US1857434A

US1857434A - Guy wire anchor device

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Publication number: US1857434A
Application number: US391232A
Authority: US
Inventors: Elmer K Cole
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1929-09-09
Filing date: 1929-09-09
Publication date: 1932-05-10
Anticipated expiration: 1949-05-10

Description

E. K. COLE 1,857,434

May 10, 1932.

GUY WIRE ANCHOR DEVICE Filed Sept. 9, 1929 Patented May 10, 1932 UNITED STATES ELMER x. COLE, onwrlv rnnsnr, Iowa GUY WIRE ANCHOR Application filed September 9, 1929. Serial No. 391,232.

The object of my invention is to provide means of simple, durable and inexpensive construction for connecting guy wires with anchor rods, in such manner that the desired amount of tension may be applied to the ancholr cable with a minimum of applied power; an

A further object is to provide a device of this character in which the various parts may be galvanized before assembled, and then may be assembled and put under tension without destroying the galvanized layer.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows an isometric view illustrating a portion of an anchor rod with a loop formed therein, and a roller eye mounted in the loop and a portion of the wire cable applied to the roller eye.

Figure 2 shows a portion of an anchor rod with a loop therein and a roller eye applied to the loop and shown in section; and

Figure 3 shows a side elevation of the roller eye as formed, and before it is applied to the loop in the anchor rod and bent to round form.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the numeral 10 to indicate an anchor rod having formed therein a loop 11, the upper half of which is made in the form of a true semi-circle. The roller eye is formed of a single piece of malleable metal.

This eye in the form in which it is manufactured comprises a substantially elliptical body portion 12, having substantially radially arranged ends 13 spaced apart as shown in Figure 3. The outer surface is formed with a cable groove 14, and the central opening is rounded at 15 to substantially conform to the interior of the loop 11, as shown in Figure 2. The wire cable is indicated by the numeral 16.

These separate parts, after they have been manufactured in the form described, are then subjected to the ordinary galvanizing process,

by which coating or rust P of material is applied to the exterior surface of said parts.

- Then theroller eye is placed in position eye to compress it, thus bringing the surfaces 13 to adjacent position as shown in Figure 1,

and forming the roller eye :into a complete circle, surrounding the loop 11.

I have found by actual experience that this bending of the roller eye will not in any way injuriously affect the coating of galvanized material. y

The anchor devices may be handled and shipped in the ordinary manner, and when it is desired to use one of them, for anchoring a wire cable, the wire cable is passed around the roller eye in the manner shown in Figure 1, and then tension is applied to one end thereof for tightening the cable.

The roller eye is of much greater diameter than that of the loop 11, and hence the cable is not bent over as sharp a curve as would be without the roller eye. greater tension is applied to the cable to draw up one end of it, the cable itself will grip However, when .7 5

tightly in the groove of the roller eye and will not slip, but will cause the roller eye to rotate relative to the loop 11. L I have found by actual experience that such movement of the cable and roller eye will not injuriously affect the coating of galvanized material on the cable or in the groove 14 of the roller eye, whereas with devices for; this purpose which have been used heretofore, and in which the relatively rough cable must slide relative to the loop 11, then the galvanized material, both on the cable and on the loop 11, is to a greater or less extent de'e; stroyed.

I have also found that the limited amount of rotary movement of the roller eye relative to the loop 11 will not injuriously affect the galvanized material, because both of these:- engagin surfaces are relatively smooth and the slig t amount of rotation required will only brighten or polish the adjacent surfaces, and will not destroy the galvanized layer.

I claim as my invention:

A cable anchor device comprisin in combination an anchor rod formed Wit a loop, and a roller eye formed complete of a single piece of malleable metal, and having a central opening, and also having its ends spaced apart far enough to permit it to be placed in position, with theloop of the anchor rod containedlvvithin said "central opening, said r0 11- er eye being of such shape that when its adjacent ends are pressed together it vvill be substantially round in outline-and capable of free rotation upon the anchonloop. m.

ELMER 'KfCOLE. l