US819968A - Lock for cross-wires. - Google Patents

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US819968A US27379105A US1905273791A US819968A US 819968 A US819968 A US 819968A US 27379105 A US27379105 A US 27379105A US 1905273791 A US1905273791 A US 1905273791A US 819968 A US819968 A US 819968A
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    • E04GSCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • Zlmuewtoz M6 flicclera'on UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE- Specification of Letters Patent.
  • My invention relates to a metal tie or lock, and has for its object the expedient and eflicient locking of cross wires or rods in the manufacture of screens, gratings, nettings, &c., and in the construction of wire fencing by hand or by automatic machinery. While the utility of such a device is particularly adapted to the construction of wire fencing where a secure fastening is desired for connecting the lateral wires with the cross-stays, such stays being preferably of heavier wire than the laterals and made of spring-steel such as would not permit of being coiled around the laterals, it is also desired to be understood that the tie herein described may be used in any manufacture where a practical union of cross wires or rods is required.
  • the principal object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and expedient wire-fence construction by hand without the aid of skilled mechanics or of mechanical appliances other than a specially-constructed locker and the ordinary fencing-tools.
  • the locking is effected by crimping or bending the wires or by the use of a tool to indent a portion of the metal of the look into the longitudinal wires. It is obvious that such crimping, bending, or indenting would in a greater or less degree tend to weaken the metal, scale the galvanizing, and induce rust at the union.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of the clip as stamped out of sheet metal and before bending.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the clip, showing it as bent and ready for use.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the clip after it has been locked, so as to clamp the wires.
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of a wire fence, showing my clip as applied so that the longitudinal slot therein is both in a horizontal and a vertical position.
  • Fig: 5 is a perspective View showing the'manner in which wires of soft metal are bent.
  • Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the manner of bending the clip when employed with soft wire.
  • Fig. 7 is a front view of two cross-wires locked by my device.
  • Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the means for locking soft wires.
  • Fig. 9 is a sectional view showing the manner in which the wires are passed through the clip.
  • Fig. 10 is a sectional view at right angles to the plane on which Fig. 9 was taken.
  • the numeral 1 designates the body of the clip, which is preferably rectangular in shape and is provided with a longitudinal slot 3 of a suflicient length to fit around the intersecting wires.
  • These clips can be very readily stamped out of sheet metal and are then bent upon an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal slot 3, so that they are approximately U shaped, as seen in Fig. 2.
  • one of the wires is placed in the slot 3, while the opposite wire is slipped between the arms of the U-shaped clip, so as to prevent the withdrawal of the first wire.
  • the base of the clip is then pressed inward throughout its entire length, as seen at 4 in Fig. 3. This arches the sides of the clip and securely locks the wires in position.
  • My invention is intended to facilitate the construction of wire fences by hand where the longitudinal wires, stays,,and locks are shipped knocked down.
  • the longitudinal wires are first stretched, spaced, and stapled to the posts.
  • the locks are then fitted around the longitudinal wires and the stays passed through them.
  • the stays and longitudinal wires are securely held together, or should the wires be made of soft metal the parallel sides of the clip are bent outwardly in opposite directions and the Wires bent upon themselves and securely clam ed.
  • t s clip has a very wide range of usefulness, since it is adapted to be locked by either of the before-mentioned means and is therefore equallygapplicable for wires of both hard and soft metal and also for repairing old fences or building new barb ed-wire fences where stays are employed.

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PATENTED MAY 8, 1906.
M. S. ANDERSON. LOOK FOR CROSS WIRES.
APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11, 1905.
Zlmuewtoz M6: flicclera'on UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE- Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented May 8, 1906.
Application filed August 11I 1905. Serial No. 273.791.
To all whmn it may concern:
Be it known that I, MILTON S. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manistee, in the county of Manistee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looks for Cross- Wires, of which the following is a specification.
, My invention relates to a metal tie or lock, and has for its object the expedient and eflicient locking of cross wires or rods in the manufacture of screens, gratings, nettings, &c., and in the construction of wire fencing by hand or by automatic machinery. While the utility of such a device is particularly adapted to the construction of wire fencing where a secure fastening is desired for connecting the lateral wires with the cross-stays, such stays being preferably of heavier wire than the laterals and made of spring-steel such as would not permit of being coiled around the laterals, it is also desired to be understood that the tie herein described may be used in any manufacture where a practical union of cross wires or rods is required.
The principal object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and expedient wire-fence construction by hand without the aid of skilled mechanics or of mechanical appliances other than a specially-constructed locker and the ordinary fencing-tools. I am aware that in some similar methods the locking is effected by crimping or bending the wires or by the use of a tool to indent a portion of the metal of the look into the longitudinal wires. It is obvious that such crimping, bending, or indenting would in a greater or less degree tend to weaken the metal, scale the galvanizing, and induce rust at the union. It has been my object to overcome this difficulty, and I would therefore have it understood that I do not claim such construction, but that the look as herein described holds the wires firmly against displacement, owing to the frictional contact of the parts and the tenacity of the metal. However, in the use of soft-wire laterals it would seem best to use a diflerent means for locking, whereby the.
knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the clip as stamped out of sheet metal and before bending. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the clip, showing it as bent and ready for use. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the clip after it has been locked, so as to clamp the wires. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of a wire fence, showing my clip as applied so that the longitudinal slot therein is both in a horizontal and a vertical position. Fig: 5 is a perspective View showing the'manner in which wires of soft metal are bent. Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the manner of bending the clip when employed with soft wire. Fig. 7 is a front view of two cross-wires locked by my device. Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the means for locking soft wires. Fig. 9 is a sectional view showing the manner in which the wires are passed through the clip. Fig. 10 is a sectional view at right angles to the plane on which Fig. 9 was taken.
Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.
The numeral 1 designates the body of the clip, which is preferably rectangular in shape and is provided with a longitudinal slot 3 of a suflicient length to fit around the intersecting wires. These clips can be very readily stamped out of sheet metal and are then bent upon an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal slot 3, so that they are approximately U shaped, as seen in Fig. 2. In employing the device one of the wires is placed in the slot 3, while the opposite wire is slipped between the arms of the U-shaped clip, so as to prevent the withdrawal of the first wire. The base of the clip is then pressed inward throughout its entire length, as seen at 4 in Fig. 3. This arches the sides of the clip and securely locks the wires in position. By thus pressing the base of the clips inward I am enabled to clamp the wires in position without in any manner weakening same or injuring the galvanizing.
In constructing fences of soft wire the style of locking shown in Figs. 6 and 8 is recommended, because it is evident that such material would not ofler sufficient resistance to be held firmly by friction alone. In this manner of locking a specially-constructed V locker is also used, by means of which the parallel sides of the clip are forced outwardly in opposite directions, thereby causing them to tend toward a straight line. The pressure is continued until the cross-wires are curved by their contact with each other and the lock, as shown, thus insuring them against displacement.
My invention is intended to facilitate the construction of wire fences by hand where the longitudinal wires, stays,,and locks are shipped knocked down. The longitudinal wires are first stretched, spaced, and stapled to the posts. The locks are then fitted around the longitudinal wires and the stays passed through them. By pressing the bases of the U-shaped clips inward and arching the sides thereof, as has heretofore been described, the stays and longitudinal wires are securely held together, or should the wires be made of soft metal the parallel sides of the clip are bent outwardly in opposite directions and the Wires bent upon themselves and securely clam ed. It will be readily understood that t s clip has a very wide range of usefulness, since it is adapted to be locked by either of the before-mentioned means and is therefore equallygapplicable for wires of both hard and soft metal and also for repairing old fences or building new barb ed-wire fences where stays are employed.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- As a new article of manufacture, wire-fence construction embodying intersecting crosswires, and a metal clip for connecting said wires, said clip consisting of a piece of sheet metal provided with a longitudinal slot in which one of the cross-wires is received, the plate being bent upon itself to form sides between Which the other of the cross-wires is re ceived, said wires being in contact with one another, the sides of the clip aforesaid being curved in the length thereof whereby the same are caused to engage the wire in the slot thereof with a positive frictional or biting action, the engaging action of said clip with respect to the aforesaid wire being such as to hold the intersecting wires also in positive frictional contact with one another.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.
MILTON s. ANDERSON. [a s.]
Witnesses:
A. J. P1o'rRowsKI, E. S. FOSTER.
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