AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE VERTICAL BARS OR UPRIGHTS OF METAL FENCING
Year: 1884

page_text: I, SAMUEL BAYLISS, of the firm of Bayliss Jones and Bayliss, of Victoria Works,
Wolverhampton in the county of Stafford, fencing manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for, AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE VERTICAL
BARS OR UPRIGHTS OF METAL FENCING, to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improvement in the class of uprights for fencing
which are formed of T-iron which has tho T-head or flanges rounded over towards
the web or single member for the purpose of retaining wedges employed to fix the
horizontal bars or wires (such T-iron being known as "round-backed ") and which
uprights have holes for the horizontal bars or wires punched through such web. It
is found that in punching these holes the metal is liable to crack through to the
edge of the web, and even when no crack is produced by the punching the upright
is considerably weakened on account of the small section of metal left between the
holes and the edge of the web.
This liability of the metal to crack through is entirely obviated, according to
this invention, and the upright very considerably strengthened, by forming the
bars from which the uprights are produced with a thickened part or bulb along
the edge of the web or single member, preferably on both sides thereof.
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Agent for the Applicant.
I, SAMUEL BAYLISS, of the firm of Bayliss, Jones and Bayliss, of Victoria Works,
Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford, fencing manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE VERTICAL
BARS OR UPRIGHTS OF METAL FENCING and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters of
reference marked thereon :-
This invention relates to an improvement in the class of uprights for fencing
which are formed of T-iron which has the T-head or flanges rounded over towards
the web for the purpose of retaining wedges employed to fix the horizontal bars

page_text: therein, such T-iron being known as "round backed," and which uprights have
holes for the horizontal bars punched through such web. When flat horizontal
bars are employed, the ends of two adjoining bars are usually carried in the
standard at the joint of. such bars, and the hole through the standard has in such
case to be of double width to admit of the two thicknesses of bar; and when round
or oval horizontal solid or tubular bars are employed the sockets joining the ends
of different lengths of such bars are carried in holes in the standards, the holes for
such sockets being of course of a larger diameter than the holes for the plain bars.
The outer edges of the holes through the standards, therefore, for the joints of the
horizontal bars, have usually to be punched somewhat near to the edge of the web,
and it is found that in punching them tho metal is liable to crack through to the
edge of the web, and even when no crack is produced by the punching the upright
is considerably weakened on account of the small section of metal left between such
holes and the edge of the web.
This liability of the metal to crack through is entirely obviated, according to
this invention, and the upright very considerably strengthened, by forming the
bars from which the uprights are produced with a thickened part or bulb along
the edge of the web, preferably on both sides thereof.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a short length of standard or upright constructed
according to this invention, and figure 2 is a section taken on line x x of figure 1.
The same letters of reference occurring upon both these views indicate corresponding
parts. A is the web, the T-head which is rounded over in section towards the
web A. C is a thickened part or bulb along the outer edge of the web A. It will
be seen that the thickened part or bulb C gives great strength to the edge of the
web, and prevents it from being cracked through, or materially weakened, by the
punching of the holes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
inventin, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
A thickened part or bulb rolled along the edge of the web of a T-iron vertical
bar or upright for metal fencing in which the T-head has its flanges curved over
towards the web for the purpose of retaining wedges employed to fix the horizontal
bars therein, substantially as and for the purpose herein described and shewn by
the drawings.