Fencing device, a stake, a fastener and an assembly part for such a device
OwnerPatrick D. Thevenin, Bernard C. Gissinger +1inventors
InventorsPatrick D. Thevenin, Bernard C. Gissinger, Stephane J. Thevenin
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Abstract
A wire fence has a hollow elongated stake for supporting a horizontal wire. The stake has vertical rows of perforations for receiving wire fasteners. The perforations are positioned between two vertical planes tangent to vertical extending edges of the stake, the planes being parallel to the wire. The fastener has a loop for insertion into the perforation, a wire support section extending outwardly through the vertical planes, and a free end at the end of the wire support section, which is bent back toward the loop portion so that the wire is held in place.
Claims12
Apparatus for constructing a fence of the type having a generally horiztonal wire, comprising:
- an elongate stake for supporting the fence wire, said stake having a generally hollow cross-sectional profile, said stake further having at least two perforations, said perforations being disposed one above the other and between two vertical planes tangent to vertically extending edges of said stake, said planes being parallel to the direction of said wire;
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- a fastener adapted to fasten said generally horizontal wire to said stake, said fastener comprising a first portion in the shape of a loop for attaching said fastener into said stake perforations, a second horizontal portion connected at one end to an end of said first portion for supporting said wire when said fence apparatus is assembled, said second portion having a length such that a second end of said second portion opposite said first portion extends outside one of said vertical planes when said first portion is attached into said perforations of said stake, and a third portion connected to said second end of said second portion for securing said wire to said stake, said third portion having a free end bent upwardly and back toward the fastener first portion so that said free end is located between one of said vertical planes and a third vertical plane passing through the center of said stake and also parallel to said first two vertical planes, when said fastener is assembled into said perforations.
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