Fastener for securing a fence wire to a post

Abstract

A fastener for securing a fence wire to a post comprising a base member having a clip member secured thereto and extending outwardly therefrom in an arcuate fashion to define an entrance opening and a central opening. A horizontally disposed support is secured to the base member and has its opposite ends protruding from the side of the base member so that a fastener wire may be wrapped around the post and the protruding outer ends of the support to secure the fastener to a steel post. The fastener may also be secured to a cylindrical wood or fiberglass post by means of screws or nails extending through the base member into the post.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A fastener for securing a fence wire to a post, comprising: 
 a base member, including upper and lower ends, having a rear portion positioned adjacent the post and a front portion;    a substantially vertically disposed clip member having first and second ends;    said clip member having its said first end attached to said base member extending outwardly therefrom, thence upwardly, and thence towards said base member to define a central opening which movably receives a fence wire extending therethrough;    said second end of said clip member being spaced from said base member to provide an entrance opening to said central opening so that the fence wire may be positioned in said central opening.    
     
     
         2 . The fastener of    claim 1    wherein said central opening is sufficiently large enough to permit a barbed fence wire to pass therethrough.  
     
     
         3 . The fastener of    claim 1    wherein said second end of said clip member includes a portion which is substantially parallel to said base member.  
     
     
         4 . The fastener of    claim 3    wherein said clip member is integrally formed with said base member.  
     
     
         5 . The fastener of    claim 1    wherein a horizontally disposed support is provided on said base member which has opposite end portions which protrude laterally of said base member whereby the fastener may be secured to a steel post by means of an attachment wire extending around the post and said opposite end portions.  
     
     
         6 . The fastener of    claim 5    wherein said horizontally disposed support is integrally formed with said base member.  
     
     
         7 . The fastener of    claim 1    wherein said base member has openings formed therein to enable nails or screws to be extended therethrough and received by a non-metal post.  
     
     
         8 . The fastener of    claim 1    wherein the upper end of said base member has a central notch formed therein for receiving a tooth which projects from a steel fence post.