Improvements in Wire Fence Standards.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1595
Complete Specification Left, 18th Dec.. 1895-Accepted, 25th Jan., 1396
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wire Fence Standards.
I, CHARLES RICHARD LLOYD, of the Canal Salisbury, in the County of
Wilts, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as.
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved method of securing wire fencing to..
standards, and it consists in forming in the standard a series of slots one for each
line of wire, the said slots being adapted to receive the wires which are prevented
from leaving the slots after being placed in position by means of keys each of
which fits in a transverse slot, thus closing the main slot or opening, the key being:
retained in position by being clinched or by having its ends turned over.
Dated this 9th day of May 1895.
Improv
I, CHARLES RICHARD LLOYD, of the Canal, Salisbury, in the County of
Wilts, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an improved method of securing wire fencing to
standards, and it consists in forming in the standard a series of slots one for each
line of wire, the said slots being adapted to receive the wires which are prevented
from leaving the slots after being placed in position by means of keys each of which
fits in a transverse slot, thus closing the main slot or opening, the key being retained.
in position by being clinched or by having its ends turned over.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates this invention :-
Figure 1 is a broken view in side elevation.
Figure 2 is a broken view in front elevation, and
Figure 3 is a broken view in side elevation showing a modification.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
In the standards-which may be of any suitable section-are formed a series of
horizontal slots A of a suitable size to receive the wires X. In the sides of each
of the slots are formed transverse slots or recesses a adapted to receive a key B.
which closes the slot A and so secures the wire X therein. The keys B are
preferably formed of soft metal with a flange at one end so that after they are-
inserted (as shown in the bottom slot Figure 2) the end can be readily clinched or
turned up until it assumes the position shown in the middle slot Figure 2.
As a modification the keys B may be made out of plain strips in which case both
ends would be required to be turned up or clinched either by means of a hammer
or by means of a suitably shaped pair of nipping tongs.

page_text: Instead of making the transverse slots or recesses a in the sides of the slots A as
shown by Figures 1 and 2, the back part of the slot A may be cut away to form
recesses as shown by Figure 3, or the slots A may be made of any other suitable
shape so long as the front part is narrower than the back part, whereby any key
or its equivalent passed in transversely will securely close the front part of
the slot.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) The improvements in wire fence standards, substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
(2.) A standard for wire fencing having horizontal slots to receive the wires,
the said slots having transverse slots or recesses in them to receive locking keys, as
set forth.
(3.) A standard for wire fencing having a series of horizontal slots the back
part of each of which is of a greater width than the front part thereof, as and for
the purpose set forth.
(4.) In a wire standard, the combination with slots such as A having transverse
slots, recesses or enlargements such as a, and of keys such as B, as and for the
purpose set forth.
Dated this 18th dovr of December 1895
od this 18th day of December 1895
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.