US279113A

US279113A - Wire-fence nafl

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Publication number: US279113A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1883-06-05
Anticipated expiration: 1900-06-05

Description

(No Model.)

- w. M. GLOW.

WIRE PENGE NAIL. I No. 279,113. Patented June 5,1883;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM M; QLO'W, OF IVHEATLAND, ILLINOIS.

WIRE-FENCE NAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,113, dated June 5, 1883. Application filed February 27,1883. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, \VILLIAM M. GLOW, of \Vheatland, in \Vill county, and State of Illi nois, have invented certain Improvements in NVire-Fence Nails, the construction and operation of which I will proceed to explain, refer ence being had to the annexed drawings, mak ing. a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is'a side view, showing it applied to two strand-wires and driven in the post; 2, an edge view, and Fig. 3 a perspective v1ew. I p

This nail is for the purpose of holding two strandwires of a wire or barbed-wire fence on the post by being-driven in between them, and so formed that its head projects each way over each wire, forming a hooked or hollowed head over each strand-wire, and having its head flared Onwidened at the upper end, so, it may be drawn from the post by an ordinary clawhammer.

Referring to the drawings, (1 represents the nail proper, a, the head, and c c the hollowed projections or shoulders for the purpose of holding the two strand-wires w w, asshown in Fig. 1. As shown in said figure, the nail is driven into the post between the two strandwiresw w in such manner that its hollow shoulders c a project out over the said strand-wires, and hold the strandwires firm on the post P after the nail has been driven home.

The head a of the nail projects above the wire strands far enough soits flared upper end may be grasped by an ordinary clawhammer, so the nail can be drawn from the post, when desired, and saved for use again or any number of times.

The hollow shoulders c c in this nail are not intended to continue over the strand-wires w "10 so as to drive into the post, but only so far as to inclose enough of the wires to hold them firm next the head of the nail.

Y I am aware nails of this character having one hook on one side to hold one wire or bar on the post have been used; but in such'case the head of the nail breaks off when driven home, because the head is not supported on either side, and it is useless in many instances. I am also aware anail for been in use having a pin through the head, so that a claw-hammer can draw the nail by hooking under the pin; but in such case the pin has to be added to the nail after it is forged or cut, and the hole in which the pin sets weakens the head, and in many cases the pin drops out and rendersthc nail incapable of being drawn. ll am not aware of the use of a nail for this pur; pose having such a flared or widened head projecting some distance above the strand-wires for the purpose set forth. Neither am I aware of the use of the double shoulders c 0, formed shown, to inclose and hold on two wires by being driven in between them.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

The wirefence nail described, having the two proj ecting hollowed shoulders c c and flared head a, for the purpose set forth.

-WILLIA1\I M. 'oLow.

\Viinesses:

Tnos. H. Hurcnrxs, WM. J. HUTCHINS.

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