IMPROVEMENTS IN CONNECTING OR JOINING THE ENDS OF WIRE FOR CONTINUOUS FENCING, ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS, AND OTHER PURPOSES."
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Woods and Edwin Woods, both of Warrington, in
the County of Lancaster, Wiredrawers, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN CONNECTING OR JOINING THE ENDS OF WIRE FOR CONTINUOUS FENCING,
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS, AND OTHER PURPOSES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Woods and Edwin
Woods at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th October
1878.
GEORGE WOODS and EDWIN WOODS, both of Warrington, in the County of
Lancaster, Wiredrawers. " IMPROVEMENTS IN CONNECTING OR JOINING THE ENDS
OF WIRE FOR CONTINUOUS FENCING, ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS, AND OTHER PURPOSES."
The object of this Invention is to provide joints or connections whereby the ends
of wire such as is used in continuous fencing, for telegraphic and other purposes,
may be securely connected together without the necessity of bending or twisting
such ends around each other or of soldering them.
For the above purpose we insert the ends of the wire between two surfaces of a
connecting piece or joint, which said surfaces are then caused to approach each other
and nip or seize the ends of the wire so as to prevent them from being withdrawn
from the said connecting piece or joint.
Under one modification we insert the ends of the wire between two semicircular
shaped pieces of metal provided with a screw thread on the outside. The said pieces
of metal are brought together or caused to approach each other by means of nuts
or their equivalents.

page_text: Under a second modification the ends of the wire are inserted in taper grooves
cut or formed in a cylindrical piece of metal provided with a screw thread, and are
held in position by nuts or their equivalents screwed along such threaded surface.
Under a third modification we insert the ends of the wire between two eccentri-
cally moving rollers or cams, so arranged or adjusted as to approach each other and
bite or nip the ends of the said wire so as to hold them securely when it is attempted
to withdraw the said wire from the connecting piece or joint.
Under a fourth modification we insert the ends of the wire between an ecentri-
cally moving roller or cam and a roughened surface instead of between two eccentri-
cally moving rollers or cams as described under the third head.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said George Woods and Edwin Woods in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 9th April 1879.
GEORGE WOODS and EDWIN WOODS, both of Warrington, in the County of
Lancaster, Wiredrawers. "IMPROVEMENTS IN CONNECTING OR JOINING THE ENDS
OF WIRE FOR CONTINUOUS FENCING, ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS, AND OTHER PURPOSES."
The object of this Invention is to provide joints or connections whereby the ends
of wire such as is used in continuous fencing, for telegraphic and other purposes,
may be securely connected together without the necessity of bending or twisting
such ends around each other or of soldering them.
For the above purpose we insert the ends of the wire between two surfaces of a
connecting piece or joint, which said surfaces are then caused to approach each
other and nip or seize the ends of the wire so as to prevent them from being with-
drawn from the said connecting piece or joint.
Under one modification we insert the ends of the wire between two semicircular
shaped pieces of metal provided with a screw thread on the outside. The said
pieces of metal are brought together or caused to approach each other by means of
nuts or their equivalents.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a joint or coupling constructed as above described.
1, 2, are the ends of the wire to be connected together; 3, 4, semicircular clips
formed with taper ends, provided with screw threads, and held together by the
nuts 5.
Under a second modification the ends of the wire are inserted in taper grooves
cut or formed in a cylindrical piece of metal provided with a screw thread, and are
held in position by nuts or their equivalents screwed along such threaded surface.
Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of a joint or coupling constructed in accordance
with the above second modification. 1, 2, ends of the wire to be connected together;
the said ends are laid in the taper grooves 6, 7, in the cylindrical piece 8, and are
jammed or held fast by means of the nuts 5 which are screwed along the cylindrical
piece 8.
Under a third modification we insert the ends of the wire between two excentri-
cally moving rollers or cams, so arranged or adjusted as to approach each other and
bite or nip the ends of the said wire so as to hold them securely when it is attempted
to withdraw the said wire from the connecting piece or joint.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation, and Fig. 4 an end view of a joint or coupling con-
structed as set forth in the third modification. 1, 2, are the wire ends which are
passed between the rollers or cams 9, 10, which move excentrically on the pins
11, 12, secured in the frame 13.
Under a fourth modification we insert the ends of the wire between an excentrically
moving roller or cam and a roughened surface instead of between two excentrically
moving rollers or cams, as described under the third head.
Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a joint or coupling constructed as described under the
above fourth modification. 1, 2, wire ends; 13, cast-iron or other suitable frame;
9, 10, rollers or cams moving excentrically on the pins 11, 12, secured to the frame-
work; 14, roughened surface.
" When it is desired to connect the ends of two pieces of wire together each end is
inserted between one of the rollers or cams and the roughened surface in the manner
shown. The eccentric motion of the rollers or cams prevents the wire from being
withdrawn.

page_text: Having now described and illustrated our Invention in such manner that others
will be enabled to carry our improvements into effect we claim,-
Joining the ends of wire substantially in the manner and for the purposes set
forth.
In witness whereof, we, the said George Woods and Edwin Woods, have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this Seventh day of April, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.