Patent ID: 7178789
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A hanging fixture for holding wire fencing on a fence post comprising: a fixture body; at least one fastening device on the fixture body by which the fixture body is fastened to a fence post; at least one spacing structure formed into the fixture body to hold a fence wire away from a fence post to which the fixture body is attached; and at least one wire capture structure formed into the fixture body to hold a wire on the spacing structure; wherein the fixture body is shaped as a channel with a web and two sides, each side with one edge attached to the web, the capture structure includes a slot formed transversely across the web that penetrates into both sides at an angle to the plane of the web and thus forms a tab in the web that holds a wire within the slot, and the underside of the tab has a ridged surface; and wherein the fixture body has at least two side edges, a flange is attached to each side edge, and the fastening device is includes at least one hole in each flange through which a fastener can be inserted to attach the hanging fixture to a fence post.