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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD W'. FULLER, OF LITTLE RIVER, KANSAS.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,504, dated November 27, 1888.

Application filed April l2, 1888.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD W. FULLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Little River, in the county of Rice and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fences; and it consists in certain novel features, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a fence embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of the tightening-posts. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 4 is a view of one of the fence-posts. Fig. 5 is a detaiiperspective View of one of the tightening-spools, and Fig. 6 is a view of the clineher.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the rigid posts, which are set in the ground at suitable points along the line of the proposed fence and firmly secured. The fencewires are passed through staples secured to the posts and are secured at their ends in the usual or any preferred manner. These posts are made of metal and are concave-convex in cross-section and provided with straight flattened side edges, as shown, to permit the attachment oi" horizontal wooden rails, when so desired. At proper points along the line of the fence I erect the hollow cylindrical tightening-posts B, which are securedin the ground by means of stakes C,passed in reverse directions through a band, D, secured to the lower portion of the post. A vertical series of openings, E, arranged in pairs, extends longitudinally of the posts, the openings of each pair diverging inward, as shown in Fig. 3. The staples F are inserted through these openings, and the fence-wires are passed through the staples. Thedivergingarrangenientoftheopenings causes the legs of the staples to spread as they are inserted through the same,and the inner ends of the said legs are clinched against the inner side of the post by means of the clincher G. (Shown in Fig. 6.) This clincherconsists of two spring-bars, H, provided with wedges I at their lower ends, the said wedges being so arranged as to entirely fill the interior of the posts when the clincher is placed therein. One

of the bars H is provided with a laterally-pro- Serial No. 270,413. (No model.)

jecting loop, J, which is secured thereto and passes around the other bar,H. Aset-screw, K, is mounted in this loop and bears against the free bar, so as to secure the same within upper ends with the angular iianges lVLadapted to be engaged by a wrench, and at their lower ends with flanges N, havingaseries of ratchetteeth in their under sides and provided 0n their upper sides with the spurs I. In operation the ratchet-teeth are arranged to engage one of the staples on the post and the fenee-wire is passed around the spurs.

From the foregoing description, taken in in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a very simple and efficient fence, which is very strong and durable. In practice the fcneewires are stretched by rotating the sleeves or drums on the cylindrical posts, and independent wire-stretehers are thereby dispensed with. In order to prevent the rotation of the post while stretching a wire, some ofthe drums or sleeves are provided with teeth turned toward the right, while the others have teeth turned to the left.

The advantages of my fence are thought to be obvious, and detailed reference thereto is thought to be unnecessary.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

l. The combination, with the cylindrical post having staples secured therein, of the drums or sleeves mounted thereon and provided at their lower ends with ratchetteeth engaging said staples, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the cylindrical posts having staples secured therein, ofthe drums mounted on the posts and having angular flan ges at their upper ends and provided at IOO having ratchet-teeth engaging the stap1es,the Wires passed around the drums and extending between the posts, and anchor-stakes secured to the lower ends of the posts and passed into the ground, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own Ihave hereto affixed my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD NV. FULLER.

Witnesses:

CHARLEs W. BOETNER, HOWARD H. GILOHRIsT.

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