Grounded fence fabric
First Claim
1. In a fence fabric construction formed of a plurality of individually coated wires each composed of a metal core enveloped by a heat-disintegrable electrically non-conductive coating;
- adjoining pairs of said coated wires being engaged at, at least, one point along their length;
the improvement that comprises an elongated metal conductor element permanently interlocked by, and defining a passage through, a plurality of said points where engagement of said adjoining wires of said fabric is effected and in electrical connection with the metal cores of each of said coated wires, and wherein said fence fabric is mounted upon a plurality of electrically conductive posts secured to a conductive foundation;
said elongated electrical conductor being attached to, and in electrical connection with, each of at least two of said posts.
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Abstract
Fence fabric formed of a multiplicity of entwining electrically conductive metal wire cores each coated with a heat disintegrable electrical insulation is rendered susceptible to grounding by disposing each of said metal cores in contact with at least one electrically conductive ground element. To produce this product, one or more of the foregoing conductive elements is placed in permanent contact with each coated wire of the fence fabric and sufficient current passed through said conductive element to disintegrate the insulation coating and provide an electrically conductive path between the metal core of each of said wires and said electrical conductor.
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1. In a fence fabric construction formed of a plurality of individually coated wires each composed of a metal core enveloped by a heat-disintegrable electrically non-conductive coating;
- adjoining pairs of said coated wires being engaged at, at least, one point along their length;
the improvement that comprises an elongated metal conductor element permanently interlocked by, and defining a passage through, a plurality of said points where engagement of said adjoining wires of said fabric is effected and in electrical connection with the metal cores of each of said coated wires, and wherein said fence fabric is mounted upon a plurality of electrically conductive posts secured to a conductive foundation;
said elongated electrical conductor being attached to, and in electrical connection with, each of at least two of said posts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- adjoining pairs of said coated wires being engaged at, at least, one point along their length;
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Current AssigneeNational Wire Products
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Original AssigneeColorguard Corporation
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InventorsIngraham, Glen E.
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Primary Examiner(s)Kundrat, Andrew V.
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Application NumberUS05/797,239Time in Patent Office673 DaysField of Search256/10, 256/45, 256/5, 256/1, 256/2, 245/1, 245/2, 307/95, 174/6US Class Current256/1CPC Class CodesE04H 17/05 Wire mesh or wire fabricH05F 3/02 by means of earthing connec...Y10T 428/249922 Embodying intertwined or he...
