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Patented July 5, lOI-.
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
GEORGE L. R1CKS, OF TULIA, TEXAS.
FENCE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,378, dated July 5, 1904+
Application filed October 3, 1903. Serial No. 175,668. (No model.)To all whbo7m it imay concern:
Be it known that I, GEORGE L. RICKs, a citi-
zen of the United States, residing at Tulia,
in the county of Swisher and State of Texas,
5 have invented new and useful Improvements
in Fences, of which the following is a speci-
fication.
My invention relates to fences, more par-
ticularly to the posts and stays used in the
10 construction thereof; and its primary object
is to provide new and useful fence posts and
stays which are .cheap, durable, and efficient.
A further object of the invention is to pro-
vide a corner-post with means to clamp the
15 wires of a fence in taut position to prevent
their slacking.
Still further objects of the invention will
appear as the nature of the same is more fully
understood from the following description and
20 accompanying drawings, which disclose the
preferred form of my invention.
The invention consists in the construction,
combination, and arrangement of parts here-
inafter fully described, claimed, and illus-
25 trated in the accompanying drawings, in
which-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fence
constructed in accordance with my invention.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a
30 perspective view of one of the intermediate
posts of the fence. Fig. 4 is a vertical longi-
tudinal sectional view of one of the corner-
posts. Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the
stays. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of
35 a fragmentary portion of one of the corner-
posts, the same. illustrating the means for
clamping the horizontal wires in their taut
position.
Referring to the drawings by reference-
40 numerals, 1 designates a fence-post preferably
U-shaped in cross-section and slightly tapered
toward its upper end. The post has one of
its flanges, 2, provided with L-shaped slots
3, while its other flange, 2', is provided with
45 inverted - L -shaped slots 4. These slots are
arranged on the flanges 2 and 2" in .stag-
gered relation to dispose the entrances to the
slots 4 at points below the entrances to the
slots 3 to prevent the wires from becoming
5o accidentally disengaged from the slots in amanner that is obvious. The flanges 2 and 2"
have their lower ends provided with depend-
ing nibs 5, adapted to be passed through slots
6 in a base-plate 7. After the nibs 5 have
passed through said slots they are bent to en- 55
gage the under surface of the base-plate that
the same may be clamped between the lower
ends of the flanges and themselves, whereby
it is firmly secured in applied position.
The post above described is especially adapt- 6o.
ed for use as an intermediate post, while the
corner-post, which is of a similar construction,
is provided with means for holding the longi-
tudinal wires of a fence taut. This means.
consists of inverted-L-shaped brackets 8, se- 65
cured one above the other on the connecting-
flange 9 of the post and in the corners thereof
to dispose their horizontal portions in aline-
-ment with the lower and upper extremities of
the slots 3 and 4, respectively. Pivotally se- 70
cured upon flange 9 above the horizontal por-
tions of the brackets 8 are levers 10, having
cam-shaped heads 11, adapted to engage the
horizontal wires of a fence and clamp them
against the horizontal portions of the brack- 75
ets 8. The under faces of the cam-heads are
provided with corrugations adapted to engage
the horizontal wires when the levers 10 are
swung to prevent the wires from slipping
between the brackets and cams. It is appar- 8o
ent when the cam-heads are caused to engage
the horizontal wires of a fence that said wires
are securely held in taut position, as from the
construction of the cam-heads any longitudi-
nal reverse strain on the horizontal wires will 85
cause said heads to secure and more firmly
clamp the wires against the brackets 8.
The corner-posts are provided with stay-
wires 12, each having one of its ends secured
to the post, while its opposite end is secured 90
to an anchor 13,firmly driven into the ground.
These stays are provided for the purpose of
preventing theposts from becoming loose in
their applied positions. The stays 14 are U-
shaped in cross-section, and each has a flange 95
15 thereof provided with L-shaped slots 16
and its flange 17 provided with inverted-L-
shaped slots 18. The lower walls of the ver-
tical portions of the slots 16 are situated at
points above the upper walls of the vertical ro01No. '764, 378.
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