US408065A

US408065A - Wire-fastener

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Publication number: US408065A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1889-07-30
Anticipated expiration: 1906-07-30

Description

(No Model.)

B. T. BARRBT & R. NUSSBEOK. WIRE PASTENER.

No. 408,065. Patented July 30, 1889.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,065, dated July 30, 1889.

Application filed April 20, 1889. Serial No. 307,935. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be itknown that we, BENJAMIN T. BARRET, a citizen of the United States, and RICHARD NUSSBECK, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, both residing at Henderson, in the county of Henderson and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ire-Fasteners, of which the following specification, taken in. connection with the ac companyin g drawings, which form a part thereof, is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

The object of our invention is to form a simple and economical .yet effective device for fastening wire to posts in the construction of wire fences and the like; and to this end our invention consists of a triangularshaped metal nail having a groove across its upper edge, in which the wire rests, and a rough portion or a series of small grooves across its under edge for the retention of the springclamp, in combination with a sheet-metal hook or clamp adapted to engage with the wire on each side of the steel nail and clamp down upon therough under edge of said nail, thus holding the wire and preventing its slipping sidewise.

In order that our invention may be fully understood, we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich--- Figure I is a perspective view of a wire fence put up with our improved wire-fasteners. Fig. II is a perspective view of one post having wire attached by means of our improvement. Fig. III is a front view of the steel nail and clamp holding a wire. Fig. IV represents two detailed views of the detached parts of our improved wire-fastener, one being a front perspective view of the clampinghook and the other a side elevation of the steel nail.

A A A are posts supporting wires aa a by means of our improved wire-fastener.

B is a triangular-shaped steel nail adapted to be driven into posts A, with the groove 7) upward and the roughened portion or series of grooves b downward. The construction O is the sheet-metal clamp, made of any suitable sheet metal which is stiff enough to hold its shape and spring over the roughened portion Z) of the steel nail B. For this purpose sheet iron or zinc is preferred. This clamp O is U-shaped, having slot 0 cut into the U for guiding it on the steel nail l3, and hooks c on the ends of each arm for engaging the wire a. The lower portion of the clamp is formed broader than the arms to strengthen it and make it more springy. The construe tion of the clamp is more clearly shown in the first detail view of Fig. IV. The fastening device is clearly shown in position holding the wire in Figs. II and III.

In constructing fences with our improved fastenerthe operation is as follows: The steel nails B are first driven in place all along the line of posts A, as many on each post as is desired, care being taken in placing the nails to have the grooveb upward and series of grooves I) downward. The lines of wire a are then stretched for short distances at a time, resting on the upper groove 1) of the nail B. The clamps C are then taken with the hooks c pointing in toward the posts A, hooked onto the wires straddling the steel nail B, and clamped into place by a hammer, so that the groove 0 rests on the roughened portion 1) of the steel nail l5.

Thus it will be seen that the construction of a'fence with our improvement is a very simple matter. If the clamps should become loose and allow the wires to sag, the clamps can be easily removed, the wire tightened, and the clamps again sprung into place.

Our improved fastener proves to be a very effective as well as simple device. The wire is held at three points, one point tending to push the wire upward, and two points on each side of the single point of contact tending to pull the wire downward, thus forming a secu re hold on the wire.

The wire and fastenings of fences constructed with our improvement may be re moved and used over again without any appreciable wear on the same.

The steel nail and clamps (when formed of sheet-iron) may be galvanized to protect the same from weather.

Having thus described our invention, the

5 following is what we claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a wire-fastener for wire fences, &e., the combination of steel nail B, having wiresupporting groove 1), and U-shaped clamp C,

10 having hooks c, substantially as set forth.

2. In a wire-fastener for wire fences, 850.,

the combination of post A, steel triangularshaped nail 13, having upper groove 1) and lower series of grooves b',wit-h U shaped clamp 0, having groove 0 and hooks 0, all substanr 5 tially as and for the purpose set forth.

BENJAMIN T. BARRET. RICHARD NUSSBECK. Witnesses:

O. H. JOHNSON,

P. S. HOLLOWAY.