IMPROVEMENTS IN STANDARDS OR POSTS FOR FENCING
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM PHILPOT CURRAN BAIN, of Lochrin Iron Works, Lower Gilmore
Place Edinburgh, in the County of Mid Lothian Iron work manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for " IMPROVEMENTS IN STANDARDS
OR POSTS FOR FENCING," to be as follows:-
The standards or posts constructed in accordance with this Invention consist of
two sections or pieces, of curved angular or other desired form in plan. These
sections or pieces are placed vertically and at the parts where they abut against
each other they are by preference although not essentially each made with flanges
or ribs turned either inwards or outwards as desired.
The joints or abutting faces of the sections are in the direction of the length of
the fence and at distances apart (in the height of the standard or post) corresponding
to the desired distances between the rails, bars, or wires of the fence, holes or
openings are made for the passage through of the said rails, bars, or wires. These
holes or openings correspond in shape to the contour of the rail, bar, or wire to be
employed, the improved standard being adapted to any desired form of rail, bar, or
wire.
When the rails, bars, or wires have been inserted in or passed through the
said holes the two sections of the standard or post are secured together by bolts
rivets or otherwise so as to firmly grip on and hold the rails, bars, or wires in
position and without other fastenings if desired.
At the junction of two rails, bars, or wires, in the length of the fence, the end
of one rail, bar, or wire is inserted through the hole at one side and the end of the
other rail, bar, or wire, through that at the other side so as to meet or both be
enclosed within the space formed by the two sections.
In the case of the improved posts being used with wire fencing in which the
wires are strained to straining pillars the holes or slots instead of being made in
both abutting edges of each of the two sections may be made in one edge only of
each section a solid part in the edge of one section coming opposite & slotted part

page_text: of the edge in the other, the effect of which is that the wires themselves assist
in holding the two sections together independently of the bolts hereinbefore
referred to.
When the fence consists of wire netting the slots in the abutting edges of the
posts are dispensed with, bolts, rivets, or their equivalents only being used to hold
the sections together.
GEO. M. CRUIKSHANK, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
135, Buchanan St., Glasgow,
Agent.
Improvements in Standards or Posts for Fencing.
I, WILLIAM PHILPOT CURRAN BAIN, of Lochrin Iron Works, Lower Gilmore
Place Edinburgh, in the County of Mid-Lothian, Iron work manufacturer, 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:
The standards or posts constituting this invention are designed for employment
in continuous bar fencing and as seen in perspective elevation at fig. 1, and in
horizontal section at fig. 2, of the annexed drawings the improved post or standard
consists of two pieces or sections a, b, of hollow curved, angular, or other desired
form in plan. These sections or pieces are placed vertically and at the parts where
their edges abut against each other they are by preference, although not essentially
each made with a flange or rib c.
The joints or abutting faces of the sections are in the direction of the length of
the fence and at distances apart (in the height of the standard or post) corre-
sponding to the desired distances between the rails or bars; the abutting edges of
one or both of the sections a, b, are recessed so as to constitute a hole for the passage
of the bar or rail.
When a round bar is used as at d, the abutting faces of both sections a, b, are
recessed but when the bar is rectangular, as at e, it is sufficient to recess the faces
of one section only, the holes in either case corresponding in shape to the contour
of the rail or bar employed.
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An important part of this invention is that the holes in the standard should be
made as nearly as possible of the same contour and size as the bars or rails to be
passed through them so that by merely bolting the two sections a, b, together as

page_text: at f, or by rivetting or otherwise securing them the bars or rails are gripped and
firmly held in position without wedging or the employment of other fastenings of
any description. The arrangement also dispenses with special preparation of or
work upon the joining ends of the bars thereby reducing the cost of manufacture,
and it also permits of strengthening the fence by joining the lengths of the rails
or bars in different posts or standards, that is to say, the lengths constituting the
top rail may be joined in one standard, the lengths constituting the second rail in
another and so on the junction in each case being effected as seen at fig. 2, by
inserting the end of one length through the hole at one side and the end of the
other length through that at the other side of the standard so as to both be enclosed
or meet within the space formed by the two sections.
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
A standard or post for bar or rail fencing consisting of two sections of hollow
curved, angular, or other desired form in plan having in one or both sections holes
or recesses for the reception of the fence rails or bars these being held firmly in
position by merely bolting, rivetting or otherwise securing the sections together
substantially as described with reference to figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.
GEO. M. CRUIKSHANK,
135, Buchanan Street, Glasgow,
Agent.