US684529A - Wire fence. - Google Patents

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Patented Oct. 15,. I90l.

J. M. STUCKEB.

W I R E F E N G E [Application filed. July 10, 1 900.)

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JOHN M. STUCKER, OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN A. HENDERSON, OF SAME PLACE.

WIRE FENCE.

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To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN M. STUOKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lawrence, in the county of Douglas and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Wire Fence, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wire fences; and the objects of the same are to provide simple and effective means for facilitating the fabrication of fences in a positive manner and avoid slipping or disarrangement of the several parts after articulation under the average conditions and to materially reduce the time, labor, and expense usually involved in constructing many of the known fences.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a fence embodying the features of the invention. Figs. 2, 3, 4c, 4?, 5, and 6 aredetail views showing the difierent steps in forming the wire lock or'joint. Fig. 7 is an edge view of the completed fastening or look, taken in the plane of the fence.

Similarnumerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 1 designates a plurality of parallel runners which are shown in singlestrand form, and above and below the same are twisted selvage-wires 2 and 3. The runners are arranged closer together near the bottom selvage-wire 3 and gradually increase in vertical distance apart toward the upper selvagewire 2, to thereby prevent small stock from passing through the wire meshes at the bottom of the fence. It is also proposed to place suitable barbs on either one or both selvage-wires, and the features thus far set forth are common to all the forms that the fence can be made in. The runners are also connected at regular or suitable longitudinal spaced intervals by vertical stay-wires 4:, the two series of wires forming meshes which will Vary in dimensions in accordance with the space between the same in different directions, and in View of the closer arrangement of the runners near the bottom of the fence fabric the said meshes will be smaller and prevent small stock from working there through.

The salient feature of the improved fence is the contribution of both the runners and stay-wires in forming the joint between the same without the use of separate wrapped lengths or ties and without in the least detracting from the necessary movement of the runners to allow for expansion and contraction. By having the lock for the wires formed by portions of the wires themselves it has been found that the fabrication of wire fences is facilitated, the expense reduced to a minimum, and more satisfactory results accrue by reason of the obstruction to slipping or displacement of either the runners or the stays after complete articulation of the runners and stays in accordance with the present invention. The fence can also be constructed more expeditiously, and all attempts of small stock, such as swine, to move the stay-Wires will be resisted, because the runners directly interlock therewith. The durability of a fence embodying the present construction is also an important feature by Virtue of the interwoven condition of the several parts composing the same and a more perfect distribution of the strain brought to bear thereon.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 1 and to Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, the first step is to form an open loop 5 in the runner l where the connection with the stay-wire is to be effected, and said loop may extend either up wardly or downwardly, as desired and as will be presently set forth. The stay-wire is received in the loop, and the next step, as shown by Fig. 3, is to cross the base portions of the loop, as at 6, and then continue by pursuing the third step, which is to twist the base of the loop, as at 7, to give more purchase in completing the look, as shown by Fig. 4E. The parts are then ready to complete the lock, and by exerting a drawing or pulling strain on the runner the loop thereof will slip to the position shown by Figs. 5 and 6 in accordance with the downward or upward direction of the said loop. As before indicated, the staywires are inserted in the loops 5, as shown by partial twists of the loops, the stays being held against movement while the pulling ten-' sion is exerted on the runner. As the loops 5 are Held in shape without forming complete interlocking twists at the reduced portions thereof and as the parts of the loops are thus permitted to easily slip on each other, the gradual reduction of the loops by the tension on the runners will cause the initial partial twists at the reduced portions to disappear by the loops performing a partial revolution, and the united runners and stay-wires will assume the position in each instance shown by Fig. 6 if the loops 5 are uppermost or the position shown by Fig. 5 if the said loops have a downward direction. The loops when com pleted have a vertical direction and tightly and completely encircle the stay-wires, the latter having single oblique seats formed therein by the tension of the loops thereon. The twist 7 disappears as the parts of the runner forming the loop contract,and by holding the stay-wire firmly in a plane at right angles to the'direct-ion of the runner the kink or seat 8 is formed therein, which is completely embraced by the runner-loop. If the runner-loop be directed downwardly,the kink or seat in the stay-wire will be to the left, and, conversely, if the loop be extended upwardly the kink or seat will be to the right, as clearly shown by Figs. 5 and 6. It will be observed that it will be impossible for the stay-wire to move or shift longitudinally on the runner, and likewise the runner cannot rise vertically on the stay-wire, because the loop thereof surrounds the kink or seat of the latter on opposite sidesfor example, above and below the greatest indentation of the said kink or seat. It will also be seen that the runner tage of the particular arrangement specified will he obviously apparent.

Changes in the form, size, proportions, height, and minor details other than those mentioned can be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A wire fencing comprising single-wire runners and single-wire ties at right angles to the former and disposed in straight vertical planes from top to bottom, the runners having single-strand elliptical loops which are vertically disposed and completely encircle the ties, the said loops being alternately extended in reverse directions vertically over portions of the ties above and below the horizontal planes of the runners to equalize the strain and prevent slipping of the runners and ties, the ties having oblique seats for the runners.

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

JOHN M STUGKER.

Witnesses: I

A. J. GRIFFIN, Enro OWENS.

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