Improvements in Tightening Fencing Wires.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 2nd May, 1900-Accepted, 2nd Aug.,
1900
[Communicated from abroad by D. DONALD, Wellington, New Zealand].
Improvements in Tightening Fencing Wires.
WILLIAM GEORGE ELDER, 7, St. Helen's Place, London, E.C., Merchant, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a machine drawing of which is attached.
It weighs 1lbs., and the file claw hammer and key lb, together comprising
the whole outfit necessary for repairing a wire fence. It folds up in a small
compass and is readily carried in a coat pocket. Actual tests have proved that
with this machine 1½ minutes is sufficient time to strain and securely fasten an
ordinary wire and the quantity it will take up is unlimited a slack wire need not
be cut before attaching machine. It is made of the finest steel throughout. To
work the machine, see that all the grippers A A are facing towards the wires
and the handle towards you, take the centre one, open,, and place on the wire,
next take the short one, and fix on the other wire, then fix the long one. Keep
the handle B horizontal and work steadily forward and backward. finishing the
strain. With the handle inclining inwards the two grippers. Make the splice
by cutting the wire about 3 inches from the single gripper, turn the end back
with as sharp a turn as possible, place the other end through the loop thus made,
being careful that the wires where they cross are binding together, then key
the surplus round the single wire. The double loop can be easily made if
preferred.
To release strain hold the long gripper with one hand to prevent sliding, then
press the handle towards it, and open spring C C, the other two will then readily
come off.
Keep the machine well oiled and teeth D D D sharp. Should the operator find
after straining that he has insufficient slack wire to splice, don't hammer or twist
machine to release it, but cut the wire, join a piece in, and start afresh, a little
practise will obviate any difficulty of this kind.
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Aument 1800
Improvements in Tightening Fencing Wires.
WILLIAM GEORGE ELDER, 7, St. Helen's Place, London, E.C., Merchant, 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 consists of a machine a drawing of which was attached to the

page_text: Provisional Specification. It weighs 1lbs. and the file, claw, hammer, and
key lb., together comprising the whole outfit necessary for repairing a wire
fence.
It folds up in a small compass and is readily carried in a coat pocket. Actual
tests have proved that with this machine 1½ minutes is sufficient time to strain
and securely fasten an ordinary wire, and the quantity it will take up is
unlimited. A slack wire need not be cut before attaching the machine a joint
can be made with 4in. of surplus wire.
It is made of the finest steel throughout. To work the machine, see that all
the grippers X Y Z are facing towards the wires and the handle towards you,
take the centre one, Z open, and place on the wires, next take the short one Y,
and fix on the other wire, then fix the long one X. Keep the handle B horizontal,
and work steadily forward and backward, finishing the strain with the handle
inclining towards the two grippers X Y. Make the splice F by cutting the
wire about three inches from the single gripper, Z turn the end back with as
sharp a turn as possible, place the other end through the loop thus made, being
careful that the wires where they cross are binding together, then key the
surplus round the single wire. The double loop can be easily made if preferred.
To release strain, hold the long gripper X with one hand to prevent sliding,
then press the handle B towards it and open spring C, C, the other two will then
readily come off.
Keep the machine well oiled and teeth D, D, D sharp. Should the operator
find after straining that he has insufficient slack wire to splice, don't hammer or
twist machine to release it, but cut the wire, join a piece in, and start afresh, a
little practise will obviate any difficulty of this kind.
The machine consists of three spring grippers X Y Z of different lengths held
together by a handle or lever B in which is placed a file with claw hammer head,
each gripper consists of a piece of spring wire C passed through the lever or
handle B then bent nearly parallel with the ends joined by two pieces of steel A
& A1 which form a vice, each gripper holds the wire between teeth on the one
side 1), and a groove in the steel projection E on the other side A 1. The file and
hammer can be removed from the handle at will. The drawings are those left
with the Provisional Specification with an additional drawing showing end view
of grippers G H.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
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This machine as described for the purpose of tightening up and repairing
fencing wires.