Improvements in the Droppers and Standards for Wire Fences.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 1st Feb., 1892-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Droppers and Standards for Wire Fences.
I, PETER BURGESS, of View Villa, Glen-Urquhart, Invernessshire, North
Britain, Factor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the droppers and standards for wire
fences. In the carrying out of my invention I make a hole through the standard
for the wire to pass through and I form a slit or opening from the edge of the
standard to the said hole so that the wire instead of being threaded through the
standard may be slipped through thereto by the slit. The wire is prevented from
coming out by a wedge piece which is passed through the standard at right angles
to the flat side thereof, the wedge being received into a cross slit. The wire is free
and loose behind the wedge so that the wire can be strained. In fixing the droppers
to the wire I make an opening or wedge hole through the flat side of the dropper of
a sufficient size to receive the wire and also the wedge which is tightened up against
the wire, so as to keep the dropper in position.
As in the arrangement with the standard, I, with regard to the dropper, make a
slit from the outer edge of the dropper leading to the wedge opening so as to be
able to put the dropper upon the wire without threading the wire through the
dropper. The dropper and standard may be of plain bar, angle or T iron or of iron
of other shapes.
Dated this 29th day of April 1891
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Petitioner's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Droppers and Standards for Wire Fences.
I, PETER BURGESS, of View Villa, Glen-Urquhart, Invernessshire, North
Britain, Factor, 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 which relates to improvements in the droppers and standards for
wire fences has for its object to provide standards and droppers of a simple and
strong construction which can be easily erected and placed in position after the wires
are stretched and tightened.
a similar
In carrying out my said invention as illustrated in the annexed drawings,
Figure 1 of which is a side view of a dropper and Figure 2
view of a standard, I form the dropper A with one or more slits or openings a,
and cross slits or openings a' into which the wire C is passed and retained there by
means of a wedge piece D which is tightened up against the wire A so as to retain
the dropper A in position as shown. The standards B are also provided with slits
or openings b, cross slits 6' and wire recesses 62 so as to receive both the wire C
and retaining wedge piece D as shown.
The whole thus forming droppers and standards which may be easily placed in
position and attached to the wires after they have been stretched and tightened
without having to draw the wires through the said droppers and standards holes.
The foregoing is applicable to either plain or galvanized angle, bulb, flanged, flat,
tee, or other patterns of iron or steel of any thickness.

page_text: 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 :-
1st. In wire fences the construction of droppers A, substantially as and for the
purposes herein described and shown in the drawings.
2nd. In wire fences the construction of standards B, substantially as and for the
purposes herein described and shown in the drawings.
3rd. In the droppers A, and standards B, the employment of wedge pieces D,
substantially as and for the purposes herein described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 30th day of January 1892.
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.