An Improved Device or Socket for Supporting the Ends of Fence Rails and for like purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification I oft 19th June 1800 Accanted 15th July 1800
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device or Socket for Supporting the Ends of Fence
Rails and for like purposes.
I, THOMAS HANSELL, of No. 41, London Road, St. Albans, in the County of
Herts, Upholsterer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved device or socket for supporting the ends
of fence rails and for like purposes, and the object of it is to provide a ready-
made separate socket that has only to be screwed or nailed to the fence post and
thus do away with the necessity for cutting a mortise hole or socket in the post
itself, which latter, besides weakening the post and requiring skill to cut pro-
perly, offers great disadvantage to the ready removal of the rail when once fixed.
According to my invention such a socket is cast or formed separately out of
iron or other suitable material. A flange is formed around the socket, or lugs are
provided thereon, through which flange or lugs holes are made for the reception
of screws, nails or other like fastenings.
These sockets are nailed or screwed on to the posts or other supports as the case
may be, and the ends of the rails placed into them and secured by a peg as usual.
To remove a rail thus secured it would only be necessary to remove the peg
and withdraw the nails or screws, when the rail and socket would come away
together.
Instead of the socket being formed entirely in one piece as above described, I
may in some cases make one of its sides separate, loose, or removable, such loose
side having bent-round ends so that it will, when in position partly embrace or
grip around or over the edges of the adjacent sides; the advantage being that by
simply sliding back this loose side on to the rail itself, the latter may be removed
from the socket without even removing the socket from the post.
Dated the 12th day of August 1898.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device or Socket for Supporting the Ends of Fence
Rails and for like purposes.
I, THOMAS HANSELL, of No. 41, London Road, St. Albans, in the County of
Herts, Upholsterer, 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 an improved device or socket for supporting the ends
of fence rails and for like purposes, and the object of it is to provide a ready-
made separate socket that has only to be screwed or nailed to the fence post and

page_text: thus do away with the necessity for cutting a mortise hole or socket in the post
itself, which latter, besides weakening the post and requiring skill to cut pro-
perly, offers great disadvantage to the ready removal of the rail when once fixed.
I will now proceed to describe my invention with the aid of the accompanying
drawings, in which;
Figure 1 is a plan view of the socket detached:
Figure 2 is a view of the socket in side elevation shewn fixed in position upon
a fence post; a part of one of the cross-rails of the fence being in position in the
socket.
Figure 3 is a plan view of the modified form of the socket detached, wherein
one side of the socket is detachable.
Figure 4 is a side elevation of the modified form of socket shewn in position
upon a fence post; the detachable side of the socket being shewn partially on
the end of the cross-rail and partially over the socket.
According to my invention the socket a is cast or formed separately out of iron
or other suitable material. A flange is formed around the socket, or lugs are
provided thereon, through which flange or lugs holes & are made for the reception
of screws, nails or other like fastenings.
These sockets are nailed or screwed on to the posts d or other supports as the
case may be, and the ends of the cross-rails e placed into them and secured by a
peg f as usual.
To remove a rail thus secured it would only be necessary to unfasten the socket
by withdrawing the nails or screws, when the rail and socket would come away
together.
Instead of the socket being formed entirely in one piece as above described
and shewn in Figures 1 and 2, I may in some cases make one of its sides
separate, loose, or removable, as shewn in Figures and 4 wherein g is the loose
side such loose side having bent-round ends h, h¹ so that it will, when in position
partly embrace or grip around or over the edges i, ¹ of the adjacent sides; the
advantage being that by simply sliding back this loose side on to the rail itself,
the latter may be removed from the socket without even removing the socket
from the post. In this latter case the securing of the cross-rail in the socket is
effected by means of a peg or screw inserted through the hole j.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is;
1. The device for supporting the ends of fence cross-rails upon the vertical
posts, consisting of a detachable socket in one piece shaped to fit the end of the
cross-rail and provided with lugs or flanges with holes in them and screws or
equivalent fasteners for its attachment to the post and to the rail, substantially
as described and set forth.
2. The combination with a fence post or its equivalent support of the device for
supporting the ends of the cross-rails or bars, consisting of a socket complete in
itself fitting the said ends and detachably secured to the post or other support,
substantially as described and set forth.
3. The modification of the device for supporting the ends of fence cross-rails
upon the vertical posts, consisting of a socket in two pieces shaped to fit the end
of the cross-rail and provided with lugs or flanges with holes therein and screws
or equivalent fasteners for its attachment to the post and to the rail, substan-
tially as and for the purpose described and set forth.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.