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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN O. MACE, OF GRUNDYVILLE, TEXAS.
FENCE-POST.
940,173. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 16, 1909.
Application filed May 18, 1909. Serial No. 496,688.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JoHN 0. MACE, a citi-
zen of the United States, residing at Grun-
dyville, in the county of Lampasas and State
of Texas, have invented certain new and
useful Improvements in Fence - Posts, of
which the following is a specification, refer-
ence being had to the accompanying draw-
ings.
0 This invention relates to fence posts and
especially to hollow fence posts formed from
galvanized sheet steel or iron.
The object of the invention is to provide
a fence post of this class which shall have in-
15 creased strength, durability and stability
and shall be so constructed as to dispense
with the use of needless staples or.hooks for
securing the wires thereto.
With this object in view the invention
20 consists in the improved construction, ar-
. rangement and combination of parts here-
after fully described and afterward specific-
ally claimed.
I have illustrated the invention in the ac-
25 companying drawing, in which-
Figure 1 is a view of a complete post in
side elevation, a part being broken out to
shorten the figure and the wire fastening
lips being shown in different stages of ma-
so nipulation, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional
view on enlarged scale on the plane indi-
cated by the broken line 2--2 in Fig. 1, Fig. 3
is a detail perspective view of one of the
braces, Fig. 4 is a detail view in side eleva-
35 tion of part of a post ready to receive a wire,
Fig. 5 is a similar view with the wire in
position but unfastened, Fig. 6 is a view of
part of a post in side elevation showing one
wire in position, as shown in Fig. 5, and the
40 other secured to the post, and Fig. 7 is a
view similar to Fig. 2 showing a slightly
modified form.
Referring specifically to the drawings 8
indicates the body of the improved post
45 which is shown as cylindrical in cross sec-
tion although any other suitable foni in
cross section may be used. To form the
body 8 I take a flat sheet of sheet metal
preferably iron or steel, thin enough to be
50 readily bent into form, and galvanized to
prevent rusting, and form a joint at the
edges, as best shown in Fig. 2, preferably by
bending one edge inward as at 9 and the
other edge outward as at 10, S-shaped in-
cisions having first been eut in proper posi-
tion in the post for the location of the wires.In bending the post into form the lips 13
and 14 made by cutting the incisions 12, are
slightly turned outward, as indicated in
Fig. 6. 60
The edges of the sheet are interlocked as
in Fig. 2, a suitable brace inserted within
the post, in this instance of tubular form,
as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and a. bolt or
other suitable fastening 16 passed through 65
the interlocked joint, the brace 15 and the
body of the post diametrically opposite to
the joint, its projecting end opposite the
joint being secured preferably by a nut as
at 17, although the nut might be omitted and 70
the projecting end riveted.
Any suitable ornamental cap, as at 18,
may be placed upon the top of the post after
the same has been planted in the ground 19
by driving, or other suitable means. If de- 75
sired, the post may be filled with sand or
similar material tightly tamped therein.
To apply the wires it is only necessary to
place them in position in front of the lips
13 and 14 as shown at 20 in Figs. 1, 5 and 80
6, and then bend the projecting lips 13 and
14 around the wire, the former downward
and the latter upward, thus firmly securing.
the wire in position without other fastening.
In Fig. 1 1 have shown a wire 21 with the 85
lip 14 turned around it, a wire 22 with the
lip 13 turned around it and a wire 24 with
both lips turned around it the latter being
the finished condition whicrn , also illus-
trated in Fig. 6. A post thus constructed 90
may be made of extremely light sheet metal
without sacrificing its strength, durability
and stability, the braces and bolts serving
to tightly secure the overlapping edges and
I to give rigidity and strength to the hollow 95
structure, The ends of the braces are shown
as curved to closely fit the inner sides of the
post and when the bolt or other fastening is
tightened up, the whole structure is sb.
stantially rigid. 'ioc
In'Fig. 7 I have sho\u a a modification in
which the edges of the sheet of which the
body of the post is formed fire simply over-
lapped as at 25 and 26, and the same brace
and fastening bolt used, in the same posi-- 1o
tion as in the structure hereinbefore de-
scribed. Such a structure would obviously
fall within the scope of my invention as
would also a post having the body fornied
of various cross sections as hereinbefore de- 11
scribed.
I do iot desire to limit myself to the exact
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Mace, John O. Fence-Post., patent, November 16, 1909; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509629/m1/2/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.