US936246A - Fence or other inclosure. - Google Patents

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ANGELO JOSLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-'HALF TO FRANKLIN P. SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FENCE OR OTHER INCLOSURE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANGELO J OSLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fences or other Inclosures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fences or other inclosures.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple form of fence or other inclosure which shall be cheap, light, practical and substantial and have the appearance of a more expensive fence or other inclosure.

It is principally intended for use as a picket fence for 'inclosing the grounds of residences, although it may be used in any other place where a plain, ornamental fence or inclosure is required, as for instance it may serve a window guard, a balcony railing, elevator inclosure, etc.

One of the objects of this invention is to construct an inclosure out of ordinary stock material, such as is usually kept in stock among dealers in metal ware.

Another object is to provide an inclosure which can be easily assembled or taken down and shipped in its disassembled condition.

Another object is to provide a machine made fence or inclosure in which very little hand work is required.

The ordinary fencing is made up at the factory in certain lengths and these lengths are shipped to the place Where the fence is to be erected. It is quite evident that a great deal of space is taken up by the fence when it is shipped in this condition, and it is my object to produce fencing which can be disassembled and therefore when knocked down will occupy but very little space as compared with the fence when it is assembled.

To such ends this invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement, a description of which will be found in the following specification, and the essential features of which will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawings furnished herewith, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a section of fencing looking from the front, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a fragment of two Specification of LettersBatent. Application filed December 12, 1908.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909. Serial No. 467,136.

rails and two pickets, one of which has been withdrawn from the lower rail, Fig. 3 is a rear view of one of the pickets, Fig. 4 is a sectional perspective view of a fragment of the rails, and one picket illustrating one manner of connecting them, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a fragment of a picket, Fig. 6 is a modification illustrating a modified form of connection between the picket and lower rail, and Fig. 7 is a front view of a slightly modified form of arrangement of the fencing.

In Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, the preferred form of the fence is shown, and in said views 10, represents two line posts which are suitably spaced apart and supported in the ground by standards 11. These line posts may be of the ordinary form well known in fencing, and said posts have brackets 12, 13, secl'lred to them in any suitable manner, as for instance by means of bolts 11, and these brackets support the rails 15, 16. The rails extend longitudinally between the line posts and are preferably connected to the brackets 12, 13, by bolts or other connecting devices 17. The rail 15, is usually termed the upper rail and the rail 16, the lower rail, and these rails support and hold in place the pickets 18. These pickets are preferably placed at equal distances from each other and usually extend a short distance above the upper rail. The upper rail 15, is preferably formed of channel iron of suitable weight and size, and in the preferred form, the lower rail 16, is constructed of angle iron of suitable size and weight to form a substantial support for the pickets. The pickets are preferably formed of flanged bars as for instance angle iron, and are arranged with the apexes of the angles facing outward from the inclosure. The effect of this arrangement is that the picket has the appearance of a solid body of square or rhomboid cross section looking at the fence from the front side, and presents a very neat and pleasing appearance. By placing the pickets in this position in the rails, the fence is made very strong and rigid and it requires considerable force to bend the pickets out of plumb.

In the preferred form, the connection between the pickets and rails is as follows: The upper rail is formed with suitably spaced L shaped perforations 18 which perforations extend through the main web 19,

of the rail. These perforations have the same contour as the cross sections of the pickets, so that when the latter are put through these perforations they will be held against any effort to twist or move them in any direction, except of course in an end wise direction. L shaped perforations 20, are also formed in the horizontal flange 21, of the lower rail and said perforations 20, are arranged in vertical alinement in the perforations 18 of the upper rail. The perforations 20, are substantially of the same contour as the pickets are in cross section, but one of the legs 20, of each of the perforations 20, is somewhat shorter than the corresponding flange of the picket, and the lower end of the picket is partially cut away to fit the shorter leg of the perforation. A shoulder 21, is therefore left when this portion is cut out of the flange of the picket and this shoulder engages with the flange 21, and rests thereon. lVhen the pickets are thus placed in the perforations of the upper and lower rails, it is evident that they cannot be twisted upon themselves, but will be held firmly in place against any such movement.

Means are provided for supporting the upper rail on the pickets and preventing the withdrawal of the pickets, and as shown in the preferred form, this means consists of shoulders or projections 22, which may be integral with the picket itself or may be separate therefrom, and one form comprises for instance a screw 22 threaded in the picket and adapted to engage with the underside of the web 19, of the upper rail. The arrangement is such that when the screw is secured in place, the picket cannot be raised because the screw will engage with the under side of the upper rail, and the picket cannot be forced down because the shoulder 21 will engage with the upper face of the lower rail 16. In this way the picket is securely protected against endwise movement or removal after the fence has been put in place, and the upper rail is prevented from sagging down between the line posts.

In thepreferred form, the upper ends of the pickets are beveled off as at 23, and a notch 24:, is formed at the angle of the pickets, thereby providing two triangular end pieces 25, which extend up beyond the main body of the pickets. These triangular portions are bent toward each other on their base lines 26, and brought together along their adjacent edges 27. When so brought together the upper end of the picket will have a pyramidal form, as clearly seen in Fig. 2, thereby more effectively giving to the picket the appearance of a solid bar.

In Fig. 6, locking means are shown for preventing the withdrawal of the picket from the lower rail. It may be found desir'able to lock the picket to the lower rail and a simple manner of doing this is bythreading a screw 36,- in one of the flanges of the picket after the picket has been properly positioned in the rail. In this case the latter is confined between the shoulder 21*, upon the picket and the screw 36, underneath the horizontal flange of the angle iron rail.

The fence may be further provided with ornamental devices such as scrolls or other artistic ornamentation, and this construction is illustrated in Fig. 7. The ornamentation is shown in the form of scrolls 38, which are secured to the rails and in this case I have shown upper and lower rails 39, 40, and an intermediate rail 41.

By the term fence I desire to include any sort of inclosure, for any purpose, as it is evident that the device may be used in many other instances, as for instance for elevator inclosures, window guards, stair railings, balustrades and the like.

I am aware that more or less variation of the details of construction and arrangement may be had without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not desire to limit myself to the specific constructions shown and described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A fence picket, comprising a flanged bar whose flanges at one end are flat and triangular in form and incline toward each other from definite lines of demarcation on the flanges to form a pyramidal top.

2. A fence picket, comprising a bar having longitudinally extending right angle flanges, which at one end are triangular in form and incline toward each other from definite lines of demarcation on the flanges to form a pyramidal top.

3. A fence picket, comprising an angle bar, the two flanges of which are cut to form two triangular end portions, which end portions are flat and are bent toward each other upon the base lines of the triangles to form a pyramidal top for the picket.

at. A fence picket having a plurality of meeting flanges arranged to form an opensided structure and presenting from one side the appearance of a solid bar, and having a pyramidal top formed by shaping the ends of the flanges into flat triangular portions which are bent toward each other from their base lines, and meet along one edge.

5. A fence picket composed of an angle iron bar having its flanges at the upper end shaped into flat triangular sections, which sections are bent toward, and meet each. other along one edge, and form marked angles at the lines where they meet the flanges.

6. A fence comprising a channel iron rail and an angle iron rail having spaced L shaped perforations therein, angle iron pickets extending through the perforations in the channel iron rail, and having pyramidal In Witness whereof, I have Subscribed the shaped tops, and shouldered lower portions, foregoing specification at Chicago, Illinois, which extend through and are seated in the this 9th day of December A. D. 1908. perforations in the angle iron rail, and a ANGELO JOSLER. screw extending through each picket and Vitnesses:

adapted to bear against the under side of CHARLES O. SHERVEY,

one of said iron rails. FANNIE F. RICHARDS.

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