An Improved Wire Fence.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1895
RIDIONAL SEBOLTIVATIOAN
An Improved Wire Fence.
I, PERCY RICHARD JULIUS WILLIS, of 55 Chancery Lane, London, in the
County of London, Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention (a communication to me from abroad by Samuel Clarkson Bowen, of
Medina, New York State, U.S.A., Inventor,) to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a fence which can be produced cheaply
and whereby little material is employed in the construction. A further object is
to construct the fence in such manner that the horizontal strands of wire can be
readily and strongly connected vertically so as to keep them equi-distant.
A fence constructed in accordance with this invention comprises the usual posts
arranged a suitable distance apart, and having wire strands drawn tightly and
secured horizontally between them.
In order to keep the horizontal wires equi-distant, a length of wire is spirally
twisted around the topmost and lowermost horizontal strand respectively and is
extended along until a third or fourth (according to the number of stays required,)
of the distance between the posts is reached. At this point the wire being coiled
around the topmost wire is brought vertically down to the lowermost strand and is
spirally twisted along it to another suitable place to form a stay. The wire which
was being twisted along the lowermost strand is carried upwards and spirally
twisted along the topmost wire until the place is reached where the operation is
repeated.
At a point midway between each horizontal strand the perpendicular strands are
twisted upon themselves so as to clip the horizontal strands between them.
Dated this 16th day of May 1894.
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An Improved wire Fence.
I, PERCY RICHard Julius WiLLIS, of 55 Chancery Lane, in the County of
London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication
to me from abroad by Samuel Clarkson Bowen, of Medina, N.Y., U.S.A.,
Inventor) 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 a new arrangement of wires, in the construction of a
fence manufactured before being placed in position, and attached to posts as a
fence.
The objects of my invention are; first, to provide a wire fence, made of materials
so equitably distributed, and utilized so as to be made cheaply, well proportioned,
strong, and sightly in appearance; second, to provide, in a wire fence, independent
tension of each longitudinal wire, rigid marginal intersections and close but elastic
connections of intermediate intersections; third, to provide wire stays in a fence,
of rigid connections with top and bottom longitudinal wires and of close, but free
and elastic connections with the intermediate longitudinal wires; thus producing
the proper elastic action that is necessary in a wire fence and such as can not be

page_text: produced in a fence where intermediate intersections are rigidly woven together,
or in a fence where the intersections are very loose. I attain these objects, as
explained in the Specification and illustrated in accompanying drawings in
which
Figure 1 is a front view of a section of the fence loosely attached to two
intermediate posts showing the longitudinal wires and the twisted stays all properly
connected with each other. There may be any number and kind of longitudinal
wires and the stays may be any distance apart. It shows also how wood stays may
be added to the fence when desired after being put up by fastening them rigidly to
the top and bottom longitudinal wires and loosely to the intermediate longitudinal
wires. The spiral character of the top and bottom longitudinal wires as
completed, provides against the wood stays slipping on the fence when properly
fastened.
Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views of two continuous strands of wire showing them in
combination with the longitudinal wires both before (Fig. 2) and after being
twisted (Fig. 3) to form the stay.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view of two continuous strands of wire when twisted with
the marginal longitudinal wires instead of being wound around the same as shewn
in Fig. 3. These and other details of construction will be hereinafter
pointed out.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
In beginning the manufacture of this fence the wires d d are wound. one around'
the top longitudinal wire and one around the bottom longitudinal wire until the
points e. e. are reached, where a stay is required. Then the top wire d is passed to
the bottom longitudinal wire on one side of the intermediate longitudinal wires
and the bottom wire d is passed to the top longitudinal wire on the other side thus
making them as shown in Fig. 2. The wires d d are twisted by suitable means
between the longitudinal wires and again wound around the top and bottom
longitudinal wires to the points where the next stay is required when the process
is repeated as before as shown in Fig. 3. ff represent places produced by the
grip of the twisters. This method of securing the stay wires may be slightly
varied without in the least changing the principles of construction by twisting the
same with the marginal longitudinal wires as in Fig. 4, which represents a sectional
view of either top or bottom longitudinal wire thus formed by twisting one of the
continuous stay wires with two longitudinal wires, each of the three being of
about equal size,-instead of winding it around one larger wire as Fig. 3.
Thus it
is shown that by either of these methods of securing the stays they can not be
moved out of their position at the top or bottom and by making the twists between
the longitudinal wires tight they will be held firmly in place.
In putting up my fence the roll is uncoiled and the longitudinal wires are
fastened to an end post, loosely attached to intermediate posts, and fastened to
the opposite end post, thus providing independent tension of each longitudinal
wire.
Stretchers of any kind may be used to provide proper tension. The details both
of making and of putting up my fence may be varied without essentially changing
the plan or principles employed. I am aware that wire fences consisting of
horizontal and vertical wires variously connected, have been made, but I have
never seen or heard of a fence like the one herein described. I am also aware that
intertwisted stays consisting of two strands, have been made, with the intertwisted
parts separately twisted by hand, with large loeps for receiving the intermediate
longitudinal wires, and with loose ends for attaching to the marginal longitudinal
wires. Also that intertwisted stays consisting of two strands, have been made, by
being twisted around each intermediate longitudinal wire, after being put up, in
similar manner to the one herein described, but with loose and imperfect attach-
ments to the marginal wires. In use, such stays have proved to be very defectivo,
but the ones herein described, when in a fence, are complete and perfect in
construction.

page_text: 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
(1.) A fence fabric, consisting of longitudinal wires and two continuous strands
of wire spirally wound around or twisted with the marginal longitudinal wires,
twisted between and snugly to said longitudinal wires and intertwined with the
intermediate longitudinal wires, thus forming vertical twisted stays that are
continuously connected with the longitudinal wires, thereby completing the fence
substantially as described.
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(2.) In a fence, stays composed of two continuous strands of wire and formed by
spirally winding said strands around, or twisting them with, the top and bottom
longitudinal wires, to points where stays are required and then passing them to
opposite points of the marginal longitudinal wires and twisting them between and
snugly to the longitudinal wires, and intertwining them with the intermediate
longitudinal wires and, in continuation, forming connectedly and indefinitely, like
stays as described.
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