US756540A - Wire fencing. - Google Patents

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4 0 9 1 Rm R .0:- A D E T N E T A P R B M M 0 S W T. 0 4 m. 6 v 7 Am WIRE FENCING.

A-PPLIOATION FILED we. 2a, 1903.

no MODEL.

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Patented. April '5, 1904..

UNiTn STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH W. SOMMER, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

WIRE FENCING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,540, dated April 5, 1904.

Application filed August 28, 1903- To aZZ whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH W. SoMMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Fencing; and I do here by declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, Which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to wire fencing, and relates particularly to afencing consisting of longitudinal strands of Wire tied together in pairs by transverse strands or stays that are wound or coiled at their ends about two of the longitudinal strands, the stays being arranged in break-joint fashion.

A further object of the invention is to coil the ends of the short sections of stays wrapped around the same strands in the same longitudinal direction, which presents a fencing with stays in break-joint fashion having the ends of the stay-sections coiled around alternate strands over and under.

That the invention may be more fully understood reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a section of a fence embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan or edge view of such fencing. Fig. 3 shows somewhat enlarged opposite views of a stay-section and the manner of coiling its ends around adjacent strand Wires. Fig. 4 shows a side view of parts seen in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an elevation in section as the coil would appear on the line X X, Fig. 4.

In the drawings, 1 and 2 designate a series of horizontal parallel strand-wires, the former numeral denoting the top and bottom wires and the latter the intermediate strands. It is adapted to construct the fencing to have graduated or variable meshes; but this is not absolutely necessary, as the strands may be spaced uniformly apart, if desired.

3 denotes short sections of stays which appear in the fencing (see Fig. 1) in break-joint fashion or oifset and have their opposite ends coiled around adjacent strand-wires at ito form a hinge-joint, which prevents the fence being sprung permanently out of shape by Serial No. 171,108. (No model.)

stock running against the same. The opposite ends of each stay-section are coiled around adjacent strands with the free ends of its coil directed toward its opposite coil or in opposite directions. The coils of the stay-sections are wrapped closely to the body of the strand, with the free end of the coil bearing against the strand, as seen in the figures. Reference is had to Fig. 1,where the coils of the ends of adjacent stay-sections with the same horizontal strand are directed in the same direction around the strand, being over or under, which presents a fence wherethe coils of the staysections, with alternate strands, appear in opposite directions over and under, with the coils of each stay-section being directed in the same longitudinal direction on each strand. The arrows shown on the second and third strandwires, Fig. 1, illustrate thealternate over and under coil, as described.

Heretofore in fencing of this character the alternate coils of the stay-sections with the same horizontal strand-wires have been in opposite directions. Ihave done away with this form of coiling the stay-sections by the method employed in carrying the strand-wires and feeding the stay-sections thereto. The strandwires are fed through coilers, each alternate coiler of the'series rotating in an opposite direction. The sections of a break-jointed stay, or those sections of a stay spanning the alternate spaces between the strands in a vertical line, are fed simultaneously andalternately with those in the next vertical line, which brings the ends of adjacent stay-sections to be actuated successively by the same coilers and directs all such coils around the same strand-wires in the same direction over or under.

The strand-wires are corrugated sidewise, as at 5, which is better than corrugating them vertically, the latter method giving the fence an irregular appearance and making some of the meshes larger than the spacings call for, the corrugations in the wires of the fence providing for the necessary contraction and expansion of the fence.

Employing the stay-sections, asI do, to produce a coil moving in the same direction when they connect with the same strand-wire enthe ends of succeeding stay-sections coiled around coinciding strands in the same direc tion, While the coils of the opposite ends of such stay-sections with adjoining strands are I5 in an opposite direction but uniformly in the same direction With all the coils on such ad- I joining strands, substantially as specified.

In testimony WhereofI afiiX my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

' JOSEPH W. SOMMER. Witnesses:

OHAs. F. BAILEY, L. WILSON.

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