US1063142A - Fence-post. - Google Patents

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F. F. TOBIAS.

FENCE POYSYT. APPLICATION FILED PEB. 24, 1913.

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' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 24, 1913. Serial No. 750,088.

To all whom z' may concern Be it known that I, FRANK F. Tontas, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in theI county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented lcertain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of

which they following is a specification.

This invention has reference in general to fence posts and, more particularly, to metallic fence posts and aims to provide a post of this general character which will beV strong anddurable and which will be so constructed that the line wiresl of a fence may be readily attached thereto and securely held in engagement therewith without the employmentl of'laetening means structurally y independent of the post. I

Another object is to provide a post to which the fence wires may be readily and quickly attached withoutthe employment of f special tools for that purpose.

. and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the'line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

On the dra-wings,V reference character 11 designates the body portion of my improved post which is'formed of sheet-metal preterably bent into substantially cylindrical shape as shown with the free edges of the sheet extending radiallyfrom the body to provide an Voutstanding flange 12 extending longitudinally of the post. The parallel edges of the metal sheet forming the iange 12 are rigidly secured together in any convenient manner but, in the present instance, this result is accomplished in a simple and convenient way by punching out lips 13 from both thicknesses of the Hange, these lips bei ing bent laterally and downwardly at the base of the Hangs against one face thereof so that the plies of the metal forming the ange are securely and rigidly locked together by these lips. It will be manifest Patented May 27, 1913.

that by connecting the plies of metal, forming the flange, together atv the base ot' the tiange and adjacent. to the body portion of the post I produce a rigid and substantial post, the body portion of which will not be spread or distorted by driving or handling. The apertures resulting from the formation of the lips 13 are adapted to receive and hold the line wires 14' of a wire fence. In order that the wires may he introduced into these apertures, I have cut the material of the flange vfrom the apertures to thev free edge thereof, forming slits 15 which are preferably inclined downwardly from the tops of the apertures to'the free edge of the Hange. The material of the flange adjacent the slits and the apertures is then bent laterally as indicated by reference character 16 in Fig. 2, thereby providing the slots 17 through which the wires/may be. introduced into the apertures. inserted through a slot into the aperture the bent portion 17 is returned to the plane of the Hangs by a pair of pincers, or, even by means of a. hammer, so that it assumes, the position shown in Fig. 1thereby forming an outer wall 'for the aperturewhich prevents removal of the wire from the aperture and securely attaches the wire to the post. After each wire is introduced into its respective aperture the portion 17 is bent up to hold it in place. The fence wires are thereby securely attached to the posts without the employment of any fastening means structurally independent of the posts and the connection between the posts and the wire'may be4 readily etliectcdwithout the employment of any specially designed tools. In Fig. 2 I .have shown one of the tree edges of the metal as terminating substantially in a line with the outer edges of the wire-receiving apertures instead ot' terminating flush with the outer edge of the flange.' This construction permits the lips 18 to be struck up from both thicknesses of the metaly to rigidly secure the parts together, but necessitates the bending of-only one thickness for the purpose of attaching the wil-esto the post, This structure is par ticularly desirable when the posts are made of very heavy metal.

It will be manifest from the foregoing that I have provided a post which is of sim-I ple construction, which will be cheap to After a wire has been manufacture and which will be serviceable and durable. The fence wires may be readily attached to such a post and securely connected thereto Without the employment of any special tools or any fastening means I apart from the post structure itself. When the wire-receiving apertures have been closed by bending up that portion of the material beneath the slits, no amount of lateral strain obvious that the invention is capable of various modification in details of construction Within the scope of the following claims.

I claim: v 1. A fence post, comprising a sheet of metal bent to form a'substa'ntially cylindrical body portion, and a flange portion formed bythe edges of the metal projecting l r vided with wirereceiving apertures formedby striking up said lips and having means for retaining Wires in said apertures.

2. A fence post, comprislng a 'sheet of metal shaped to provide a body portion, and a flange consisting of a plurality of thicknesses of metal, projecting from said body portion, secured together by lips struck-up from said thicknesses of meta-l, said flange having Wire-receiving apertures formed by the displacement of the metal to provide said lips and also having provisions for rctaining Wires in said apertures. l

FRANK F. ITOBIAS.

Witnesses:

WM. O. BELT, F. CHASE.-

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