US2651502A - Sectional wire fence - Google Patents

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Sept. 8, 1953 w. CARVELO ET AL SECTIONAL WIRE FENCE Filed June 17, 1950 INVENTORS WILL/AM 0ARVEL0- RBOYLAND J. MORGAN ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 8, 1 953 SECTIONAL WIRE FENCE Will iam Carvelo, Qakland, and Roland J Morgan, Piedmont, Califl, assignors to- L. A. Young Spring & Wire Corporation, a corporation of Michigan Application June 17, 1950, Serial No..168,732"

This invention relates to sectional fence construction. 1

The primary object of this invention is to provide a wire fence made of sections, which can be easily connected atany selected angle, and in which the pivotal connecting elements function as stakes to hold the connected sections in an inter-locking position.

Particularly it is an object of this invention to provide a sectional low fence which can be assembled to surround an area and conform to the shape or outline of the flower bed or shrubbery or the like to be fenced in, and which can be easily set up or removed, yet is strong and firmly stays in place.

We are aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction thereof without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the following specification, and as defined in the following claims; hence we do not limit Our invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the said device and parts as described in the said specification, nor do We confine ourselves to the exact details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be made manifest in the following detailed description, reference is had to the accompanying drawings for the illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective fragmental view of a portion of a fence in place showing our sectional units assembled to surround a desired area.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view showing two adjacent sections assembled.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the assembled fence section, the section being taken on the lines 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail development view of said two sections and stakes separated.

In the illustrative embodiment of the invention each fence section is made of a pair of generally U-shaped stiff wire frames 1 and 2 one within and spaced from the other. The outer wire frame l in this illustration has straight top sides 3 which converge to an apex 4. These frames may be of various shapes, but each frame is preferably formed from a single piece of wire with the legs 6 pointing toward the ground.

The frames l and 2 are held together by a pair of stiffening braces or connecting wires 1 which extend generally transversely to the plane of the 4 Claims. (01. 256-33) fence section and are suitably fixed to thevertical legs 6 of the wire frames I and 2. Thus each fence section forms a rigid unit with the stiff wire members thereof "fixedly spaced in the desired relative position. The transverse connecting wires converge so that the ends 8 thereof are closer together than the other ends 9, and said ends extend beyond the outer sides or legs- 6 of the outer frame I.

Each of the ends 8 and 9 has an eye Ill formed thereon. The adjacent eyes It are in vertical alignment, so that when the sections are arranged contiguously to form a fence, the eyes H] at the wider spaced ends 9 overlap on the outside of the eyes H] of the closer spaced ends 8.

A stake spike II also made of stiff wire is insertable through the aligned eyes In and is of such length that it penetrates well into the ground when its finger loop [2 at its top engages the topmost eye It. The wires in each section are integrally united, for instance by welding, and form rigid and firm integral sections ready for immediate assembly for any length or area.

Any desired number of sections can be assembled together, so that the adjacent sections interlock at desired angles about the respective stake spikes II as pivot axes. The assembled fence conforms to the outline of the area to be protected and it is both protective and ornamental. In the wire fence herein described the disadvantages of cutting or curling or nailing wires to a post are obviated. The fence can be easily and quickly assembled and placed in position, and easily removed by any man, woman or child, without the need for any tool or instrument. An individual section, or several sections, may be readily removed for such purposes as cultivating or planting without disturbing the balance of the fence. In locations where added strength or firmness is required, for instance protection of flower beds or lawns and the like at a corner location against the pulling of a garden hose, the legs 6 are pressed more firmly into the ground in addition to the stake spikes l l When out of use, the sections can be stacked or stored fiat. In general the fence is simple and eminently adapted for the intended use.

We claim:

1. A wire fence structure comprising a plurality of fence sections made of stiff wire, converging transverse elements extended across the planes of the respective sections and extending beyond the respective ends of said sections, said sections being arranged in series with the more widely spaced ends of the transverse element of one section overlapping the closer spaced ends of the transverse elements of the adjacent section, aligned eyes in the overlapping ends of said transverse elements, and a removable spike stake slidably extended through each set of aligned eyes and extended below the level of said fence and into the ground.

2. A wire fence structure comprising a plurality of fence sections made of stiff wire, converging transverse elements extended across the planes of the respective sections and extending beyond the respective ends of said sections, said sections being arranged in series with the more widely spaced ends of the transverse elements of one section overlapping the closer spaced ends of,

the transverse elements of the adjacent section, aligned eyes in the overlapping ends of said transverse elements, a removable spike stake made of stiff wire and slidably extended through each set of aligned eyes and extended below said fence and into the ground, and a loop formed in the top of each spike stake.

3. A wire fence section comprising stiff wire elements having generally vertical portions extended toward the ground, a pair of spaced connecting wire elements extended transversely across said vertical portions and being fixedly secured to the latter, vertically aligned eyes in the ends of said connecting wire elements, and a spike stake slidably extended through said aligned eyes at each end of said sections projecting below the lower ends of said vertical portions.

4. A wire fence section comprising stifi wire elements having generally vertical portions extended toward the ground, a pair of spaced connecting wire elements extended transversely across said vertical elements and being fixedly secured to the latter, and vertically aligned eyes in the ends of said connecting wire elements, said connecting wire elements being convergent for overlapping alignment with connecting elements of other sections.

WILLIAM GARVELO. ROLAND J. MORGAN.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 905,983 Brown Dec. 8, 1908 936,048 Sennstrom Oct. 5, 1909 FOREIGN PATENTS Number 7 Country Date 290,494 Great Britain May 17, 1928

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