US1593218A - Wire-mesh guard and the like - Google Patents

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July 21o 1926. 1,593,218 v E. MCCLURE f I v wma Masa GUARD AND THE LIKE Filed May 221. 1925 Patented July 20, 1926.

Unirse EDWARD MCCL'RE, OF CI'ICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WIREJTESH GUARD AND THE LKE.

Application led May 22, 1925.

This invent-ion relates to wire mesh guards, panels and the like, and one of its objects is to reduce to a minimum the amount of time and laborI required to manufacture the article. Another object is to provide a strong, substantial and rugged connection between the wire mesh work of guards and the border frame which surrounds it. The common practice of securing the border frame to wire mesh work, is to form holes in a channel or other bar, insert the ends of the wires through the holes f and bend them back against the bar. This is a tedious and irksome task and requires much time and at the present price of labor the cost of production is an important item. In accordance with the present invention, a great deal of the time and labor is saved, and a better and more effective connection is made between the wire mesh work and the border frame. The invention consists in the several novel features of construction and arrangement as will fully appear in the following specification, and the essential features of which will be more dehnitely pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a perspective view of a fragment of a wire mesh guard embodying one form of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a detail, vertical, cross section thereof: Fig. 3 is a horizontal lsection partly broken out and taken on the line 353 of Fig. l; Fig. 4f. is a side elevation, partly broken out, of a fragment of a wire mesh guard showing a slightly modified form of the invention; Fig. 5 is a detail` horizontal section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4l; Fig. 6 is a detail, vertical, cross section through a second modified form of the invention and Fig. 7 is a det-ail. vert-ical, cross section of another modified form.

Referring' to said drawing, and `first to Figs. l and 3 inclusive, which illustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention, the reference character 8 designates a fragment of a panel of ,wire mesh work which may be square, rectangular, or of any other desired shape. The wire mesh work shown is of the square mesh type, formed of interwoven wires 9, l0, that extend at right angles to each other, and at right angles to the members of the border frame.

A fragment of the border frame is seen at l1 and, as is well understood, said frame Serial No. 32,118.

surrounds the wire mesh work. In its preferred form the border frame member 1l comprises two oppositely disposed channel bars l2, which are set with their flanges edge to edge as is clearly seen in Fig. 2, and secured together by bolts, rivets or the like 13. In the edges of the flanges la of the channel bars, notches l5, 1G are formed, the notches in each flange being' made equidistant, there being one notch for each alternate wire, and those in one flange being disposed midway between those in the other flange. rfhe shape of the notches is immaterial except that they are of sufiicient size to receive a wire 9 or 10. `When the parts are assembled the plain edge portions of one flange 14- close the notches opposite it, thereby providing closed holes through which the wires of the. wire mesh work extend into the channel formed by the two channel bars.

As is well understood, the wires of wire mesh work are kinked as is best shown in Fig. 2, the kinks of the alternate wires being aligned and those of the intermediate wires being also in alignment at places midway between the kinks of the other wires. The wires extend through the holes of the border frame members at the kinked places of the wires, and an end wire 9X of the wire mesh work may be contained in the channel, formed by the two opposing channel bars. When bolted or otherwise secured together, the two channel bars are positively secured upon the wire mesh work and the latter' is disposed along the medium line of the border frame.

ln assembling the parts, an edge portion of the wire mesh work is laid upon one of the channel bars with the aligned crimps of the alternate wires contained in the notches. The opposite channel bar is then placed upon said channel bar with the notches thereof receiving the intern'iediate wires, after which the two channel bars are bolted or riveted together. The other edges of the wire mesh are connected with the border fraine members in the saine manner. If desired,r the four channel bars of each side may be welded together at the corners or secured together in any lother desired manner to forma rectangular frame, and when the wire mesh work and frames have been assembled, the opposite bars of the frames may be bolted, riveted or otherwise secured together.

Figs, Lrand 5 illustrate the application of he invention to diamond mesh work 8, and i` this case the notches l5, 16a are provided u the flanges ll-a of the channel bars 12, at the places where the rires 9, 10a of the wire mesh work intersect each other adjacent the edge port-ion thereof. in this case the notches in each Vhanne are lo ated opposite each other,

am` the two opposing); notches receive two 1iit.ff-rsectin?,` wires ot the wire mesh work. na j he oiiserred that the sane spacing;` ot

in i shown receiifino' Q). and a ned channel bar 12b is the ends ot tte wire i'iat unnotched bar l2" r L) coopera therewith to hold the wires in the channel. rvlie channel bar and flat bar may be sse-aired together by bolts or rire-ts in Fig. T two oppositeiy disposed angle iron hars iLi are shown, one having the notches ttor r ceivingthe wire mesh work S, The two angle iron bars are placed together as shori'n, thereby forming` a channel in which the end portion ot the wire mesh is received. The two angle irons may be bolted or riveted together as in the other forms.

From the above it is evident that all ot the labor oit inserting` the ends of the wire mesh through holes in the bars is eliminated ind also the work of bendingthe wires bach ii'tcr they have been so inserte( The parts mayv be assembled with a minimum amountot time and labor and when assembled, the parts proride a wire mesh guard which is handsome and attractive in appearance and one which is substantial. strong and rigid.

Priore or less rariation ot the exact details ot construction is possible without departing 'trom the spi it ot this invention; I desire7 therefore, not to limit myself to the exact iiorm ot the construction shown and describech but intend., in the ollowinfrr` claims, to point out all ot the invention disclosed herein,

fr claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters `Patent:

l, A wire mesh guard, comprising' wire mesh wort; formed ot interwoven crimped wires, a herder trame inen'iher secured upon the edge of the wire mesh work and comnecting; means Ator securingl .i

wires contained between said bars, and coniid bars together with the crimped intersecting end po A ii ions oi' die wires ot the wire mesh worl: contained i ie notches ot one bar.

n. fr wire mesh guard, comprisingv wire mesh work termed ot interwoven crin'lped res, a. border 'frame n'ieinber composed ot two oniiositely disposed late allyv sepa'able contacting flanged bars, each formed with i niches in one of its tlanges for the reception oi end portions oi crimped wires which Vtorni the wire mesh w "rk, an edge portion ot each bar closing' the notches around the crimped wires, and means` tor securing said bars together with 'he crimped end portions ot the wires ot raid wire mesh work contained in the notches ot the bars.

A wire mesh guard, comprising` wire r. csh work it'ormed otl intewvoren crimped wires, a border frame member 'formed ot 'two oppositely disposed laterally separable` lznifred bars7 each formed 1with notches in one ot its tlanges for the reception ot end portions ot the crimped wires which 'torni the wire mesh work, the notches in one flanged bar being` arranged intermediate the notches o'; the other danced bar, and an edge portion ot' each bar closing the notches arornd the wires, and means Jtor securii saic bars ogether `sith the crimped end portionv oi the wires of the wire mesh work d in the notches oit.' said bars.

et. fr wire mesh guard, comprising wire mesh work toi-mcd ot' crimped, inter roven wires, a border 'ii'ame ncmber formed oi two oppositely disposed laterally separable channel bars set with their flanges edge to edge and each channel bar being` formed with notches in one ot its tieni-rcs 'tor the reception ot crimped end poi-tions oi the wires which form the wire mesh work, the notches in one channel bar being' arranged intermediate the notches of the other channel barq and an edge portion ot each bar closingl the notches a ound the wires, and means erf tending;` through said bars '.Ior securing them together upon the wire mesh worlr.

EDWARD MUC/LUKE.

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