Improvements in Machines for the Manufacture of Woven Wire Fencing.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 4th Feb., 1899
[Communicated from abroad by COREY EDGAR ROBINSON, of Joliet Wills, County
Illinois, United States of America, Gentleman.]
Improvements in Machines for the Manufacture of Woven Wire
Fencing.
I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent
Agents, 45, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention relates to that class of wire fence machines which makes a com-
plete woven wire fabric ready to be fastened to the posts in a body, and the
fence is woven with a square mesh, and the union of the woof wires with the
warp wires is made with the aid of a clip formed by the machine out of a con-
tinuous metal strip, and the object of my invention is to produce a machine that
will make the herein described fence, or a fence of its class in the most expedi-
tious and best manner possible, and the invention consists in the devices set
forth in the claims hereof.
The machine is designed to manipulate as many warp wires as there are hori-
zontal strand wires in the fence, and to automatically weave across the warp
wires the woof wires, and to automatically make from continuous strips, clips
of suitable form, and to feed them into position on the warp wires, and thread
through these clips so held in position, the woof wire, and then swedge out in
locking form the clips and woof wire on the warp wires, and then to twist into
the warp wires a sinuosity, or coiled spring form for the purpose of giving a
spring tension to the fence when strung upon the posts, and then to automati-
cally wind in a bundle the finished fence.
Reference will be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side
vertical view of the entire machine from the left hand side, or the side from which
the woof wire is reeled off to the threading mechanism. Figure 2 is a side sectional
view on line 2-2 of Figure 3. Figure 24, Sheet 2, shows the manner of putting
the sinuosity in the warp wires: Figure 2 shows the manner of fastening the
warp wire at the top wire of the fence; Figure 2° shows the mechanism for
bending over the end of the woof wire in position just at the moment of the
commencement of the bending. This view is looking in the direction similar
to the view shown in Figure 4 of the corresponding pieces; Figure 2D shows the
mechanism in the act of bending over the end of the woof wire and the top
wire of the fence, and cutting off the surplus of the woof wire; Figure 3 is a
plan view of the front end of the machine: Figure 4 is a view on the line 4-4
of Figure 1 of the left hand side of the machine, a few of the parts being removed
for clearness of view: Figure 4* is a side view of one of the devices for putting
slack in the woof wire. Figure 5 is a plan view of the winding drum for taking
up the finished fence, and the mechanism for operating the same; Figure 5^ is

page_text: a view of the rack and pinion which actuates the coilers in putting in the sinu-
osity of the warp wires; Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view on line 6-6
of Figure 3, looking from the right hand side of the machine showing the
mechanism for feeding the woof wire; Figure 7 is a similar view to that of
Figure 6 on line 7-7 of Figure 3; Figure 7 is an enlarged section of the
bar 59 and plate 58; Figure 8 is a similar view to that of Figures 6 and 7, but
showing only the clip in position with the woof wire threaded, and at the point
just prior to swedging out the clip; Figure 8 is a front view of the plate 58:
Figure 9 is a view from the right hand side; a similar view, to that of Figure 8
showing the clip in position at the time of the threading of the woof wires;
Figure 9 is a section on the line 9"-9" of Figure 9; Figure 9" is a view looking
from the top of one of the chutes 55; Figure 9° is a side view of devices seen in
Figure 9 Figure 10 is an edge view showing the anvil block for swedging out
the clip; Figure 11 is a sectional view showing the position of the woof wire,
warp wire and clip at the moment of the completion of the swedging; Figure 12
is an enlarged side view of the press for making the clip; Figure 13 is a plan
view of Figure 12; Figure 14 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on
line 14 14 of Figure 13; Figure 15 is a sectional view on line 15-15 of
Figure 14; Figure 16 is a transverse vertical view on line 16-16 of Figure 13;
Figure 17 is a transverse view on line 17-17 of Figure 16; Figure 17 is a
section on line 17-17" of Figure 16; Figure 18 is a plan view of the strip out
of which the clips are made, showing the method of punching the same;
Figure 19 is an edge view of Figure 18; Figure 20 shows the end of one of the
punches which forms the clips; Figure 21 shows the punch down upon the man-
drel with the clip interposed between; Figure 22 is a perspective view of the
block called the * ejector block" which holds the mandrels on which the clips
are bent, and ejects them from the machine; Figure 23 is a perspective view
of one mesh of the fence; Figure 24 shows the rack and cam mechanism for
feeding one of the flat strips out of which the clips are made; Figure 25 shows
the mechanism for feeding the middle strip out of which the clips are made;
Figure 26 shows the mechanism for feeding the top strip; Figure 27 shows the
intermittent gearing for driving the feed rolls of the woof wires; Figure 27*
shows that side of the wheel 34 not seen in Figure 27; Figure 27 shows means
for adjustably fastening gear 31 to shaft 29 and Figure 28 shows the intermit-
tent gearing for driving the feed rolls of the warp wires.
My invention consists in the combination in an automatic machine of the
following parts or elements; a device, means or mechanism for forming the
U shaped clips; a device, means or mechanism for delivering the clips from the
clip forming mechanism into a series of chutes or guides for the clips; a series
of clip feed devices, means or mechanisms, one for each clip chute or guide;
devices, means or mechanism for holding a series of clips in line with each other
in position to be threaded by the woof wire; devices, means or mechanism for
holding or supporting a series of warp wires in proper position relative to the
clips and woof wire; devices, means or mechanism for assembling or moving the
series of clips and warp wires into proper relative position in respect to each
other; a two-part opening and closing guide for directing the woof wire through
the series of clips when assembled with the series of warp wires; a device, means or
mechanism for feeding the woof wire forward at intervals; a device, means
or mechanism for feeding the warp wires forward at intervals; a device, means
or mechanism for setting or compressing or swaging the series of clips to fix
them rigidly in position at the crossings of the woof and warp wires; a device,
means or mechanism for cutting the woof wire into lengths; a device, means
or mechanism for bending the end of the woof wire about the marginal clip of
the fabric devices, means or mechanisms for forming curves or sinuosities in
the warp wires; and a device, means or mechanism for reeling or taking up the
finished fabric.
My invention further consists in the various novel combinations of any two

page_text: or more of said parts or elements, as hereinafter specified in the claims; and
in such combinations any suitable construction of each of the elements or parts
may be employed which will perform the required function and co-operate with
the other elements.
It further consists in the novel construction of certain of said parts 01"
elements, as herein shown and described and specified in the claims:
The frame of the machine may be of any suitable form or construction adapted
to support the various parts or elements of the machine in their proper relative
positions and the driving or connecting mechanism by which their appropriate
movements are communicated to the several moving parts of the machine.
The device, means or mechanism for forming the clips may be of any suitable
construction adapted to cut and stamp the clips to the required U shape and
form the slot or opening therein through which the warp wires are fed. It,
however, preferably consists of two pairs of dies or punches mounted in a suit-
able press, one pair 144, 148 for punching out the central hole or slot in the clip
and another pair or set 143, 147, 133 for cutting off the clip and bending it to
the required U form.
The device, means or mechanism for delivering the clips from the clip form-
ing device in proper position to enter the clip chute or guide may be of any
suitable kind or construction capable of performing this function. It, however,
preferably consists in a clip way or passage formed on the clip forming mandrel,
die or block operating in conjunction with a clip ejector 134 or slide.
To adapt the clip forming device, press or mechanism to form clips for two or
more of the clip feed chutes and thus save the expense of unnecessary duplica-
tion of the clip forming mechanism, I insert a clip switching device or mech-
anism between the clip forming device and the clip feed chutes or guides. This
intermediate clip switching device or mechanism may be of any suitable kind or
construction adapted to successively direct the clips to the several clip feed
chutes intended to be supplied with clips from the same clip forming mechanism.
The clip switching mechanism which I prefer to employ consists essentially of a
series of pivoted or movable clip guide rails 187, which in turn may be brought
into registry with the clip exit passages or ways 55 and thus connect the same
with the clip forming device.
any
The series of clip chutes, guides or feed passages may each be of suitable
construction adapted to guide or convey the clips in the required position. They
may each, however, preferably consist of a pair of guide bars 55, astride of one
of which the U shaped clip fits and slides, while the other holds it in position
thereon.
The means, mechanism or device 52 for feeding the clips one by one from the
clip chute or guide 55 may be of any suitable construction adapted to perform
this function. This clip feed mechanism or device, however, prefer to con-
struct substantially as illustrated in the drawing. That is to say, of four strips
of metal held together by blocks, and which are moved at intervals to open and
close the clip feed chute or guide, the space between the contiguous plates or
strips of metal being equal to the width of the clip so that only one clip can
enter between each pair of strips or plates at a time.
The device, means or mechanism for holding the series of clips in line with
each other in position to be threaded by the woof wire may be of any suitable
kind or construction adapted to perform this function and to co-operate with the
other parts. The device, means or mechanism, however, which I prefer to
employ for holding each clip in line with the others consists essentially of a
clip receiving, recess formed in a bar 59: a curved rib or cam 16 astride which
the clip may fit and a punch 57 adapted to engage the back of the U shaped
clip and hold it firmly in position astride of the warp wire.
The device, means or mechanism for holding or supporting the series of warp
wires in proper position relative to the clips and woof wire may be of any suit-

page_text: able construction adapted to perform this function. This device, however, may
preferably consist for each warp wire of a warp wire guide, notch or recess 214
formed in bar 59 and in a plate 58 which fits on the opposite edge of the clip
from the bar 59. The guide roll 110 for the finished fabric and the warp wire
feed rolls or devices may also aid in holding the series of warp wires in proper
position.
The device, means or mechanisin, for assembling or moving the series of clips
and warp wires into proper relative position with the clips astride the warp wires,
may be of any suitable kind or construction adapted to perform this function,
and may operate either by guiding or moving the clips into position astride the
warp wires, or the warp wires into a position between the limbs of the clips,
or by moving both clips and warp wires towards each other. The device, means
or mechanism which I prefer to employ for performing this function, and which
I have illustrated in the drawing, operates by moving both the clip toward the
warp wire and the warp wire toward the clip, as I am in this way enabled to
utilize the punch which constitutes part of the clip holding mechanism for also
moving the clips forward or towards the warp wire. And by making the curved
rib 16, astride which the clip fits, segmental or cam shaped at its end, I am
enabled to cause its end or cam shaped portion to engage the warp wire and move
it towards the clip and into position where the clip is astride the warp wire. By
this particular construction of the clip holding device and the device for assem-
bling the clip and warp wires together, I am enabled to materially simplify
the construction and operation of the machine, although as before stated any
suitable construction of device may be employed for performing these functions.
The guide or device 62, 216 for guiding or directing the woof wire to the open-
ings in the clips when the series of clips are in position astride the series of
warp wires may be of any suitable kind or construction adapted to perform this
function, and at the same time release the warp wire and permit the fabric to
feed forward at right angles to the guide after the woof wire has been threaded
through the clips. As illustrated in the drawing, this woof wire guide consists
essentially of a groove or channel 62 formed in the bar 59 and a movable or
opening and closing part 216 co-operating therewith, which when closed com-
pletes the guide, and which when open permits the woof wire to move or be
moved laterally out of the guide.
The device, means or mechanism for feeding the woof wire forward at intervals
as required may be of any suitable kind or construction adapted to perform this
function. It may preferably consist of an ordinary pair of wire feed rolls 23, 27.
In cases where the woof wire is made of comparatively small or flexible wire
it is desirable to feed the woof wire at different points of its length between the
outer edges of the fabric, and I may therefore provide additional feed rolls or
feed devices between certain of the warp wires, the woof wire guide being cut
away to permit proper engagement of the supplemental warp wire feed devices
where required.
The device, means or mechanism for feeding the series of warp wires may pre-
ferably consist for each warp wire of a pair of ordinary wire feed rolls 65, 67,
but may be of any suitable construction."
The device, means or mechanism for bending, swaging, crimping or setting
the series of U shaped clips so as to cause them to rigidly clamp and embrace
the warp wires and woof wire at each crossing may be of any suitable kind or
construction adapted to perform this function. The particular construction,
however, for this device which I prefer to employ consists essentially of wedging
or cam shaped surfaces 19-19 on the curved rib 16, and which in the rotary
movement of said cam or curved rib engages the two limbs of the U shaped
clip and spreads them apart, the cam 19-19 operating in conjunction with the
punch 57 and with the lower or inner side of the bars 59 and 58.
The device, means or mechanism for cutting off the warp wire may be of any

page_text: suitable construction, but consists essentially of a pair of knives or cutters, 60, 218,
one of which at least is movable in respect to the other. The device, means or
mechanism for cutting the surplus stock from the free end of the woof wire also
consists preferably of a pair of knives or cutters, 107, 20.
The device, means or mechanism for bending the end of the woof wire about
the marginal clip may be of any suitable kind or construction. It, however,
preferably consists of a bending or folding device, 108, 107.
The device, means or mechanism for forming curves or sinuosities in the warp
wires between the several woof wires may be of any suitable kind or construc-
tion adapted to perform this function. It may, however, preferably consist for
each warp wire of a rotating mandrel 118, which operates to bend the warp wire
by engaging the same.
'
The device, means or mechanism for taking up the finished fabric may be of
any ordinary construction of drum or reel adapted to perform this function in
the combination.
Any suitable connecting mechanism, gearing or motion giving devices may
be employed for imparting to each of the several operative moving parts or
elements of the machine, their required motions or movements.
For convenience I will describe separately the parts which perform the several
different functions in connection with the gearing or connecting mechanism.
which I prefer to employ for giving the required movements to each of the
moving parts, and will begin with the frame work.
The frame of the machine is made of the two side beams 1 of structural I beam
section upon which there are fastened two short beams Figure 2, at an angle of
45 degrees, and across the machine underneath these inclined beams 2 there is
an I beam 3.
The inclined beams 2 are stiffened by braces 4 at the front end
of the machine. At the rear end of the machine there is a cross I beam 8, and
the whole frame work rests on the blocks 9 resting on the floor. Fastened to
the I beams 2 there are two cast iron posts 6, one on each side of the machine
connected together at the top by the beam 7 and supported by angle iron
braces 5. The I beams 3 and 7 extend across the machine beyond the side
I beams 1 and support the drive pulley 14 at the end of the main driving shaft.
Fastened on the I beams 2 are two inclined posts 190 supporting a cross beam 191
on which rests the end of the press frame 122. The other end of the press frame
and the main limbs thereof 121, are supported by posts 192, which are fastened
to and supported by the I beam 7. Thus we have a substantial frame made
entirely of iron.
I will next describe the press which makes the clips, in connection with the
gearing or mechanism for operating the same, for fastening the woof wires to
the warp wires. A perspective view of one of these clips is shown in Figure 23*.
The press for making these clips is the ordinary stamping press, and is here
shown lying on its back supported by the frame work as above described, and
the frame work of this press is composed of the main limbs 121 and the base
piece 122, on which is fastened the bolster 146, on which bolster is fastened the
dies and mechanism for making the clips. The main shaft of the
is
press
designated by 123, and is driven by a belted fly wheel 124 and carries
cams 125 and 126. In Figure 12 cam 126 and the cam arm 171 are removed for
clearness of illustration. The cross head 142 of the press carries two sets of
punches, one set for punching out the centre hole in the clip, and the other set
for cutting off the ends of the clips and for bending them to the proper form.
the
The fence which is proposed to be constructed by this machine is composed
of three sizes of warp wires, the top wire being the largest, the bottom wire next
largest, and the intermediate wires the smallest of the warp wires, there being
eleven wires in all. It is therefore necessary to make clips the proper size for
each size wire, so the dies of the press are made with three sets, one for the top
wire, one for the intermediate wires, and one for the bottom wires, so the press

page_text: is designed to automatically feed three continuous strips of flat metal as is shown
by Figures 18 and 19, and form clips of each strip, and the feeding mechanism
of the press is so arranged that it will feed the strips forming the clip for the
intermediate wire nine times, and the strip for forming the bottom wire clip
once, and a switching mechanism is provided to switch the clips from the inter-
mediate die into nine different chutes, whereby the one die will make clips for
the nine different warp wires. The press is designed to make but one clip at
each stroke, and by the arrangement of the feeding mechanism and the switching
mechanism, it makes the requisite number of each size clips to keep the balance
of the machine properly supplied with clips, so there are provided dies of three
different sizes, but one clip only is made at each stroke of the press, and it is
designed to run the press fast enough to supply clips for the balance of the
machine. Fastened to the bolster plate 146 by screws 194, is a die block 145,
which is of peculiar shape, and is provided with a set of holes 148 for punching
out the central portion of the clip, and a set of holes 147 for cutting off the clip
from the strips, and cutting off the ends of the clip. A short way down below
the cutting surface of the die block at the holes 147 there are some apertures at
the side of the die into which extend the mandrels 133, 135 and 195 (see
Figures 14, 15, 16, 17, and 22) which mandrels are provided with a head 134,
and are fastened into the block 129, which block 129 is of peculiar shape, and
has slots across its lower end in a manner to secure and hold the hard steel man-
drels. One of these slots is shown by 131 Figure 22. This block is vibrated up
and down carrying the mandrels in and out of the die at right angles to the
direction of the action of the punches, by means of a lever 128 pivoted in
blocks 127 actuated by cam 125 on the main shaft of the press. The strips 193
are punched for the centre holes of the clips, two holes in advance of the bend-
ing, and when they arrive at the hole 147 of the dies, the punches 143 cut off the
clip from the main strip, and cut off the other end of the clip in the form shown
by the dotted lines Figure 18, and the further movement of the punch down-
ward forces the clip down over the mandrel 133 (see Figure 21) and when the
punch is in the position of Figure 21 the block 129 is moved by its cam down-
ward, carrying with it all the mandrels, the shoulders on the head of the man-
drels 134 and 136 (Figure 22) being of the size of the aperture in the punch,
and correspondingly larger than the mandrel by the thickness of the clip,
whereupon at the lowest position of the punch during the passing of the dead
centre of the crank of the press, the clip is carried out bodily sideways from the
embrace of the punch, and is carried out through an aperture in the side of the
die provided therefor. This aperture in the die side is shown by 196 (Figure 15).
Whereupon the clip becoming freed from the die, slides down a continuation of
the mandrel, such continuation being the blocks 137, 139 which are slotted at
their lower ends, as is shown by 138 and 140, and into which slots slide pieces
of thin steel 187, 188 and 189, which are the ends of the switch rails for the
clips. These switch rails are in two sets, the lower set that which is shown
in Figure 14 is held in slots in a block 196 fastened to the bolster plate by
screws. The purpose of the slots 138 and 140 in the ends of the mandrel pieces,
is to permit the vertical movement of the mandrels with the block 129 in eject-
ing the clips from the die. Fastened to the bolster plate, and fitted to the
lower edge of the die plate is a plate 197 the under side of which is fitted in a
manner to leave sufficient clearance at the top of the mandrels, to permit the
clips to slide down on the mandrels, but not to become displaced therefrom.
This block is shown in Figures 16 and 17. The steel blades forming the top
portion of the switch rails are fastened to the blocks 197 and 198 (see Figures 16,
17 and 17) and the clip slides down between those steel blades to the main
chutes 55, which main chutes 55, are connected in a segment 185. The two
outer switch rails 188 and 189 (see Figure 16) are connected continuously with
their corresponding chutes 55, which extend to the top and bottom wires respec-

page_text: tively, and hence no switching of the clips is required for these chutes, but the
intermediate chutes must be supplied by the centre punch and centre switch
rail 187, hence means are provided at each action of the press to switch the
rail 187 Figure 16. This switching mechanism is operated by and connected to
the feeding mechanism, which feeds in the continuous strips of metal 193 out of
which the clips are formed.
I will now describe the feeding mechanism for feeding the several strips inter-
mittently as before described. Extending vertically through one of the limbs
of the press and at the side thereof, there is a shaft 156, which shaft is sup-
ported at its upper end by a box 199, and the other end is supported where it
passes through the limb of the press. On this shaft there is fastened securely
three cams 157, 159 and 161 and a ratchet 179, and a cam 155. There is also
loosely mounted upon the shaft three feed rolls 175 all of the same diameter.
Fixed to each feed roll, and revolving therewith is a ratchet and a gear wheel.
The gears are shown by 178 and the ratchets 163, 164 and 165.
These gears
and feed rolls are fastened together in three sets, a gear ratchet and a feed roll
together, revolving loosely on the shaft 156. Supported along side the shaft 156
is a shaft 200 held in box 201 Figure 14, upon which revolve loosely three
small feed rolls 176, each co-acting with the feed rolls 175. Fastened to each
feed roll 176 is a gear 177, which is engaged and driven by a gear of the corre-
sponding feed roll on shaft 156. Mounted on shaft 156 in a manner to vibrate
slightly, there is a pawl arm 169 having the projection 170 which is engaged
by the arm 171, which is actuated in the vibratory movement by cam roller 172,
actuated by the cam 126 on shaft 123 of press. The end of this arm 171 is made
adjustable by the nuts, as is readily seen by the drawing. The purpose of this
arm 171 is to vibrate the pawl arm 169 at every revolution of the press a suffi-
cient distance to move the pawls 166, 167, 168 and 202 a space sufficient to feed
the strips 193 the required distance for one clip. The four ratchets shown in
the drawing are provided with two sets of teeth, one set having a "V" shaped
opening, and the other one a square shoulder parallel with the radius. The
purpose of the square shouldered teeth is to be engaged by the feed pawls 166,
167, 168 and 202, while that of the other set is for a detention pawl, or the
pawls that hold the ratchets at rest upon the return of the feed pawls. These
pawls are all alike and are shown as 203 in Figure 13.
Their only purpose is to
hold the ratchets from backward movement and hold them in exact position
when carried to their limit of motion by the other pawls. Thus it will be seen
that the arm 169 is vibrated at every revolution of the press and that it carries
four actuating pawls, namely, 166, 167, 168 and 202. The pawl 202 engages the
ratchet 179, which is fixed to the shaft 156, and hence at every vibration of the
pawl 202, the shaft 156 is made to move forward one space, and hence it carries
with it cams 157, 159 and 161. Cams 157 and 161 are slightly larger than the
outside diameter of the ratchets adjacent to them, and since the pawls are as
wide as both the ratchet and the cam surface, the pawls are kept from engaging
the ratchet at all points, save where the cams are cut away, permitting the pawl
to fall down into engagement with the ratchet. The cams 157 and 161 are cut
away at points 162 and 158, a sufficient length only on the periphery to permit
the pawls to engage the ratchet during the period of one vibration only, (see
Figures 24, 25 and 26) while cam 159 is cut away throughout its entire periphery,
save at a point equalling the length of two spaces on the ratchet corresponding
to the spaces which are cut away in the other two cams, whereby pawl 167 is
permitted to engage the ratchet 164 at all its teeth save two only, and the
spacing of the cams 161, 157 and 159 is such that but one of the three pawls
car engage a ratchet at a time, and as there are eleven teeth in the ratchets to
be engage by the pawls, there will be one actuation of each of the top and
bottom strips 193 to nine of the middle strips. Thus it will be seen but one clip
is made at a time, and the top and bottom and intermediate clips are made as is

page_text: required by the use of the machine; the punches 143 and 144 entering the die
holes 147 and 148 run idle during such time that there is no strip being fed in
their respective spaces.
Since shaft 156 revolves every time one space as above described, the cam 155
on the lower end of the shaft (see Figures 12 and 16) will revolve one space at
each stroke of the press, and in contact with this cam there is a cam roller 154,
carried by an arm 153, which arm is of peculiar shape, and is provided with a
projection 151 extending upward under the die blocks, for the purpose of steady-
ing its movement, and is held to travel vertically by means of the screws 156",
in slots 155", screwed into the bolster plate. In the lower side of this block 153
there is a recess, shown by the dotted lines in Figure 14, into which extends the
arm 181 of the switch bar 180, which switch bar is pivoted at 183 underneath
the block 196. The arm 181 is slotted to embrace a stud 182 in the block 153,
whereby the vertical movement of the blocks 153 through its cam roller 154,
driven by a cam 155, the arm 180 is made to travel backward and forward
through a sufficient angle to cover the intermediate chutes 55 (See Figure 16).
The cam surface of the cam 155 is such that the roller is forced downward
through nine different spaces in the circumference of the cam, and the roller
returns back to its normal position in two spaces. The purpose of this is that
during nine revolutions of the press, nine intermediate clips are made, which
travel down the middle switch rail, and are distributed into the intermediate
chutes 55, while during the other two revolutions of the press, thus completing
the revolution of the cam 155, the top and bottom clips are made, each travel-
ling down the outside switch rails which are fixed. Thus the arm is given the
opportunity to return to its normal position during the period of time that the
press is making the top and bottom clips. The action of the cam 155 is positive
in but one direction, hence to cause the block 153 to return to its normal posi-
tion, I provide the rod 184 pivoted to the arm 180, and slide it through the
bracket 203 in the side of the segment 185, and on this rod I put a compression
spring 204, which not only returns the block 153 to its normal position, but at
all times takes up the slack in the switch mechanism, permitting the close adjust-
ment of the end of the switch rails with the chutes at all times. On the end of
the arm 180 there is pivoted a block 204, which is connected by means of slots 205
Figure 17, to the spring steel. switch rails;187, thus by the swinging of the
arm 180 the switch rails 187 bend to the proper curved line suitable to carry the
clip in the best manner directly into the ends of the chutes 55. In the seg-
ment 185, there is an offset 186, into which the ends of the switch rails 187
slide, and the end of the arm 180 embracing the other side of the segment 185
insures at all times the proper position of the switch rails in relation to the
segment 185.
On the top of the die plate 145 there is a stripper block 149, which is pro-
vided with grooves, shown by the dotted line, Figure 16, on its under surface,
into which the strips 193 pass to the dies. A block 150 Figure 14 is screwed to
the bolster plate to fill up on a level with the die, the space between the feed
rolls 176 and the die block 145. The end of the block 153 passes through the
slot on the under side of this block 150. The chips from the punching of the
die holes 148 pass through holes 206, Figure 15, in the back piece of the
press 122.
Having now described the mechanism for manufacturing the clips and deposit-
ing them in the several different chutes, I will now describe the mechanism for
feeding the clips in place to be threaded by the woof wires, in connection with
the gearing or connecting mechanism for operating the same and other parts.
The clips travel down the chutes 55, which are made of two bars spaced apart a
sufficient distance to equal the thickness of the clip, and are held together by
blocks 54. The clip runs down astride one of the bars of the chute, as is shown
by 56 in Figures 1, 2, 7, 12 and 17, and the press is supposed to make a suffi-

page_text: cient quantity of these clips in advance that at all times there will be quite a
quantity of them in the chute 55 above the clip feeding device, 52, (see Figures 4
and 7). This feeding device is composed of four thin strips of metal held
together by blocks at each end, and placed over the bars forming the chutes 55,
The top
and they ride upon a block 207, which is fastened to the bars 55.
metal strips 52 are cut away at the top side to permit a clip in the chute to fall
down in between them and rest
the lower
upon
bars; the space
between the bars 52 and 52ª being just equal to the width of the
clip, 52 being the lower bars. Pivoted to the block which separates the bars 52
and 52 is an arm 53 carried on a shaft 49, extending across the machine, and
actuated by an arm 50 carrying a roller engaging a cam 51 on the main shaft
of the machine. Thus at the proper interval, the arm 53 is made to move for-
ward from the position shown in Figure 7, a distance equalling the blank space
between the bars 55 and the block at the end of the bar 52. This moves the
opening 208 and the top bars 52 beyond the point in which the clips can fail
down in between the bars 52 and 52, and at the same time it brings open to
the clip which is engaged by bars 52 and 52", another set of openings in the
bars 52, which permits the engaged clip to fall down into the machine, and on
the return movement of the arm 53, the opening 208 in the bars 52 is again
brought open to the clips in the chutes, whereupon they fall down into the
feeding device and deposit one clip; thus at each movement of the arm 53 for-
ward and back, one clip is permitted to fall from the stock in the chute above.
I will now proceed to describe the mechanism for threading the woof wire,
and for swedging out the clips upon the woof wire into engagement with the
warp wire, in connection with the gearing or connecting mechanism for operat-
ing the same and other parts. Across the machine extends the main driving
shaft 10 upon which there are cleven cams 15, all similar in construction to each
other. These cams serve the purpose of lifting the warp wires up into the
recesses whereat the clips are placed over them, and the woof wire is threaded
through, and they also serve as an anvil block whereon the clip is swedged out
to the proper form after the woof wire is threaded through. These cams 15 are
of a peculiar construction, being provided with a steel rib 16, which extends
beyond the outer surface of the cam a varying distance on the circumference
of each cam, that distance being shortest for the cam where the woof wire starts
to travel across the warp wires, and longest at the end of travel of the woof wire
On each side of this steel rib
and varying intermediately between those cams.
there are slots 18, Figure 10, which extend from the anvil block 20 around to
a point 210 Figure 9. The purpose of these slots on the side of the steel rib is
to permit the ends of the clip to extend down into the slots astride of the warp
wire 64 and the rib 16. A portion of the cam is cut away at 211 Figures 7
and 9 to permit the feeding forward of the warp wire after the woof wire is
first threaded. This portion 211 which is cut away gives clearance below the
threading bar 59 for the wires to readily feed forward. In cams 15 there is a
"V" shaped slot 212, a cross section of which is shown in Figure 9, a front
view of which is seen in Figure 4. The purpose of this slot is to engage the
warp wire and force it up into the notch in the threading bar where the clip
is placed upon it, and the manner of this lifting will be apparent by observing
Extending
Figure 9 and noticing the effect of the revolution of the cam 15.
across the machine between the posts 6, and fastened thereto, is a cast iron I
beam section 21 of peculiar shape. This beam supports what I call the threading
bar. The threading bar is designated by 59, and is a flat bar of steel bolted on
to the seat in the beam 21, and extending a little beyond the entire length of
travel of the woof wire. This bar 59 has a series of slots cut down the front face
of it, into which are fitted a set of punches 57, and on the front face of the
bar 59 there is bolted a flat plate of steel 58, which covers the entire surface of the
bar 59, and therefore engages the top sides of the punches making a square hole

page_text: for the travel of the punches 57. In the front face of this plate 58, opposite the
slots in which the punches slide, there is a set of holes or apertures 213, (see
Figure 4) into which the clips are entered into the slots in which the punches 57
travel. This hole is shown in a sectional view, Figure 8, by the unshaded
portion 213. In the bottom of the bar 59 and plate 58, there are some notches,
or apertures 214, (see Figure 8) into which the warp wire is lifted by the rib 16
on the cam 15, and the warp wires are held in this notch during the period of
time that the woof wire is threaded through. Extending parallel with the
beam 21, and on the back side thereof, there is a vibrating beam 39 provided
with lugs 41 which are pivoted to lugs 40 on beam 21, and on one end of this
beam 39 there is an arm 38 (see Figures 4 and 6) which carries the cam roller 37
working in a cam 36 on the main shaft 10 of the machine, the purpose of which
cam is to move the lower edge of the beam 39 backward and forward slightly,
at the proper interval. In the bottom of the bar 59 in line with the centre of
the punches 57, and extending clear across the length of the bar 59, there is a
slot slightly larger than the size of the woof wire to be threaded. This slot is
shown as 62 Figure 74, which is an end section of the bar, through one of the
slots through which the punches 57 travel. Extending into this slot on each
side thereof, there are recesses in the sides of the bar 59 and plate 58 in which
there are four sets of feed rolls 27 and 23 (see Figures 3, 4, 6 and 7) the purpose
of which is to feed forward the woof wire through the slot 62 in the bar 59
and through the clips when in position. These feed rolls are geared together by
gears 24 and 25, and on the shaft 26 of gear 25 there is a bevel gear 28ª engag-
ing bevel gear 28 on the driving shaft 29, which is carried in boxes 30 on beam 21
and post 6, the shaft 29 is driven intermittently by gear 31, driven by a gear 32,
driven by a gear 33, driven by a gear 34 on the main shaft 10 of the machine. The
first set of feed rolls being that set on the left hand side of the machine, and
shown in Figure 6 as 27 and 23", the roll 23 is at its lower end supported in
an independent box by screws 215 which pass through the box for the shaft 26
of the roll 27, while for all the other feed rolls 23 the box supporting the lower
end of the shaft of the feed roll 23 is fastened to the beam 39, and moves with
it in and out with the beam 39. On the bottom of the beam 39 there is bolted
a set of plates 216 which extend forward, and when the beam 39
is forward nearest to the beam 21, the end of the plates 216
just cover the slot 62 in the bottom of the bar 59, and when the
beam 39 is withdrawn, or drawn back by the cam 36, the plates 216 expose
or leave open, the entire bottom of the slot 62 in the bar 59, and on the forward
movement of the bar 39 it carries with it the rolls 23, which cause them to
co-operate with the rolls 27 in a manner to grip and feed the warp wire as it
comes along the slot 62, and when the beam 39 is drawn back, the rolls 23 are 4
free from the woof wire, which permits it to drop or be pushed down out of the
slot 62, and permit the feeding forward of the warp wire, or finished fence.
Extending across the machine from posts 6 is a beam 43 (see Figures 3, 4, 6
and 7) which beam 43 slides in ways 43" in the posts 6, and is connected at
each end by arms 42, each carrying cam rollers 45 and 48, which are engaged 4
by cams 46 and 47 on main shaft 10 of the machine. The cams 48 force down
the beam, and cams 47 force up the beam, and are so adjusted with relation to
each other as to positively move the beam 43 in the desired direction at all times,
and hold the beam 43 at rest at two intervals in the revolution of the shaft 10,
and this beam 43 carries the punches 57 and the cut off punch 60 for cutting 5
off the end of the woof wire after it is threaded through the clips. 44 is the
keeper engaging side of shaft 10 to steady lower end of arm 42. Extending
across the machine underneath the shaft 10 there is an I beam 3, which supports
three bearing boxes 35 of the main shaft 10, the bearing box on the left hand
side, the one shown in Figure 6, is provided with a bracket 217 that supports
the steel block 218, which acts as a shear blade against which the punch 60,

page_text: Figure 4, co-acts in cutting off the woof wire after threading. The woof wire
is shown as entering into the first set of feed rolls by the dotted lines 63,
Figure 4, and it is never released from the first set of feed rolls on that side of
the machine.
The clips 56 slide down the chute by gravity below the feeding mechanism 52
into the apertures 213 in the plate 58 and pass into the slots in the bar 59
into which the punches 57 travel, the punches 57 meanwhile being in the posi-
tion raised above the top side of the aperture 213, whereupon immediately after
the entrance of the clip 50 into the slot into which the punches 57 travel, the
punches descend and force the clips down over the warp wires, which as is shown
in Figure 10, are then in position for the threading through of the woof wire,
whereupon the intermittent gearing which drives the feed rolls 27 and 23, starts
the feed rolls, the cam 36 having brought the beam 39 into position where the
plates 216 cover the bottom of the slot 62 in the bar 59, and also having brought
feed rolls 23 up adjacent to the feed rolls 27 to engage the woof wire as it comes
along, the cams meanwhile are travelling and the ribs 16 hold the warp wires 64
up into the notches 214 in the bar 59, and this rib 16 is designed to be cut away
as is shown in Figure 9 on each cam just prior to the period of time that the end
of the woof wire travels along, and were it not thus cut away, it being in close
engagement with the warp wire, it would obstruct the travel of the woof wire
across through the clips, after the woof wire has passed any clip that warp wire
no longer requires supporting by the rib 16 of the cam 15. During the period
of time of the threading of the woof wire across through the clips, the cams
which control the movement of the beam 43 hold it, and hence the punches 57
at rest. In fact the beam 43 is at rest during the period of travel, of the cam 15
of 180 degrees, and the gearing is so provided that the warp wire is threaded
during the period of travel of the cams of 153 degrees. This blank space of
27 degrees, being the difference between 153 degrees and 180 degrees, is to pro-
vide time in which to produce a slack in the woof wire after threading between
each one of the cams sufficient to provide for the extra length consumed by the
swaging out of the woof wire, and the clip after threading. To produce this
slack I provide a series of cam blades 61 (see Figures 4 and 4) on the main
shaft, which pass up through slots 220 intermediate between the cams 15 in the
bar 59 and the plate 58, the slot 62 in the bar 59 being deepened at these points,
as is shown by the dotted lines in Figure 4. Upon the completion of the pro-
duction of the slack in the woof wire after threading as above described, the
cams 15 have travelled to the position shown in Figure 8, whereupon the wedged
portions 19 Figure 10 of the anvil block. 20 have begun to act upon the ends of
the clips 56, and the cams controlling the beam 43 force down the beam 43,
and hence the punches 57, and force down the clips and woof wires in the
position shown by Figure 11. By this time the cam block 20 has travelled
forward sufficient to bring the clips upon the plain surface of the block, hence
the clips are flattened out and the woof wire is bended to engage the warp wires
at half their circumference, whereupon by the further movement of the cam 15,
the anvil block 20 has passed entirely from beneath the bar 59 and the
punches 57, whereupon the punches again descend and force outward from the
slot 62 the entire woof wire, clips and warp wires, whereupon the feeding
mechanism for the warp wires is actuated, and the warp wires are fed forward
another space, and the operation of threading through another woof wire is again
commenced.
I will now describe the feeding mechanism for the warp wires, in connection
with the gearing or connecting mechanism for operating the same and other
parts. Mounted in bearing blocks 221 on the side of the frame piece 1 of the
machine, is a shaft 222, which is driven intermittently by gear wheels 69, driven
On this shaft 222
by a mutilated gear 70 on the main shaft 10 of the machine.
there are nine sets of grooved feed rolls 65, and nine sets of gears 66, immedi-

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ately adjacent to the feed rolls 65. These gears and feed rolls are spaced across
the machine on the shaft 222 to suit the spacing of the cams 15, being the
desired position of the warp wires in the fence. Supported also in blocks 221
is a shaft 98, which is fixed in the blocks 221, and which supports eleven sets
of arms 99, having projections 100, which carry feed rolls 67 and gears 68, the
feed rolls 67, and gears 68 co-acting with the feed rolls 65 and gears 66 on
shaft 222. An elastic tension between the feed rolls is produced by the
spring 102 on the rod 101 passing through I beam 3, and connected to arms 99,
each holding the lower feed rolls 67 in elastic contact with the feed rolls 65.
There is a set of those arms for each set of feed rolls and gears, thus any little
variation in the different strands of the warp wires will not affect the feeding of
them. The mutilated gear 70, Figure 28, is provided with starting tooth 70,
which engages a starting tooth 70b of gear 69, and gear 69 is provided with a
block 69, which engages the flange on the side of the gear 70, which holds
gear 69 rigidly in position at all times, except during the period of time the
gear teeth should cause gear 69 to travel, at which points the flange on the
gear 70 is cut away to permit the travel of the gear 69 at the proper time.
similar construction for the intermittent gear which drives the feed rolls for the
woof wire, is shown in Figures 27 and 27*. The warp wire passes up from the
feed rolls to the mechanism whereat is threaded the woof wire, and thence pass-
ing over the idle roll 110, and thence passing down to the rolls 75 of the tension
device 74, and during the period of rest of the warp wires during the time in
which the woof wire is threaded a sinuosity is twisted into the warp wires, by
means of the coilers 118 (see Figures 1 and 2^). These coilers are straight
spindles mounted in boxes 120 on some angle bars 223 extending across the
machine, and on the coiler shafts between the boxes 120 there are pinions 117,
which are actuated by a rack 119 driven by a link 115, connected to the arm 114,
pivoted to a joint 113, connected by a link 112 by another joint to an arm 111
pivoted in a block 111 on I beam 3, and carrying a roller 111b, engaging a
cam 111° on the side of the mutilated gear 34, (see dotted lines in Figure 27).
The action of the cam 111° is to throw forward and back the arm 111, and hence
revolve the coilers 111, first in one direction, and then in the opposite direction
back to their normal position, and on the commencement of every revolution
of the coilers 118, the lip 222 takes up the warp wires and winds them upon the
body of the coiler, as is shown in Figure 24, which causes a bend to be made in
the stiff spring wire of the warp wires, which is permanent, and on the unwind-
ing of the coilers the warp wires are allowed to fall off clear of the coilers as
is shown in Figure 1. This action of the coilers is done at the period of time
during the threading of the woof wire, while the warp wires are at rest.
the coilers, the warp wires or finished fence as it is after this point, passes to
the tension device, which is a frame work 74 holding a set of rollers 75 which is
supported by pivots 76, supported by brackets 77, fastened to I beam 3, and from
the tension device, the finished woven fabric, or fence, is passed directly to the
winding drum, or take up 92. The tension device 74 is connected at each end
by links 80, connected by links 79 fastened to the shaft 78 supported in bearing
blocks fastened to I beams 2. of the machine. On the end of this shaft 78 there
is an arm 81 connected by a link 82, which has an adjustable turn buckle in
its body, and is connected to an arm 83, pivoted to a block fastened to side
brace 5 on that side of the machine. This link 83 is better shown in Figure 5,
and it in turn is connected to an arm 84 pivoted to a bracket 84 fastened to
support 96 for the shaft 86 of the winding drum. This arm 84 is connected by
links and a ring to a sliding collar 85, pivoted to a link 87, pivoted to a jaw 88,
pivoted in a block 88, and having a jaw 89, which engages the constantly
moving ratchet 90 driven by the sprocket wheel 73, driven by the sprocket
wheel 72, from a sprocket on the main shaft of the machine.
From
The centre of gravity of the tension device 74 is outside of the vertical line

page_text: of the pivots 76, and hence its action is to fall forward, and as it were, draw
forward the fence over the roller 110, and this action is resisted by the tension
of the warp wires, which are held on one end by the feed rolls 65 and 67, and '
by the take up drum on the other side. The action of the take up drum 92 in
winding up the finished fence is automatic by virtue of the gravity action of the
tension device 74, which through the shaft 78, arm 81, and link 82 and mech-
anism above described, causes the jaw 89 to immediately engage the ratchet 90
the moment that there is sufficient slack in the fence from the tension device, to
cause sufficient movement of the link mechanism described to cause the jaw 89
to engage the ratchet 90, and this jaw 89 keeps in engagement with the ratchet
until the winding drum 92 has revolved sufficient to wind up the fence to a
sufficient tension that the tension of the fence lifts the tension device 74 suthi-
cient to disengage the jaw 89 from the ratchet 90, the block 88ª carrying the
jaw 89, being fixed to the shaft 86, to which is fixed a drum head 91. The
drum head 91 is prevented from backward movement (see Figure 2) by reason
of the pawls 97 fixed in the support 96, which supports shaft 86. The finished
fence is removed from the drum 92 by means of withdrawing the drum 92 from
the heads 91 and 93, which is done by the screw shaft 94, working in the
box 96ª and actuated by a handle 95 (see Figures 1 and 5) the drum 92 being
made in sections, and is thus easily removed from the coil of fence, when with-
drawn from the heads 91 and 93.
1
I will now describe the mechanism for turning over the end of the woof wire
at the top wire of the fence, in connection with the gearing or connecting
mechanism for operating the same and other parts. (See Figures 2, 2° and 2).
Fastened to the main shaft at the right hand side of the machine, just beyond
the cam 15 for the top wire there is a cam block 104, having cam slots 105, 106
each actuating bars 107, 108 which are held by the keeper 108" fastened to the
bar 58. The anvil block 20 for the cam 15 for the top wire is cut away at the
proper point as is shown by 109. Immediately upon the completion of the thread-
ing of the woof wire, and the swedging out of the clip as is shown by Figure 20
cam 104 with cam slot 106 moves forward bar 108 a little behind it in period of
time, the bar 107 is forced forward by slot 105 which bends the end of the woof
wire downward, as is shown in Figure 2º, and should there be a surplus of the
wire it is cut off against the shoulder of the aperture 109 in the block 20, where-
upon the further movement of the bar 107 bends over and home, the end of the
woof wire as is shown in Figure 2, thus completing the fastening of the fence.
The end of the woof wire for the bottom wire is left to protrude bevond the clip
about an inch in length, to act as a barb to prevent hogs from rooting under the
fence, so no special action of the machine is required for this fastening beyond
the cutting off of the wire by the punch 60, which is spaced from the first
punch 57 sufficient to leave this length of wire protruding.
It is essential that the clips 56 should enter the aperture 213 and fall into
the punch slot in the bar 59 in the right position, which is that shown in
Figure 8. The inclining of the posts and hence of the surface of the bar, aids
in thus depositing the clip and an additional safeguard is secured by splitting
the lower ends of the chutes 55 (see Figures 7, 9º and 9°) and pivoting at 227,
in the slot thus made, a small bent lever having the long gravity limb 226 and
a short supporting limb, extending, when the punch is raised, across the punch
slot in the bar 59. The falling clip then comes to rest on said limb 225, and on
the descent of the punch the bent lever is tilted, as shown in Figure 7, and the
clip which cannot get out of place after the punch rests upon it, is carried
onward in proper position.
.
Should the woof wire at any time fail to feed fully across the warp wires,
vexation might result, and to guard against this I provide means whereby the
woof wire feed rolls may be turned by hand. Upon the shaft 29, Figures 3
and 27", there is fixed a collar 31" adjacent to the pinion 31 by which the shaft

page_text: is driven. This pinion is loose upon the shaft and upon the side opposite the
collar a nut 31 works upon a threaded portion of the shaft to clamp the pinion
against the collar and thus detachably fix it to the shaft, and obviously if the
nut be loosened, the shaft may be readily turned by hand.
For analogous reasons a construction similar to that just described is used
in connection with the feed roll shaft 222 for the warp wires.
The machine is driven by two belts, one acting on the press fly wheel and
. the other on a fly wheel 14, Figure 3. On the shaft of the latter is a pinion 13
which engages a gear 12 on the main shaft, which is supported in bearings 11, 35,
and a bearing in one of the hangers supporting the shaft of the fly wheel 14.
It is evident that the construction of several of the novel devices found in this
machine can be varied without departing from the invention, and it is further
clear that certain features can still be employed even though other parts be
materially changed, or with machines making a very different fence, and I do
not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact or any particular constructions
and combinations shown and described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination with an intermitting and positively driven series of warp
wire feed devices, of a tension device for acting upon the warp wires, a positively
driven clutch shaft provided with a clutch, a take up drum for the fabric and.
intermittently driven from the clutch shaft, said tension device automatically
operating the clutch of the clutch shaft to engage and drive the take up drum
at all times save only when a sufficient tension is upon the warp wires or fabric,
substantially as specified.
2. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, and having a series of
devices for holding a series of clips in line with each other astride a series of warp
wires, and devices for threading a woof wire through the series of clips, of
clip-forming dies, and means for conveying to a series of crossing points, respec-
tively, the successive clips formed by one set of dies, substantially as specified.
3. In a fence machine, the combination with means for simultaneously feeding
forward at intervals a set of spaced. warp wires, of means for placing upon each
wire after such feeding a U-shaped perforated clip, means for, then threading
through the perforations in all the clips a woof wire, and means for then straight-
ening all the clips, substantially as specified.
4. In a machine for making wire fence fabric, the combination with devices
for holding a series of clips in line with each other astride a series of warp wires,
and means for automatically feeding a woof wire across a series of spaced warp
wires, of means for at will disengaging the feeding mechanism from the devices
actuating it, whereby the devices for feeding the woof wire become free to be
operated by hand for adjusting the position of the wire, substantially as specified.
5. The combination with a machine for forming a wire fence fabric having a
series of longitudinal or warp wires, and having a series of devices for holding a
series of clips in line with each other astride a series of warp wires, and
devices for threading a woof wire through the clips, and devices for bend-
ing the clips, of devices arranged to give each of said wires at intervals per-
manent, sinuous bends, whereby the fence is made longitudinally elastic, sub-
stantially as specified.
6. The combination with a fence machine adapted to secure a series of trans-
verse or woof wires across a series of spaced longitudinal or warp wires at
intervals, of automatic devices arranged to bend back upon itself the projecting
end portion of each woof wire, substantially as specified.
7. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of clips in

page_text: line with each other astride a series of warp wires, devices for threading a woof
wire through the series of clips, and distinct sets of devices for feeding a
set of warp wires, of means for synchronously operating said devices, and means
for at will disengaging any of said devices from the operating mechanism, sub-
stantially as specified.
8. The combination with sets of clip-forming dies operating in unison, of sets
of devices for feeding to said sets of dies respectively strips of clip stock, and
means whereby the feeding devices advance to the dies one strip at a time, only,
substantially as specified.
9. The combination with sets of clip-forming dies, of devices for intermittently
feeding to each set a strip of clip stock, and means whereby certain of the strips
are fed at shorter intervals than other strips, substantially as specified.
10. The combination with a set of clip-forming dies, of devices adapted to
feed a strip of clip stock to said dies at regular intervals, and devices arranged to
permit such feeding during a certain period of time and to prevent such feed-
ing during a succeeding period of predetermined length, substantially as
specified.
11. The combination with a set of clip-forming dies, of means for feeding clip
stock thereto, a clip guide leading from said dies, and an automatic switch
arranged to deliver a certain number of the successively formed clips at different
points respectively, substantially as specified.
12. The combination with a set of clip-forming dies and devices for feeding
clip stock thereto, of a flexible clip guide arranged to receive the clips from said
dies, means for flexing said guide by successive steps, and a set of fixed strip
guides arranged to align respectively with the flexible guide at the completion
of its successive steps, substantially as specified.
13. The combination with a die plate having a small and a larger opening,
of devices for intermittently feeding a strip across said openings, a reciprocating
die arranged to coact with the first opening in perforating the strip, a headed
mandrel crossing the second opening in the rear of the plate's face, a forked die
adapted to coact with the second opening to,cut from the strip a portion pre-
viously perforated and double it over the mandrel, and means for moving the man-
drel longitudinally to discharge the doubled clip, substantially as specified.
14. The combination with a clip-forming die plate, of devices for intermit-
tently feeding a strip across an opening therein, a mandrel crossing the opening
in the rear of the plate's face, and a forked che arranged to cut a clip from
said strip and in its further advance to double the clip centrally over the man-
drel, substantially as specified.
15. The combination with devices for forming U-shaped clips, of a clip guide
arranged to receive said clips and lie between their branches, and a second guide
following the course of the first and lying contiguous throughout to the middle
outer surface of clips passing upon the first, substantially as specified.
16. The combination with a plate provided with a narrow, slot continuous at
one end with a larger opening, of a parallel plate at a clip's width from the
first, having a similar slot terminating at the opposite end in a larger opening,
a flat clip guide passing through and fitting laterally in both said slots, and
means for reciprocating said plates together; whereby a clip pressing forward
upon the guide is arrested by the first plate, allowed to pass as the advance of
the plate brings the large opening in registering position, arrested by the second
plate, and allowed to pass through the plate as the retraction of the latter brings
its large opening in registering position, substantially as specified.
17. The combination of a device engaging a clip between the limbs thereof,
with a bar provided with a transverse punchway and with a lateral opening to
admit clips thereto, a guide arranged to bring clips to said opening, a stop nor-
mally supporting each clip after it enters the punchway, and a punch arranged
to reciprocate in said punchway past said opening, said stop being arranged to

page_text: move out of the way as the punch descends past the opening, substantially as
specified.
18. The combination with a rigid bar having in one edge transverse grooves
to receive the warp wires of a fence, of a longitudinal groove for a woof wire,
and punchways perpendicular to the plane of the wires at their intersections,
anvil blocks lying below, said punchways respectively, means for delivering a
perforated U-shaped clip in each punchway and astride the corresponding warp
wire, means for threading a woof wire through said clips and punches recipro-
cating in the punchways, respectively, substantially as specified.
19. The combination with means for holding a warp wire, of means for placing
a perforated U-shaped clip astride said wire, means for passing a woof wire
through the perforations in the clip, a rotary block having in the plane of the clip
a gradually widening segmental rib to move between and spread the clip
branches, means for forcibly rotating the block, and means for flattening the
clip against the block after its ends have been so spread, substantially as specified.
20. The combination with a rigid bar grooved transversely to receive a series
of warp wires and longitudinally to receive a woof wire, of means for placing
such wires in the grooves, respectively, means for securing the woof wire to each
warp wire while both are held in the grooves, and means for then dropping all
said wires out of the grooves to allow feeding of the fabric, substantially as
specified.
21. The combination with a rigid bar provided with transverse grooves to
receive respectively a set of warp wires, and with a shallower groove to receive
a woof wire, of means for covering the latter groove between the warp wire
grooves to form a closed passage, and means for threading a woof wire through
said passage, substantially as specified.
22. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, and having a series of
devices for holding a series of clips astride a series of warp wires, and a guide
for directing a woof wire through the series of clips, of a positively driven warp
wire feed, of a positively driven fabric winding drum, and means whereby undue
tension on the fabric delays the rotation of the drum, substantially as specified.
23. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips and having a series of
devices for holding a series of clips astride a series of warp wires and a guide
for directing a woof wire through the series of clips, of a plurality of clip-forming
dies, and means for conveying to the crossing points the clips formed by the dies,
substantially as specified.
24. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, and having a series of
devices for holding a series of clips astride a series of warp wires, and a guide for
directing a woof wire through the series of clips, of clip-forming dies, and
means for conveying the clips formed by the dies to magazines, means for remov-
ing from each magazine a single clip at a time, substantially as specified.
25. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, and having a series of
devices for holding a series of clips astride a series of warp wires, and a guide for
directing a woof wire through the series of clips, of a magazine for holding a
quantity of clips, and means for taking from the magazine a single clip at a
time and placing the same upon the warp wires, substantially as specified.
26. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, of a chute way for the clip
at each warp wire, and means for holding the clip exactly in position on the
warp wire, and means for threading through the clip so held, the woof wire,
substantially as specified.
27. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric.

page_text: wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, of a clip chute way for
each warp wire, and means for holding the clips received from the chute way
rigidly in position upon the warp wire, and means for threading through the
clip so held the woof wire, and means for bending the clip and the woof wire
after the threading of the woof wire, substantially as specified.
28. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, of a device for holding the
clips in position upon the warp wires, of means for threading through the clips
so held the woof wire from a continuous roll of wire, and means for cutting off
the woof wire from the main roll after the threading substantially as specified.
29. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, of means for holding in
exact position upon the wire the metal clips, and means for threading through
the clip so held the woof wire, and a reciprocating punch co-acting with a die
block for bending out the clip to a locking position upon the woof wire, sub-
stantially as specified..
30. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, of a device for holding the
clips in position to be threaded upon the warp wires, and means for threading
through the clips so held the woof wire, and reciprocating punches co-acting
with a movable die for bending out the clips upon the woof wire, substantially
as specified.
31. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, of devices for holding in
exact position the warp wires, and devices for holding upon the warp wires the
clips, and means for threading through the clips so held the woof wire, and
means for bending out the clips to a locking position upon the warp wires, and
means for positively releasing and freeing from the holding, threading and bend-
ing devices the wires thus fixed together, substantially as specified.
32. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, of means for holding the
warp wires, and means for holding in exact position upon the warp wires so
held the clips, and an enclosed guide way for directing the passage of the woof
wire to the apertures in the clips and means for threading the woof wire through
this aperture and through the clips, substantially as specified.
33. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, of means for holding the
warp wires, and means for holding in exact position upon the warp wires so held
the clips, and an enclosed guide way for directing the passage of the woof wire
to the apertures in the clips, and means for threading the woof wire through
this aperture and through the clips, and means for opening the enclosed guide
way for the discharge of the woof wire after threading, substantially as specified.
34. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, of means for holding the
clips and woof wires together in exact position for threading, and a guide way
for directing the course of the woof wire in threading, with intermittent actuated
feed rolls for feeding the woof wire across through the clips, substantially as
specified.
35. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal chips, of means for holding the
clips and woof wire together in position for threading, and a plurality of sets
of feed rolls located at different points in the path of the travel of the woof wire
for feeding across the woof wire, substantially as specified.
36. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, of devices for holding the
clips and woof wires together in position for threading, and a plurality of sets of

page_text: feed rolls for feeding across through the clips the woof wires, and means for
releasing some of the rolls from contact with the woof wire after threading,
thereby permitting the free discharge of the threaded woof wire, substantially
as specified.
37. The combination with a wire fence machine adapted to secure the fabric
wires together at their crossing points by metal clips, and having a series of
devices for holding a series of clips astride a series of warp wires, and a guide
for directing a woof wire through the series of clips, of clip forming dies, and
a chute way or magazine receiving from the dies in regular position the clips
as discharged by the dies, substantially as specified.
38. In a machine for manufacturing woven or stay wire fence, wherein the
transverse or stay wires are secured to the fence or strand wires by sheet-metal
clips through which the stay wires are inserted, the combination with means
for holding a series of strand wires in line with each other, of devices for hold-
ing a series of clips astride the strand wires and in line with each other, and
devices for guiding or directing a stay or woof wire through the series of metal
clips, substantially as specified.
39. In a machine for manufacturing woven or stay wire fence, wherein the
transverse or stay wires are secured to the fence or strand wires by sheet-metal
clips through which the stay wires are inserted, the combination with means for
holding a series of strand wires in line with each other, of devices for holding
a series of clips astride the strand wires and in line with each other,
devices for guiding or directing a stay or woof wire through the series of metal
clips, and devices for spreading or bending the clips to tighten them on the fence
wires and stay wire, substantially as specified.
40. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of strand
wires in line with each other, of a series of devices for holding a series of clips
astride the fence wire and in line with each other, and a two-part opening and
closing guide for directing the stay wire through the series of clips, substantially
as specified.
41. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of strand
wires in line with each other, of a series of devices for holding a series of clips
astride the fence wire and in line with each other, of a two part opening and
closing guide for directing the stay wire through the series of clips, and cutters
for severing the stay from the stay wire, substantially as specified.
42. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of strand
wires in line with each other, of a series of devices for holding a series of clips
astride the fence wire and in line with 'each other, of a two-part opening and
closing guide for directing the stay wire through the series of clips, and feed
devices for the stay wire, substantially as specified.
43. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of strand
wires in line with each other, of a series of devices for holding a series of clips
astride the fence wire and in line with each other, a two-part opening and
closing guide for directing the stay wire through the series of clips, and a series
of feed devices for the strand wires, substantially as specified.
44. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of strand
wires in line with each other, of a series of devices for holding a series of clips
astride the fence wire and in line with each other, a two-part opening and
closing guide for directing the stay wire through the series of clips, and a series
of devices for setting the clips to fasten them on the stay and strand wires, sub-
stantially as specified.
45. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of strand
wires in line with each other, of a series of devices for holding a series of clips
astride the fence wire and in line with each other, of a two-part opening and
closing guide for directing the stay wire through the series of clips, and a device

page_text: for bending the end of the stay wire about the marginal wire of the fabric, sub-
stantially as specified.
46. The combination with a series of guides or chutes for the clips, of a series
of devices for feeding the clips one by one, a series of devices for holding a
series of clips in line with each other astride the series of strand wires, and a
two-part opening and closing guide for directing a stay or woof wire through the
series of clips, substantially as specified.
one,
47. The combination with a series of guides or chutes for the clips, of a series
of devices for feeding the clips
by
one
a series of devices
for holding a series of clips in line with each other astride the series
of strand wires, a two-part opening and closing guide for directing a stay or
woof wire through the series of clips, and a series of devices for setting or bend-
ing the clips, substantially as specified.
48. The combination with a series of guides or chutes for the clips, of a series
of devices for feeding the clips one by one, a series of devices for holding a series
of clips in line with each other astride the series of strand wires, a two-part
opening and closing guide for directing a stay or woof wire through the series
of clips, and devices for feeding the stay wire through said guide, substantially
as specified.
49. The combination when a series of guides or chutes for the clips, of a series
of devices for feeding the clips one by one, a series of devices for holding a series
of clips in line with each other astride the series of strand wires, a two-part open-
ing and closing guide for directing a stay or woof wire through the series of
clips, devices for feeding the stay wire through said guide, and a series of clip
bending devices, substantially as specified.
50. The combination with a series of guides or chutes for the clips, of a series
of devices for feeding the clips one by one, a series of devices for holding a series
of clips in line with each other astride the series of strand wires, a two-part open-
ing and closing guide for directing a stay or woof wire through the series of
clips, devices for feeding the stay wire through said guide, a series of clip bend-
ing devices, and devices for cutting the stay from the stay wire, substantially
as specified.
51. The combination with a series of guides or chutes for the clips, of a series
of devices for feeding the clips one by one, a series of devices for holding a series
of clips in line with each other astride the series of strand wires, a two-part open-
ing and closing guide for directing a stay or woof wire through the series of
clips, devices for feeding the stay wire through said guide, a series of clip bend-
ing devices, devices for cutting the stay from the stay wire, and a drum or reel
for winding up the fabric, substantially as specified.
52. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of clips astridė
a series of strand wires in line with each other, of a device for guiding or direct-
ing a stay wire through the series of clips, and mechanism for swaging or bend-
ing the clips to fasten them in position, substantially as specified.
53. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of clips astride
a series of strand wires in line with each other, of a device for guiding or direct-
ing a stay wire through the series of clips, mechanism for swaging or bending
the clips to fasten them in position, a series of clip feed chutes or guides, a series
of clip feed devices, and mechanism for delivering the clip feed chutes or guides,
substantially as specified.
54. The combination with a series of chutes or guides for the clips, of a series
of clip feed devices, a series of devices for holding a series of clips in line with
each other, a series of guides or devices for holding or supporting a series of warp
wires in position, and a series of devices for assembling the clips and warp wires.
substantially as specified.
55. The combination with a series of chutes or guides for the clips, of a series
of clip feed devices, a series of devices for holding a series of clips in line with

page_text: each other, a series of guides or devices for holding or supporting a series of warp
wires in position, a series of devices for assembling the clips and warp wires,
a guide for directing the woof wire through the series of clips, substantially
as specified.
56. The combination with a series of chutes or guides for the clips, of a series.
of clip feed devices, a series of devices for holding a series of clips in line with
each other, a series of guides or devices for holding or supporting a series of warp
wires in position, a series of devices for assembling the clips and warp wires, a
guide for directing the woof wire through the series of clips, and devices for feed-
ing the woof wire forward at intervals, substantially as specified.
57. The combination with a series of chutes or guides for the clips, of a series,
of clip feed devices, a series of devices for holding a series of clips in line with
each other, a series of guides or devices for holding or supporting a series of warp
wires in position, a series of devices for assembling the clips and warp wires, a
guide for directing the woof wire through the series of clips, devices for feeding
the woof wire forward at intervals, and a series of devices for feeding the warp
wires forward at intervals, substantially as specified.
58. The combination with a series of chutes or guides for the clips, of a series.
of clip feed devices, a series of devices for holding a series of clips in line with
each other, a series of guides or devices for holding or supporting a series of warp
wires in position, a series of devices for assembling the clips and warp wires, a
guide for directing the woof wire through the series of clips, devices for feeding
the woof wire forward at intervals, a series of devices for feeding the warp wires.
forward at intervals, and a series of devices for setting or bending the series of
alips, substantially as specified.
59. The combination with a series of chutes or guides for the clips, of a series
of clip feed devices, a series of devices for holding a series of clips in line with each.
other, a series of guides or devices for holding or supporting a series of warp wires.
in position, a series of devices for assembling the clips and warp wires, a guide
for directing the woof wire through the series of clips, devices for feeding the
woof wire forward at intervals, a series of devices for feeding the warp wires
forward at intervals, a series of devices for setting or bending the series of clips,
and devices for cutting off the woof wire, substantially as specified.
60. The combination with a series of chutes or guides for the clips, of a series.
of clip feed devices, a series of devices for holding a series of clips in line with
each other, a series of guides or devices for holding or supporting a series of warp
wires in position, a series of devices for assembling the clips and warp wires, a.
guide for directing the woof wire through the series of clips, devices for feeding.
the woof wire forward at intervals, a series of devices for feeding the warp. wires:
forward at intervals, a series of devices for setting or bending the series, of clips,
devices for cutting off the woof wire, and a device for bending the woof wire about
the marginal clip, substantially as specified.
61. The combination with a series of chutes or guides for the clips, of a series
of clip feed devices, a series of devices for holding a series of clips in line with
each other, a series of guides or devices for holding or supporting a series of
warp wires in position, a series of devices for assembling the clips and warp wires,
a guide for directing the woof wire through the series of clips, devices for feed-
ing the woof wire forward at intervals, a series of devices for feeding the warp
wires forward at intervals, a series of devices for setting or bending the series
of clips, devices for cutting off the woof wire, a device for bending the woof wire
about the marginal clip, and a drum or reel for taking up the finished fabric,
substantially as specified.
62. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of clips in
line with each other, of devices for holding a series of warp wires in line with
each other, and means for assembling the clips and warp wires,, substantially as
specified.

page_text: 63. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of clips in
line with each other, of devices for holding a series of warp wires in line with
each other, means for assembling the clips and warp wires, and a guide for the
woof wire, substantially as specified.
64. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of clips in
line with each other, of devices for holding a series of warp wires in line with
each other, means for assembling the clips and warp wires, a guide for the woof
wire, and a series of devices for bending the clips, substantially as specified.
65. The combination with a series of devices for holding a series of clips in
line with each other astride a series of strand wires, of means for threading the
warp wires through the series of clips, and a series of clip bending devices for
fixing the clips in position on the warp wire and strand wires, substantially as
specified.
66. The combination with a series of devices for feeding a series of strand
wires forward at intervals, of a device for feeding a transverse or woof wire across
the strand wires, and a series of devices for feeding a series of clip strips forward
at intervals, substantially as specified.
67. The combination with a series of devices for feeding a series of strand
wires forward at intervals, of a device for feeding a transverse or woof wire across
the strand wires, and a series of devices for feeding a series of clip strips forward
at intervals, and a series of devices for cutting clips from the series of clip strips,
substantially as specified.
68. The combination with a series of clip strip feed devices and a series of
clip cutters, of a series of devices for bending the clips to secure them in place
at the crossings of the strand and stay wires, substantially as specified.
69. In a woven wire fence machine, the combination with a series of devices
for bending a series of clips to secure them in position at the crossings of the
series of strand wires and the stay wire, of mechanism for automatically operat-
ing the said series of clip bending devices, substantially as specified.
70. In a woven wire fence machine, the combination with a series of devices
for bending a series of clips to secure them in position at the crossings of the
series of strand wires and the stay wire, of mechanism for automatically operat-
ing the said series of clip bending devices, and a series of devices for cutting a
series of clips from a series of clip strips, substantially as specified.
71. The combination in a woven wire fence machine wherein the stay wire is
secured to a series of strand wires by a series of clips, of mechanism for sup-
porting and feeding a series of strand wires, with mechanism for guiding and
feeding a transverse or stay wire across the strand wires, and mechanism for
bending a series of clips to secure them in position on the stay and strand wires
at the crossings of the same, substantially as specified.
:
72. The combination in a woven wire fence machine wherein the stay wire is
secured to a series of strand wires by a series of clips, of mechanism for sup-
porting and feeding a series of strand wires, with mechanism for guiding and
feeding a transverse or stay wire across the strand wires, mechanism for bending
a series of clips to secure them in position on the stay and strand wires at the
crossings of the same, and a series of clip cutting and forming dies, substan-
tially as specified.
•
73. The combination in a woven wire fence machine wherein the stay wire is
secured to a series of strand wires by a series of clips, of mechanism for sup-
porting and feeding a series of strand wires, with mechanism for guiding and
feeding a transverse or stay wire across the strand wires, mechanism for bending
a series of clips to secure them in position on the stay and strand wires at the
crossings of the same, a series of clip cutting and forming dies, and a series of
clip strip feed devices, substantially as specified.
74. In a machine for making woven wire fence
secured to the strand wires by a series of metal
wherein the stay wire is
clips, the combination of

page_text: mechanism for assembling the clips, stay wire and strand wires, with mechanism
for bending the clips to secure them on the strand and stay wires at the cross-
ings of the same, substantially as specified.
75. In a machine for making woven wire fence wherein the stay wire is
secured to the strand wires by a series of metal clips, the combination of
mechanism for assembling the clips, stay wire and strand wires, with mechanism
for bending the clips to secure them on the strand and stay wires at the cross-
ings of the same, and mechanism for cutting the clips from a series of clip strips,
substantially as specified.
76. The combination with a series of devices for feeding a series of strand
wires, of a guide and feed device for the stay wire, and a series of mechanisms
for bending a series of clips and a stay wire in respect to a series of strand wires
for securely uniting the clips and stay wire to the strand wires, substantially
as specified.
77. The combination with a series of devices for bending a series of clips and a
stay wire in respect to a series of strand wires, of means for producing slack in
the stay wire to give the stock consumed in forming the bends in the stay wire,
substantially as specified.
78. In a machine' for making woven wire fence wherein the stay wire is
secured to the series of strand wires by a series of clips, a series of devices for
forming bends in the stay wire at the crossings of the stay wire with the strand
wire, in combination with devices for feeding the strand wires forward, and a
take up reel for the finished fabric, substantially as specified.
Dated this 6th day of September 1898.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.