Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 2nd Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted. 4th Oct., 1887
I, CHARLES BEADLE, of Erith in the County of Kent, Merchant do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce fencing having greater durability and
strength than heretofore. For this purpose I make the fencing of a combination of
iron and wood. The posts are made of iron which may be rolled of any desired
section according to requirement but I find iron of T section very suitable for the
purpose. These standards or posts are embedded in concrete in the ground and
the rails, which may be of varied section are connected and bolted to the flange of
the iron when such as I prefer it is used. In fences where gravel boards are used,
the gravel board is placed inside the laths instead of under as usual, and the laths
are nailed to the rails and gravel board in such manner that I make a very firm and
durable fence and one where the water runs off more freely than heretofore. Fencing
made in the manner before described is very economical because the first cost is no
more than when made wholly of wood and it lasts much longer than when wood alone
is employed.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1886
BREWER & SON,
For the Applicant.

page_text: I, CHARLES BEADLE, of Erith in the County of Kent, Merchant 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:
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The object of my invention is to produce fencing having greater durability and
strength than heretofore. For this purpose I make the fencing of a combination of
iron and wood. The posts are made of iron which may be rolled of any desired
section according to requirement but I find iron of T section very suitable for the
purpose. These standards or posts are embedded in concrete in the ground, and the
rails which may be of varied section are connected and bolted to the flanges of the
Tiron when such, as I prefer it is used. In fences where gravel boards are used,
the gravel board is placed inside the laths instead of under as usual, and the laths are
nailed to the rails and gravel board.
In order that my invention may be fully and completely understood I will now
proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a back elevation of so much of a piece of fencing constructed
according to my invention as will be necessary to explain same. Figure 2 is a
vertical cross section of same, and Figure 3 is a horizontal section shewing the
posts and rails, the laths not being shewn in this latter figure.
Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures.
A A are the iron posts which are preferably made of T section as best seen at
Figure 3 although of course they may be rolled or made of any other desired or
convenient section in accordance with the description of fence for which the posts are
to be used and so for example as to adapt them to any place, or as circumstances
may require. B shews the concrete bed into which these posts are or may be inserted
so as to retain them firmly in position. CCC shew the rails which generally and
as they are shewn at Figure 2, have their surfaces bevilled or sloped off with the
object of allowing the water to freely run off; the shape of the section shewn at
Figure 2 effectually draining the water from the surfaces of the rails C. The rails
are bolted to the posts or to the flanges of same and as shewn by the letter D.
E shews a gravel board preferably placed inside the laths as shewn, and secured at
the ends to the posts by bolts and nuts; or rivets may be employed for this
purpose. FF are the laths nailed to the rails in the usual way.
By the above means I make a very firm and durable fence and one where the water
runs off more freely than heretofore and occupying less width than wood fencing.
Fencing made in the manner before described is very economical because the first
cost is very little more than when made wholly of wood and it lasts much longer than
when wood alone is employed.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :—
1st. In fencing, the combination of iron posts or standards rolled to any approved
section, preferably T section, with wood rails bolted to the said standards or posts
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2nd. In fencing, the metal posts or standards A, bevelled rails C, and gravel board E,
all combined and arranged substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to
the accompanying drawings.