US1672947A - Farm fence - Google Patents

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E G. R. O F F E L L June 12, 192s.

FARM FENCE Filed Dec. 15, 192'? Invero last wires away from the fence at a. distance equal to the lengt-hs of the arms, and the purpose is to torni barriers at those distancesl to keep horses and cattle from approaching any closer to the fence, and therefore to keepthe animals from leaning against the fence in their efforts to reach a ew nioutht'uls of food on the vopposite side.

When it is desired to driveV a team close to the fence as at the end ot' a row in plowing or cultivating, the nuts 14 are run oil of bolts 8 far enough to allow the arms 13 to be slipped oil' of the polygonal extensions 12 whereupon the outer endsof the arms and the Wires carried by them can be dropped down beside the fence to positions below the top of the woven wire 6.

In localities where threeA arms are not needed, as along a highway, one arm may be omitted and its place spaced out by a washer of equal thickness, not shown.

'Ihe saving from the use of shorter posts and lower woven wire members balances the cost of the arms and their attachment means, and the reduction in height in the woven fencing and posts makes the stretching and anchoring ot the fence less difficult.

kWhile I have here shown and described the best formof my invention now known to me it is capable of modication in many respects without departing from the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not desire to .be limited to the exact materials, forms and arrangements shown, any more than is required by the appended claims.

I claim: y

1. In a fence, a series of posts, a plurality of arms for each post, a bolt for each post passing through the post and its group of arms, a member between the bolt and arms having out-of-round sides which fit in correspondingly shaped openings in the arms means to keep the last member from rotating on the bolt means on the bolt to clamp thearms' together and wires extending and arms having polygbnal' sides fitting in correspondingly shaped openings in the arms and having a curved end conforming to and contactin the ost, means comprising a nut on tie pro]ecting end of the bolt to clamp the members together, and wires supy ported by the arms and extending longitudinally of the fence.

3. In a farm fence, a series of posts set in the ground, a plurality of arms for each post two of which are normally in horizontal position and. one in vertical sition, a. bolt for each post passing throng the post and its group of.` arms wherebyV the arms radiate around the bolt, a member through which the bolt passes having a curved tace conforming with and contacting the post and having an extension polygonal in cross section passing through the arms, the arms having corresponding openings to receivethe extenslon, a nut on the bolt, a washer between the nut and group of armsand fence wires supported by the arms and adjustable in height and position by swingingly adjusting the arms.

4. In a fence, a series of posts, a plurality of arms for each post, a bolt for each post passing through the post and its group of arms, a member between the bolt and arms octagonal in cross section fitting in correspondingl shaped openings in the arms said mem r having a face contacting the post shaped to engage the post and prevent rotation of the member on the bolt, means on the bolt'to clamp the arms together and wires extending longitudinally of the fence supported by the arms.

In testimonywhereof I aix my signature.

LAWRENCE LEFFORGE.

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