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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Craig David Malins, Hamilton, NZ;
Ian Stuart Gallagher, Hamilton, NZ;
Inventors:
Craig David Malins, Hamilton, NZ;
Ian Stuart Gallagher, Hamilton, NZ;
Assignee:
GALLAGHER GROUP LIMITED, Hamilton, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/18 (2006.01); E04H 17/10 (2006.01); G01L 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/182 (2013.01); E04H 17/10 (2013.01); G01L 5/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wire fence accessory is provided including a connector configured to secure the accessory to a support post of a wire fence system; and a tension sensor configured to measure tension in a wire connected to the accessory and output a signal indicative of the tension, wherein the accessory includes an indicator configured to output, at the accessory, an indication of the tension in the wire according to the signal output by the tension sensor.