US3776522A — Fence post construction

Claim 1

Independent Claim 166 words

For use in supporting and retaining fencing wires such as for example, plain wirE, barbed wire, electric wire, hog and sheep wire, poultry wire, and the like comprising, a one-piece farm fencing multipurpose post, said post being hollow and embodying united walls defining a rigid vertically elongated corner, said corner and walls having self-contained slot means, said slot means embodying at least one main insert slot having an entrance and piloting portion opening accessibly through said corner, and complemental auxiliary slots embodied in the respective walls and communicating with coacting terminal portions of said main slot and functioning to receive, seat and retain the wire which is adapted to be positioned and held therein, said main slot being substantially V-shaped and the diverging branch portions thereof being disposed at like 45* angles, and said auxiliary slots being vertically elongated, there being one vertical slot in one wall which is opposed to and lined up with the companion vertical slot in the wall opposite said one wall.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 166 words

For use in supporting and retaining fencing wires such as for example, plain wirE, barbed wire, electric wire, hog and sheep wire, poultry wire, and the like comprising, a one-piece farm fencing multipurpose post, said post being hollow and embodying united walls defining a rigid vertically elongated corner, said corner and walls having self-contained slot means, said slot means embodying at least one main insert slot having an entrance and piloting portion opening accessibly through said corner, and complemental auxiliary slots embodied in the respective walls and communicating with coacting terminal portions of said main slot and functioning to receive, seat and retain the wire which is adapted to be positioned and held therein, said main slot being substantially V-shaped and the diverging branch portions thereof being disposed at like 45* angles, and said auxiliary slots being vertically elongated, there being one vertical slot in one wall which is opposed to and lined up with the companion vertical slot in the wall opposite said one wall.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 52 words

The post defined in and according to claim 1, and wherein said post is triangular in cross-section and is made of moldable weatherproof plastic material, the aforementioned walls converging toward the front of said post and defining said vertically elongated corner, said main slot having a median portion opening through said corner.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 64 words

The post defined in and according to claim 1, and wherein said slot means is duplicated and ranges from the top of said corner to a lower end portion, each slot means embodying duplicate main and auxiliary slots capable of selective use depending on the type of fencing wire which is to be attached and retained for supported and fencing use on said post.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 85 words

The post defined in and according to claim 1, and wherein the rearward terminal ends of said diverging branch portions are communicatively joined with coacting median portions of the respectively cooperable auxiliary vertical slots in a manner that each vertical slot has a lower half-portion and an upper half-portion, and said half-portions serving to accommodatingly adapt themselves to the ever varying conditions of the wire which is seated and lodged for retention, whereby to thus cope with the situation at hand whatever it may be.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 42 words

The post defined in and according to claim 1, and wherein the lower end portion of said post is provided with a multiplicity of perforations which constitute drainage holes and permit expansion and contraction during periods of freezing and thawing, for example.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 40 words

The post defined in claim 4, and, in combination, at least one length of wire having portions thereof seated and held against displacement in either the upper or lower half-portions of said vertical auxiliary slots, as the case may be.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 62 words

The post defined in claim 4, and, in combination, a strand of fencing wire having portions captively nested in coacting portions of said auxiliary vertical slots and also having depending laterally bent portions exteriorly located but proximal to the exterior surfaces of the respective walls of said post and providing stop shoulders capable of limiting lengthwise slippage of said strand of wire.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 164 words

A fence post comprising an elongated member having peripheral wall surfaces defining a vertically elongated corner of rigid construction, and slot means in said corner for receiving and retaining a wire or the like, said slot means including a main slot extending inwardly and downwardly from the corner, and a vertical auxiliary slot communicating with the inner end of the main slot and with the exterior of the peripheral surfaces defining the corner thereby enabling a wire to be laterally inserted into the main slot and then moved downwardly and inwardly into the auxiliary slot while in substantially perpendicular relation to the post, said vertical auxiliary slot including an upper portion extending above the inner end of the main slot and a lower portion extending below the inner end of the main slot, the portions of the auxiliary extending above and below the inner end of The main slot are substantially vertical to require vertical movement of the wire to re-enter the main slot.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 164 words

A fence post comprising an elongated member having peripheral wall surfaces defining a vertically elongated corner of rigid construction, and slot means in said corner for receiving and retaining a wire or the like, said slot means including a main slot extending inwardly and downwardly from the corner, and a vertical auxiliary slot communicating with the inner end of the main slot and with the exterior of the peripheral surfaces defining the corner thereby enabling a wire to be laterally inserted into the main slot and then moved downwardly and inwardly into the auxiliary slot while in substantially perpendicular relation to the post, said vertical auxiliary slot including an upper portion extending above the inner end of the main slot and a lower portion extending below the inner end of the main slot, the portions of the auxiliary extending above and below the inner end of The main slot are substantially vertical to require vertical movement of the wire to re-enter the main slot.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 69 words

The structure as defined in claim 8 wherein said post includes a plurality of identical slot means in substantially equally spaced relation along the vertical length of the corner, the vertical spacing of the slot means being dimensioned so that the remote ends of adjacent vertical auxiliary slots receive adjacent wires of mesh wire fencing by deforming one of the mesh wires when connecting the fencing to the post.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1976-12-03	1977-06-04	1977-12-04	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1980-12-03	1981-06-04	1981-12-04	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1984-12-03	1985-06-04	1985-12-04	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Fence post construction

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