US883569A - Mold for fence-posts. - Google Patents

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" PKTENTED MAR; 31,1908.

. -H. RODGERS.

MOLD FOR FENCE POSTS. APPLICATION FILED MAYEI 1907 V I x a? 4m 1 Snumnbqz (JR/brine inpz essgaeal ih htrwhom UNITE if regatta filed may Belt known TthatiIsHZ- RVEY Hi; RODG RS,

te tiz i a the-li ited ,States, residing at Groodgl lo, e,,:iin ,the, ,county of Fayetteand S tate; of, hie, have invented new and useful Improvements n Moldsfor Fence- Posts, of

wh ch the followingis aspecification.

Thisinvention, relates to,v a mold for conereteiie ee ,posts, o the like, ofthat type clomprl mgua -.s eet-, me hell f: ing d y seawe d, see oil's whe e y h m l a b convenientlyclosed f rL TBceiving the filling 1 In the accompanying drawing, I

illustrates one oftheembodimentsof the in' 0 s et rba yihas e an ha n d" 'llhe inve ton has for one'of its objects to improve, and s mplify the construction and operation of devicesof, this character so as to be, comparatively easy. and inexpensive to manufacture eonveniently set up for receivieat ejmeteri naf wh ch th pa t i to b med tflen ira d lytr mer fwm th p t when the latter is formed. v A ,further object; of the invention ,is the iro i a' efe mol espec ly d gn d for 1 6.11999 ed he lik ha a ad p d t er e -d nithe earth h Pa i g so esi a dthat t e, mo nv set pin the oleeit eee hiet ed dt qe eP s so that thelatter can be formed in. its perm'a etpl cen L 1 rWTt -e fle Obje ts in i and e s) a appear, ,as t hedescription proceeds, the invention comprises i the V various novel fearv tures of construction and arrangement of Karts will be, more fully described ereniafiter forth with particularity in the claims appended hereto. I

which venti-on, F i ure'll is longitudinal sectional View 2 of ti ence po'st showing the mold in position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the mold. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of a mold and post. Figl i afront'view of the power portion of a modified form of post mold. t

Similar reference characters are employed to designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views. Referring to the drawing, A fence or other post made of concrete or other plastic material and B, the tubular mold for forming the post. The mold, which may be of any desired shape, diameter or length, is preferably constructed of two sections 1 and 2 formed by divi ding the mold centrally in Specification of iett'e sfatht. Patented mu s1,"-19ojaj"'" ,1901,armame t,

- a,longitudinal direction. in the re sentinstance, the lower part of, the-mol isab:

; concrete or opened when the post or condesignates a' *iIAnVEY n. hope ess, or GOOD nor'nonro, p

' oLD'Fon-Fmvcn rosrs.

D AQ ESJZeEE Ti- FF Q rupt'ly enlarged at 3 to form the base 4' ofthe post that is intended to. be buried-in the earth, the mold being of square or polygonal .cross-section at the base Thecolumn portion 5: of the-post tapered. 1

gradually in an upwarddirection and is connected'with the base by the beveled ortiont 4 6., The base 3 of the mold is provide with a plurality of bands 7 each composed of halves connected at their rear ends by hinges the front ends of the halvesorsections of the bands being bent forwardly into. lugs. 9 that are apertured for receiving the clamping bolts These bands are riveted or otherwise suitably. secured to the outside of the' mold'.

sections 1 and2 and'serveto reinforce and strengthen the sheet metal ,mold atthe bot-c tom and also hingedlyconnect the sections of the mold. Spaced a art on the column po tion of the mold are and s 11, each made in" two parts and connected bya hinge 12. Onev half of each band 1 1 may be'riveted or otherwise suitably secured to one ofthe sections of the mold, while the. other half is ada ted to I he forward ends of the ands l l are formed into" apertu'red lugs 13 for receiving the clam swing free of the o posite section,-

bolts 14.- In. the front meeting ed es 0 the mold sections are'notches 15, as s own in Fig. 1, for the reception of eye pins or fasteners 16 that are molded or anchored in the post to serve as means for receiving the" in tles of gate hinges or affording means 0 at-- taching a wire fencing to thegpost', .a ndin order to hold the eye pins ii -proper position during the molding operation, a uard or'k'ey 17 isinserted through the eyes o thepins,

and 2 are reinfor'cingand protecting wood-18, illustrated in Fig. 2.

strips "of' trade and kept in stock for sale. molds may be used for making'posts directly at the place where they are intendedto'be used or planted. In carr ingo out the latter method, holes are dug int e earth for receivopenings. Each mold is placed in its respective opening, and the bands of .the mold sec 1 shown. Along the edges of the sections lq 105. ing the posts and the molds are set up in the 7 tion clamped in position, the hole being deep enough .to receivethe enlarged portion .or base of the mold. V T he eye pins or fasteners 16 are then inserted in the mold and sired, a reinforcing cord or member 18 may 4 be placed'centrallyin the mold. ,The concrete is then filled into the mold from the upper end'," and after being completely filled, 5' the mold is allowed to remain'set up until the post is sufficientlyset. The clamping bolts "and 14 are-then removed and the memberl? lifted out of-the eye pins 16, so thatthe twose'ctions of the mold can be opened.

opening the'mold, the loose-parts of the bands-11 are swu 1 1g outwardly to the dotted lme position shown in Fig. 3, so that the sections of the. mold can swing open on the hinges-8 as an arms. After the'moldls re- I 15 moved, theloose earth can be filled in around the base of the post and firmly tamped. It

' willthus be seen that the post can be formed and set up in one operation and with a minimum of labor and trouble.

In the modification shown in- Fig. 4, the base portion 19 of the two mold sections 20 and 21 is cylindrical and thebands 22 have thelends turned in overlapping lugs 23, so that a common locking pin 24 may be em- 25 loyed. This pin canbe readily withdrawnor unclamping the mold and lifting it out of the post hole,'when the ost is set.

; From the foregoing esc'ription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the constructionand -of the method of operation will bereadily apparent to thoseskilled in the art to'which, t e invention appertains, and while I have; described the principle, of operation of the 3.5 invention, together with the apparatus,

which I now consider to be the best embod1- ment thereof, Idesire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative and that such changes maybe made I 40- when desired, as are within the scope of the the sections, certain of the bands having both parts rigidly attached to the mold sections and the remaining bands having only one part attached'toone of the sections, and

means for securing the free ends of each band together for holding the mold sections closed.

2. A post mold comprising a pair oflongitudihally divisible sections, enlarged at their lower ends, hingedly connected bands on the enlarged lower ends-forming the sole means for permanently connecting the sections, the free ends of the bands being arranged to overlap and provided with apertures, fa device passing through the apertures of all the bands for holding the sections in locked )osition, and means on the upper ends of the sections 006 erating with the said device for locking-tlie'sections in closed position.

'3. A mold for a'concrete post comprising sections forming an enlarged base portion, and a column portion of less diameter than the base portion, bands encircling thebase portion and secured thereto, hinges on the bands for connecting the sections together, clamping means for the.bands, and reinforcing bands for encircling-the column portion of the mold and each consistingof two parts hinge'dly'connected at one ,end and removably connected at the other, one part of each band being secured to .the adjacent mold section while the other part is detached from the other section.

4. A fence post mold comprising two sections shaped to form a post having an enlarged base portion and a tapering circular column portion of less diameter than the base portion, split bands secured to and encircling the base dportion. of the moldand hingedly connecte swing open and closed, clamping means for connecting the'free end's'of the bands, bands encircling the column portion of the mold and composed of hingedly connected arts,

one part only of each of said. bands eing secured to one of the sections, and means for clamping the free ends of the last-mentioned bands together.

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

HARVEY H. RODGERS.

Witnesses:

JAMES WALKER, v S E. Booos.

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