Improvements in Standards for use with Wire-rope or with other such like Fencing Material.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Jan., 1891-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Standards for use with Wire-rope or with other
such like Fencing Material.
I, CHARLES HENRY WHITE, Junr., Mayfield, Stanmore Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in the improvements in standards or posts hereinafter set
forth.
I provide bars of iron, wood or other suitable metal or material of any convenient
and suitable dimensions; by preference I provide bars of iron the thickness of
which would be about of the width thereof.
I next pierce through the bar of iron or other material one, two, three or more
transverse holes at suitable distances apart the holes being provided of a suitable
diameter to allow the wire, rope or other material to pass easily through such
holes.
I next pierce the side of the standard with an angular slot such angular_slot
reaching to the transverse hole so that a wire strand, a hemp rope, a wire rod, or
other suitable fencing material can be passed through the angular slot into the
transverse hole ; pierce the side of the standard with angular slots reaching to
each of the transverse holes pierced in the standard.
In using my improved standards I should proceed in the following manner.
The standards would be driven at suitable distances apart in accordance with
the nature of the ground protected by the fencing or in accordance with the
circumstances under which the fencing may be erected, either to fence in live stock
of various kinds or to fence out. live stock of various kinds.
I next provide barbed wire, smooth wire, rod iron, rope or any other suitable
material in accordance with the dimensions of the standards and in accordance with
the dimension of the holes and slots provided in the standards.
I secure one end of such barbed wire, smooth wire, rod iron, rope or other suit-
able material to any suitable starting post; I then pass the wire (or other
equivalent) through the angular slot provided on each standard reaching to the top
transverse hole in each standard.
It will thus be readily understood that the wire or other equivalent can be
quickly passed through the top slot of each standard and thus pass through the
transverse top hole of each standard until the said wire or equivalent is connected
to any suitable adjusting screw provided on any suitable adjusting post, the
adjusting screw can then be revolved in the ordinary manner until the wire or
other equivalent is tightened up to the required tention.
I thread a wire or other equivalent through the next series of holes provided in
the set of standards or posts and proceed with each set of holes in a precisely
similar manner to that herein before set forth in relation to the top slots and
transverse holes, and by so proceeding form a complete fence.
The wire or other equivalent stretched in the manner hereinbefore set forth
would be locked or secured within or through each standard in-so-far that the wire
could not be withdrawn from either standard until the tention was released and the
wire or other equivalent slackened.
It will be thus apparent that by the utilization of my improved angular slotted
standards, wire fencing or rope fencing can be very quickly set up or taken
down.
By a second modification of my invention I provide standards formed with the
transverse holes and angular slots and in addition thereto provide on each standard

page_text: set-offs, ears, or luggs, so that my improved standards can be nailed to walls for
the purpose of protecting fruit trees, or can be nailed to trees when such trees are
lineable with a row of standards set up to form a fence.
I do not confine myself to making the standards parallel, as they may in some
cases be made of various shapes to suit the place or places where such standards
would be fixed.
What constitutes my invention is the providing of angular slots pierced through
the edge or face of a standard reaching to the transverse holes provided in such
standard, irrespective of the dimensions or configuration of the standard.
Dated this 25th day of April 1890.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Standards for use with Wire-rope or with other
such like Fencing Material.
CHARLES HENRY WHITE, Jun., "Mayfield," Stanmore Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham, 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 consists in the improvements in standards, or posts herein after
set forth.
I provide bars of iron a, wood or other suitable metal, or material of any con-
venient, and suitable dimensions by preference I provide bars of iron the thickness
of which would be about of the width thereof.
I next pierce through the bar of iron a or other material one, two, three or
"more transverse holes at suitable distances apart the holes being provided of a
suitable diameter to allow the wire, rope, or other material to pass easily through
such holes.
I next pierce the side of the standard with an angular slot c,
such angular
slot e reaching to the transverse hole so that a wire strand, a hemp rope, a wire
rope, or other suitable fencing material can be passed through the angular slot c
into the transverse hole b. I pierce the side of the standard a with an angular
slot c reaching to each of the transverse holes 6 pierced in the standard a.
In using my improved standard, I should proceed in the following manner.
The standards a would be driven at suitable distances apart in accordance with
the nature of the ground protected by the fencing, or in accordance with the
circumstances under which the fencing may be erected, either to fence in live stock
of various kinds, or to fence out live stock of various kinds.
I next provide barbed wire, smooth wire, rope, rod iron or any other suitable
material in accordance with the dimensions of the standards a and in accordance
with the dimension of the holes b, and slots c provided in the standards.
I secure one end of such barbed wire, smooth wire, rod iron rope or other
suitable material to any suitable starting post; I then pass the wire or other
equivalent through the angular slot e provided on each standard reaching to the
top transverse b hole in each standard a.
It will thus be readily understood that the wire or other equivalent, can be
quickly passed through the top slot c of each standard a, and thus pass through
the transverse top holes of each standard until the said wire or equivalent is con-
nected to any suitable adjusting screw provided or any suitable adjusting post, the
adjusting screw can then be revolved in the ordinary manner until the wire or other
equivalent is tightened up to the required tention.
I thread a wire or other equivalent through the next series of holes, provided in
the set of standards, or posts and proceed with each set of holes in a precisely

page_text: similar manner to that herein before set forth, in relation to the top slots, and
transverse holes and by so proceeding, form a complete fence.
The wire or other equivalent stretched in the manner herein before set forth
would be locked, or secured within or through each standard in-so-far that the
wire could not be withdrawn from either standard until the tention was released,
and the wire or other equivalent slackened.
It will be thus apparent that by the utilization of my improved angular slotted
standards, wire fencing, or rope, fencing can be very quickly set up, or taken
down.
By a second modification of my invention I provide standards formed with the
transverse holes and angular slots c, and in addition thereto provide on each
standard set-offs, ears or luggs, so that my improved standards can be nailed to walls
for the purpose of protecting fruit trees, or can be nailed to trees where such
trees are lineable with a row of standards set up to form a fence.
I do not confine myself to making the standards parallel as they may in some
cases be made of various shapes to suit the place or places where such standards
would be fixed.
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 1
claim is :-
The providing of angular slots e pierced through the edge, or face of a
standard a reaching to the transverse holes b produced in such standard,
irrespective of the dimensions, or configuration of the standard.
Dated this Twenty second day of Tonu 1801
CHARLES HENRY WHITE, Jun.,
"Mayfield," Stanmore Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.