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Class 256/57 - Tie


Subclass of Class 256 - Fences
Definition: Connections in which the strand is tied to the structural
No. of patents: 26
Last issue date: 04/21/2009


NumberTitleIssue Date
7520491Clip bender
A fencing tool for bending wire clips used to secure fencing material to fence posts. The tool has a handle and a bit pivotally attached to the handle. The bit is inserted into a looped end of a wire clip and rotated about a fence wire to secure the clip to the fenc...
04/21/2009
7331140Plant stake with wires and pegs in vertically spaced holes
A plant support stake has a bottom point for insertion in the ground and a series of vertically spaced holes along the length of the stake spaced at intervals appropriate to securing a plant at different stages in the growth of the plant. A plant support tie, prefer...
02/19/2008
7255124Quick coupler anchor
The quick coupler anchor includes an anchor body having a pair of vertical plates extending generally at right angles one to the other and spaced from one another. Planes containing the plates, when extended, intersect along a vertical line offset from the center ax...
08/14/2007
7234283Knot of a retaining net
A method for making knots (4) of retaining nets (1), such as rock and avalanche fences, wherein a knot (4) consists of a first and a second rope (2,3) crossing over each other and a junction binding said ropes (6), comprises the st...
06/26/2007
7150117Back-lit stenciled post cover
A post assembly with illuminated information includes a hollow tube extending upwardly from a ground surface, the tube having a sidewall with textual or graphical information cut therethrough. A lighting assembly is disposed within the hollow tube, and a transparent...
12/19/2006
7048259Rail bracket mounting system with locking pin
A rail bracket mounting system, including a bracket that is attached to a post. The bracket is formed to support the notching of a rail. The end of a rail is then nested into the bracket, and is supported by the bracket. The rail is then secured to the bracket by fa...
05/23/2006
6973751Trellis system and method
A trellis wire support apparatus and a trellis system and method for use in vineyards and the like. The trellis wire support comprises a body having at least one a fold configured to releasibly engage a corresponding slot in a support element, and at least one clip ...
12/13/2005
6971638Fence spacer
A fence spacer for maintaining a pair of fence wires in a desired common plane and spaced a desired distance apart. The spacer may serve as a sign and include indicia thereon and, for electric fence wires, may include a light to indicate that the electric fence is f...
12/06/2005
6802495Pull through clip for wire fences
A pull through fence clip is provided which is made of a single length of rod that is bent or shaped to form a device having an axis composed of two pins located at either end and a centrally located square-shaped body. The pull through fence clip is attached to a f...
10/12/2004
6718691Fastener to secure and train branches of a vine or plant to a horizontal support wire or other support structures
A fastener to secure and train branches of a vine or plant to a horizontal support wire or other structures comprises a longitudinal body including first and second hook portions and a longitudinal flexible member having first and second ends connected to the respec...
04/13/2004
6499514Fencing clip and tool
A clip for securing a fence wire to a post and a tool for using the clip. The clip is formed from a piece of wire having: The tool includes: two prongs spaced apart for each other a distance roughly equal to the distance between the outer bends of the cli...
12/31/2002
6050549Fence clip system
A fence clip assembly is described for securing barbed wire strands and the like to support posts comprising legs or tabs to attach it to the post and an arched center section to allow installation onto an existing wire strand and to allow freedom of late...
04/18/2000
5735508Tie and method for securing fence fabric to supports
A tie is disclosed for connecting fence fabric to a post in which a pair of legs are joined at one end by a connecting section, one leg formed with corners receiving strands of the fence fabric, the other leg curved to fit the post. The legs are extended ...
04/07/1998
5664768Fencing wire retainer and a method of constructing wire fences
A fencing wire retainer includes an elongate body having a first end and a second end. A hook is provided at the first end of the body for removably securing the body to a fence post. A radial finger is provided at the second end of the body for removably...
09/09/1997
5533715Child's safety barrier for railing systems
A safety barrier for railing systems for preventing entrapment, serious injury or death resulting from bodily penetration through the baluster support members of a railing system. The barrier substantially covers the horizontal space between vertical supp...
07/09/1996
5501035Trellis wire support assembly
A trellis wire support assembly (21) including a first wire member (22) formed of a pair of arms (24,26) dimensioned to extend outwardly of opposite sides (27,28) of the grape stake (23) and a second wire member (33) formed to secure the first wire member...
03/26/1996
5275383Method and wire tie connection for securing fencing fabric to posts
A method and wire tie connection for joining wire fencing fabric and line posts, in which specially configured wire ties gripping the fencing fabric are twisted by rotating a twister implement to form a tight connection....
01/04/1994
4899990Fence-tie
The subject invention is a fence-tie formed of a substantially rigid yet deformable material formed as a wire and comprising a substantially straight body having two ends. The first end is formed into a hook and the second end is bent at an angle between ...
02/13/1990
4838726Process and devices for tying crossing elements
A process and device for tying metal reinforcement and/or mesh structures wherein U-shaped clips having bent and generally diverging arms are placed at the crossings of the rod to be tied together and engage twice on each of the rods of the crossing, the ...
06/13/1989
4619440Fencing device, a stake, a fastener and an assembly part for such a device
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 st...
10/28/1986
4346871Structure for affixing metallic wire to support posts
A structure for affixing metallic wire to support posts is provided wherein between each post and each wire there is inserted a piece of non-oxidizable material which is not electrically conductive and which physically separates the wires from the posts w...
08/31/1982
4270581Vineyard trellis wire retention
A wire retaining clip has a mid-portion extending across the back of a vineyard post and forwardly extending arms with helical turns on the ends thereof. The retaining clip is engaged with a tensioned, horizontal trellis wire so that the trellis wire is b...
06/02/1981
4201013Vine support and/or guide clip for installation on brick walls
A wire clip for direct attachment to individual bricks of a masonry wall as a support and/or guide for climbing plants growing along the wall. The clip is a unitary wire member bent to the desired configuration and has a pair of opposite angular bent end ...
05/06/1980
4176494Agrarian stake
A stake for supporting weak-stemmed plants including, in one embodiment, an X-shape cross-sectional configuration wherein four orthogonally disposed arms, each having an arrowhead end, radiate outward from a common central vertical axis. A semi-annular cl...
12/04/1979
4134575Spreader for the wires of a multi-strand wire fence
The spreader, designed for use with a multi-strand wire fence including a top wire, a bottom wire and intermediate wires, comprises an elongated substantially rectilinear and relatively narrow flat metal plate formed with respective notches opening outwar...
01/16/1979
3977653Post and clip construction for the wire fences
A fence post and wire support for electric fences wherein the post is made of unidirectional glass fibers in a plastic resin and has a T-shaped cross section. The resulting structure is light but rigid, and has flat surfaces which eliminate the need for a...
08/31/1976
 
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