US87364A - Improvement in pence - Google Patents

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tlnited tant @anni @tina t THOMAS rE. PHILLIPS, OF COAIESVILLE, INDIANA. 'Leners Pawn: No. 57,364, dated March 2, 1869.

VIIVIPROVEIVIENT IN FENCE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, THOMAS E. PHILLIrs, of Coatesville, in the county of Hendricks, and State of Indiana,y have invented new and useful Improvements in Portable Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, that will enable skilled artisans to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making part of this specification.`

rlhis invention relates to construction and mode of interlocking the panels of portable fences, combined with the mode of supporting and bracing tl1em,.with a view to simplify and lessen their cost of construction, and expedite the labor of putting them up, and 'to make them perfectly adaptable to all the purposes for which eithcrpermanent or portable fences are used.

Figure 1 is 'au elevation of the fence, and Figure 2 is a top or plan View, ofthe same. lSimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several ignresi.4 l .The panels of the fence are composed ofone post, E, of, say, two by three-inch scantling, board rails A B O,`and three vertical st'rips D, put together as clearly shown in the drawing. The top and bottom rails, A B, are notched at the ends, the left-hand end having the notches cut out of the bottom edge, and the right-hand end out of the top edge, so Vthat when'setlup they will match together, as shown, the projecting ends of the rails, at the left-hand end of the panel, entering the recesses formed between the post E-and vertical strip D, by the notches cut out' of'the upper edges of the-top and bottom boards, at the right-hand end 'of the panel.

This mode of constructing the panels obviates the necessity of using more than one post to each panel, as it admits of their being substantially intel-locked, and the fence is supported in an upright position by braces F, that are bolted or otherwise secured, by their upper ends, to each post, near its top, and by their lower ends to stakes G, that are driven into the ground at the proper distance from the fence, as shown. TheseI braces also perfectly subserve the purpose of support- .ing the; fence against lateral pressure, whether of wind orfstock.

The braces-aremade of the vsame-kind of boards as the rails, andthe stakes may be made of the same or of heavier material, as desired.

When itis desired that the posts shall stand directly upon the ground, without anyintervening support, they are onta few-inches longer than the height of the panel,

-so as toraise the bottom rail oli the ground; but they may be cut the same length as the height of the panel, and be supported on blocks or stones, if desired.

The panels may be made, and the braces and stakes "prepared, under shelter, and when ready to be' set up,

a line is stretched along,V the position to be occupied by the stakes, which are then spaced o the length ofthe panels apart, and driven into theground.

If the fence is put up-for temporary purposes, and soon to be taken down, it' will he found more economical, to attach the braces F to the posts and stakes with light 'boltsand nuts, as it may be more readily taken down, without damageorloss to the material, and in` thiscase the holesA may be previously bored to receive them.

After the stakes are driven, the panels may then be set up, and the braces attached. i

If the fence is to be permanently erected, the braces may be nailed to the posts and stakes. 4

Angles in -this fence are readily and substantially formed by notching into the top and bottom rails, A B, v v

as shown at S, fig, v1, and by leaving a projection on the top rail of the connecting-panel, to form ahook,

as shown at r, at the left-hand end of tig. l, by which they may be locked together.`

`If found desirable, a block may be put inateach post, above-the bottom rail, that will ll the space between 'it and the next rail above, that will serve asal panels from' becoming detached by key,tto keep the breachy stock.

I am aware that panels of fence, both for permanent and portable purposes, have been constructed in a manner somewhat similar to those here shown, and that stakes and braces have been used in an analogous manner; but I am not apprised that the several elements of `which Vfences are composed have been construct-ed, arranged, and combined, sc as to be as cheaply, conveniently, and expeditiously made, and substantially put up, as-this.l

Having thus fully descnbed luy-invention,

lWhat -I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v The combination and arrangement of the panels, composed of notched rails A B, rails C, post E, and vertical strips D, when constructed as described, with the braces F and stakes G, as set forth.

THOMAS E. PHILLIPS. Witnesses:

JOHN A. PHILLIPS, J AcoB W. PHILLIPS

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