US2598553A

US2598553A - Wire fence tool

Info

Publication number: US2598553A
Application number: US167626A
Authority: US
Inventors: Theron F Jennings
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-06-12
Filing date: 1950-06-12
Publication date: 1952-05-27
Anticipated expiration: 1969-05-27

Description

May 27, 1952 T. F. JENNINGS WIRE FENCE TOOL Filed June 12, 1950 Fig.3

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Patented May 27, 1952 OFFICE WIRE FENCE TOOL Theron F. Jennings, Smithshire, Ill.

Application June 12, 1950, Serial No. 167,626

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements. in fence tools and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a tool for stretching wire between fence posts as the wire is nailed or stapled to a post.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a Wire fence tool including a fulcrum member for attachment to a fence post and having a gripping surface, and a clamping member pivotally secured to the fulcrum member and manually actuated to force a wire against the gripping surface of the fulcrum member.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a wire fence tool including a pair of gripping jaws one of which supports a fulcrum pin whereby the jaws may be manually swung. as a unit, on a fence post, and the other of which supports a lever to permit the jaws to be forced into clamping engagement with a wire and the lever also forms a means for swinging the jaws about the fulcrum pin.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a wire fence stretching tool that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, eflicient and durable in operation, inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, references being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view of a fence post and showing the present invention applied to the post and gripping a wire;

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the present tool and with parts broken away; and,

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of Figure 2 taken substantially in the direction of arrow numbered 3 in Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral l0 represents a first clamping member or anchor member having a base portion 12 and an enlarged head portion I 4. The base portion I2 is substantially rectangular and its longitudinal side faces l6 and I8 support a plurality of spaced parallel fulcrum lugs or

anchoring points

20 and 22 respectively.

The head portion I4 is provided with an outer,

roughened, convex gripping surface 24. The head r portion is also provided with a central recess 26- that receives an car 28 at one end of a second jaw member orclamping member 30. The clamping member 30 includes a roughened concave surface 32 that opposes the gripping surface 24 of the head portion M.

A pivot pin 34 extends through the head portion I 4, the walls of the recess 26 and the ear 28. The surface 32 conforms to the curvature of the surface 24 and is spaced. from the surface 24 when the member 30 is disposed co-axial with the member ID.

The member 30 is formed with a socket portion 36 in which is fitted one end of a hand lever 38 and constitutes a means for forcing the member 30 into clamping engagement with the head portion [4 and for swinging the members l0 and 30 as a unit about a fence post P in which the lugs, either 20 or 22, engage.

In practical use of the present invention, the

lugs

20 or 22 are forced against the post P with the tool horizontal and with the

surfaces

24 and 32 spaced to accommodate a fence wire F. As the lever 38 is swung horizontally, the member 30 forces the wire F against the surface 24 and continued horizontal swinging of the lever 38 will cause the members In and 30 to swing and thereby tighten or stretch the wire. Then, fasteners may be forced into the post and against the wire to retain the wire tightened.

The opening 0 reduces the weight of the tool, and the roughened surfaces S will give th tool a better grip when employed on very small posts.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A wire fence tool comprising an anchor member having an enlarged head portion at one end and a base portion at its other end, said head portion including a roughened convex gripping surface and a central recess, a clamping member having a central car at one end received in said recess and a socket at its other end, a pivot extending through the recess and the ear, said clamping member having a roughened concavesurface in registry with the convex surface of said head UNITED STATES PATENTS portion, said anchor member including a. con- Number Name Date caved serrated post seat extending between said 513,816 Negus Jam 30 1394 head portion and said base portion, and a plu- 561,976 Dubois June 16' 1396 rality of pointed anchoring lugs projecting out- 5 763,549 Ferguson et a1 June 28 1904 Wardly frOm Said base portion- 1,021,371' Medlin Man 2 1912 THERON JENNINGS 1,216,809 Highhouse Feb. 20, 1917 KEEEBENQES 0.113 311 The renewing; references araof'reeord in the 10 file of this patent: