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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
JOHN STEPHEN FERGUSON, OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS.
FENCE.
SPECIFICATION morning part of Letters Patent No. 323,032, dated July 28, 1885.
Application filed December 2, 1884. (No m, dtl.)To all whom it 7may concern a:
Be it known that I, JOHN S. FERGUSON, a
citizen of the United States, residing at Lew-
isville, in the county of Denton and State of
5 Texas, have invented certain new and useful
Improvements in Fences; and I do hereby de-
clare the following to be a full, clear, and ex-
act description of the invention, such as will
enable others skilled in the art to which it ap-
io pertains to make and use the same.
This invention relates to fences; and its ob-
ject is to provide a simpleandimprovedfence
which can be built with superior facility and
economy, and utilize trees in range with the
15 fence, and which will furthermore possess ad-
vantages in point of inexpensiveness, dura-
bility, and general efficiency.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective
view of a portion of a fence embodying my
20 improvements. Fig. 2 is a detail transverse
sectional view taken through one of the pan-
els and looking toward the post. Fig. 3 is a
detail perspective view of the top end of one
of the posts. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective
25 view showing the connection of the strands of
the panels with the longitudinal top wire.
Corresponding parts in the figures are de-
noted by the same letters of reference.
Referring to the drawings, A designates the
30 upright posts, which are provided at a suit-
able point upon their face with a notch, a, to
receive a longitudinal barb-wire, B, this wire
being continuous from one post to another,
and secured by means of staples b at the
35 notched portion a.
In constructing my improved fence theposts
are set in the ground in any suitable manner,
and all occasion for cutting the posts to any
certain length is entirely obviated, whereby
jo when the post rbts at the base or becomes dis-
placed it can be readily reset and provided
with another notch, a, corresponding to the
altered position of the post. By this arrange-
ment economy and convenience are effected.
45 The posts are preferably cut from rough tim-
ber, as shown, with an extended top end to
specially provide for resetting.
It is ananifest that the top barb-wire maybe
fastened to trees or other projections in range
50 with the fence, thus dispensing with the posts,
the trees being formed with the notch a, as
shown in Fig. 1, for the reception of the wire.The panels are formed by longitudinal boards
or rails C, secured at their ends by strands of
wire D D, the rails being disposed one above 55
the other, as shown. The end strands are
formed of a single piece of wire bent around
the ends of the rail in the form of a retaining-
loop, d, and provided with intermediate twists,
d', which retain the rails from relative dis- 60
placement. The ends of these single strands
of wire are brought together at the top of the
panel and intertwisted above the top rail, as
shown at d', when one strand is passed be-
tween the strands of the longitudinal top 65
barbed wire B, the two ends being twisted
above the same, as shown at b'. The panels
are thus secured to and suspended from the
strand of barbed wire, while the latter also
serves to keep off stock and otherwise protect 70
the panels or fence from damage, and this sus-
pending-strand also possesses the merit of sim-
plicity, lightness, and inexpensiveness.
By passing one of the intertwisted top ends
of the strand of wire at the ends of the panels 75
through the strands of the longitudinal top
barbed wire, B, as above described, and clearly
shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, lat-
eral movement or displacement of the panels
is completely obviated, and a more secure and 80o
positive connection effected.
Fastening devices are provided at the bot-
tom of the posts or trees, these consisting of
hooks E E, pivoted upon a staple, e, and pro-
jecting laterally in opposite directions, the 85
hooks being engaged with the bottom loop, d, of
the securing-strands of wire, which is enlarged
at one side, as shown in Fig. 2.
The advantages and construction of my im-
proved fence will be readily understood by 90
those skilled in the art to which it appertains.
It is simple and inexpensive in construction,
and may be readily and conveniently built,
while its construction admits of easy substi-
tution or repair. 95
I am aware that "flood-fences" have here-
tofore been constructed with gates suspended
from a wire extending between two posts and
adapted to swing upon said wire. I am also
aware that heretofore, in the construction of Ioo
fences, longitudinal top rails have been pro-
vided between the posts or uprights and set
upon the same, the ends of said rails being
beveled and secured by wire loops, or other-
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