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Fence post
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-23
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Granted: 1965-12-28
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Expires: 1982-10-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Mccaron Joseph
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:39
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H12/00; E04H12/22; E04H12/2253; E04H12/2269; E01; E01F; E01F15/00; E01F15/02; E01F15/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
AN IMPROVED FENCE CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING AN OPEN UPPER END AND A CLOSED LOWER END, AN ELONGATE FENCE POST COMPRISING AN UPPER PORTION, AND A LOWER END HAVING A NON-CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION WITH A MAJOR TRANSVERSE AXIS DIMENSION LARGER THAN THE LARGEST TRANSVERSE AXIS DIMENSION OF SAID UPPER PORTION, FIRST AND SECOND TRANSVERSE PLATES ACROSS THE SUPPORT MEMBER EACH HAVING OPENING MEANS THERETHROUGH HAVING A FIRST PORTION WITH A MAJOR AXIS DIMENSION FOR RECEIVING THE MAJOR TRANSVERSE AXIS DIMENSION OF SAID FENCE POST LOWER END AND A SECOND PORTION FOR RECEIVING THE FENCE POST UPPER PORTION, SAID FIRST PORTION MAJOR AXES OF SAID OPENING MEANS BEING NON-ALIGNED AND SAID SECOND PORTIONS OF SAID OPENING MEANS BEING ALIGNED, SAID FIRST PLATE BEING PROXIMATE THE UPPER END OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND SAID SECOND PLATE BEING BELOW SAID FIRST PLATE AND ABOVE SAID CLOSED END OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER A DISTANCE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF THE END PORTION OF SAID FENCE POST, WHEREBY SAID FENCE POST LOWER END MAY BE PASSED THROUGH SAID FIRST PLANE FIRST PORTIN, THEN AXIALLY ROTATED INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE SECOND PLATE FIRST PORTION, THEN PASSED THROUGH THE SECOND PLATE FIRST PORTION, AND THEN AGAIN AXIALLY ROTATED, SO THAT THE END PORTION IS BETWEEN SAID CLOSED LOWER END AND SAID SECOND PLATE, AND THE SECOND PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLATE OPENING MEANS RECEIVE THE FENCE POST UPPER PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
AN IMPROVED FENCE CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING AN OPEN UPPER END AND A CLOSED LOWER END, AN ELONGATE FENCE POST COMPRISING AN UPPER PORTION, AND A LOWER END HAVING A NON-CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION WITH A MAJOR TRANSVERSE AXIS DIMENSION LARGER THAN THE LARGEST TRANSVERSE AXIS DIMENSION OF SAID UPPER PORTION, FIRST AND SECOND TRANSVERSE PLATES ACROSS THE SUPPORT MEMBER EACH HAVING OPENING MEANS THERETHROUGH HAVING A FIRST PORTION WITH A MAJOR AXIS DIMENSION FOR RECEIVING THE MAJOR TRANSVERSE AXIS DIMENSION OF SAID FENCE POST LOWER END AND A SECOND PORTION FOR RECEIVING THE FENCE POST UPPER PORTION, SAID FIRST PORTION MAJOR AXES OF SAID OPENING MEANS BEING NON-ALIGNED AND SAID SECOND PORTIONS OF SAID OPENING MEANS BEING ALIGNED, SAID FIRST PLATE BEING PROXIMATE THE UPPER END OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND SAID SECOND PLATE BEING BELOW SAID FIRST PLATE AND ABOVE SAID CLOSED END OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER A DISTANCE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF THE END PORTION OF SAID FENCE POST, WHEREBY SAID FENCE POST LOWER END MAY BE PASSED THROUGH SAID FIRST PLANE FIRST PORTIN, THEN AXIALLY ROTATED INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE SECOND PLATE FIRST PORTION, THEN PASSED THROUGH THE SECOND PLATE FIRST PORTION, AND THEN AGAIN AXIALLY ROTATED, SO THAT THE END PORTION IS BETWEEN SAID CLOSED LOWER END AND SAID SECOND PLATE, AND THE SECOND PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLATE OPENING MEANS RECEIVE THE FENCE POST UPPER PORTION.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-12-27 | 1977-06-28 | 1977-12-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |