An Improved Method of Pointing Wire Nails.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 5th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Pointing Wire Nails.
We, HERBERT STANLEY HARRIS of Bishop's Castle, Salop, Ironmonger and
ARTHUR EDMUND GORSE of Alvechurch, Worcestershire Machinist do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
We pass the wire of which nails are to be made into a machine so constructed
that a pair of dies meeting on the wire hold the same whilst another pair of dies
set at some distance from the first pair move together also gripping the wire, but
as the second pair of dies are set or pitched out of line with the first pair the wire is
consequently bent in a slanting direction in the space between the two sets of dies.
The wire being held by the dies as described, a cutter attached to the machine now
severs or cuts the wire in a slanting direction but in a reverse or opposite way to
the slant produced by the action of the dies before mentioned-this process producing
a sharp-cut central point on the piece or length of wire so held between the second
mentioned pair of dies, the nail being afterwards formed of this said piece of wire.
Dated this 3rd day of May 1893.
H. S. HARRIS.
ARTHUR E. GORSE.
An Improved Method of Pointing Wire Nails.
We, HERBERT STANLEY HARRIS, of Bishop Castle Salop, and ARTHUR
EDMUND GORSE, of Bishops Castle, Salop, late of Alvechurch Worcestershire,
do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
Our invention has for its object an improved method of pointing wire nails by
which we so cut the one end that the point is left perfectly central with the other
part of the nail thus pointing the nail with one cut of the tool which leaves it in a
true form for driving. We pass the wire, of which nails are to be made, into a
machine so constructed that a pair of dies meeting on the wire hold the same whilst
another pair of dies. set at soine distance from the first pair move together also
gripping the wire, but as the second pair of dies are set or pitched out of line with
the first pair of dies, the wire is consequently bent in a slanting direction in the
space between the two sets of dies the wire being held by the dies as described, a
cutter attached to the machine now severs or cuts the wire in a slanting direction
but in a reverse or opposite way to the slant produced by the dies as before
mentioned, this process producing a sharp cut, central point on the piece or length
of wire as held between the second mentioned pair of dies, the nails being afterwards
formed of this said piece of wire.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise we have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which we have shown our invention applied to the pointing of nails of a circular
section but from which its application to nails of other sections will be readily
understood.
Figure 1., is a longitudinal section through the dies on the line of wire.

page_text: Figure 3., is an elevation of a length of wire for forming the nails.
Figure 4., is a similar elevation to Figure 3 showing the wire after the bending
operation has taken place.
Figure 5., is a similar elevation to Figure 3 showing the wire after the cutting
operation.
Figure 6., is a similar elevation but showing the finished nail.
Figure 7., is a view of the cutting tool.
In carrying our invention into effect the wire A from which the nails are to be
mnade is fed into a machine having a pair of dies B, B', which grip the same while
the second pair of dies C, C1, which are set a distance apart from the dies B, B¹,
afterwards grip the wire nearer its end but as this pair of dies are set or pitched
out of line with the first pair of dies A, A, the wire is by the movement of the
latter dies C, C, bent into a slanting direction at a' as shown by Figures 1 and 4
in which position it is firmly retained while the cutter E is operated forward and
being provided with the inclined face e¹ severs or cuts the wire in the slanting
direction shown by Figures 1 and 5 this process forming the sharp central point on
the piece or length of wire a' and at the same time by the removal of the piece a*
leaving the end of the wire square for the head of next nail to be ultimately
formed. The head a' is then formed which thus completes the nail as shown by
Figure 6.
The dies B, B', and C, C', may either work vertically as shown or horizontally
or one pair may be vertical and the other horizontal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
In pointing wire nails the mode of and means for first bending the wire and
afterwards cutting the nail so that without any subsequent bending process the
point of the nail is central with the axis thereof, substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.