Appeal No. 2004-0366 Page 13
Application No. 09/848,044
plane of the sign B, a torsion or twist is given a transverse arm whereby the bent d
bears against and holds the sign B under tension (see lines 46-53).
Steenhoudt relates to a corner device B, best shown in Figures 2-4, for
tensioning a plurality of horizontally disposed wires 1, which comprise a fence as shown
in Figure 1. The corner device B comprises a tubular post 3 and a pair of shafts 7 and
7'. The tubular post 3 has two vertical lines or rows of holes 5 and 5'. The holes 5 and
5' are spaced from each other by a distance equal to the vertical spacing between
adjacent wires 1 and 1' of the fence. Each of the shafts 7 and 7' has a line of holes 6
and 6', which are aligned with the holes 5 and 5' through the tubular post 3. In use, the
horizontally disposed wires 1 of a first section or panel A of the fence are aligned with
and inserted through a line of the holes 5 in the tubular post 3 and into the
corresponding holes 5 of the shaft 7. The opposing ends 10 of each shaft 7 are
rotatably mounted in corresponding bores 11 of a lower post enclosing plate 9 and
bores 16 of an upper post enclosing plate 15. The ends of each of the shafts 7 and 7'
are of polygonal shapes 17 and 17', whereby a standard wrench may engage and
rotate the shafts 7 and 7', and the fence is tensioned. In particular, the wires 1 and 1'
are wrapped around their respective shafts 7 and 7'. To lock the position of the shafts 7
and 7' with respect to the tubular post 3, a pin or like member 18 is inserted through an
opening 19 within the tubular post 3 and into a hole 20 of the shaft 7 and 7', thereby
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