Year: 1888

page_text: I, WHAM HATI CONFR, of Macou, in the County of Bibb, and State of Georgin
United States of America gentle in, do hereby declare the nature of the said
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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My invention his for its objects to provide in extremely light and durable metallic
fence, which will it the same time be highly ornament il in appear ince and very strong
and stable when once rected, is will be fully understood from the following description
and claim when taken in connection with the innexed drawings
This invent on consists, essentially, either of strip of solid or sheet inetal bent to
form three ums or flanges siuting from common center and arranged equi-distant
that is, forming angles of 120° one with the other
This form of strip mas be combined with others of like form for vitious purpose
hereafter mort puncularly described some of the forms being showin in the
recompanying di wings in which
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Figure side ind section il view of the simple strip particularly clapted for
fence pickets
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Figure 2 like view of a compound strip adapted for use as a fence rail
Figure 3 is a like view of a compound strip adapted for use is i fence post
Figure 4 is an enlarged section of figure 1 showing a slightly different construction
Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views of different forms of posts
Figure 7 shows the invention applied to a fence
Figure 8 15 sectional view of the fence showing one of the brace rods
Figures 9 and 10 are, respectively, a side elevation and sectional plin view of a toot
block for a post
Figure 11 is a view illustrating the manner of attaching the fence rail to the post
Figure 12 detail perspective view looking up from below, of portions of the rail
and picket, showing method of attaching the pichet to the rul
The strip A shown in figures 1 and 4 and on which the construction of all the other
parts are bised, consists of three equidistant radial arm or flanges and of equal or
unequal lengths in cross section The strip may be rolled into form and may be
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page_text: solid or formed of sheet metal or otherwise constructed The preferred method of
constructing these strips, (which are used as pichet in the tence) so as to make them
light ind inexpensive, is to form them out of single strip of sheet metal, cut the
required width and bent and folded upon itself and pressed into shape by suitable dies
or formers, the contiguous faces of the metal being pressed closely in contact, as
shown clearly in figure 1 The construction of the strip is such, is will be evident
from the drawings, that strain from any direction will be resisted by one of the
flanges in an edgewise direction, or by two of the flanges mecting in V-shipe, either
of which strongly resist dopirture from their normal ship In hgui 2 is shown a
fence i ul B formed of two strips A A, having two of the flanges joined together so
as to form web C with V-shaped ends, and which have viriously shaped pieces
punched out of it as plainly shown in the plan figure 2 The apertures or slots inade
in the webs of the ruls are similar in shape to the pickets, and are for the
purpose of receiving them, the pickets being forced into the slots, which are
preferably cut so as to fit the pickets snugly and issist in holding them in place in
the ruls The ends of these ruls are also slotted for the purpose of receiving the
flanged vertical edges of the posts, the slots being prefer ably cut to fit and clump the
webs of the posts tightly and be thereby supported In figures 3 and 5, several strips A
with one of the flinges of each elongated and ill joined at a common center, ue
used to form a fence post with a multiple part web In figure two rails such as
shown in figure 2 are joined at the center of the web by rivets or otherwise, to form
a compound web and the ends bent outward forming a strong post or 1ail The ruls
and posts are all preferably constructed in similar manner to the pichets A, thit 15,
are formed of strips of sheet metal cut to suit ible width und folded longitudinally
and pressed into shape by dies or formers, the contiguous ficus of the metal being
pressed closely together
In figures 9 and 10 is shown bed block for the posts, and which consists of a
base plate D having lugs or standards E rused thereon to embrace the webs of the
posts and be firmly secured thereto by bolts or otherwise These blocks may be
secured to a coping F shown in figures 7 and 8, or be fastened in any other manner to
firmly support the fence posts The fence may be further supported by brace rods Gone
end of which may pass through one of the ils B In figure 12 Í show means for
supporting the pickots in tho rails This supporting device is lettered H in this figure
and consists preferably of a single piece of sheet metal bent so as to embrace one of
the
wings of the pichet and rest against the lower side of the rul as shown, rivets a a
being employed to securely fasten the device to the picket and rul
In putting the fence together the posts first receive the rails and then the pickets
are inserted through the holes prepared for them, or the rails and pickets may be
placed together before being secured to the posts, but in either instance, or after the
entire panel or panels are put together they are dipped in acid and then in a
galvanizing material to galvanize and coment them together However other similar
and equivalent fluids or processes may be used, the fence or parts thereof being put
together before being treated The galvanizing material closes the joints and solders
the pickets and rails together
In addition to the advantages of strength, lightness, and cheapness possessed by the
construction described, may be mentioned that of ornamentation, as a fence, even in
its simplest form, as shown in figures 1, 2 and 3, will present a pleasing appearance
It will be understood that ornaments of various kinds may be applied to different
parts of the fence, and that other forms and modifications than those shown may
be used
It will be perceived that an essential feature of my invention consists in so slotting
the ends of the horizontal rails that they will embrace the flanged radial wings of the
posts, the slots in the ends of the rails being of such a width that they will when the
rails are forced to the proper position on the posts, closely and firmly clamp the radial
flanged wings of the posts By this construction the rails will not only be supported
by the posts, but they will be securely attached to them, thus ensuring very strong
and firin fence when the pinels are all connected together, and erected as is evident

page_text: The galvanizing material will serve to further secure the parts of the panel in
position
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 As an element in the construction of fences, an angle strip consisting in cross
section of three arms or flanges, radially disposed and equidistant one from the other,
substantially as described
2nd In fence, angle strips combined to form a web with ends or edges each
formed of two arms equidistant from each other, and from the said web, substantially
as described
3rd In fence, a pruel consisting of rails formed of webs with angle edges
composed of equidistant diverging aims and pickets extending through said rails
or seated therein, and composed of three equidistant radial arms or flanges,
substantially as described
4th A fence composed of posts and rails formed of webs with edges consisting of
equidistant diverging arms and pickets formed of strips with three equi-distant radial
arms, substantially as described
5th A method of constructing metallic fences consisting in placing separate parts
in their relative positions and then treating them with a protecting and cementing
preparition, such as galvanizing material substantially as described
6th The combination of the rails and pichets, and the device H constructed as
shown and described
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T 1000
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
321, High Holborn, London, WC,
Agents for the Applicant