Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th June, 1887
Complete Left, 13th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 13th Apr., 1888
I, WILLIAM PHILPOT CURRAN BAIN of the Firm of William Bain and Company,
Lochrin Iron Works, Edinburgh, in the County of Midlothian, Fencing Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to hollow or tubular metal standards for wire and other fencing
and it has for its object to enable the standard to be made in two parts longitudinally and
in such a manner that in attaching the one part to the other no tools, screws, rivets or
separate fastenings of any kind are required the fixing of the sections together being
accomplished practically instantaneously and without labour by sliding one half
downwards or upwards within or over the other. The improved standards have also
the advantage that in transporting them in quantities they may be packed in halves
closely together whereby an important saving of space and cost of freight may be
effected.
In carrying out the invention lengths of steel or other metal plate, preferably
tapered, the widest part being at the bottom of the standard, arc bent into a V, semi-
circular, or equivalent shape and the edges throughout the length of the plate are
turned or folded inwards so as to enclose an angle. Each standard consists of two
such plates and in putting them together one section or length is slipped over or
within the other so as to cause the angles at its edges to embrace or to be embraced by
the angles at the edges of the other. With this mode, when tapered lengths are
employed, the joint becomes fast when the ends of each section or length are fairly
opposite each other; but when sections or lengths which are parallel from top to
bottom are used it is advantageous that the edges should be so folded or bent as to
necessitate their being sprung in the act of slipping one section within the other
whereby a tight joint is also obtained.

page_text: The wires of the fence pass or are strung through holes made midway between the
edges of each section at the requisite distances apart and if desired the standard may
have a head or cap inserted in its upper end in which case the cap may conveniently
be secured in position by running the upper wire through a hole in a tail or piece
projecting downwards from the head.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Standards for Wire and other Fencing.
I, WILLIAM PHILPOT CURRAN BAIN of the Firm of William Bain and Company,
Lochrin Iron Works, Edinburgh, in the County of Midlothian, Fencing Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This Invention relates to hollow or tubular metal standards for wire and other
fencing and it has for its object to enable the standard to be made in two parts
longitudinally and in such a manner that in attaching the one part to the other no
tools, screws, rivets or separate fastenings of any kind are required the fixing of the
sections together being accomplished practically instantaneously and without labour
by sliding one half downwards or upwards within or over the other. The improved
standards have also the advantage that in transporting them in quantities they may be
packed in halves closely together whereby an important saving of space and cost of
freight may be effected.
In carrying out the Invention, lengths of steel or other metal plate, preferably
tapered, the widest part being at the bottom of the standard, are bent into a curved,
semicircular or equivalent shape and the edges throughout the length of the plate
are turned or folded inwards so as to enclose an angle.
The figures on the appended drawing illustrate two examples of the improved
standard Figure 2 being a horizontal section of figure 1 and figure 4 a like section
of figure 3.
As seen by these figures each standard consists of two plates a, a¹ and in putting
them together the section or length a¹ is slipped over the section a so as to cause the
curves or angles at the edges b of the plate a to embrace the like curve or angle at
the edges of the plate a. With this mode when tapered lengths such as are shewn by
the drawing are employed, the joint becomes fast when the ends of each section or
length are fairly opposite each other, but when sections or lengths which are parallel
from top to bottom are used it is advantageous that the edges should be so folded or

page_text: bent as to necessitate their being sprung in the act of slipping one section within the
other whereby a tight joint is also obtained.
The wires of the fence pass or are strung through holes c made midway between
the edges of each section at the requisite distances apart and if desired the standard
may have a head or cap inserted in its upper end in which case the cap may
conveniently be secured in position by running the upper wire through a hole in a
tail or piece projecting downwards from the head.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A hollow standard made of two parts longitudinally each having bent or curved
edges and holes for the passage of the fence wires the two parts of the standard being
fixed together by sliding one section over or within the other, substantially as set
forth.
Dated this Twelfth day of March 1888.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.