US363314A - Wire-fence tightener - Google Patents

Description

L. A. BUTTS.

WIRE FENOE TIGHTENER.

(No Model.)

Pate nted May 17, 1887.

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ilNrn LUOIEN A BUTTS, OF RUSSELL, IOWVA.

WIRE-FENCE TIGHTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,314, dated May 17, 1887.

Application filed May 27, 1886. Renewed April 7, 1887. Serial No. 234,099. (No model.)

reference being had to the accompanying draw-' ings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in wire-fence stretchers ontighteners, the object of my improvement bemg to provide a cheap, convenient, and effective means forbuilding wire fences or tightening the wires thereof.

My invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement, showing the same applied to a fencepost. Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through the line a: a: of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the operating-lever; and Fig. 5 is an inverted detail perspective view of a modification of my improvement.

A refers to the end or corner post of a wire. fence, which is provided with a brace, a. To the vertical post the wire-stretcher is attached, said stretcher consisting, essentially, of a bedplate, B, which bed-platehasattached thereto horizontally-projecting pivoted arms 0 G, the ends of which are provided with inwardlyprojecting hooks c, which are adapted to embrace the sides of the fence-post. These hooked arms are pivotally attached to the bed-plate by means of pivots c, which extend through the rear edge of the bed'plate. The front edge, (I, of the bed-plate has a straight edge, so as to secure a large bearing-surface upon the face of the fence-post. The pivoted arms 0, hereinbefore described, may be bifurcated, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to lie above and below the bed-plate B, and at the same time permit said arms to be swung to and from each other.

When the construction shown in Fig. 5 is employed, the arms 0 extend through slots formed in a downwardly-projecting portion, 0, at the rear edge of the bed-plate B, said slots serving as guides, thereby dispensing with blfureating the arms.

D refers to a central upwardly-projcctlng portion, to which a collar, E, is rigidly at tached in any suitable manner, and through this collar passes a shaft, F, which has rigidly secured thereto, by means of pins f f, supplemental collars G and G. These collars have inwardly-projecting portions g, which extend within the ring E and abut upon a flange, c, which is formed integral with the shaft F. The collar or ring G is provided circumfer' entially with a series of projecting teeth, h, and the collar or ring G is also provided with projecting ratchet-teeth i, said ratchet-teeth being adapted to engage with a pawl, I, which is pivotally attached to one side of the portion D.

The shaft F is provided near each end with pins f, which project through the same and form a convenient means for attaching the wire to be stretched thereto.

J refers to the operating-lever, which is provided with a curved end, said curved end having a projecting portion, j, which is adapted to engage with the teeth h, and ad acent thereto said lever is also provided with another projecting portion, j", which also engages with said teeth. By means of this lever J the shaft can be readily turned, so as to wind the wire thereon, and when turned will be held in place by the pawl I, which engages with the ratchet-teeth.

By means of the device hereinbefore de scribed the wires may be wound on either side of the post, and the pivoted hook-arms will retain the same securely in position. The teeth h, which project from the collar G, are slightly inclined at their forward edges, so that the projecting portions j and j of leverJ will secure a firm hold thereto. The device hereinbefore described is extremely simple in construction, portable, and is readily secured to or detached from a fence-post, and will hold the wires when stretched while they are being ICO secured to the post. By employing the lever J to turn the shaft, instead of a crank-handle,

a large amount of leverage can be secured, and

the operator can stand facing the wire when tightening the same. 5 I clain1-v 1. The improved wire-fence tightener herein described, consisting of a bed-plate having hooked arms pivoted thereto, which are adapted to engage with a fence-post, a bearing for a horizontal shaftattached to said bedplate, and a shaft provided with collars, which is located Within said bearing, said collars having formed upontheir peripheries projecting teeth hand ratchet-teeth i, with which a I 5 pawl is adapted to engage, the parts being organized substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a wire-fence tightener, a bed-plate, 13, provided with pivoted arms having hooked ends, and an upwardly-projecting bearing for 20 a shaft, in combination with the shaft F, having collars G and G, rigidly secured thereto, pins f, pawl I, and operating-lever J, sub stantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in 2 5 presence of two witnesses.

LUGIEN A. BUTTS.

Witnesses:

SIDNEY WELLS, JAMES GRAYSON.

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