POLES AND STAKES FOR THE SUPPORT OF VINES HOPS AND OTHER PLANTS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to
the city of London
Walter Alfred Barlow of 6 St Pauls Churchyard in
Patent Agent and Engineer for an Invention of
POLES AND STAKES FOR THE SUPPORT OF VINES HOPS
AND OTHER PLANTS" A communication to him from abroad by Franz
Börner of Cologne Rhenish Prussia in the Empire of Germany
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Walter Alfred Barlow
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th August 1882.
WALTER ALFRED BARLOW of 6 St Pauls Churchyard in the city of London
Patent Agent and Engineer "IMPROVEMENTS IN POLES AND STAKES FOR THE
SUPPORT OF VINES, HOPS, AND OTHER PLANTS," a communication to me from
abroad by Franz Borner of Cologne Rhenish Prussia in the Empire of Germany
This invention relates to certain improvements in metal poles for the support of
vines, hops, and other plants.
The wooden poles which are now in common use to support the vines in
vineyards and other creeping plants such as hops, beans, peas, and so forth have
many faults; their ends embeded in the soil are subject to decay which even by
impregnation cannot be effectually prevented. These decayed vine-poles moreover
offer a most welcome refuge to all kinds of insects and vermin especially the most
noxious vine louse which is easily proved by drawing out some of these rotten
poles: even the parts of the wood above ground give an opportunity for nests of
insects in their several crevices thereby causing damage to the vine and other
plants and moreover the wooden poles require to be repaired annually, furthermore
the renewal of the points and of the poles is necessitated in a short time and causes
interruption in the culture of the plants, considerable outlay, and labour.
As
These improved iron or metal vine poles are entirely free from these faults they
do not require renewal of the points and last much longer than wooden ones.
their ends do not rot they keep the vine attached to such poles free from insects
especially the vine louse. These poles can be made either solid or cored out and

page_text: of every kind of section either straight or twisted. To protect them against
oxidization the iron vine poles are galvanized.
These improved poles or stakes are constructed as follows:-
A hollow or solid iron vine-pole consists of a point or ground end shaped
pyramidically with three four or more faces and is provided with straps to form
secure and good hold for the point in the soil and that the pole cannot be easily
drawn out. This point is made of cast or malleable iron and fixed to the upper
tubular neck-piece of the tube which in turn receives the rod which is of suitable
length and may serve to connect one vine to another. The steps formed by the two
tubes and the rod allow the vine to be easily secured to the pole.
Instead of the one step tube a greater number may be used for the purpose of
forming more than two steps to secure the vine or the rod may be fixed direct in
the neck piece when no steps are required.
This pole may be constructed with a three faced prismatic point and conical
hollow or solid shaft and provided with rings for the fixing of the vine.
A pole with hollow or solid conical shaft and foot piece with double shanks may
be employed and to fix the vine or plants there are metal rings provided with small
notches for the better fixing and to form rows. In another construction the pole
has for the fixing of the vine on its upper part a hole and is provided with a fan
shaped foot.
In a hollow pole of pyramidically shaped lower point there is provided a socket
made of cement or clay and on the upper end of the pole is a button or ball which
serves to fix the vine by boring holes in the poles through which wires are passed,
and this arrangement is also equally applicable for solid poles and in round or
octagonal section, hollow in the octagonal or oval section provided with
pyramidical point and on top either with or without ball top and perforations and
pins passed therethrough.
This improved pole is also constructed in the shape of a cross with pyramidica!
point and pins passed through for the fixing of the vine, but the shaft of which
however is twisted in such a manner that the edges of the cross ribs form screw
lines or it may have a conical shaft which has on its upper part a hollow and
around which is wound up in a spiral a round triangular or quadrangle wire ending
in two eyes.
Again the shaft of the pole which may be cylindrical or conical is provided with
a round oval or angular collar and in a hollow solid or cylindrical cross-shaped pole,
the shaft which is fixed to the foot has in different parts round grooves either to
fix the vine itself or for the fixing of rings, the shaft may be provided with steps
and made of flat iron the edges of which are rounded off but the shaft however can
be so formed that the edges form spiral lines.
The fixing of the vine is in this case partly direct in the furrows or to rings with
hollows slipped over or by means of a cylindrical boss with eye and a cylindrical
shaped claw.
When made with a fluted or corrugated shaft it has a foot with three
or more legs which pass under each other and are made of angle iron.
In all these poles the different forms of foot serve to fix the poles in the ground,
while the shafts in all their several constructions have to support the vine or plants
during their growth

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Walter Alfred Barlow in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
9th February 1883.
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WALTER ALFRED BARLOW of 6 St Paul's Churchyard in the city of London,
Patent Agent and Engineer IMPROVEMENTS IN POLES AND STAKES FOR THE
SUPPORT OF VINES HOPS AND OTHER PLANTS a communication to him from
abroad by Franz Börner, of Cologne Rhenish, Prussia, in the Empire of Germany
This Invention relates to certain improvements in metal poles for the support of
vines, hops and other plants.
The wooden poles which are now in common use to support the vines in vine-
yards and other creeping plants such as hops beans peas and so forth have many
faults their ends embedded in the soil being subject to decay which even by
impregnation cannot be effectually prevented.
These decayed vine poles moreover offer a most welcome refuge to all kinds of
insects and vermin especially the most noxious vine louse which is easily seen, upon
drawing out from the ground some of the rotten poles, even the parts of the wood
above ground afford refuge for nests of insects in their several crevices thereby
causing damage to the vine and other plants and moreover the wooden poles require
to be repaired annually furthermore the renewal of the points and of the poles
being necessitated in a short time causes interruption in the culture of the plants
and considerable outlay and labour
These improved iron or metal vine poles are entirely free from these faults, they
do not require renewal of the points and last much longer than wooden ones and as
their ends do not rot they keep the vine attached to such poles free from insects
especially the vine louse.
These poles can be made either solid or cored out and of every kind of section
either straight or twisted and to protect them against oxidization the iron vine
poles are galvanized.
These improved poles are constructed as follows and as is shown by the
accompanying drawings:-
A hollow or solid iron vine pole (as shown in Figs 1 and 2) consists of a point
or ground end a shaped pyramidically with three, four or more faces and is provided
with straps b to form secure and good hold for the point in the soil and so that the
pole cannot be easily drawn. This point is made of cast or malleable iron and
fixed to the upper tubular neck piece d of the tube f which in turn receives the
rod g which is of suitable length and may serve to connect one vine to another.
The steps formed by the two tubes d and f and the rod g allow the vine to be
easily secured to the pole. Instead of the one step tube f a greater number may be
used for the purpose of forming more than two steps to secure the vine or
the rod g may be fixed directly into the neck piece d when no steps are
required.
This pole may be (as shown in Figs. 3 and 4) constructed with a three faced
prismatic point and conical, hollow or solid shaft A and provided with rings cand e
for the fixing of the vine A pole with hollow or solid conical shaft B and foot piece C
with double shanks may be employed (see Figs 5 and 6) and to fix the vine or plants
there are metal rings g and h provided with small notches for the better fixing and
to form rows
In another construction (see Figs. 7 and 8) the pole has for the fixing of the vine
on its upper part a hole i and is provided with a fan shaped foot D.
In a hollow pole of pyramidically shaped lower point there is provided (see Figs 9
and 10) a socket F made of cement or clay and on the upper end of the pole is a

page_text: button or ball K which serves to fix the vine, by boring holes in the poles through
which wires are passed and this arrangement (Figs. 11, 12, 13 and 14) is also
equally applicable for solid poles and in round or octagonal section, hollow in the
octagonal or oval section provided with pyramidical point and on top either with
or without ball top and perforations and pins pushed therethrough
This improved pole is also constructed (see Fig 15) in the shape of a cross with
pyramidical point and pins passed through for the fixing of the vine but the shaft
of which however is twisted in such manner that the edges of the cross ribs form
screw lines (see Fig. 16) or it may have a conical shaft G (see Fig 17) which has on
its upper part a hollow and around which is wound up in a spiral a round triangular
or quadrangular wire m ending in two eyes.
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Again the shaft of the pole which may be cylindrical or conical is provided
with a round oval or angular collar n (see Fig 18) and in a hollow solid or
cylindrical cross shaped pole the shaft H (Fig 19) which is fixed to the foot p
in different o round grooves either to fix the vine itself or for the fixing of
rings q. The shaft J shown in Fig 20 may be provided with steps atid made of
flat iron the edges of which are rounded off but the shaft can be so formed that the
edges form spiral lines (see Fig 21). The fixing of the vine is in this case partly
direct in the furrows or to rings z with hollows slipped over (see Fig 23) or by
means of a cylindrical boss with eye and cylindrical shaped claw S as shown in
Fig 25,
When made as shown in Fig 26 with a fluted or corrugated shaft L it has a foot
with three or more legs u which pass under each other and are made of angle iron;
Fig 27 represents this improved pole constructed with a spiral shaped shaft
provided at the top with an eye v. The section of this shaft may be round oval
N shaped crown shaped or angular or there may be provided as shown in Fig 28 a
hollow-conical or solid shaft with a screw blade w winding itself upon the core-
shaft N or turned out in furrows in like manner with those of round or angular
furrow section.
In all these poles the different forms of foot serve to fix the poles in the ground
while the shafts in all their several constructions have to support the vine or
plants during their growth.
Having now described the nature and particulars of the said Invention I
claim -
Firstly. In iron poles for the support of vines hops and other plants the
employment of the pyramidically shaped points or grooved ends with or without
side grooves in the slides of the pyramids as herein set forth and shown by the
drawings.
Secondly. In iron poles for the support of vines hops and other plants the
employment of foot sockets of cement or clay in connection with the pyramidical
points of such poles as herein set forth and shown by the drawings
Thirdly. In iron poles for the support of vines hops and other plants with cross
shaped section hollow or solid steps formed in such manner that the middle part
of the shaft is thinner than the lower and thicker than the upper part as and for
the purpose herein described in reference to and as shown by the drawings.
Fourthly. In iron poles as herein described either hollow or solid but tapering
off conically the steps formed by slipping over the shaft rings of metal or other
suitable material either with or without eyes of different diameters and also of
poles without rings which in such cases are formed by the plants themselves as
herein set forth and shown by the drawings.
Fifthly. In bine poles as herein described the pyramidical points and shafts
straight or spiral shaped and provided with steps or conical the said shafts ending
on the top in an eye and having a rectangular section two sides of which a
cylindrical.
Sixthly. In bine poles as herein described pyramidical points in connection with
a spiral shaped shaft of the section as herein set forth.
Seventhly. In bine poles as herein described the pyramidical points in connection

page_text: with a shaft either cylindrical or conical hollow or solid having in different parts
ring or screw formed furrows of round oval or angular sections.
Lastly. In bine poles as herein described the foot sockets with three or more
vertical legs with round oval or angular sections the said legs converging as set
forth and shown in Fig 6 of the drawings.
In witness whereof I the said Walter Alfred Barlow have hereunto set my
hand and seal this seventh day of February in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.
WALTER A. BARLOW (L.S.)