Supports – Brackets – Specially mounted or attached
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-22
2001-12-04
Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Brackets
Specially mounted or attached
C248S228300, C256S054000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06325347
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In a principal aspect the present invention relates to a mounting bracket assembly for attachment of conductive or electrified tape used for fence enclosures to a T-cross section, steel fence post.
Enclosures for livestock or to protect property may comprise an electrified fence arrangement. The use of electrified wire strands or barbed wire as a fencing material is often discouraged inasmuch as the wire fencing material may injure the animals retained within the enclosure. Also, such wire may be difficult to observe visually. Thus, especially with animals such as horses which are susceptible to such injury caused by a wire or fencing that is not readily seen, a practice has developed to use electrified fence tape. Typically, the tape is made from a plastic material which is non-conductive. Small conductive wires are woven through the tape. The tape may have a width of 1 to 5 inches. The small conductive wires being woven throughout the tape along its length are connected to a current source and may provide an electric shock. A typical tape is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,728,080 and 4,905,969 incorporated herewith by reference.
Such tapes may be supported on various types of fence posts. It is important, however, to make sure that the posts are not electrically connected to the tape or that the posts are made from an insulating material. Otherwise, the electric current is grounded and the fence becomes totally ineffective.
T-cross section steel fence posts are desirable and common in the environment where such conductive fences are likely to be utilized. Such T-shaped cross section fence posts have been used for many decades in combination with wire, including wire fencing and barbed wire. It has also become desirable to use such fence posts for the erection of electric fences utilizing conductive tape fencing material. However, because the steel posts are conductive, proper attachment of the tape and support thereof by a post becomes an important factor in the construction of a fence. It is important, for example, to somehow insulate the conductive tape from the post. Such insulation can occur by coating the post with a non-conductive material, for example. Various other schemes can be utilized. Nonetheless, there has remained a need to provide a method for supporting a conductive tape material on a steel T-cross section fence post efficiently and economically. Such demands inspired the development of the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly, the present invention comprises a mounting bracket assembly for conductive electrified tape used for the construction of a fence enclosure wherein the tape is attached to and supported by a T-cross section fence post. The bracket assembly includes a bracket made from a non-conductive or insulating material. The bracket is attached to the fence post by means of clamp members. The bracket includes spaced outwardly projecting arms and a connecting rod extending between the arms. The connecting rod supports closed loops through which electrified or conductive tape may be passed for support. In this manner, the non-conductive bracket insulates the conductive tape from the steel post thereby enabling speedy erection of an electrified fence even in the event the closed tape support loops are made from a conductive material.
Thus, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved bracket assembly for attachment of and support of a conductive tape on a steel T-cross section fence post.
A further object of the invention is to provide a bracket assembly which is easy to attach to a steel T-cross section fence post, which provides excellent insulating qualities, and which can be easily removed and replaced as necessary.
Yet a further object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive, yet rugged bracket assembly for attaching conductive tape to a fence post.
These and other objects, advantages and features of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.
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Banner & Witcoff , Ltd.
Delaware Capital Formation Inc.
Ramirez Ramon O.
Wuyciak A. Joseph
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