IMPROVEMENT IN STANDARDS, FOR BARBED, AND OTHER WIRE FENCES
Year: 1884

page_text: We Fences.
I THOMAS HAXTON of the firm of Haxton & Beattie of. Dunedin in the Colony
of New Zealand and at present of Frenchie in the County of Fife Scotland
Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
AN IMPROVEMENT IN STANDARDS, FOR BARBED, AND OTHER WIRE FENCES, to be
as follows:-
My improvement in the standards for barbed and other wire fences, has for its
object to enable the wire to be readily placed in its hole in the standard previous
to straining it, without the necessity of threading the wire through the hole,
which in the case of a barbed wire especially, would be difficult or impossible.
without making the holes in the standard unduly large.
The invention consists in slitting the standard in an oblique direction from the,
hole to the edge and bending the portion thus partially severed to one side so as
to admit of the wire being slipped sideways into the hole by bringing the wire to`.
the proper angle relatively to the standard and yet securely prevent the wire when,
strained in its proper direction, from escaping or being forced out from its place.
The invention is illustrated in the annexed, drawings forming part of this..
specification, which represent an edge view, side view, and plan, of the standard,
showing the wire in position.
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The standard is preferably but not necessarily, rolled of Y section so as to
ensure stiffness in all directions, the deepest one a of the three webs being"
perforated with the proper number of holes, to receive the wires to form the fence..
The holes bare preferably but not necessarily of elongated form and froin the rear
part of each hole, the web is slit in an oblique direction to the edge of the web and
the tongue c thus formed is bent to one side sufficiently to form an oblique gap or
mouth leading into the hole b, just large enough at its narrowest part to allow of
the wire being slipped laterally into the hole when held in the position shown in
dotted lines in the cross section. Owing to the position of the slit, this tongue has
a spur d which forms a closure for the hole and effectually prevents the escape
of the wire.

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Wire Fences.
IN
I, THOMAS HAXTON of Frenchie in the County of Fife Mechanical Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT
STANDARDS FOR BARBED AND OTHER WIRE FENCES" and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My improvement in the standards for barbed and other wire fences has for its
object to enable the wire to be readily placed in the hole in. the standard previous
to straining the wire taut, without the necessity of threading the wire through
the hole, which in the case of a barbed wire especially would be difficult or
impossible, without making the holes in the standard unduly large.
The invention consists in slitting the web of the standard in which the hole is
made in an oblique direction, the slit extending from the hole and preferably from
the rear side thereof (i,e the side of the hole farthest from the edge of the web) to
the edge of the web, the portion thus partially severed being then bent to one side
out of the plane of the web, so as to admit of the wire being slipped sideways into
the hole by bringing the wire to the proper angle relatively to the standard.
The oblique slit may either be made upwards or downwards from the hole and
either from the front or rear side thereof, but in either case the upper or lower
end (as the case may be) of the hole, presents a hooked formation or spur, which
securely prevents the wire when strained in its proper direction through the hole,
from escaping or being forced out from its place.
The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings forming part of this
Specification wherein figures 1 and 2 are elevations of the standard, figure 1
representing an edge view, and figure 2 a side view of the web through which the
wires pass, whilst figure 3 is a plan of the standard.
In these figures, the slit extends from the rear side of the hole and the wire is
shown both as in the act of being placed in the hole and also strained in position.
Figures 4 and 5 show a similar standard, the slit extending from the front side
of the hole. The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the
figures.
The standard is of iron or steel rolled of Y section só ás to ensure stiffness in all
directions, the deepest one a of the three webs being perforated with the proper
number of holes to receive the wires to form the fence. The holes b are preferably
but not necessarily of oblong form and the web is slit at each hole, the slit
extending preferably from the side of each hole, which is farthest from the edge of
web a, the slit being preferably first curved round the adjacent end of the hole and
then taking an oblique direction to the edge of the web a, as shown in figures 1 2
and 3. The tongue c thus formed is bent to one side sufficiently to form an oblique
gap or mouth leading into the hole b just large enough at its narrowest part to
allow of the wire w, when bent and held in the position shown in the upper part
of figures 1 and 2, being slipped laterally into the hole.

page_text: When the slit commences at the rear side of the hole, as in figures 1, 2 and 3, this
tongue c has a spur or hooked part d which completes the upper or lower end of
the hole, and effectually prevents the escape of the wire, when the latter is strained
in a direction at right angles to the plane of the web a, the hole when viewed in
the direction in which the wire is strained, being practically a complete annulus, as
seen at the lower part of figure 2.
When the slit commences at the front edge of the hole as in figures 4 and 5, the
spur d is on the web a, but the effect is the same.
Although I have described this mode of securing the wire as applied to a
standard of Y section, it is not limited thereto, but may be applied to standards of
various other forms.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. A fencing standard rolled of Y section, punched and slitted in one of its
webs, substantially as shown and described.
2. A standard for wire fencing, having holes and slits extending from each hole
to the edge of the standard, the tongue or portion thus partially severed being
bent out of its original plane so as to leave a gap leading into the hole for the
introduction of the wire in the manner described, whilst preventing its escape
when strained, as shown and described.