IMPROVEMENTS IN FENCES, DIVIDING WALLS AND SUCH LIKE STRUCTURES
Year: 1885

page_text: I CHARLES PORTWAY of 27 High Street Halstead in the County of Essex Iron-
founder do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
FENCES, DIVIDING WALLS AND SUCH LIKE STRUCTURES, to be as follows:-
The object of the invention is to obtain a fence, wall, screen or other dividing
or sheltering structure adapted to divide or separate portions of land, screen plants
afford shelter of various kinds and for other purposes, which fence shall be readily
transportable easily applied or removed, cheap in construction, durable in use
and highly effectual in preventing trespass and in resisting strain and other
advantages.
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For this purpose I provide a post or standard at intervals at predetermined and
convenient distances apart. Each post is formed of an iron or steel tube, socketed
to a base piece, sole plate or foundation plate, which by preference, and for
cheapness of manufacture I form by casting with four or other suitable number of
feet strengthened by ties braces or connections between the upright and the feet,
so arranged as to give a larger superficial hold on the ground into which the base
is sunk. The mode of attachment of these parts will vary somewhat accordingly
as cast or wrought metal be used.
Upon the posts are slidden a plate or series of superposed plates or pieces, which
may most conveniently be made by casting, having a central socket to receive the
post and corrugated or curved wings or fins to fit against or receive for attachment
thereto by rivetting or other well understood means of attachment; sheets of iron
of corrugated or other sheet metal. Adjoining post attachment pieces slidden on
one above another may be formed with corresponding keys to lock into each other
and if desired also to the post in a corresponding manner.
The heads of the posts may be formed as knobs, balls or otherwise and from
these upper parts barbed or other wire may be strained in order to afford further
security.
Where desired I apply cross strain stays with sockets engaging the posts and the
plates may be cut away or formed to fit therewith accordingly.

page_text: Structures.
I CHARLES PORTWAY of 27 High Street Halstead in the County of Essex Iron
founder do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
FENCES, DIVIDING WALLS AND SUCH LIKE STRUCTURES and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The object of the invention is to obtain a fence, wall, screen or other dividing
or sheltering structure adapted to divide or separate portions of land, screen plants
afford shelter of various kinds and for other purposes, which fence shall be readily
transportable easily applied or removed, cheap in construction, durable in use;
highly effectual in preventing trespass and in resisting strain and also to possess
various other advantages.
For this purpose I provide a post or standard at intervals at predetermined and
convenient distances apart. Each post is formed of an iron or steel tube, socketed
to a base piece, sole plate or foundation plate, which by preference, and for
cheapness of manufacture I form by casting with three four or other suitable
number of feet or anchoring enlargements strengthened by ties braces or connections
between the upright and the feet, so arranged as to give a larger superficial hold
on the ground into which the base is sunk. The mode of attachment of these
parts will vary somewhat accordingly as cast or wrought metal be used in
manufacturing them.
These sockets or ground anchors for the posts may be left in the ground when
the fence is temporarily removed so as to lessen labor of replacement.
Upon the posts are slidden a plate, or a number of plates added one above
'another to the desired height, or a series of plates or pieces are superposed and
bolted or tied through the posts by bolts so as to hold and clamp the sheets of
corrugated or such like metal that extend from post to post.
These plates may most conveniently and cheaply be made by casting, having a
central socket or part sockets with bolt holes or connection parts to receive the
post and thereupon corrugated or curved clamps, grips, wings or fins are formed
adapted to fit against or receive for attachment thereto by the rivetting or other
well understood means of attachment, the sheets of iron of corrugated or other
sheet metal for the wall or screen.
Adjoining post attachment pieces slidden on one above another may be formed
with corresponding keys to lock into or beyond each other and if desired also to
the post in a corresponding manner or the half sockets and flanges may be bolted
through and through.
The heads of the posts may be formed as knobs, balls or otherwise and from
these upper parts barbed or other wire may be strained in order to afford further
security against trespassers or passage thereover.
Where desired I apply cross strain stays with sockets engaging the posts and
the plates may be cut away or formed to fit therewith accordingly.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shews a front view and Figure 2 an edge view of one of the posts and
flanges with parts of the intermediate walls of corrugated iron when part or
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page_text: Figures 3 and 4 shew the feet in place and it will readily be understood that
for a continuous boundary or wall the repetition of posts and intermediate parts
is simple and obviously attainable without the exercise of any special skill
or labor.
In like manner Figures 5, 5* and 6 shew corresponding views of an arrangement
with corrugations perpendicularly and grips, clamps or flanges to match on the
sockets. Or, the sheets may be provided with sockets and clamping flanges for
the sheets to slide over the posts. Figures 7 and 8 show a post and foot
separately.
For the purpose of detached screens for various purposes either temporary or
otherwise the invention affords great scope for development in design.
For shutting out undesirable exposure to onlookers these walls or part walls are
very convenient devices as they can be so placed at such an angle in series in
echelon amongst partly grown shrubbery or otherwise that whilst not impeding
the view from the mansion or other point of principal prospect by their being seen
edgewise they put an obstacle in another direction to overlookers and many other
uses may be devised.
In order to explain the mode of construction in detail the following letters of
reference to the figures of the drawings are employed to like parts throughout
the figures.
a is the central post of each pair of part sockets a¹ and a³ (Figures 1 and 2,
5 and 6), or each socket if made in one with their flanges for clamping gripping or
securing in position the sheets of corrugated metal intermediate of each post and
the next-b is the socket or ground stay provided with the socket hole (1) ribs or
stays (2). (3). (4) and base plate (5); (6) being a strengthening collar (7) is a finial
or knob to give a finish to the post as well as serving as a fastener for the set of
sockets or clamps.
The holding of the sockets and flanges to the posts in Figures 1 and 2 is by the
pins or bolts (8) and in Figures 5 and 6, by like means or in either case by the
socket encircling the posts aided if desired by pins (S) the flanges being either
double to enclose the edge of the sheets (9) or portions of each alternate flanged
socket may grip opposite sides of a corrugated sheet and so hold them in place.
The direction of the corrugations may be perpendicular as in Figure 5 or
horizontal as in Figure 1, so long as the flanges and plates correspond.
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
1. The constructions and use of metallic fences, walls and such like structures
as set forth.
2. The arrangement or construction of parts forming fences walls and like
structures with clamping holding or gripping flanges or parts to grip and hold the
sheets or plates in position.
3. The construction and use of clamping gripping or flanged parts for holding
the sheets or plates (9) of fences dividing walls and such like structures as set
forth.
Dated this 1ot dov of October 1905