove in the foot whereby the two members and head are locked to gether', and a tongue carried by one of said: I

members of the post-body engaging a corresponding groove of the opposite member, for

the purpose described.

In testimony'whereof, I have signed name to this specification in the presence of' two subscribing witnesses.

ELIJAH D MINER;

' Witnesses: I v H. C. THOMPSON, J AS.- A. Fos'r 'R.

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