USRE11758E - Wire fence - Google Patents

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Nu. l|,758. Reissued July II, [899.

G. H. CHANDLEE. I

WIRE FENGE.

(Application filed Apr. 20, 1899.)

4 and wedge.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE ll. CIIANDLEE, OF l VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE'CHANDLEE FENCE COMI ANY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Reissued Letters Patent 1 1,758, dated July 11,1899.

Qriginal No. 581,195, dated April 20, 189?. Application for reissue filed April 20, 1899. Serial No. 7131822.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. CHANDLEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at I 'Washingtonfln the District of Colum bia,have 5 invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vire Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a clear, full, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it IO appertains to make and use the same. My invention relates to fences in general, and more particularly to that class formed of what are technically called strand and stay wires,having suitably-d istributcd supports; and the invention relates particularly to the means for fastening the stay-wires to thestrand-wires. As fences of this general nature have been heretofore constructed they have been more or less defective not only on :0 account of their expense, but also because of the ordinary requirement of costly tools, as well as the labor incident to their application.

In accordance with my invention I provide a lock which may be readily applied to the :5 strand-wires, after which the stay-wires are put in place and the lock manipulated to retain the latter in position. The'locks may be cast, in which event a wedge isused to secure the necessary gripping action on the strand and stay wires; or, if preferred, the lookmay be made of sheet metal, when a wedge may be employed or, if preferred, the material of the 100 may be bent by a suitable tool to cause the same action.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in which like letters and numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a view showing the general manner of employment of my invention, one panel including a barbed wire in its construction, while the other panel shows plain' wire. Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of one form of my lock, showing t e arrangement of" the strand and stay wire Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, showing the method of bending the wedge when desired. 'Fig. 4. is a view similar to Fig. 3,'showjng the form of the lock when made of sheet metal, the lock and arrangement of wires and wedge being represented. Fig. 5 jsa View similar to Fig. 4,

showing the application of my lock with the omission of the wedge. Fig. 6 is a side View of a look as applied to crossing wires, the lock being bent in a different manner to secure gripping action. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, showing the lock bent in a difierent manner to secure gripping action. Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing the inwardly-projecting walls, the wedge, and the crirnped 6o portions of the legs as employed in holding the wires in position. Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8, showing the'embodiment of the dif-' ferent features of my invention in a single lock.

Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to Figs. 1, 2', and 3 thereof, inv constructing a fence in accordance with my invention .1 first set up a number of posts I), to which are secured in any desired mannerthough if said posts are of wood staples c are usually employed-a series of strand-wires d, either plain or barbed, to which are fastened any desired number of upright or stay wires v e. In order to securely fasten the stay-wires in place, I employ U-shaped blocks f, comprising upper and lower legs 9, having acounecting-web h and separated by a slot 1'. The interior face of the web projects into the slot, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings,for a pur- So pose, as will be presently explained, while the legs 9 are provided with perforations 7.; in alincment perpendicular to the direction of the slot 2 In applying this look a strandwire dis entered in the slot, after which a stay-wire e is passed vertically through the' perforations 75, and in order toretain the elements in this position a wedge Z is driven between the inner face of the wall h and the stay-wire d, either between the strand-wire go and the web ofihe lock or between the wires,

as desired. For ordinary purposesitis foundthat the frictional engagement of thie -Wedge with the adjacent surfaces is sufliient to iasure against its displacement; but in order 5 that the wedge may be held absolutely its forward end is out at an angle to form a face m, which face. when the wedge is being driven home strikes the curved face 0 of what ,is

termed a driving-block p, which latter is we held with its contracted end 1" a ainst the side of the lock to prevent displace ent of the latr ter when the wedgeis being driven.

.The block 19 is provided with a groove s to receive the strand-wire d. It will thus be seen, as shown in Fig. 3, that as the wedge is driven after engaging the block 19 it will be turned away from the strand-wire and being bent around the inner face of the web h cannot be withdrawn without being straightened. This straightening action can be secured by hamnowedge.

mering the front end of the wedge,when it may bereadily driven from place.

Referring now to Fig. 4:, I have shown the lock proper made of sheet metal, in which latter"instance the projection of the inner face of the web h is secured by bending the stock of the metal in that direction. In this construction the wedge l is manipulated after the application of the lock to the strand-wire d and the insertion of the staywire e in the same manner as abovedesc-ribed.

Iii-Figs; 5 and 6 of the drawings I have shewn -aan arrangement of my lock requiring In this form of my invention the loclcF is made of sheet metal, as above deand after the application to the sin'and-wire and the insertion of the staybend the legs toward each other Wire the web His-driven or pressed inwardly against the strand-wire Dto clamp it against the stay-wire E, the rigidity of the stock of the lock maintaining its position.

Fig. 6 shows a section on line 66 of Fig. and illustrates the manner in which the forward ends of the legs of' the lock may be bent .toward each other, which mode of construethe approach than maybe employed to limit.

of the ends of the look when it is desired to gripping action, as shown in Fig. 7.

Upon reference to Fig.8 it will be seen that.

I may employ the crimping of the legs of the lock, aswell as the wedge, to holdthe wires in 'p0siti0n ,-.though it is not necessary that both ofthese' means he used. g Upon reference to Fig. 9 of the drawings it willlbe seen that I'employ in a single construction the different features of my invention and that I may bend the legs 10 inwardly at their ends, in this view the web being caused.

to project into the slot, a wedge 12 being also employed and driven between the web and the strand-wire 13, the latter being further securedthrough the medium of inward bends 14 of the legs 10, such inward bends also more firmly securing the stay-wire 15. I

. employ any desired material in any portion of my invention and that I may deviate from the specific arrangements herein shown and described without departing in an y way from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim is 1. A fence-lock comprising a body having separate legs and an intervening slot, said legs being connected by a Web projecting into the slot, and perforations in the legs. I g

to secure the 2.'A fence-lock comprising a U block having perforations in its legs at. an angle to the slot of the U, the extremities of the legs being turned toward each other.

3. The combination with a U-shaped block of awire in the slot of the block, perforations in the legs of the block having a wire therein, a web connecting the legs and a wedgedriven between the web andthe first-named wire to hold the elements in intimate contact.

4. The combination with a U .-shaped block of a wire in the slot of the block, perforations in the legs of the block having a wire therein, 'a web connecting the legs and a wedge driven between the web and the first-n amed wire and bent away from the latter to prevent displacement.

- shaped 5. The combination with a U shapedblock I of a wire in the slot of the block, perforations in the legs ofthe block having awire therein, a web connecting the legs and having a wall projecting into the slot and a wedge driven between the web and the first-named wire, the wedge being bent within the slot to prevent displacement.

6. The combination with a U-shaped block of a wire in the slot of the U, perforations in the legs of the block, a wire passed through said perforations, and a connecting-web between the legs of the block, said legs being bent inwardly between the Wires.

7. The combination with a U-shaped block of a wire in the slot of the U, perforationsin the legs of the block, a wire passed through said perforations, the legs of the block, and a wedge between the web and the first-named wire, the said legs being bent inwardly between the wires. I 8. The combination with a U -shaped block of a wire in the slotof the U, perforations in the legs of the block, a wire passed through said perforations, aconnecting-web between the legs of the block and dinally of said wire and slot.

9. .The combination with a U-shaped block of a wire in the-slot of the U, perforatiousin the legs of the block, a wirepassed through said perforations, a connecting-Web between a wedge driven 116-- tween the web and the wire passed through the perforations, and effecting. a clamping of the legs of the block, and

the parts, said wedge lying-longitudinally of r p the slot. r It willbe readily understood that I may,

a wedge driven between the web and the adjacent wire longitua connecting-web between I

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