An Apparatus for Stretching Wire-netting Meshes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Jan.. 1890-Accepted. 15th Mar. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Apparatus for Stretching Wire-netting Meshes.
ISABELLE CAVE BROWNE CAVE Rotherwood Ashby de la Zouch, do hereby declare
the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
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A metal lever for stretching wire netting meshes composed of an upright bar
with foot projecting out of it forming a letter T with claws turned downwards on
cross bar.
Through the side of upright bar near top are holes; at back of same is a ratchet.
The lever forms the handle on which is a catch which drops into the ratchet. On
lever is a cross bar with claws turned upwards & reversed to those on the cross
bar of foot. The cross bar on lever runs parallel with that of foot. The upright
bar passes through a slot in lever & has a hole through sides of same, through
which a lynch pin passes & acts as a pivot on which the lever can be worked. By
means of the holes in upright bar the straining width of lever can be increased or
decreased at pleasure.
Dated this 30th day of April 1889.
WATERLOW BROS. & LAYTON, LD.,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Apparatus for Stretching Wire-netting Meshes.
ISABELLE CAVE BROWNE CAVE Rotherwood Ashby-de-la-Zouch Leicestershire,
Lady, 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 has for its object the construction of devices for stretching wire
or wire netting while being put down and the same is carried out in the following
manner reference being had to the annexed drawings.
Fig. 1 shows perspective view of my invention for stretching wire netting or
other material lengthwise, a drum or roller around which the netting or other material
employed is wound. This drum or roller is provided with one or more hooks or
pins b, b, b, b, to which end the wire netting is attached a spindle c centres the said
drum or roller a. The lower end of the said spindle is secured to a suitable plate d
provided with suitable number of spikes or pegs e, e, e, e, for going into the ground and
fixing the apparatus in position. The upper end of the said spindle c carries a ratchet
wheel which gears with a pawl g pivotted at g' on the handle . This said pawl is
maintained in gear with ratchet wheelf by spring i. The handle his attached to a
plate or disc which is in turn attached to the drum or roller a and prevents the wire
netting when being wound around the drum or roller a from slipping off and also to
keep the coils even. I provide a similar plate or disc j¹ which is attached to the lower
end of the drum. A ring k. is provided for retaining the pawl out of gear when it is
required to unwind the material from off the drum.
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The action is as follows:-When it is required to lay down a length of netting or
wire the same may be wound around the drum or roller a the loose end of the wire or
netting is then attached to the desired object a suitable length of the netting is then
unwound from off the drum by turning the handle h the spikes e, e, e, e, are then
driven into the ground and the handle his then turned in the opposite direction thus
stretching and taking up the slack in the netting by being rewound around the
The drum is prevented from unwinding by means of pawl g engaging with
drum a.
ratchet wheel f.

page_text: Fig. 2 shows perspective view of my invention for stretching wire netting in a
cross direction to that of the drum. e is a rod or bar terminating at one end in a
Tshaped piece of metal e¹ fixed at right angles to the rod or bar e. This T piece
has suitable curved prongs m, m, m, m. On the opposite end of the rod or bar e is a rod
of notches n forming a rack which engage with a pawl or catch piece o pivotted at o'
to the handle and lever p which is pivotted at pl this said lever terminates in a
Tpiece with suitable curved prongs q', 9, 9, 9'. The position of the lever p may
be adjusted on the rod or bar e by means of the series of holes r, r, r, r. The action
is as follows. The said prongs engage with meshes of the wire netting and can then
be stretched by depressing the handle s attached to the lever p pivotted at p¹.
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,
In devices for laying down and stretching wire or wire netting or such like
material the construction arrangement and combination of the parts substantially
as above described and shown in the annexed drawings Fig. 1.
In devices for stretching wire netting the construction and arrangement and
combination of the parts as above described and shown in the annexed drawings
Fig. 2.
Dated this 27th day of January 1800
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.