Post Page: 2 of 2
This patent is part of the collection entitled: Texas Patents and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
ROY D. REDWINE, OF SIPE SPRINGS, TEXAS.
POST.
982,529. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 24, 1911.
Application filed May 21, 1910. Serial No. 562,656.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, Roa D. REDWINE, a
citizen of the United States, residing at
Sipe Springs, in the county of Comanche
5 and State of Texas, have invented certain
new and useful Improvements in Posts, of
which the following is a specification, ref-
erence being had therein to the accompany-
ing drawing.
10 This invention relates to fence posts, and
more especially to means for fastening wires
thereto.
The principal object of this invention is
the production of a post which is provided
15 with peculiarly shaped apertures or grooves
for clamping a staple therein, and prevent-
ing the same from being accidentally dis-
placed from the post.
Another object of the present invention
20 is the production of a post which is simple
in construction, efficient in operation, and
consists of a comparatively small number of
parts.
With these and other objects in view, this
25 invention consists of certain novel construc-
tions, combinations and arrangements of
parts as will be hereinafter fully described
and claimed.
In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspec-
30 tive view of thebpost. Fig. 2 is a central
longitudinal section of the post.
Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1
designates the body of the post which is
provided with a sharpened base 2 so as to
3 facilitate the placing of the post in the
ground. The body 1 is provided with a
plurality of curved apertures 3 formed on
the arc of a circle and having both ends
communicating with the same surface of thepost. Staples 4 are adapted to be placed in 40
said apertures 3 for holding the wire strands
5 in engagement with the post 1, and in
view of the fact that the apertures are ar-
ranged in pairs, as clearly shown in Fig. 2,
each strand will be clamped, by means of a 45
staple between two apertures. The shanks
6 of the staples 4 are adapted to fit in the
apertures 3 and as the staples are driven in,
the shanks 6 bend outwardly and the ends
7 are bent flat upon the face of the post 1 50
as shown in Fig. 2. It will be obvious that
the staples will form a good clamp for hold-
ing the wire in engagement with the post
and in view of the good binding action
caused by bending the ends 7 of the staple 55
4 back upon the body the wires will not be-
come accidentally detached.
Having described the invention, I claim:
A post comprising a body provided with
a pl!rality of apertures arranged in pairs 60
and formed on the are of a circle, and hav-
ig both ends thereof communicating with
the same surface of the body, staples fitting
in said apertures and having their ends bent
flat upon the body, said staples provided 65
with a wire receiving portion, the ends of
said staples extending toward said wire re-
ceiving portion, and said wire receiving por-
tion of said staple projecting out beyond
said ends of the staples so as to act as a 70
shield for preventing the ends of the staples
from being accidentally bent outwardly.
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my
signature in presence of two witnesses.
ROY D. REDWINE.
Witnesses:
P. L. PAnRElR,
C. RUTHERFORD.
Search Inside
This patent can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Patent.
Redwine, Roy D. Post, patent, January 24, 1911; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510811/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.