US394361A - Samuel hobson - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

S. HOBSON.

PORTABLE PENGE.

No. 394,361. Patented Dec. 11, 1888.

0606M w v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL HOBSON, or ROCKPORT, INDIANA.

PORTABLE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 394,361, dated December 11, 1888.

Application filed August 28, 1888. Serial No. 283,969. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

lle it known that I, SAMUEL IIOBSON, of Rockport, in the county of Spencer and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful ll'l'lPlOVGlllQlllS in Portable Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, ref erence being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in portable fences; and it consists in, first, the combination of a groundsill provided with a groove to receive the lower ends of the cleats of two adjoining panels, a block which is secured to one of the cleats, and a block which is secured upon the top of the sill and projects over the block upon the cleat, with a wire loop which extends from the side of one of the cleats through an opening in the other cleat, and a brace provided with a wire which catches in the loop at its upper end and in a staple at its lower end upon the top of the sill; second, the arrangement and combination of parts, which will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a portable fence which can be put up and taken down without the trouble of removing a single nail or screw, and which is sufficiently strong to answer all ordinary purposes.

Figure 1 is a perspective of a sill, the cleats of two adjoining panels, and the brace and wire by which they are secured together. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing two panels placed at an angle to each other. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 4. is a perspective of the sill used at a corner. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are detail views of the different parts.

A represents a sill such as is used to support the ends of two adjoining panels where they are extending in a line with each other,

This sill has two blocks, S, secured upon, its

and which sill has the transverse groove B formed across its top near its center, and the transverse groove 0 formed across its top near one end. Secured upon the top of this sill, so that one end projects a slight distance across the groove 15, is the block I), which serves to catch over a block, F, which is secured to the lower end of a vertical cleat, G, which forms center.

one end of a panel, II. The panel Il may be formed of two or three vertical cleats and two or more boards, and any suitable number of wires; or it maybe formed entirely of boards, as may be preferred. I do not limit myself to any specific construction of the. panel, for this maybe formed in any suitable manner and of any suitable material. \Vhere two cleats of two adjoining panels come together, one of these cleats must be provided with a block, F, upon its lower end to catch under the block D upon the top of the sill, while the other cleat, I, will be perfectly plain and simply have an opening, J, through it at or near its Around the clcat G, near its center, is wrapped a wire, Ii, which has its central portion formed into a loop, a,to extend through the opening J in the clcat I, for the purpose of binding the two cleats together. The lower ends of the two cleats, being placed side by side in close contact with each other, rest in the transverse groove B in the sill A, and the block F, by catching under the horizontal block D upon the top of the sill, prevents any vertical movement.

Bearing against the outer side of the cleat I, and resting in the notch O at its lower end, is a brace, O, to the outer side of which is socured a wire, P, which projects beyond the brace O at each end and is formed into a hook. The hook at the upper end catches in the loop a of the wire L, and the hook at the lower end catches in the staple Q. upon the top of the outer end of the sill. The cleat G is held in position by the blocksD and F, and the cleat I is held by the wire L, the brace O, and wire I, so that they cannot have any vertical movement or become displaced from the sill. The lower ends of the two cleats just fill the groove B in the top of the sill, and hence they have no lateral movementwhatever.

here a square corner is to be turned, the sill A is done away with and the sill R used.

top and extending in a line therewith, a suitable space being left betwecn them. Just beyond the inner ends of these two blocks S is secured a block, T,which extends transversely across the top of the sill R, and the space which is left between the three blocks is T- shaped. A cleat, I, catches in between the two blocks S, and the wire L is placed around this cleat, so that its loop projects in a line with the panel of the fence, instead of proj ecting at right angles thereto, as when the sill A is used. The panel which is to extend at right angles and form the corner has the cleat U upon its end, provided with the two blocks V at its upper end, and these blocks catch upon opposite sides of the top of the cleat I. The lower ends of the two cleats are held in the T-shaped recess between the blocks S and T, while the upper ends of the cleats are held together by the two blocks V. A brace, 0, provided with the wire I is then made to catch against the transverse block IV across the sill R, and the lower end of the wire 1? is made to hook in a staple, X, which projects from the top of the block. The upper end of the wire I is made to catch in the loop which projects through an opening in the cleat U, as already described.

\Vhen it is desired to remove any one of the sections or panels of the fence, it is only necessary to detach the end of the wire P from the loops, and then slip the braces a little to one side, and then the panel can be lifted out of place. In this way the entire fence can be put up and taken down without removing a single screw or nail.

Having thus described my invention, I clai1n 1. The combination of the sill A, provided with the transverse groove B, a notch, O, the block D, and a staple, with the cleat G of one panel provided with a block, F, at its'lower end, the wire L, the cleat I of the adjoining panel, provided with a hole, J, and the brace 0, provided with the wire P, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of the sill R, provided with the blocks S, T, and WV, a cleat, I, provided with a wire, L, the cleat U of the adjoining panel, provided with the blocks V, a hole through which the wire L passes, and a brace, 0, provided with a wire, P, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL HOBSON. \Vitnesses:

CHARLES ZUCKRU'GEL, ELBERT M. SWAN.

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