USRE3980E - Improvement in farm-fence - Google Patents

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CHARLES W. REEDER, `0F OHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI.

Icttersilaent No. 92,359, dated July' 6, 1869 ,reissue No. 3.980, dated May 17, 1870.

IMPROYEMENT IN FARM-FENCE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the sama To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES W. REEDER, of Chillicothe, in the countyof Livingston and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Berni-Fences; and I do'hereby declare that the followinfar is -a full, clear, and exact descrip- Ation thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,r and to the lett-ers of reference marked thereon which form a part of this spociiication.

The nature of my invention consists in the employlment of V-shaped supports, provided ywith swingingl bars into whichl are' inserted the fence-rails, substantially as hereinafter specified...`

In order to enable others skillediu the art to which my invention appertaius to make and use the saine, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which is represented a perspective view of my fence.

A A represent supports made in the shape of an inverted V, and provided at their upper ends with the bars I1 b.`

Each panel or section offence has Atwo supports.

The upper bars b b overlap each other at their ends, as seen in the drawing.

a a represent parallel bars, which are secured together at their upper ends, over the upper bars b l),

by wires, with a corresponding wire securing their lower ends.

In the suspended parallel bars a. a are Asecured the fence-rails or plank (l d, each rail or plank overlapping the rails in the succeeding panel.

' The above is more particularly for aostationary fence, iu which oase the bars 114 b are secured between the upper ends of the supports, by nails or pms driven y through the same.

Each support has a wire fastening, C, passing varound thev support near the upper end, and the top.

any desired distance from the ground, therehypre-- venting the bottom rails from rotting. Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire'to secure by Letters Patent, is-' 1. llhe supports A A and iastenings C, for snpporting and retaining'the top bars b b, substantially' as and for the purposes herein set forth. y

2. The parallel bars ava, in combination wit-hthe supports AAA, and with the fastenings C, substantially in the manner and for the'purpose described.vl

3. The combination of the supports A A, top bars b b, parallel bars a a, rails cl d, and the fastenings C, all constructed and arranged substantial] y in` themanner and for thepurpos'es herein set forth. f i In testimony that I olaimth foregoing as my own, I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. CHARLES W. REEDER. Witnesses: v Y

J osEPH Rennen,

WM. FISH.

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