US298368A - Upright wire-fence-making machine - Google Patents

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UPEIGET WIRE EENGE MAKING MACHINE. No; 298,368. Patented May 13, 1884.

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UPRIGHT WIRE-FENCE-NIAKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,368, dated -May 13, 1884.

Application filed November 16, 1883. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MANN FULTZ, of Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Upright VireFence-Making Machine, as wellas certain parts thereof, which invention is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, to wit:

Figure l is a front elevation (the base of the frame being in section) of a machine embodying my improvements, in connection with a section of woven fence. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation the base being shown in section) of the same showing a picket partially introduced between the wires. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view showing the sprocket-chain and sprocket-wheels and plain wheels over which the sprocket-chain passes to operate the twister-shafts. Fig. 4t is a sectional perspective view of the machine, showing the vertical shaft d, its arms, spring, and lever for forcing a picket to place when introduced between the wires; and Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view showing the board r having the pins for holding the section of fence in place when the wires are being tightened preparatory to securing the section of fence.to the posts.

In Figs. l and 2, A, B, and C are the upright frame of machine.,w

l) is the base of machine-a frame sixteen feet long and about three feet wide, made of timbers of any desired size.

E is a section of fence with post.

a is crank.

b b Z) b b are bobbins on which wire is wound.

c c c c c are open convex revolving shafts in which bobbins b b b work.

d d d is a system of chain-wheels, pulleys, and endless chain, (same as in Fig. 3.)

e is a lever attached to upright rod f, rod f having four arms, g g g g, by means of which a picket, when in position, is pressed to its place, ready to receive twist of wire, and the lever is again drawn back to its position by wire spring y.

l1. in Fig. 2 represents picket partly inserted, while in Fig. 4 it is dropped to position, ready to be pressed to place by movement of lever e.

is a ratchet-lever, working upon ratchetwheel j, attached to cog-wheel k, on which lever is a small spring, x.

Zis a toothed rack extending through the center and the length of frame D, in which cog-Wheel k works.

m is a small spring-pawl dropping into notches of wheel j, by means of which the upright part of machine is prevented from being drawn backward by weight of fence or tension of wire.

a is a post of the frame, having three holes, o o o. Over a is placed a board of equal length, having three pins, which are inserted in the holes o o o, and this is used for the purpose of tightening a section of fence when it is desired to fasten the same to intervening fence-posts.

p represents post, to which the ends of the fence-wires are fastened before the weaving commences.

In case it is desired to use machine stationary, then a drum or reel upon which fence is wound, as made or woven, is used in lieu of the post p.

On either side of frame D, and extending the length of it, is a groove, in which base platform of machine is held and slides.

The whole combination is an upright machine for making or weaving fence composed of wire and pickets, and may be used, movably, along the line where a fence is to be made, or stationary. The twistof the wires may be either continuous or reversible. t

To adjust and work the machine, the wire, in duplicate, is wound upon bobbins b b b. rlhe ends of duplicate wires are then separately passed through cap on end of shafts c c c, and brought together again and fastened to post or reel p. A picketis then placed in aperture in top of frame at q, as shown in Fig. 2 by 7L, and dropped between the respective duplicate wires to position, as shown by h in Fig. 4. By throwing lever e forward the arms g g g press the picket to its proper place, and by turning crank a bobbins b b b and shafts c c c are revolved, and any desired number of twists are given to the wires; then, by pressing lever i forward and backward a sufficient number of times, cog-wheel 7c, working in cogplate Z, the frame A, B, and O is moved forward to such distance as may be desired be- I OO tween pickets, and is then ready for insertion of another picket, as before stated, and thus the process is continued.

If the fence is being constructed along the line where it is intended to stand, the posts are supposed to have been set at any intervals desired. When such length of fence has been Woven that it is desired to fasten it to intervening posts, a proper tension of the wires is obtained by Working lever t', and to retain this tension until the Wires can be fastened to the posts by staples the board before mentioned, having three pins, is adj usted upon n. (See Fig. 5.)

The Whole machine, while Working, when used in the field, may be held in place by stakes driven into the ground, or by an anchor on back side of machine, attached to a fence-post. Vhen fence has been woven to length of frame, to move forward and readjust, draw stakes or detach anchor, raise small spring x on lever i, and then move frame by horse or other power.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination, with thebed-plate provided with the toothed rack, of the frame provided with the revolving twisters carrying the bobbins, the sprocket -Wheels, plain wheels, and endless chain, and the vertical shaft having arms, and the operatin g lever and spring, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the frame having the perforated board n, and the mechanism for twisting the Wires and moving the frame, of the board 1, provided with pins to fit the perforations in the board u, substantially as specified. y

3. The combination, with the bed frame provided with the toothed rack', of the movable frame carrying the twister mechanism, and provided with the shaft carrying the pinion k, ratchet-wheel j, lever fi, and spring-paw1` m ai, substantially as specified. v

, JOHN MANN FULTZ. Vitnesses:

JOHN R. RICE, J oHN MEYER.

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