Fence wire mount and insulator

An electric fence wire mount and insulator device of plastic material adapted for detachable mounting on a metal fence post having a generally T-shaped cross section with a head member and an intersecting leg member comprising;

• a V-shaped support bracket with a pair of diverging legs having the apex of said support bracket adapted to be positioned adjacent one edge portion of the head member of a fence post, a first hook element formed at a free end of one leg of said V-shaped bracket for encompassing the other edge portion of said head member, a second hook member formed at the free end of the other of said legs of said V-shaped support bracket for engagement with an edge of the free end of the leg member of said T-shaped cross section, said one leg of said V-shaped support bracket having a curved portion protruding outwardly from said post and forming a recess intermediate the apex and the first hook element, and the spacing from the surface at the end of said second hook member to the botten of said recess is approximately equal to the spacing between the free ends of said head portion for easy insertion of said device on said fence post, a base member supported on said support bracket, and a pair of spaced wire support fingers formed integrally on said base at a side of the latter opposite to said support bracket said V-shaped bracket being adapted for detachable connection to said post with said base supporting an electric fence wire generally horizontally in transverse and electrically insulated relationship to said post.