NEW OR IMPROVED COUPLINGS FOR JOINING THE ENDS OF THE WIRES OF WIRE FENCING AND FOR OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Ellis, of Coatbridge, in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Iron Wire Manufacturer, for the Invention of "NEW OR
IMPROVED COUPLINGS FOR JOINING THE ENDS OF THE WIRES OF WIRE
FENCING AND FOR OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES.”
Sealed the 26th September 1879, and dated the 31st March 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Ellis at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 31st March 1879.
THOMAS ELLIS, of Coatbridge, in the County of Lanark, North Britain, Iron Wire
Manufacturer. "NEW OR IMPROVED COUPLINGS FOR JOINING THE ENDS OF THE
WIRES OF WIRE FENCING AND FOR OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES."
The said Invention relates to new or improved couplings for joining the ends of
the wires of wire fencing and for other similar purposes.
A coupling constructed according to the said Invention consists of a piece of
metal with holes at its ends for receiving the ends of the wires to be coupled;
between these end holes and communicating with them is another hole (or holes).
In using the coupling the ends of the wire are passed through the holes at the end
of the said coupling, and being brought out at the hole or holes between them the
extreme ends of the said wires may be turned down, looped, tied, or otherwise
formed with an enlargement, so that when they are drawn back these enlargements
prevent the ends of the wires leaving the coupling, and the said wires are con-
sequently firmly connected together.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Thomas Ellis in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 30th September
1879.
THOMAS ELLIS, of Coatbridge, in the County of Lanark, North Britain. "NEW
OR IMPROVED COUPLINGS FOR JOINING THE ENDS OF THE WIRES OF WIRE FENCING
AND FOR OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES."
My said Invention which relates to new or improved couplings for joining the

page_text: ends of the wires of wire fencing and for other similar purposes, has for its objects
to enable the operation of connecting together the ends of wires to be effected with
rapidity, and at the same time to render the connection very secure and neat in
appearance.
A coupling constructed according to my said Invention consists of a piece of
metal with holes at its ends for receiving the ends of the wires to be coupled,
between these end holes and communicating with them is another hole or aperture
preferably of greater area, which passes transversely through the aforesaid piece of
metal.
And in order that my said Invention may be properly understood I now
proceed more particularly to set forth the system, mode, or manner in or under
which the same is or may be used or practically carried into effect, reference being
had to the accompanying Drawing and to the letters and figures marked thereon,
that is to say :—
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawing represents in side elevation a coupling A
constructed according, to my said Invention, the said coupling connecting together
two wires B, B; Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, shewing the method
of connection. The holes or openings at the ends are marked a; they are of smaller
area at their outer part than towards the centre of the coupling, so as to retain the
doubled ends of the wires as hereinafter described. The transverse hole or
opening communicating with the holes a is marked a².
"
In using the coupling the ends of the wires to be joined are passed through
the holes a at the ends of the coupling A, and being brought out at the hole or
aperture a², between them the extreme ends of the said wires are turned down and
flattened, thus forming enlargements which when the wires are drawn back prevent
the ends of the wires leaving the coupling, and the said wires are consequently
firmly connected together by the coupling.
The coupling bereinbefore described may be made of any suitable material, and
may be varied in shape either for appearance or to suit different varieties of wire,
without departing from the essential features of my said Invention, for instance,
I have shewn in side elevation and section respectively (Figures 3 and 4) a slightly
modified form of my Invention which is more especially adapted for connecting
together wires of diamond shaped sections. In these Figures the parts are marked
with the same letters which indicate corresponding parts in Figures 1 and 2. It is
to be understood that the outer portions of the holes a are of an area sufficiently
small to prevent the escape of the doubled wire.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and the system, mode, or manner in or under which the same is or may be
used or practically carried into effect, I would observe in conclusion that what I
consider to be novel and original, and therefore claim as the Invention secured
to me by the hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent is,--
The coupling for joining or connecting together the ends of wires, essentially as
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawing.
In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas Ellis, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Twenty ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.