Improvements in the Method of and Means employed in Coupling Wires.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 9th Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Means employed in Coupling
Wires.
I, WALTER BRIERLEY, of Bank Chambers, Waterhouse Street, Halifax, in the
County of York, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention,
which has been communicated to me by Heinrich Arld, of Nuremberg in the
Empire of Germany, Manufacturer, to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the method of and means employed for
coupling or connecting together two or more wires, whereby wires can be coupled
as securely and more readily than heretofore.
According to this my invention I employ a short tube or husk of metal, and the
ends of the wires to be coupled are passed through this tube or husk from opposite
ends, so that each end projects slightly beyond the tube or husk, the projecting
portions being bent over the husk or tube which is now slightly turned, or a screw
form given to it whereby the connections between the wires is made perfect.❤
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The end of one wire can be fixed to any part of another wire by first passing
husk or tube to the required position on the wire, after which the end of the wire
to be coupled is passed through the tube or husk and fixed as above described.
Dated this 17th day of June 1891.
WALTER BRIERLEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Means employed in Coupling
Wires.
I, WALTER BRIERLEY, of Bank Chambers, Waterhouse Street, Halifax, in the
County of York, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, which
has been communicated to me by Heinrich Arld, of Nuremberg, in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer, 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 improvements in the method of and means employed for
coupling or connecting together two or more wires whereby wires can be coupled as
securely and more readily than heretofore.
According to this my invention I employ a short tube or husk of metal, and the
ends of the wires to be coupled are passed through this tube or husk from opposite
ends, so that each end projects slightly beyond the tube or husk, the projecting
portions being bent over the husk or tube which is now slightly turned, or a screw.
form given to it whereby the connections between the wires is made perfect.
The end of one wire can be fixed to any part of another wire by first passing the
husk or tube to the required position on the wire, after which the end of the wire
to be coupled is passed through the tube or husk and fixed as above described.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
in which :-
:-
Fig. 1 is a view of the ends of two wires passed through the husk and bent.
Fig. 2 is similar view to Fig. 1 but the coupling of the wires is completed by
their being twisted within and along with the husk.
Fig. 3 shews the end of one wire connected to another wire at a point other than
one of its two ends.
According to this my said invention in order to couple the two wires a and ↳
Figs. 1 and 2 the end a¹ of the wire a is put into the husk c so that a short length

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projects which is then bent as shewn. The same thing is done with the end 6 of
the wire b.except that the end is introduced from the opposite side of the husk c.
The wires a, b and the 'husk c then have the shape shewn in Fig. 1. Then the
husk is turned or twisted. like a screw whereby the connection between the wires
is made permanent the two ends a' b¹ being held by the worm of the screw, as shewn
by Fig. 2 and this process requiring but one twisting or screwing is easily
"accomplished even if the wire should be laid in inconvenient positions.
Fig. 3 shews my invention applied.to connect two wires so that the end a¹ of the
wire d is united with any part of a wire e.
To effect this, the husk c is moved on to the spot of the wire where the
.connection; is.to be made, then the end of the wired is put down the husk.c so
that a short length projects.which is bent and made to lie on the husk c, the husk c
and the inclosed part of the wire d and the end d¹ of the wire a are next twisted or
screwed round, so that the wires are closely connected, and this means several wires
can be connected together.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. Connecting two wire ends a '61 by putting them in a husk c from opposite
directions, bending the protruding ends on the husk c and turning or twisting it like
a. screw with its inclosed wire ends as 'herein described and as illustrated by Figs. 1
and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
2. Connecting a running wire e with the end of a second wire d or the ends of
several wires by moving on the husk to the required position on the wire d then
putting the end of the wire d or the ends of the several wires into the husk, bending
the protruding short ends and twisting (screw like) the husk with the enclosed wire
parts as herein described and as illustrated by Fig. 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 7th day of March 1800
WALTER BRIERLEY.