Fence insert

thumb|250px|Patent for a fence insert (1893)

A '''fence insert''' is an object designed to fit or clip into standard chain-link fencing. Current products on the market include privacy slats that weave through the fence, plastic-shaped cups designed to clip into open cells, and two-part interlocking units which attach together at the crossover of fence wires.<ref name="McElroy">[https://books.google.com/books?id=598vHUrUraoC&dq=fence+insert+privacy+weave+-wikipedia&pg=PA126 Fences and Retaining Walls] McElroy, W. 1990.</ref>

==History== The origin of fence inserts can be traced back to U.S. patent [https://patents.google.com/patent/US507952A/en #507,952], filed by Clarence White of Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 31st of 1893<ref>{{Cite patent|number=US507952A|title=Clarence|gdate=1893-10-31|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US507952A/en}}</ref> The invention consists of "marbles or other loose independent filling pieces" sized to allow placement within the cells of a wire mesh. The purpose of the invention is described as providing "a convenient and economical means of lettering, ornamenting, or filling" the wire mesh.

==Objectives== There are three main objectives typically fulfilled by fence inserts. One is to provide privacy by converting chain link fencing into an opaque surface.<ref name="McElroy"/> Another is to exploit the fence as a site for signage, often providing low-resolution displays of corporate logos, sports mascots or verbal messages. A third objective of fence inserts is to decorate otherwise plain fencing.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rakRAQAAMAAJ&q=fence+insert+decoration+weave+-wikipedia+chain+link Encyclopaedia Britannica - Wire] 1957. Vol 23.</ref>

==See also== * Drift fence

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Category:Fences