Band fastening device for fastening a fence to a post
OwnerMichael Nowatzki, Norman J. Schmittinventors
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Abstract
A band for attaching a fence to a post, one end portion of the band being formed into a circular loop, the end of said portion being secured to said band at an intermediate position along said band, the other end portion of said band forming a shank the end of which is provided with a hook for engaging the fence. One means for securing said end of said one portion to said band includes a slot in said band and a tongue at the end of said one portion and an alternate means involves an end tab on said one portion which lies against the band and a fastener extending through said tab and through said band.
Claims3
A band for attaching a fence to a post comprising an elongated band having a flat shank portion which has a slot therein, one end portion of said band being turned to one side of said shank portion to form a loop and having a tongue at the end thereof which extends through said slot, said tongue having a tip extending on the other side of said shank, said tip being bent rearwardly of said shank and toward said loop to lock said tongue in place, the other end portion of said band having its end turned toward said one side of said shank and toward said loop to provide a hook for engaging said fence.
A fence and post structure comprising a cylindrical post, a fence, a vertical stretch bar attached to said fence, and a band having a flat shank portion having a slot therein, one end portion of said band being turned to one side of said shank portion to form a loop which embraces said post, said one end portion having a tongue at the end thereof which extends through said slot, said tongue having a tip extending on the other side of said shank, said tip being bent toward said loop to lock said tongue in place, the other end portion of said band having its end turned to said one side and extending through said fence toward said loop and engaging said stretch bar.
A process for attaching to a cylindrical post a fence having a vertical stretch bar therein comprising forming a slot in a flat metal strip, turning the one end portion of said strip to one side to form a loop, passing the extreme end of said portion through said slot so that its tip extends on the other side of said strip, pressing said tip toward said loop to lock said loop, turning the other end of said strip to said one side to form a hook, passing said loop while in locked condition over the top of said post, and moving said hook into engagement with said stretch bar.
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