Patent ID: 6848678

Claim:
A fence tensioner for applying tension to a substantially flat, flexible fence slat comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a fence post, said bracket having a substantially vertical fence post mounting web between upper and lower horizontal plate portions with vertically aligned cylinder openings and vertically aligned locking pin reaction holes therein; a first tensioning cylinder received in said vertically aligned cylinder openings for rotation relative to said upper and lower horizontal plate portions, said first tensioning cylinder having at least one slot extending along said cylinder and a first pair of flanges at respective opposite ends thereof that retain said tensioning cylinder in said aligned cylinder openings, said slot having a length substantially equal to a width of the substantially flat, flexible fence slat, each of said first pair of flanges having a circular array of selectively useable locking apertures therein; and a locking pin adapted to extend through said aligned locking pin reaction holes and through a selected pair of aligned locking apertures.