US275884A - Fence - Google Patents

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D. A CHASE. FENCE:

No. 27538.4. Patented Apr.17,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID A. OEASE, OF COONS CORNERS, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,884, dated April 17, 1883.

Application filed August 11, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID A. OEASE, of Ooons Corners, in the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to portable fences, and has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient fence that can be readily taken up or planted, and that will have so little surface in contact with the ground as to almost entirely obviate decay of the wood.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of my improved fence in position; Fig. 2,an end View; Fig.3, a top view; and Fig. 4,a perspective view, showing the fence in use as a gate.

Referring to the drawings. A designates the posts of my improved fence, each of which comprises an inclined brace, B, against the top end of which abuts and is secured the beveled end 0 of an inclined auxiliary brace, D, the parts B and 0 being connected near the bottom by a cross piece or brace, E, and resting on flat stones F when in position. These substantially A-shaped posts A are secured to the ground by flat stakes G, driven into the latter and secured at their upper ends to the sides of auxiliary braces D, these stakes G being the only portion of the fence in contact with the ground. Main braces B are each provided with lateral right-angular pins or supporting-brackets H on their front edge, in which are adapted to rest and be supported any of the longitudinal rails I of the fencepanel. The rails I are held in position by the usual bracing-strips, J, the latter being so arranged as to abut against the adjoining brace B, on opposite sides at each end, whereby longit'udinal displacement of the panel in either direction is obviated. Owing to the incline of brace B the panel is supported in great part thereby, thus relieving brackets H from strain, and the forwardly-inclined position thus given to the panel will lessen the liability of stock jumping or damaging the fence.

Any of rails I may be placed in brackets B, so that the panels may be lowered or elevated at will to permit the passage of small farm animals.

By unhooking one end of the panel from its bracket and drawing the former a slight distancein longitudinal direction it may be turned around to the position shown in Fig. 4, thus performing the functions of a gate, even for carriages. At the same time the fence can be readily taken down and stored in small space for safe-keeping or transportation.

Iclaim as new- The combination, with the posts A, comprising the inclined braces B and D, both of which rest on stones F, and are braced by a stake driven into the ground at the side of the stone, said brace B having an angular supporting-pin on its outer face, of the fencepanels supported by the pin, and having their vertical strips J abutting against braces B to obviate longitudinal displacement of the panels, which at the same time can be used as a gate, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

DAVID ALEXANDER GEASE.

Witnesses:

J. N. MCCLOSKEY, WARREN RICKARD.

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