US2610009A

US2610009A - Woven wire fencing

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Publication number: US2610009A
Application number: US76923A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frank J Mafera
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1949-02-17
Filing date: 1949-02-17
Publication date: 1952-09-09
Anticipated expiration: 1969-09-09

Description

Patented Sept. `9, i952 y j flmool WovEN WIREfFENoma;4 j j FrankLIfMafera, Raymond, N, H. oilioatimi ne ricamare/19, speriamo. mpgs 2`Claims. (Cl.245-,f`5) 2..;,".` lo v l 'This' invention relates-to an improved woven rough*and"non-uniform.l orieobjectV of my'in- Wire fencing of the general nature shown in my vention is to eliminate this objection and. pro- United States Patent 1,811,511. Both my patvide a smooth and unbroken selvage continuousented and improved fencing embodya plurality of ly uniform in contour, and another object is so wire strands extending transversely of the fenc- 5 to join the strands I0 that the fencing is non-coling in uniformly spaced zig-zag paths with each lapsible and self-sustaining, all as hereinafter strand extending around and interlocked with the more specifically described. two adjacent strands at the adjacent apices of The strands I0 of my improved fencing are their paths. In my patented fencing the adjawoven in the same arrangement disclosed in my cent strands are welded together at one or both l0 said patent but the several ends I4 of the strands margins of the fencing to provide an improved are joined by welding U-shaped wires IB thereto selvage. at their junctions I6 in a. manner supporting the In my improved fencing I weld U-shaped Wires strands against collapsible movement longitudito the ends of the wire strands to form a selvage nally of the fencing and rendering the fencing of continuously uniform contour and free from self-sustaining. Each U-shaped wire I8is welded objectionable pro-trusions caused by welding the to two of the strands I0 disposed next adjacent to strand ends together. Furthermore, each of the two strands disposed therebetween. Thus as il- U-shaped Wires is preferably welded to two of the lustrated in Fig. 1 the U-shaped wire I8' is welded fencing strands disposed next adjacent to two to two strands I0 disposed next adjacent to two strands therebetween. This arrangement of the strands I0" therebetween. The wires I8 are U-shaped wires so joins the strands together that placed in abutting end to end relation with the the fencing is self-sustaining whereas my patstrands I0 and welded to-gether at 20 as shown in ented fencing, in which adjacent strands are Fig. 3. Thus each two adjacent welds are disjoined together, is freely collapsible longitudiposed in overlapping relation and the U-shaped nally of the fencing and requires full supporting wires I8 form a continuously smooth and unimeans to maintain it against collapsing. The form selvage along the fabric. The selvage I8 production of an improved fencing of this nature will ordinarily be provided only at the top margin with (l) a uniformly smooth selvage and (2) of the fencing but it can be provided at both marinterlocking the strands into a non-collapsible gins if desired. arrangement comprises the primary object of the The improved arrangement above described so invention. joins the woven strands at the top of both mar- These and other features of the invention will `gins of the fencing that the strands are interbe best understood and appreciated from the follocked against collapsing longitudinally of the lowing description of a preferred embodiment of fencing and renders the fencing self-sustaining. the invention selected for purposes of illustration Thus the improved fencing can be placed on the and shown in the accompanying drawings in ground without any support or framework and Whh--- the improved selvage at the top in conjunction Flc- 1 1s a fragmentary elevatlon 0f Woven Wire with the strands welded thereto will maintain the 'tached parts comprising `the fencing, and

fencing embodying my invention,

fencing against collapsing longitudinally, whereas Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of de- 40 the fencing of my said patent would immediately collapse under such circumstances.

It will be noted that the fencing embodies a plurality of wire units in overlapped relation. Each unit embodies two wires I0 connected by The woven wire fenclng shown in F1 1 embodies a plurality of wire strands Il] etending U'Wlre .la at me or both enqs' The Wlres lo. of transversely of the fencing in uniformly spaced each umt are in spaced and dlsconnected relatlon Zg zag paths with each Strand extending around between the ends thereof and extend 1n spaced and interlocked with the two adjacent strands at zlg'zag paths transversely across the fencng the adjacent aps l2 of their pauw As' mus 50 The two strands I0 of each unit respectively over- Hated in my Patent 1,311,511J the Sewage ends of lap two relatively adjacent units and the two adadjacent strands are welded together at; the sel.. Ajacent strands of these two adjacent units exvarge of the fengjng Such Welding forms a, bump tend around and interlock With each other at or protrusion at the welded joint, which bump is the adjent apCeS Of their Zig-Zag Paths Said highly objectionable and renders the selvage two interlocked strands (I0) being disposed be- Fig. 3 is a like view showing the parts welded together to complete the fencing comprising the invention.

of wire strands extending transversely of the fencing in uniformly spaced zig-zag paths with each strand extending around and interlocked with the twojadj'acent strandsV atv'the adjacent apices of their paths, a U-shaped wire welded in end to end relation with each two converging strand ends located on opposite sides of and immediately adjacent to each interlocllzedA pairy of,

strands having diverging ends, each U-sh'aped Wire overlapping and underlapping adjacentU shaped wires.

2. Woven wire fencing embodying a plurality of wire units extending in overlapped relationtrans versely of the fencing, each unit embodying two spaced wire strands" extending in spaced zig-zag paths transversely across and connected at the margins of the fencing, the said two strands of each unit respectively overlapping two relatively adjacent units and the two adjacent strands of said two adjacent units extending around and interlocking with each other at the adjacent apices of their zig-zag paths.

FRANK J. MAFERA.

REFERENCE S CITED.Y

The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 'Number Name Date 122,903YV McMurrayv June 23, 1872 917,617 Lachman Apr. 6, 1909 1,811,511 Mafera June 23, 1931 2,024,796 Harter Dec. 1'7, 1935 2,135,333 Guba Nov. 1, 1938 *Y 2,170,719- Ingouf Aug,1'22,1939