AN IMPROVEMENT IN WIRE AND OTHER FENCES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Honourable Walter Stuart, Master of Blantyre, residing at
Scibers Cross, Sutherlandshire, & George Greig, Harvieston, Stonehaven, for
the Invention of "AN IMPROVEMENT IN WIRE AND OTHER FENCES."
1st Santamban 1977 and dated the 13th March 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Walter Stuart and Georgċ
Greig at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 12th March
1877.
Honourable WALTER STUART, Master of Blantyre, residing at Scibers Cross,
t AN IMPROVEMENT
Sutherlandshire, & GEORGE GREIG, Harvieston, Stonehaven.
IN WIRE AND OTHER FENCES."
The object of this Invention is to facilitate the working of steam ploughs by
having the fences to fold down to allow the passage of the ropes over them, and
this is accomplished by forming the fence with jointed standards and adjustable
stays.
In order also that a lighter fence may be sufficient for cattle and horses than
that generally in use we fix to the wires and standards of the fence sharp spikes or
pricks.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Walter Stuart and George Greig in the Great Scal Patent Office on
the 12th September 1877.
Honourable WALTER STUART, Master of Blantyre, residing at Scibers Cross,
"AN IMPROVEMENT
Sutherlandshire, and GEORGE GREIG, Harvieston, Stonehaven.
IN WIRE AND OTHER FENCES."
The object of this Invention is to facilitate the working of steam ploughs by
having the fences to fold down to allow the passage of the ropes over them, and
this is accomplished by forming the fence with jointed standards and adjustable
stays.

page_text: In order also that a lighter fence may be sufficient for cattle and horses than
that generally in use we fix to the wires and standards of the fence sharp spikes or
pricks.
The Drawing hereunto annexed shows a perspective view of a wire fence con-
structed as above described; A, A, are iron standards jointed by a pin joint at
their lower end to short iron pegs B, secured to blocks C of stone or other material
embedded in the ground; D are stays pin-jointed at their upper end to some of the
standards A, and at their lower end connected by a pin to short pegs E of iron
projecting from blocks of stone or other material, also embedded in the ground. If
the stays D are disconnected either from the standards A or pegs E the fence can
be folded down. The end posts of the fence are kept upright by struts F'; these
struts similarly turn on a pin joint at their lower end so that the wires H of the
fence remain taut even when the fence is folded down; G, G, are uprights inter-
mediate of the hinged standards A, they simply couple together the several wires
of the fence but are not secured to the ground. One or more of the wires H may,
as above stated, have pricks secured to them at intervals.
If the wires H are formed of single wires, pricks composed of short pieces of wire
with sharp ends may be secured to such single wires by bending the short wire
pieces once or twice around them, leaving the sharp ends of the wire projecting
outwards. If the wires H are of wire rope, consisting of two or more wires twisted
together, the wire pricks may be similarly twisted at intervals on to one or other
of the wires of the rope.
The arming of the wires or wire ropes of wire fencing with pricks, as above
described, is applicable not only to wire fences constructed to be capable of folding
down, as above described, but also to ordinary wire fences, and will enable a lighter
fence to be sufficient for cattle and horses than the fences generally in use.
Having thus described the nature of our Invention and the manner of performing
the same, we wish it to be understood that we claim,―
First. The construction of fences, substantially as herein-before described, so as
to allow of their being folded down.
Second. Arming the wires and wire ropes of wire fencing with spikes or pricks,
as herein described.
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In witness whereof, I, the said George Greig, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and seventy-seven.
GEORGE GREIG. (L.S.)