Improvements in Machinery for Making Fish Hooks or other Barbed Wire Goods.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 29th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 21st Mar.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Making Fish Hooks or other
Barbed Wire Goods.
We, ALBERT STRATTON, of Woodside, Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, Manager,
and ROBERT PERRY, of 37, Constitution Hill, Birmingham, Machinist, do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR
MAKING FISH HOOKS OR OTHER BARBED WIRE GOODS to be as follows:
This invention has for its object improvements in machinery for making fish
hooks by which means the production is greatly facilitated with less labour to the
attendant. This invention is specially applicable to the barbing and forming of the
points of fish hooks and other barbed articles, such as for example barbed fencing,
and we will now describe a machine constructed for this purpose. Upon one end
of the bed of the machine is fixed a plate with rollers arranged upon it, between
which the end of a coil of wire is passed to straighten it, the wire is then passed
under a clutch which is fixed upon a sliding carriage having underneath a toothed
rack into which a pinion gears, this pinion being fixed on a shaft beneath the bed,
with a lever at end connected with main shaft in such a manner as to allow the
stroke of the arm to be adjusted to turn the pinion sufficiently to propel the sliding
carriage the proper distance for length of wire required for each hook or other
articles the wire is then further passed into a grip or clam which holds the wire
during the further operations.
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The wire is by this operation carried into an opening in a sliding block plate
containing two or more pairs of dies, and a movable bed die, the wire is then
compressed or flattened by the first pair of flat faced dies by means of a pair of
levers working from the main shaft, after which the sliding block plate containing
the dies is raised by rods working from cams or eccentrics on main shaft till the
second pair of dies are in the position previously occupied by the first pair, and by
a second motion of the pair of levers the second set of dies cuts off the wire and also
cuts the point of the wire to the shape required. A barb is then cut into the wire
by the action of a knife fixed in a sliding frame and actuated by an oscillating lever
working from a cam on the main shaft, or may be performed by a knife fixed in a
frame working in a double V or other shaped slide and actuated by an oscillating
lever as shewn in drawings, or by an eccentric on main shaft.
Referring to the accompanying drawings "Fig. 1, Sheet 1 is a plan of the
machine. The wire W is passed between the rollers "A" underneath the clutch "B"
and then into the grip Splate Fig. 4," working beneath the knife C, Fig. 1."
The action of the machine causes a forward movement of the sliding carriage DD
having a toothed rack on underside gearing into a pinion or segment fixed to
shaft Y Fig. 1
below the bed, which is connected to the main shaft by
rod "Z." The shaft Y is connected to rod "Z" by an arm "a, Fig. 5," and can
be adjusted by means of slot "62, Fig. 5" sufficiently to propel the sliding
carriage "DD the proper distance for the length of wire required to be cut off.
By this means the wire is carried into the opening in the sliding block plate "E,"
between the faces of the upper dies "F, Fig. 2." The wire is now gripped by the
grip plate S, Fig. 4" worked by the lever V, Fig. 1" from main shaft, which
depresses the rods "T T, Fig. 2" and the bolts "GG" press upon the
plate S, Fig. 4.' Then by the motion of the levers "HH" the upper dies
are forced inwards and squeeze and flatten the wire, after which by the action of
rods "II" working underneath the sliding block EE" and actuated by cams or
eccentrics on main shaft, the sliding block is raised till the lower or second set of
dies "K K, Fig. 2" are in the position previously occupied by the upper set of
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page_text: dies and opposite to the pins in the levers H H," which levers by a second motion
again force inwards the second set of dies K K, Fig. 2" cutting off the wire and
also cutting the flattened part of the wire into the required shape, the dies and
levers being returned by springs. The sliding frame "L" working in block "P"
containing the knife “Ċ is then forced forward by the action of the barbing
lever "Nalso moved by a cam on main shaft in such a manner as to cut into the
wire and raise a recess or notch in the wire, forming a beard or barb, during which
motions the sliding carriage "D D returns to its original position, and by the
forward movement of the sliding carriage "D D" another length of wire is brought
into position and the length of wire operated upon drops out of the machine. The
sliding block plate "E" may be fitted with three sets of dies and raised by
successive forward movements of the rods "1 1" so that each set of dies may be
brought in line with the levers "HEI" and the cams so arranged as to move
the levers three times instead of twice for the proper compressing and shaping
of the wire.
Fig. 2" is an elevation of the end of machine shewing the sliding block plate "E"
with upper and lower dies "FF and KK," the ends of levers H Hand the
action G.G" for producing the grip.
Fig. 3 shews an elevation of the barbing apparatus, the sliding frame "L"
working in block "P" is forced forward by the action. of barbing lever "N"
worked by a cam on main shaft till the knife "C" has formed the barb and returned
to its place by a spring.
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"Fig. 4" is an elevation shewing action of the grip or clams "G G." The ends
of grips "G G are forced down upon a plate "S" resting on the wire, and are
connected by rods "TT" to a lever V, Fig. 1" worked by a cam on main shaft.
"Fig. 5***
represents the sliding carriage and the necessary driving gear. The
arma "fixed to shaft running underneath the bed, upon which a pinion "e" is
fixed to move sliding carriage DD" and connected by rod "Z" to an adjustable
bolt in slot "2" in plate c fixed on end of main shaft. The clutch "B" in
which pressure is regulated by screw "d" and movement caused by the action of
pinione" upon the toothed rack fixed underneath sliding carriage "D D."
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The whole of these motions are performed during part of a revolution of the main
shaft and when completed the wire is by the further revolution of the shaft released
from the action of the grip and another length of wire carried forward by the action
of the clutch to be operated upon.
All the above movements are obtained by means of levers or rods working on
cams fixed upon the main shaft, but we do not confine ourselves to obtain the various
motions in that way, but may use an eccentric to actuate rods "II" or frame "LL."
Dated this 27th day of May 1890.
ALBERT STRATTON.
ROBERT PERRY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Making Fish Hooks or other
Barbed Wire Goods.
We, ALBERT STRATTON, of Woodside, Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, in the
County of Worcester, Manager, and ROBERT PERRY, of 37, Constitution Hill,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention has for its object improvements in machinery for making fish
hooks, by which means the production is greatly facilitated and is specially applicable
to the barbing and forming of the points of fish hooks and other barbed articles,
such as for example, barbed fencing, and we will now describe a machine constructed
for this purpose.

page_text: Upon one end of the bed of machine is fixed a plate with rollers arranged upon
it between which the end of a coil of wire is passed to straighten it. The wire is
then passed under a clutch.
The clutch is fixed upon a sliding carriage having underneath a toothed rack
into which a pinion gears; this pinion being fixed on a shaft beneath the bed, with
a lever at end connected with the main shaft in such a manner as to allow the
stroke of the arm to be adjusted to turn the pinion sufficiently to propel the
sliding carriage the proper distance for length of wire required for each hook
or other article.
The wire is then further passed into a grip or clam which holds the wire
during the further operations.
The wire is by this operation carried into an opening in a sliding block plate
containing two or more pairs of dies and a moveable bed die.
The wire is then compressed or flattened at the end by the first pair of flat
faced dies by means of a pair of levers working from the main shaft, after
which the sliding block plate containing the dies, is raised by rods working from
cams or eccentrics on main shaft till the second pair of dies is in the position
previously occupied by the first pair, and by a second motion of the levers the
second pair of dies cuts off the wire and also cuts the point of the wire in the shape
required.
A barb is then cut into the wire by the action of a knife fixed in a sliding
frame and actuated by an oscillating lever working from a cam on main shaft,
or may be performed by a knife fixed in frame working in a double V or other
shaped slide and actuated by an oscillating lever as shewn in drawings or by an
eccentric on main shaft.
Referring to the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification Fig. 1, Sheet 1
is a plan of the machine. The wire W is passed between the rollers A and
underneath the clutch B and then into the grip S Fig. 4 working beneath the
knife C.
The action of the machine causes a forward movement of the sliding carriage D D
having a toothed rack e on underside gearing into a pinion or segment fixed to a
shaft Y Fig. 1 below the bed, which is connected to the main shaft by a rod Z.
The shaft Y is connected to the rod Z by an arm a which forms a lever, so that
the stroke of the arm a Fig. 5 can be adjusted by means of the slot 2 Fig. 5
sufficiently to propel the sliding carriage DD the proper distance for the length of
wire required to be cut off.
By this means the wire is carried into the opening in the sliding block plate E
between the faces of the upper dies F Fig. 2.
The wire is now gripped by the grip plate S Fig. 4 worked by the lever V Plate 1
from cam on main shaft which depresses the rods TT Fig. 2 and the bolts GG
press upon the plate S.
Then by the motion of the levers H H the upper dies are forced inwards, and
squeeze and flatten the end of wire, after which by the action of the rods II working
underneath the sliding block EE and actuated by cams or eccentrics on main shaft,
the sliding block is raised until the lower or second pair of dies KK Fig. 2 is in
the position previously occupied by the upper set of dies and opposite to the pins
in the levers H H which levers by a second motion again force inwards the second
pair of dies K K cutting off the wire and also cutting the flattened part of the wire
into the required shape, the dies and levers being returned by springs.
The sliding frame L working in block P containing the knife C is then forced
forward by the action of the barbing lever N also moved by a cam on the main
shaft in such a manner as to cut into the wire and raise a recess or notch in the wire
forming a barb, during which motions the sliding carriage D D returns back to
its original position. The grips GG then release the wire and by the forward
movement of the sliding carriage DD another length of wire is brought into
position, and the length of wire operated upon drops out of the machine.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of the end of machine shewing the sliding block plate E

page_text: with upper and lower dies F F & K K, the ends of levers H H and the action O for
producing the grip.
Fig. 3 shews an elevation of the barbing action. The sliding frame L working
in block P is forced forward by the action of the barbing lever N worked by a cam
on main shaft till the knife C has formed the barb and returns to its place by action
of a spring.
Fig. 4 is an elevation shewing action of the grip or clam G G. The ends of
grip GG are forced down upon plate S resting on the wire, and are connected
to rods TTT to a lever V Plate 1 worked by cam on main shaft.
Fig. 5 represents the arm a and the sliding carriage and clutch and necessary
driving gear.
The arm a is fixed to shaft running underneath the bed upon which a pinion e
is fixed to move sliding carriage DD and connected by rod Z to an adjustable
bolt in the slot 62 in plate C fixed on end of main shaft. The clutch B in which
pressure is regulated by screw d and movement actuated by the action of pinion e
upon the toothed rack fixed underneath the sliding carriage DD.
The sliding block plate E may be fitted with 3 sets of dies, and raised by
successive forward movements of the rods I so that each pair of dies may be
brought in line with the levers H H and the cams so arranged as to move the
levers 3 times instead of twice for the proper compressing and shaping of the
wire.
The whole of these motions are performed during part of a revolution of the
main shaft and when completed the wire is, by the further revolution of the
shaft, released from the action of the grip and another length of wire carried
forward by the clutch to be operated upon.
All the above movements are obtained by means of levers or rods working on
cams fixed upon the main shaft, but we do not confine ourselves to obtain the
various motions in that way but may use an eccentric to move rods II and
sliding frame L.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is-
First. The sliding block plate by means of which the 2 or more pairs of dies are
brought into position to be acted upon by the levers also the arrangement of the
dies in sliding block and the combination in machinery by which the sliding block
and dies are raised and lowered substantially as herein before described and
illustrated in the drawings.
Second. The combination of a knife fixed in a sliding frame actuated by a lever
or eccentric working from main shaft, carrying frame backwards & forwards for
cutting a barb in the wire and the arrangements of the parts substantially as herein
described and illustrated in the drawings.
Third. The combination or arrangement of parts by which the grip plate holds
and releases the wire substantially as hercin described and illustrated in the
drawings.
Lastly. The combination of the parts claimed in the preceding claims & the
straightening rollers clutch feed & other parts into a machine for the barbing &
pointing of wires for the manufacture of fish hooks and for the barbing & cutting of
wires for various purposes substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the drawings.
ALBERT STRATTON.
ROBERT PERRY.