Adjustable Fence Clip

A fence clip for supporting a fence wire, the fence clip supported by a fence T-post having a front surface and a rear surface, the fence clip comprising:

• a planar body having a lower edge and an upper edge;
• a pair of spaced-apart upper legs extending from the upper edge in a first direction, a portion of the upper legs extending downwardly toward the lower edge;
• a pair of spaced-apart lower legs extending from the lower edge in the first direction and disposed outboard of the upper legs, each lower leg terminated in a ring for receiving the fence wire;
• the fence clip secured to the T-post from the rear surface of the T-post and the first direction in a direction toward the T-post;
• in a first configuration the fence clip body is disposed proximate the rear surface and inclined upwardly between the upper and the lower edges with the upper edge closer to the rear surface than the lower edge, the upper legs are in contact with the rear surface and a tension force between the upper legs and the body restrains the fence dip against free vertical movement along the T-post and urges the fence wire against the front surface of the T-post;
• and
• responsive to a manual forward-directed force against the body, the fence clip is in a second configuration, a lower region of the body is moved closer to the T-post and the rings are moved away from the front surface of the T-post when compared to the first configuration, in the second configuration the forward-directed force overcomes the tension force to permit manual vertical movement of the fence clip on the T-post, after the fence clip is moved vertically to move the fence wire, the applied force is removed and the fence clip returns to the first configuration.