Guide device and method for constructing a fence
AssigneeWeston Fence Pty Limited
InventorsFrank Peter Weston, Jeffrey Kirk
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Abstract
A guide device (10) is disclosed for constructing a wire or cable fence. The device (10) is arranged for contact with, and movement along, strands of pretensioned wire or cable (64) which form the fence wires. The guide device (10) has a number of rotatable members (16) on a generally horizontal axis of rotation, which are each arranged in use to support one of the strands (64) at a respective, pre-determined elevation above surrounding ground (8). A plurality of fence posts (66) having through-holes (68) that are arranged for receipt of the respective strand(s) (64) can then be caused to slide along the strands (64) in use without contacting the surrounding ground (8), and be spaced apart along those strands (64) to form the posts of the fence.
Claims10
A method of constructing a wire or cable fence, the method comprising the sequential steps of:
- (i) tensioning one or more strands of wire or cable between two upright, ground-engaged support members located at opposing end regions of the strand(s);
- (ii) placing a guide device in contact with the one or more tensioned strands of wire or cable, the guide device comprising one or more guide device members, each guide device member being rotatable on a generally horizontal axis of rotation, each member being arranged in use to support at least one of said strands;
- (iii) moving the guide device in one direction along the strand(s) between the ground-engaged support members to raise each strand to a respective, pre-determined elevation above surrounding ground;
- and then
- (iv) causing a fence post having one or more through-holes therein to slide along the raised strand(s), each through-hole being suitable for receipt of a respective strand;
- such that the fence post slides along said raised strand(s) without contacting the surrounding ground.
A method of constructing a wire or cable fence, the method comprising the steps of:
- calculating a predetermined number of fence posts required for the construction of the fence, said fence posts each having one or more through-holes arranged therein for receipt of a respective strand of wire or cable;
- aligning the predetermined number of fence posts side by side, by locating one or more strands in respective through-holes;
- tensioning each strand between upright, ground-engaged support members located at opposing end regions of the strand(s);
- and then
- spacing out the fence posts by sliding them lengthwise along the tensioned strand(s), so as to become upright supports for the fence, by the steps of:
- placing a guide device in contact with said one or more strands, the guide device comprising one or more guide device members, each guide device member being rotatable on a generally horizontal axis of rotation, each guide device member being arranged in use to support at least one of said strands;
- and
- moving the guide device in one direction along the strand(s) between the ground-engaged support members to raise each strand to a respective, pre-determined elevation above surrounding ground, such that each of said fence posts slides along the strand(s) without contacting the surrounding ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.