Improvements in the Manufacture of Bars, Fences, Lattice Works, Fillings, and the like without any Waste from Strip or Band Steel.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1898-Accepted, 8th Oct.,
1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Bars, Fences, Lattice Works,
Fillings, and the like without any Waste from Strip or Band Steel.
I, ALFONS MAUSER, of Stuttgart, in the Empire of Germany, Engineer, 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:-
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The making of fillings, lattice work fencing and the like out of sheet metal
has hitherto been attended with great loss or waste, as the parts stamped out
which are usually irregular in form are unsuited for any further purpose.
This invention has for its object to form from strip or band steel, bars, lattice
works, fences, fillings and similar parts in such a way that no waste results and
whereby a large number of differently formed fences, lattice work and the like,
and also collapsible fence bars and adjustable fences and lattice work fences and
the like may be made with a small number of initial or elementary forms.
In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1-21 show various methods of treat-
ing the strip steel in accordance with this invention.
Figure 1 shows a
strip of steel A from which as shown in Figure 2 a number
of rings B C D E and discs F may be stamped out. The remaining parts A'
of the strip (the form of which may be seen in Figures 3, 5 & 7) forms a strip
provided with circular openings. If these openings are so close to one another
that they come in contact one with another after the stamping out of the parts B
or the like a strip of steel A2 is obtained (from the original strip A) which is
provided with points instead of a strip provided with circular openings. Thus
from the original strip steel there are obtained five separate parts or elements of
a fence, namely, A¹ A B C D E and F, that is, the perforated strips A', the
pointed strip A³, the rings B to E and the disc F, which by connecting them
one with another in the most varied arrangement of separate parts may be
formed into flat bands, spiked fencing bands, fences, lattice work and the like
in such a way that all the parts may be suitably employed for the same object.
For instance, Figure 3 shows a spiked band in which two spiked band strips A²
are so interwoven with the apertured band A' that the points stand upwards and
downwards. The strips are then rivetted together or firmly connected in any
suitable manner, for instance by partially stamping a flap out of the one strip A¹
and inserting the same through a corresponding slot in the other strip A2 and
clamping the same on to the latter.
Figure 4 shows two spiked strips A³ intertwined in a similar manner with one
another and fastened.
Figures 5, 6 and 7 show the bands A¹ and A3 instead of being intertwined with
one another, merely laid one on the other and firmly connected together by means
of rivetting or the like.
Figure 8-21 show simple or crossed bars, fencing, lattice work or the like
which are formed of the parts B, C, D, E and F. The fencing bar, Figure 8,
is formed of rings B C D or Ẹ and may of course be made also of discs F. The

page_text: rings are connected with one another by means of rivets so that the bar can
be easily folded up as shown in Figure 8. The cross-bar shown in Figure 9
made of rings or discs may also be folded up in a similar manner.
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Figure 10 shows a part of a fence formed of rings and having large and small
interstices, or as shown in Figure 12 the separate rings may be laid overlapping
one another more or less and connected with one another so that the fence obtains
a greater solidity or strength.
The fencing or lattice work shown in Figures 13-16 which is also formed of
rings is collapsible to a certain extent, and in consequence of this property is more
particularly suitable for fillings, as the adjustable parts may be suited to the size
of the space or frame to be filled. By fixing the filling part on several rings laid
on or attached to the perimeter of the filling frame the filling may then be
immovably retained on the frame.
Figures 16-21 show fencing or lattice work parts of different forms which
are formed by putting together the parts BCDE and F, and it is easily seen
therefrom in what manifold ways variously formed fences lattice work and the
like may be made by a suitable combination of said elements.
Of course instead of four rings B-E and one disc F, more or less rings may be
stamped out according to the width of the strip of steel so that by altering the
number of the parts a suitably altered multiplicity of forms for the fencing or
lattice work may be obtained.
The parts B CD are also particularly applicable for use as rosettes or the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
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The treatment of strip steel to form bars, fencings, lattice work, fillings or the
like free from waste, by stamping out rings and dises from a strip of steel and
putting together and attaching to one another the separate stamped out, or.remain-
ing parts, in a suitable manner to form bars, bands, fences, lattice work or the
like, substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1898.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool Agents for the Applicant.