US839603A - Fly-net. - Google Patents

Description

No. 839,603. PATENTED DEC. 25, 1906. W. KOOTZ & W. ERDMANN.

FLY NET.

' APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 26.1902.

H 1 w W %/6 W m c s R x r s P H R R o N 5 R r WILLIAM KOOTZ AND WILLIAM ERDMANN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

FLY-NET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

*Application filedMarch 26,1902. Serial No. 100,011.

To all whom it may concern:

Be'itknown that we, WILLIAM Koo'rz and WVILLIAM ERDMANN, *residing at Milwaukee,

in the county of Milwaukee and State of i/Visconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fly-Nets, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in fly-nets.

Heretofore in'the construction of fly-nets the transverse cords or lashes have been secured to the longitudinal bars in various waysas, for instance, where the longitudinal bars are made of leather it has been customary to punch holes therethrough and then pass the transverse cords or lashes through the holes so punched or, again, the longitudinal bars have been made of woven strands with the transverse cords or lashes woven therein. The first form of construction is objectionable on account of expen siveness occasioned by reason of the labor necessary to be expended in punching the holes. The second-referred-to form wherein the weaving is employed is objectionable on account of the construction not possessing the requisite wearing capacity and strength.

It is therefore one of the important objects of the present invention to provide a form of construction embodying improved means for securing the transverse cords or lashes to the longitudinal bars, the said improved means being of such character that the abovenoted objections are entirely eliminated, and at the same time a simple, more durable, and attractive form of net is produced.

A further object resides in forming the longitudinal bars from a continuous or uninterrupted length of material, whereby convenience in construction and additional strength are subserved.

With the above primary and other incidental objects in view the invention consists of the'devices and parts or their equivalents, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a net embodying our improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan view, on an enlarged scale, of a fragment of the forward portion of the net, showing a fragment ofone of the outer longer longitudinal bars with the lashes extending therefrom and also showing a fragment of the transverse neck-barl 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary view of a modified form of construction, and Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary view of another modified form.

Referring to the drawings, the numerals 6 indicate the longitudinal bars of the net, which are preferably constructed from a single length of rope or cord and each barpreferably consisting of two strands, as 'clearly shown in the drawings. Under this arrangement it will be seen that the continuous length starts, say, at the'point 7. It is then extended forwardly to the extreme forward end of'the net, where it is formed into a loop for the retention of the usual snap-hook 8, thence continued to the rear of the netparallel and adjacent to the first-referred-to strand, the said two strands forming one longitudinal bar, thence carried transversely at the rear of the net a short'distance, and is then continued back and forthin thesame manner to form the intermediate shorter longitudinal bars and also 'finallyto formthe other outer longitudinal bar. This latter bar at its forward endis formed into a loop to receive a ring 9, with which the snap-hook 8 is adapted to engage when the net is adjusted to the animal. The continuous length of material has its terminusat the point 10. The forward ends of the intermediate shorter longitudinal bars are provided with loops-through which a transverse neck-bar 11 passes, the opposite ends of said neck-bar being connected to the outerlongitudinal bars, as most clearly shown in Fig.2.

While, as stated, we prefer to fornrthelongitudinal bars in the manner set forth'i.'e., from a single continuous lengthyet we do not wish to be understood as restricting ourselves to that particular arrangement, inasmuch as, if desired, each longitudinal bar may be separate from the other. We also do not Wish to be understood aslimiting ourselves to each longitudinal bar being composed of two strands, inasmuchas threeor suitable distances apart, the clips forming even more strands may be employed, if thought desirable. These longitudinal bars are in the form of a rope of any desirable material.

In the Figs. 1 to 4 form of construction the plurality of lengths constituting each longitudinal bar are secured together by means of wire clips 12, bent around the strands at spaces 13 therebetween. Through these spaces the transverse cords or lashes 14 are passed and knotted, the peculiar knot being formed by first passing the cord or lash over the two strands, thence beneath and upwardly through the space, thence looped in the direction of the length of the longitudinal bar and over the portion of the cord across the two strands, so that said portion of the cord is through the loop, thence downwardly through the space and around one of the strands, and finally through the loop. It will be seen that from the arrangement described the transverse cords or lashes are securely held to the longitudinal barsat certain positions apart and, if desired, at equal distances apart and that even should the knots become loose and the cords slip on the longitudinal bars they are prevented from bunching together by reason of the employment of the clips, which permit only a limited slippage longitudinally of the cords on the bars.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings we show a modified form of construction, wherein the clips 12 are dispensed with altogether and the transverse cords or lashes are woven in the space between the two strands of each longitudinal bar, and at the ends of each separate weave the transverse cord is knotted, as indicated by the numerals 15 15, the space between each set of knots corresponding to each space 13 of the first-described form of construction, said knots performing a similar function to the clips 12'i. (2., serving to form end closures to each space 13, and thereby preventing longitudinal slippage of the transverse cords on the longitudinal bars. It will therefore be seen that we do notlimit ourselves to the employment of the clips 12, but that our invention contemplates the forming of each longitudinal bar of the net of a plurality of strands secured together at certain points throughout their lengths ,the transverse cords or lashes being secured in the spaces between the strands by being knotted or woven or by any other desirable means whereby slippage of the cords through the recesses in direction transverse of the longitudinal bars is prevented and only a limited slippage of the transverse cords longitudinally of thelongitudinal bars is possible.

Fig. 6 illustrates a further modified form,

wherein the clips 12 are dispensed with and wherein the transverse cords or lashes are also woven in the space between the two strands of each longitudinal bar, and at the ends of each separate weave the transverse cord is knotted. It will be observed, how' ever, that in this modified form the weave of the cords or lashes is such that loops 16 are provided, and which loops project between the two strands of each longitudinal bar, and the portions of the lashes which project around the strands of the longitudinal bars project through these loops. The terminal knots 17 are formed by passing the end of one cord or lash through the terminal loop and the end of the adjacent cord or lash through said loop and then drawing them tight and continuing said ends in opposite directions to the next longitudinal bars of the net.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that we provide a form of fly-net which is simple in construction, can be cheaply made, and is ornate in appearance, as the Iongitudinal bars and transverse cords are of suchmaterial that they can be readily coloredsay, for instance, the longitudinal bars may be of a red color and the transverse cords of a blue color. The net, furthermore, possesses the advantage of being strong and enduring, the feature of uniting the strands of the longitudinal bars tending greatly toward securing strength and wearing qualities.

Another important feature of our invention resides in the provision of a single continuous length of material to form the longitudinal bars, and in connection with this feature we desire to state that while in the drawings we show the same as carried out in a net wherein each longitudinal bar is composed of two strands, yet we do not wish to limit ourselves thereto, inasmuch as said feature can be readily carried out in a structure employing but one strand or more than two strands for each longitudinal bar.

What We claim as our invention is 1. As a new article of manufacture, a flynet comprising a single length of material folded upon itself at each end to produce longer side bars and with its intermediate portion bent upon itself successively to produce shorter intermediate bars, bars having the parts uniting them at the rear end of the fly-net, and spaced cords eX- tending transversely across the bars and secured thereto by passing between the folds of the bars.

I 2. As a new article of manufacture, a flynet comprising a single length of material folded upon itself at each end to produce longer side bars and with its intermediate portion bent upon itself successively to produce shorter intermediate bars, the several bars having the parts uniting them at the rear end of the fly-net, spaced cords extendthe several ing transversely across the bars and secured In testimony whereof We afiix our signathereto by pasfsing betnlreen the foldshof the tures in presence of two Witnesses.

'bars, a strip 0 materia connecting t e two side bars and united with the front ends of l the intermediate bars and constituting a neck-bar, and fastening means secured in the l Vitnesses:

loops formed at the ends of the side bars by l A. L. MoRsELL,

the folds thereof. 1 ANNA V. FAUsT.

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