IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WIRE FENCING
Year: 1884

page_text: I, PETER STUART BROWN of the Town and County of Inverness, North Britain,
Manufacturing Chemist do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WIRE FENCING" to be as follows:-
This Invention, which relates to improvements in the construction of wire
fencing, has especial reference to the construction of the standards and droppers
employed in such fences.
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In carrying this Invention into practice the standards and droppers are
constructed in two parts, each preferably of channel iron or steel, or they may bo
of equivalent formation. These channel or equivalent pieces are secured together
by means of bolts and nuts or by equivalent means. The edges or vertical sides
of these channel or equivalent pieces are grooved transversely so that when the
two parts are placed together, these grooves together form circular openings
through which the wires of the fence are passed and in which they are firmly
secured when the two parts of the standard or dropper are tightened by means of
the bolts and nuts before mentioned.
In constructing a straining standard according to this Invention there are
provided short shafts upon which are secured ratchet wheels, with the teeth of
which pawls are caused to engage. These pawls are pivoted to the two parts
of the standard and the shafts are also supported at their ends in the said two
parts of the standard. At their outer extremities which project out through the
sides of the standard the said shafts are squared so as to admit of being turned
by means of levers, keys or spanners.
J. H. JOHNSON, DAY & JOHNSON,
Petitioner's Agents,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.

page_text: I, PETER STUART BROWN of the town and County of Inverness, North Britain,
Manufacturing Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WIRE FENCING and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
My Invention, which relates to improvements in the construction of wire
fencing, has especial reference to the construction of the standards and droppers
employed in such fences.
In carrying this Invention into practice the standards and droppers are
constructed in two parts, each preferably of channel iron or steel, or they may be
of equivalent formation.-These channel or equivalent pieces are secured together
by means of bolts and nuts or by equivalent means.-The edges or vertical sides:
of these channel or equivalent pieces are grooved transversely so that when the
two parts are placed together, these grooves together form circular openings
through which the wires of the fence are passed and in which they are firmly
secured when the two parts of the standard or dropper are tightened by means of
the bolts and nuts before mentioned.
In constructing a straining standard according to this invention, there are
provided short shafts upon which are secured ratchet wheels, with the teeth of
which pawls are caused to engage.-These pawls are pivoted to the two parts of the
standard and the shafts are also supported at their ends in the said two parts of
the standard. At their outer extremities which project out through the sides of the
standard the said shafts are squared so as to admit of being turned by means of
levers, keys or spanners.
In order that my said Invention may be most fully understood, and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1, is a side elevation of a dropper constructed according to and
constituting my said invention.
Figure 2, is a front elevation of the same.
Figure 3. is a horizontal section of the same showing the form of the two parts
and the method of fixing.
Figures 4, and 5, are respectively front and side elovations of half of the said
dropper shown in horizontal section at Figure 6.
Figure 7, is in part a section and in part a front clevation of a straining post or
standard constructed according to my present invention.
In constructing a dropper according to my said invention it is made of two
parts a, and b, Figures 1, to 6, with recesses c, cut in them to admit the fence
wires d. The two parts a, and b, are held together in the manner shown in the
accompanying drawings by bolts and nuts e, or their equivalent, such for example,
as by a wire twisted round the two parts and binding the same together.
A straining post or standard constructed according to my present invention is
represented at Figure 7, in part section and part front elevation. It is constructed
in a similar manner to the dropper hereinbefore described. The two parts f, and g,

page_text: (corresponding to the parts a and b, of the dropper) are secured together by bolts
as shown, or their equivalent.-The axles of the straining shafts or drums h, pass
through and are supported in holes formed in the two parts f, and g, of the
straining post or standard and are squared at one or both ends i, to admit of a
handle being fixed to them to enable the wires to be tightened by the handle, or
by other suitable means. A ratchet wheel j and pawl k, prevent the drum or
shaft h, from being turned or slipping back on account of the tension of the fence
wires as is well underst od.-A hole 7, is provided in each shaft or drum h, through
which the fence wires can be passed in order to fix them to the said drums or
shafts h.-Openings m, are provided, similar to the recesses c, in the dropper
hereinbefore described, to allow the fence wires to pass freely through the sides of
the post..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
Constructing droppers, standards or straining posts in two halves, in each half of
which are formed recesses which, when the two halves of the dropper straining
post or standard are put together, constitute holes which completely surround the
wires substantially as herein before described.
Dated