US886544A - Fence-post. - Google Patents

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PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

W. H. SAWYER.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1907.

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FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1908.

Application filed July 1, 1907 Serial No. 381,748.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER I-I. SAWYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Americus in the county of Sumter and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Fence-Post, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to fence posts and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a metallic fence post having spaced sides and horizontally disposed line wire receiving The post may be circular or angular in cross section and when in the latter form the said wire openings are located at the apex of the angles. A tie rod is adapted to be inserted between the post and the line wires and is adapted to slightly distort the same out of the general alinement of the fence whereby means is provided serving to retain the panels of fencing occurring between the posts in their proper relative positions. The upper end of said tie rod is formed into an eye or enlargement which is located at the upper end of the post. The post is also adapted to support a top rail in a peculiar and novel manner. In many localities such rails are required where wire fencing is used. The means for supporting the top rail as herein shown consists of a wire tie which passes transversely across the back of the post and the sides thereof and lies upon the top wire of the fencing. The top rail is placed against the front side of the post and the tie wire is carried along the face of the rail at an acute angle to each other and over the top of the rail and is looped under the head of the tie-rod. The extremities of the ends of the tie wire are twisted together and bent down along the inner side of the post and are thereby prevented from injuring the stock.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the post with a portion of the fencing applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the post. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same, and Fig. 4 is a similar section of a modified form of the post.

The post consists of the metallic strip or cylinder 1. When the post is in the form of a strip its side portions are dis osed at an angle to each other and in all orms of the The front of the post is provided with the line wire receiving perforations 2. In the angular form of post the said perforations are located at the apex of the angles. The line wires 3 are inserted laterally in the openings 2. When so inserted the tie rod 4 is driven down along the inner side of the post 1 and the outer sides of the line wires at points upon the same occurring between the ends of the openings 2 so that the said line wires within the said openings are slightly distorted out of the general alinement of the fence. Each tie rod 4 is rovided at its upper end with an eye or en arged head 5. When the tie rod 4 is inserted to its furthest extent between the ost and the line wires 3 the said eye 5 is located at the upper end of the post 1. The top rail 6 is adapted to be supported at the upper end of the post 1 above the topmost line wire 3. A tie wire 7 is provided for supporting the said rail 6. The said tie wire passes transversely across the back of the post and along the sides of the same and across the uppermost line wire 3 and rests directly upon the said line wire. The end portions of the said tie wire are then carried up across the outer face of the top rail 6 and converge toward each other at the center of the ost 1. The end portions of the wire 7 are t en carried across the upper edge of the rail 6 and are twisted as at 8. The endportions are then carried around the tie rod 4 under the head 5 and the extremities of the said tie wire are twisted together behind the tie rod 4 and are bent down against the inner side of the post 1.

By so arranging the parts the tie rod securely holds the line wires in place and as such wires are under tension of a greater or less degree they hold the tie rod against longitudinal movement. The uppermost line wire holds the tie wire against move ment down the post and the eye of the tie rod holds the tie wire from upward movement with relation to the post while the said tie wire binds the top rail and the post laterally together.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is 1 A fence post having line wire receiving openings, line wires extending through the openings, a tie rod inserted between the post and the line wires and distorting the same within the openings whereby the tie rod is bound between the line wires and the post and held against longitudinal movement,

said tie rod having at its upper end an enlargement located at the end of the post, a tie wire passing transversely across the back of the post and the sides thereof and lyin directly upon the uppermost line wire, a rai resting upon the side portions of said tie wire, the end. portions of the tie wire passing along the face of the rail andconverging toward each other and being twisted t0- ether at the upper face of the rail then eing looped under the enlarged head of the tie rod and having their extremities twisted together and bent down along the inner side of the post whereby the said rail is held in position at the top of the post and above the 1 WALTER H. SAWYER.

WVitnesses:

GEO. E. MORGAN, J. J. MAUK.

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