US551141A

US551141A - Wire-reel

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Publication number: US551141A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-12-10
Anticipated expiration: 1912-12-10

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' W. R.,MGNUTT.

WIRE REEL. A l No. 551,141. Pat'e'ntedDec. 10, 1895'.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VALTER R. MCNUTT, 0F VOODSTON, KANSAS.

WIRE-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 551,141, dated December 10, 1895.

' Application nea March is, 1895. serai No. 542,209. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER R. MoNUTT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Voodston, in the county of Books and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Tire-Reel, of which the following is a specification. n

The invention relates to improvements in wire-reels.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of wire-reels, and to provide one which maybe readily mounted on an ordinary farm-wagon, and which will automatically maintain the wire taut in winding up the same, and be capable of automatically relieving the tension or strain on the wire, to prevent accidental breaking.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a device which will enable the wire to be readily wound on a spool in both the forward and backward movements of a vehicle along a fence, to avoid the necessity of having to return to the point of starting, in order to continue reeling, after having once passed the length of the fence.

Another object of the invention is to enable wire to be readily unreeled for fencebuilding, and to be laid close to the posts in the backward and forward movements of a vehicle.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wire-reel constructed in accordance with this invention and mounted on a wagon. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner of mounting the spool. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the supportingframe, illustrating the manner of mounting the lever.- Fig. 4 is a detail view of the guide.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a substantially rectangular supporting-frame, designed to be mounted at an inclination within a wagon-body 2, and having the front terminals of its sides 3 resting upon the bottom of the wagon-body, and abutting Yagainst a transverse cleat 4, secured to the wagon-body. The sides ofthe supporting frame are connected by a pair of transverse bars 5 and 6, which project laterally from' the sides 3, and are secured to short longitudinal bars 7, arranged parallel with the` sides Spacing-blocks 8 are interposed between the front ends of the short longitudinal bars 7 and the sides 3, and depending wagon-engaging bars 9 are pivoted between the rear terminals of the bars 7 and the sides 3, and have their lower ends bearing against the outer faces of the sides of the wagon -body. The upper ends 10 of the wagon-engaging bars 9 are enlarged and the depending portions of the bars 9 are laterally offset, in order to clear the sides of the wagon-body. The supporting-frame. is removable, and the pivots 11 lof thebars 9 permit the latter to fold longitudinally of the frame, for compactness, when the apparatus is detached from the wagon.

A hollow transverse shaft 1,2 is journaled at the back of the supporting-frame in suitable openings of the sides 3 and the bars 7, and projects laterally from the supportingframe, and is provided with wheels or rollers 13, arranged above and contacting with the hind wheels of the wagon, and adapted to cause a rotation of, the shaft 12 when the wagon movesforward.

The shaft 12 is provided at each end with a perforation 14, and is adapted to receive a spool-spindle 15, which is, provided with a series of perforations 16, and is adapted to be moved or telescoped into either end of the hollow shaft, and to be withdrawn therefrom to increase or diminish its length, to adapt it to different-sized spools. It is retained rigid with the shank by a key or pin 17, fitting in a perforation of the spindle, and passing throughthe adjacent perforation let of the shaft. rlhe outer end of the spindle is threaded, and is provided with a nut 1S, which is adapted to be screwed up against a spool 19, whereby the latter is rigidly mounted on or fixed to the spindle and the shaft.

The wire is mounted on the spool, slightly faster than the forward movement of the vehicle, to maintain it taut, and in order to prevent any liability of the wire breaking under any strain,incident to winding it up, the frame is capable of swinging upward slightly, and

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The wire is wound evenly on the spool byA means of a guide-pulley 20, having a grooved periphery, and journaled detachably on one end of a reciprocating rod or bar 2l, which is slidingly mounted in openings of folding arms 22 of the supporting-frame. Each end of the reciprocating bar or rod 2l is adapted for the reception of the grooved pulley 20, and the reciprocating movement of the bar or rod is limited by projections or pins 23, located at the inner sides of the arms 22. The arms 22 are pivoted to the front ends of the bars 7, and are adapted to be folded against the same when the reel is not in use.

The rod or bar 2l is reciprocated by a lon gitudinally-disposed lever 24, fulcrumed intermediate of its ends on the transverse bar (5, and having its front end removably pivoted to the reciprocating rod or bar 2l. The lever is adapted to be operated by the knees of the operator, in order to leave his hands free for guiding the team, and is arranged in a keeper 25, and is provided with a longitudinal slot 2 6, receiving the fulcruming-pivot 27, and arranged on the pivot 27 is an antifrictionsleeve which renders the operation of the lever 24: frictionless. The shaft and the reciprocating bar or rod are preferably detachably mounted in the frame by means of pins, which may be removed to permit the reel to be taken apart, if desired.

In reeling wire the' spindle is mounted at one side of the vehicle, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, and this will throw the vehicle and the team a sufficient distance from the fence, to enable wire to be taken up or paid out for fence-building, without inconvenience. After reaching the end of a fence or section of the same, and it is desired to return to the starting-point, the spool is first removed, and the vehicle is then turned. The spool is then placed on the other end of the shaft, and the position of the grooved pulley is likewise changed to the other end of the reciprocating bar or rod, and by these means the mechanism may be arranged to wind or unwind to either side of the vehicle, to enable wire to be reeled or unreeled when traveling along the fence in either direction.

In order to direct the wire to the grooved pulley and prevent it from becoming disengaged from the same, a wire-guide 28 is employed, and is mounted on one end of a transverse bar 29, secured to the upper edges of the wagon-body and resting upon the sides thereof. The transverse bar 29 projects laterally beyond the wagon-body a sufficient distance, in order that the guide 28 may lie in advance of the grooved pulley and the spool, and it is detachably mounted on the wagon by means of hooks 30, depending from the transverse bar, and engaging keepers or loops 3l, mounted on the outer faces of the sides of the wagon-body. The upper ends of the shanks of the hooks 30 are passed through the transverse bar 29, and are threaded and provided with nuts 32,`engaging the upper face of the transverse bar 29, and adapted to create the desired pressure for holding the transverse bar iirmly on the wagon-bed.

The wire-guide 28 is composed of vertical sides 33, and vertical and

horizontal rolls

34 and 35 arranged in pairs, and forming a rectangular wire-openin g within them. The horizontal rolls 35 are mounted on spindles, which are supported by the sides 33, and the vertical rolls 34 are journaled on spindles 36, having their lower ends fixed to the transverse bar 29, and their upper ends bent at right angles, and forming stops to prevent the rolls 3l from becoming disengaged. By this arrangement of guides the wire will always contact with one of the rolls, and will be prevented from binding and breaking, and will be guided to the grooved pulley.

It will be seen that'the wire-reel is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in con struction, that it is adapted to be readily mounted on any ordinary wagon or similar vehicle, and that it is capable of automatically regulating the tension of the wire.

Changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacriticing any of the advantages of this invention.

l. The combination with a vehicle, of a frame mounted thereon and arranged to swing upward, a shaft journaled on the frame and provided with a wheel, frictionally engaging one of the wheels of the vehicle and adapted to be carried out of such engagement by the upward swinging of the frame, and means for mounting the spool on the shaft, whereby the tension of the wire will swing the frame upward and disengage the wheel of the shaft to relieve the wire of strain automatically, substantially as described.

2. A reel, comprising a supporting frame, designed to be mounted on a vehicle and capable of swinging upward, a shaft journaled thereon and provided with wheels arranged to engage those of a vehicle and adapted to be released from such engagement by the upward swinging ofthe frame, areversible spool carrying spindle adapted to be arranged at either end of the shaft, a transversely disposed reciprocating bar or rodguided on the frame and located in advance of the shaft, a reversible pulley adapted to be arranged on either end of the reciprocating bar or rod and having a peripheral groove to receive the wire,

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and means for reciprocating the bar or rod, substantially as described.

3. Areel, comprising an inclined frame, designed to be mounted within a wagon body and to rest upon the same, the pivoted wagon engaging bars depending from the back of the frame and arranged to t against the sides of the wagon body and adapted to fold against the frame the folding arms 22 mounted on the frame and extending upward therefrom, a transverse shaft journaled on the frame and provided with Wheels for engaging those of a vehicle, a reversible spindle adapted to be arranged at either end of the shaft and receive the shaft, a reciprocating bar or rod mounted on said arms7 a grooved pulley adapted to be arranged on either end of the reciprocating bar or rod, and a lever fulcrumed on the frame and disposed longitudinally thereof and connected with the reciprocating bar or rod, and extending rearward from the frame and arranged to be operated by the legs of a person, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a vehicle, of a frame mounted thereon and capable of swinging upward, a transverse shaft journaled on the frame and provided with Wheels for engaging those of the vehicle, a spindle adapted to receive the spool and capable of fitting on either end of the shaft and being reversible to arrange the spool at either side of the frame, a reciprocating rod or bar located in advance of the shaft and carrying a grooved pulley, a transverse bar detachably secured to the body of the vehicle and projecting laterally therefrom, and a wire guide mounted on said transverse bar and located in advance of the pulley and provided with rolls arranged in rectangular form, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VALTER R. MCNUTT.

Vitnesses:

H. R. HULL, DUNCAN ALGAR.