Improved Construction of Wire Work, applicable for Cages, Traps, Household Utensils, Lathing, Fencing, Gratings, Blinds, and other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Apr., 1895-Accepted, 8th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction of Wire Work, applicable for Cages, Traps,
Household Utensils, Lathing, Fencing, Gratings, Blinds, and
other Articles.
I, ANN MARIE MORIN, of 21 Great Percy Street, London, Gentlewoman do
hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the construction of wire work from a combination of
strip metal and wire in straight or wavy formation, and consists in forming slits in
the strip metal and kinking the metal on each side of the slits in different ways
alternately or otherwise so that the wires or bars can be passed into between the
kinked or bent portions and be held therein by the springyness or grip of the
metal, thus forming a wire mesh which can be made up into any article such as
cages, traps, household utensils, builders lathing, sieves, fencing, gratings, window
screens, and in fact any article to which wire work can be applied.
Dated 1 T... 1001
R. CORE GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for A. M. Morin.
Improved Construction of Wire Work, applicable for Cages, Traps,
Household Utensils, Lathing, Fencing, Gratings, Blinds, and
other Articles.
J
I, ANN MARIE MORIN, of 21 Great Percy Street, London, Gentlewoman, 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:-
My invention relates to the construction of wire work from a combination of
strip metal and wire in straight or wavy formation and consists in forming slits in
the strip metal and kinking the metal on each side of the slits in different ways
alternately or otherwise so that wires or bars can be passed into between the
kinked or bent portions and be held therein by the springyness or grip of the
metal, this forming a wire mesh which can be made up into any article such as
cages, traps, household utensils, builders lathing, sieves, fencing, gratings, window
screens, and in fact any article to which wire work can be applied.
My invention will be clearly understood from an inspection of the annexed
drawings.
Figure 1 plan. Figure 2 front or back elevation. Figure 3 back or front
elevation of slitted strip metal for location of round sticks, round rods, or round
wires.
Figure 4 plan. Figure 5 front or back elevation of slitted strips of metal for
the reception of square sticks or rods of wood or metal.
Figure 6 plan. Figure 7 front or back elevation of slitted strips of metal for
reception of flat sticks such as battens or palings, or it may be strip metal.

page_text: Figure 8 perspective elevation of a bird cage composed of my slitted strips of
metal and wire rove into or through the slits.
Figure represents a gate and open fencing to illustrate my invention as
applied for that purpose.
1.1
A, A, represents strip of metal slitted at intervals in two lines so that the
portions B, B, between the slits and between the slits and the edges can be forced
outwardly and inwardly respectively or away from each other to form loops into
and down which wires C, C, sticks D, D, or strips of metal or wood E, E, can be
placed, and then be nipped by the springyness or by a compression of the loops
for being slightly embedded into or held in close contact with the metal or wood
to hold them firmly in position preferably without the use of nails or other
fasteners, or means of fastening.
In making bird and like cages, I purpose making the ends, sides, aud roof pieces
separately, and by providing such pieces with hooks and loops they can be readily
Bet up in position and be in a sense locked. The top meeting edges of the roofing
can have spirally curled wires at intervals, so that by roving a stout wire through
the curls from end to end, the whole is firmly and rigidly connected, the top ring
being looped at its bottom ends for the stout wire to be passed through.
Bird and like cages made in sections or pieces as last explained 'can be readily
disconnected and the pieces laid upon and within the bottom to occupy little space
for transport purposes.
In like manner separate sections or lengths, say 12 feet lengths of my
prepared fencing can readily be carted to any spot ready to be nailed to posts
stuck in the ground for enclosing parcels or plots of ground, or as permanent
fences around buildings.
I have only referred to a few applications of my invention but it is obvious that
its uses is almost unlimited.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is :-
The slitting of metal strips and forming in and out shaped loops for the ready
insertion of wires, bars, round sticks, or other shapes of wood or metal as and for
the purpose or purposes substantially as referred to and substantially as indicated
on the annexed drawings.
The day of Anil 1905
R. CORE GARDNER,
Fellow Society of Patent Agents, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for A. M. Morin.