US1158942A - Fence-stretching device. - Google Patents

Description

L. LOSUHE.

FENCE STRETCHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4. 1915.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

LISANDER to'sunn, or VANBUR-EN, INDIANA.

FENCE-STRETCHING DEVICE.

Specification of iietters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

Application filed Februar 4, 1915. Serial No. 6,123.

To all whom it may come-m Be it known that I, Lrsawnnn Iaostrnn, a citizen of United States, residing at Vanburen, in the county of Grant, State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence Stretching Devices; and I do. hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertain's to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a wire fence stretching device;

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a device by means of which a fence, composed of a plurality of strands of wire, may be stretched taut.

A further objectof the invention resides in so constructing the device that it may be applied to the fence between two of the supporting posts and thus distribute the pull, due to the stretching of the wire, be-

tween the said posts.

A further ob'ect of the invention resides in so constructing the device that the stretching of the fence is being accomplished the retrograde movement thereof will be prevented.

A stillfurther object of the invei'ition resides in the provision of a device which will be exceedingly inexpensive to manufacture and may become a portion of the fence with out adding greatly to the cost thereof.

With these and other objects in view, such as will appear my description progresses,

my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is an elevational view of my device showing the same in position on a fence, Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the devices, Fig. 3 is an internal view of one section, and Fig. 4 an end elevation of my device, showing the wire passing between the sections in dotted lines.

Referring to the drawings wherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the several views: The embodiment of my device illustrated in the drawings consists of a substantially tubular member formed of two sections 1 and 2 which are detachably secured together by a plurality of bolts 3 having nuts 4 on the ends thereof, Intermediate the ends of the device an enlargement 5 is formed having a hole 6 extending therethrough and a second hole 7 likewise extending therethrough but at right angles to the hole 6. The abutting edges of the sections 1 and 2 are rounded as indicated in the drawings so as to prevent the cutting of the wire when the device is in use.

In order that the sections may be maintained in their proper positions I have formed on the end of each section, a plate 8, the plate on one section being complemental to the plate on the adjacent end of the other section. These plates have their edges abutting as indicated at 9 in the drawings.

In order that the device may be rotated in a manner which will subsequently appear I have provided an operating handle 10 which is adapted to engage in either of the holes Ger 7. In order that the device may be prevented from movement in the reverse direction during the stretching of a fence I have provided an arm 11 which is adapted to be detachably mounted in either of the holes 6 or 7. g

It has been found that in stretching fences made of a plurality of wires that certain of the wires must necessarily be stretched a greater distance than other of the wires to take up the slack therein and in order that this may be accomplished I have provided a plurality of arciiate plates 12 of curvature similar to that of the tubular member. These plates are placed between the tubular memher and the slack wires before the device is rotated.

Referring now to the operation of the device attention is directed to Fig. 1 wherein there is shown a wire fence consisting of a plurality of horizontally extending wires and vertically extending wires securing the same together at intervals. Now when it is desired to stretch a fence of this type a plurality of the devices are clamped thereon as shown in the above referred to figure. This is accomplished by placing one of the sections of each device upon one side of the fence and in contact with the wires and the other section in a similar position on the opposite side of the fence. The bolts 3 are then passed through the holes in the sections and the nuts 4. tightened until the sections are clamped together. The fact that the edges of the sections are curved prevents the wires from being cut by the clamping action. Should one of the wires be particularly slack spaced relation to the post.

a plate 12 is placed upon the device so that as the said. device is rotated the slack will be taken up at a greater speed than is the slack.

illustrated in Fig. 1. The handle -10 is then inserted in one of the holes 6 or 7 and the device rotated a short distance; The arm 11 is then inserted in the other of the holes and engages the adjacent post so that the handle 10 may be removed for a new gripon the device without allowing the device to have retrograde movement. Now this operation is continued until the fence is stretched, each device being separately operated.

While I have illustrated my device in use on a fence adjacent one of the posts I wish it to be understood that it may be applied to the fence between two of the posts and the arm 11 will then bear against a standard located adjacent the device. With this application of the device the pull will be transmitted equally to each of the posts. Of course even when the device is located adj acent-one of the fence posts the pull will be distributed between the two posts in as much as. it must necessarily be located in slight After the fence has been stretched the devices will be left in place thereon and as the wires of the fence again slacken the devices may be operated to take up the slack. This type of fence very oftenslackens either at the top or at the bottom and by applying the devices in the manner illustrated the slack maybe taken up irrespective .of where it occurs.

From the foregoing description it will be Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the G seenthat I have provided an exceedingly.

simple and efficient wire stretcher which may i be applied to a fenceto stretch the same and to maintain it in its stretched position. v

I I have soconstructed the device that the slack may be taken up on the fence no matter where it occurs and the device may becomea permanent part of the fence without add-- ing greatly to the cost thereof, so that the fence may be subsequently stretched;

WhileIhave illustrated a particular *em-i' V it is obvious that numerous changes, in-thedetails of construction of-the device, may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or'without eXceeding the scope of the claim.

IVhat'I claim, is

A wire stretching device consisting of; .a

tubular member which vcomprises two sub stantially S6I1'1l-Cyl1I1Cl1lC2tl sect1ons,g means? f for securing said sections together, plates on the endsof each-of said sections, the plate on each end of one sectionnbeing complemental to the plate on'the adjacent end of 7 0 F the other section, the said plates having contacting edges, the said tubular memberhaving holes extending therethrough at right angles to the longitudinal axis thereof and to each other, an operatinghandle detachably mounted in one of said holes, and an arm detachably mounted in the other ofsaid holes.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

LISANDER LOSURE." Witnesses:

FRED Losrnm,

CLAUDE DILLON:

Washington, D. G.

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