A NEW COMBINED WIRE STRAINER AND RETAINER
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Edward Stone, of Peasmarsh, and Samuel Clark, of
Rye, both in the County of Sussex, for the Invention of "A NEW COMBINED
WIRE STRAINER AND RETAINER."
Sealed the 27th November 1877, and dated the 2nd June 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Edward Stone and
Samuel Clark at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd June
1877.
JOHN EDWARD STONE, of Peasmarsh, and SAMUEL CLARK, of Rye, both in t
County of Sussex. "A NEW COMBINED WIRE STRAINER AND RETAINER."
This Invention consists of a new combined wire strainer and retainer, and in
order that the same may be readily understood we have annexed Drawings of the
same, whereon,—
Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation of the apparatus, and shews the same as
applied when used for fencing.
Figure 2 is an end view, shewing the straining vice.
Figure 3 is a plan.
Figure 4 is an end view, shewing the retaining vice.
The apparatus consists,―
Firstly. Of a cramp a, of suitable size, to take an ordinary post b between its
tower limb c of the vice and the fastening screw d of the upper limb " the screw
being sufficiently long to admit of this adjustment. The cramp is by means of
the fastening screw & fixed on one side of the post b, on a level with the wire fto
be strained.
Secondly. Attached to the head or boss g of the upper limbe of the cramp a,
and in one piece with it, is a retaining vice h, so arranged that the wire to be
strained passes through its jaws. The other limb c of the cramp a, which is in a
line with the fastening screw before mentioned, has attached to it a long straining
screw i, carried by a frame composed of two rails ; and, with a connecting piece
at each end; these pieces form bearings, one, k, for the end of the straining screw;
and the other, k² (the farther one), for the neck of the same; the former, k, is in one

page_text: piece with the rails ; & j' and the limb c. The neck of screw i projects beyond
its bearing, and is provided with a double, handle which fits on the same, and by
which the screw is actuated. One limb of the handle is cranked and the other t²
straight, and there are two square sockets & in the same for varying the
leverage of the handle by altering the relative length of the limbs of the same,
accordingly as one or the socket is placed on the square part of the pro-
jecting neck of the screw. This screw i carries a sliding nut block m on it, and
on one side of the latter and in one piece with it is a straining vice n (generally
similar in construction to the retaining vice h already described), so. placed that the
wire to be strained passes between its jaws. From the connecting-piece of
framing, forming the bearing to the neck of the straining screw, a tie rod o is carried
to the elbow of the lower limb of the crank for the purpose of giving additional
strength to the framing.carrying the straining screw i before mentioned.
The
The two-rails, forming part of the framing of the straining screw i, act
as guides to the sliding nut block m and straining vice n combined, and keep the
same in proper position while travelling up and down the straining screw.
fixed jaw of the straining vice n has a roughed V groove n in it, so as to grip the
wire and hold the same firmly without risk of slipping; in like manner the fixed
jaw of the retaining vice ¹, before mentioned, has vertical ridges in it for the
same purpose; vertical ridges are adopted in preference to the V groove used in
straining vice, as the ridges are more suitable to nip the wire in whatever position
it may take through sagging.
The mode of operation is as follows:-The cramp a is fixed by means of the
fastening screw d to one side of the post, between which and some other point of
attachment it is desired to strain the wire f. The wire is passed through the hole
in the post b, and its projecting end is gripped between the jaws of the straing
vice n, the latter being first screwed close to the post ready to receive it. The
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straining screw is then turned and the vice drawn away from the post b (by the
action of the screw i), dragging with it the wire f. When the vice n has arrived
at the extreme end of its travel the retaining vice h is brought into action to grip
the wire fon the other side of the post and secure it in its position.
If the whole of the slack of the wire has not been taken up the operation is
repeated, namely, the wire is released from the straining vice n, and the latter
screwed back to the post b, and a second grip is taken of the wire; the wire is then
released from the retaining vice and the operation is repeated of drawing the
straining vice and dragging with it the wire, as before described, until the whole
of the slack has been taken up and the wire is taught. The retaining vice / then
secures the wire funtil it has been permanently fastened to the post b in any
desired manner. The apparatus is then removed to another wire in the fence, and
so on.

page_text: Firstly. Of a cramp a, of suitable size, to take an ordinary post b between its
lower limb c of the cramp and the fastening screw d of the upper limb e, the screw
being sufficiently long to admit of this adjustment. The cramp is by means of
the fastening screw & temporally fixed to the post b on a level with the wire ƒ to
be strained.
Secondly. Attached to a head or boss g of the upper limb e of the cramp a,
and in one piece with it, is a retaining vice h, so arranged that the wire to bo
strained passes through its jaws. The other limb c of the cramp a, which is in a
line with the fastening screw before mentioned, has attached to it a long straining
screw i, carried by a frame composed of two rails or guide bars j and j¹, with a
connecting piece at each end; these pieces form bearings, one, h, for the end of the
straining screw, and the other, ¹ (the farther one), for the next of the same; the
former is in one piece with the rails ; and j¹ and the limb c. The neck of screw i
projects beyond its bearing, and is provided with a double handle / which fits on
the same, and by which the screw is actuated. One limb of the handle is cranked
and the other straight, and there are two square sockets 13 and 1 in the same for
varying the leverage of the handle by altering the relation lengths of the limbs of
the same, accordingly as one on the other socket is placed on the square part i¹
of the projecting neck of the screw. This screw i carries a sliding nut or guide
block m on it, and on one side of the latter and in one piece with it is n
straining vice (generally similar in construction to the retaining vice already
described), so placed that the wire to be restrained passes between its jaws.
From the connecting piece ke¹ of framing, forming the bearing of the neck of the
straining screw i, a tie rod o is carried to the elbow of the lower limb of the cramp,
for the purpose of giving additional strength to the framing carrying the straining
screw before mentioned.
The two rails j and j', forming part of the framing of the straining screw i, act as
guides to the sliding nut or guide block m and straining vice n combined, and keep
the same in proper position while travelling up and down the straining screw.
The fixed jaw of the straining vice n has an horizontal roughed V groove n³ in it,
so as to grip the wire and hold the same firmly without risk of slipping; in like
manner the fixed jaw of the retaining vice h, before mentioned, has vertical ridges h¹
in it for the same purpose; vertical ridges are adopted in preference to the hori-
zontal V groove used in straining vice, as the ridges are more suitable to grip the
wire in whatever position it may take through sagging.
The mode of operation is as follows:-The cramp a is fixed by means of the
fastening screw to the post, between which and some other point of attachment
it is desired to strain the wire f. The wire is passed through the hole in the post b,
and its projecting end is gripped between the jaws of the straining vice n, the
latter being first screwed close to the post ready to receive it. The straining screw
is then turned and the vice drawn away from the post b (by the action of the

page_text: screw ), dragging with it the wire f; when the vice n has arrived at the extreme
end of its travel the retaining, vice h is brought into action to grip the wire fon
the other side of the post and secure it in its position.
If the whole of the slack of the wire has not been taken up the operation is
repeated, namely, the wire is released from the straining vice n, and the latter
screwed back to the post b and a second grip is taken of the wire; the wire is then
released from the retaining vice h, and the operation is repented of drawing the
straining vice and dragging with it the wire, as before described, until the whole
of the slack has been taken up and the wire is taught. The retaining vice h then
secures the wire funtil it has been permanently fastened to the post b in any
deserved manner. The apparatus is then removed to another wire in the fence,
and so on.
Having thus described the nature and object of our said Invention, we declare
that what we claim and desire to be secured to us by the herein-before in part
recited Letters Patent is, the novel arrangement and combination of parts, together
forming our new combined wire strainer and retainer, substantially as herein-
before described and as illustrated on the Drawings, or any mere modification or
imitation thereof.
In witness whereof, we, the said John Edward Stone and Samuel Clark, have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this Twenty-ninth day of November, One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.