Improvements in Wire Netting Machines as Regards the Mechanism for Interlacing a Centre Wire Strand or a Single Wire through the Meshes of Wire Netting.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Wire Netting Machines as Regards the
Mechanism for Interlacing a Centre Wire Strand or a
Single Wire through the Meshes of Wire Netting.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
EDWARD SAMUEL BOND, Engineer, Lower Hurst Street East, Birmingham
and SAMUEL WILLIAM JOHNSON, Engineer 151, Clifton Road, Aston Juxta,
Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
WIRE NETTING MACHINES AS REGARDS THE MECHANISM FOR INTERLACING A
CENTRE WIRE STRAND. OR A SINGLE WIRE THROUGH THE MESHES OF WIRE
NETTING, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
We will now describe the manner in which we apply our invention for inter-
lacing a centre strand or a single wire through the meshes of ordinary wire netting,
at the same time the netting is being made by the machine.
In Figure 1 the plates pinions, projecting guides and slots are shewn in their
respective position before the plates make what we call the first move. The half
pinion a" being opposite its fellow half "a" and the other half pinions "b c
and d" being opposite their fellow halves "b¹ c² and " and shews the centre
strand or wire "e" coming up between the faces of the half pinions which are cut
away to allow this centre Wire strand to pass freely between them and through
the slot "f" in the upper steel piece "a" from a coil of Wire strand or coil of wire
in the Netting Machine and between the two halves of the pinions "a and a¹."
The pinion revolves round this centre wire strand which does not revolve but is
gradually drawn up between the half pinions in the upper and lower plates as the
netting is being made by the machine. After the pinions have revolved the
requisite number of times to form the desired number of twists round the centre
wire strand or single wire the plate 'g' with the half pinions "a b c & d" in it
slides to the right and the plate 'g' with the half pinions "a¹ b¹ c¹ & d¹" to the
left leaving the centre strand in the same position and the plates assumes the
position shewn in Figure 2 which shews the centre wire strand coming up between
the projecting guides "h & h¹" and the centre of the plates "g & g₁" which guide
the centre strand "e" as it passes up the lower and upper plates to join into the
netting made by the machine. The movements of the pinions and the projecting
guides "h & "in the slots "j & j" and across the faces of the pinions is exactly

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the same in the upper plates as in the lower plates. The projecting guides " & h¹
slide in the slots "&" in the plates and across faces of the half pinions "a & a¹"
for which reason the faces are cut away. This invention can be applied to other
existing Wire Netting Machines.
In order that our said Invention may be properly understood we have hereto
appended a sheet of explanatory drawings.
In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan of the plates of an ordinary wire netting
Machine with the pinions in place in what we will call the first position.
Figure 2 is a plan of the plates of an ordinary wire netting Machine with the
pinions in the places they would assume in what we will call the second position
that is after the plates have been moved.
Figure 3 is an elevation of the inside face of one of the plates that work in the
lower part with the pinions in position of the Netting Machine.
Figure 4 is an elevation of the inside face of one of the plates that work in the
upper part of the Netting Machine.
Figure 5 is a section through the lower plates and rack shewing the plates
opened a little to shew slots projections and pinions in place.
Figure 6 is a section through the upper plates and racks shewing the plates
opened a little to shew slots and projections and pinions in place.
Figure 7 is a side elevation of a pair of the new pinions shewing slots and top
and bottom steel pieces.
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Figure 8 is a plan of the bottom steel pieces on lower plate pinion.
Figure 9 is a plan of the top steel pieces on lower plate pinion.
Figure 10 is a plan of the bottom steel pieces of the upper plate pinion.
Figure 11 is a plan of the top steel pieces on the upper plate pinion.
Figure 12 shews the position of the centre strand running through the meshes
lengthways of a piece of wire netting.
We do not bind ourselves to the exact shape or configuration of the pinions
projecting guides and slots, but we may vary the same while not departing from
the main features of our invention.
We do not limit ourselves to applying this peculiar shape or configuration to
one pair of pinions only, but to all and every pinion in the Netting Machine if
desirable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim.is
1. The peculiar shape or configuration of the steel pieces on the top and bottom
of the upper and lower pinions.
2. The slots across the face of the half pinions.
3. The cutting away of part of the faces of the upper and lower pinions so as to
give room for the centre wire strand to pass freely between.
4. The projecting guides and slots on and in the upper and lower plates.
5. The general construction and combination of parts as described in this specifi-
cation and shown on the accompanying sheet of Drawings for Improvements in
Wire Netting Machines as regards the interlacing a centre wire strand or a single
wire through the meshes of Wire Netting.
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