Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 1st Nov., 1898-Accepted, 17th Dec., 1898
I, ROBERT LOUIS FREDERICK STRATHY, of No. 70, Parade Street, in the Town
of Yarmouth, Province of Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows;
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My invention has for its object to improve the construction of fences generally
and particularly wire fences and to these ends, the invention may be said to
consist firstly in an improved general construction of fences that is equally
adapted to gates and secondly to improve the devices known to the trade as
guards for maintaining the relative positions of, and bracing the longitudinal
strands of wire fences. These guards are each formed as follows:
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A piece of wire is bent into V-form, so as to furnish two legs, the bend at the
apex being turned to furnish first a curved portion or apex proper (which passes
the longitudinal strand obliquely) and two short inclined portions intermediate
of such curved portion and the legs proper. The points of junction of the inter-
mediate inclined portions with such leg from upper shoulders and the points of
junction of the said inclined portions, and the apex from lower shoulders, the
portions inside of the said lower shoulders, and within the recesses
formed by such shoulders, being in contact with one another, thus
forming the apex into a complete enclosure which is maintained by twist-
ing the ends of the legs around the strand next adjacent to it while such en-
closure can be opened to receive one of the longitudinal strands by springing
the wire of the "guards."
I prefer to construct a wire fence embodying my invention, by sinking the
lower end of any desired number of uprights or posts into the ground, connect-
ing to same in any preferable manner the ends of any desired number of longi-
tudinal strands of wire, and commencing at the uppermost pair of strands press
the enclosure of one of the " guards" over the second to top strand and then
secure by twisting the ends of the distended legs, to the uppermost strand, and
continue in a vertical line, to connect guards in this manner to every strand
of the fence excepting the bottom one.
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As it is essential to make one section of the fence removable, I form
section of two uprights and connect same by a longitudinal rail, preferably
braced by short lengths of rail, and connect such uprights by longitudinal strands
of wire connected transversely in a similar manner as the strands of the fence,
just described, are connected excepting that the third strand from the top is
dispensed with and the rail set at a point midway between say the second and
fourth strands.
The "guards" are set in place, commencing first by pressing one with its apex
enclosing the second strand and having the legs thereof hanging downwardly and
connected, by knotting or otherwise, to another " guard," the apex whereof is
enclosing the first strand below the rail, the second from the top strand, being
connected to such top strand, which is preferably doubled, by pressing the apex

page_text: of a "guard "over same and attaching the ends of the legs thereof to the second
strand one on each side of the apex of the "guard" already enclosing such second
strand. The remainder of the gate is wired in a similar manner to the fence
and with the connecting guards" in a vertical line with one another.
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The number or rows of guards illustrated may be increased or diminished at
will, or the complete fence constructed in a similar manner to the section I have
designated as the "gate or double guards" placed between all the horizontal
strands, or many other changes made in the arrangement of the fence section
and the precise construction of the guards without departing from the spirit of
my invention.
Dated this 7th day of February 1898
ROBERT LOUIS FREDERICK STRATHY,
By George Barker,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.
I, ROBERT LOUIS FREDERICK STRATHY, of No. 70, Parade Street, in the Town
of Yarmouth, Province of Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of my said 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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My invention has for its object to improve the construction of fences generally
and particularly wire fences and to these ends the invention may be said to
consist firstly in an improved general construction of fences that is equally
adapted to gates and secondly to improve the devices known to the trade as
guards" for maintaining the relative positions of, and bracing the longitudinal
strands of wire fences. These "guards" are each formed from a single piece of
wire bent into V-form and adapting the apex thereof to enclose one of the longi-
tudinal strands of a wire fence or gate and effectively retain same against dis-
placement, while the ends of the legs of the V are adapted to be twisted about
another longitudinal strand, or the ends of the legs of one of the guards
secured to the ends of the legs of another " guard and the apices of such
guards connected to two longitudinal strands. Other features of my inven-
tion will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings to which, for full comprehension of my invention reference must be had,
and wherein,
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Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a portion of fencing constructed according
to my invention.
Figure 2 is a similar view of the gate for connecting two sections of such
fencing.
Figure 3 is an enlarged detail transverse vertical sectional view of a portion
of my fence shewing my improved guard" in side elevation.
Figure 4 is a front elevation of one of my improved
guards."
Figures 5 & 6 being enlarged detail elevation and end views of the apex por-
tion of the "guard."
Like symbols indicate the same parts:
My improved "guard" is formed as follows:-
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A piece of wire is bent into V-form so as to furnish two legs aa the bend at
the apex being turned to furnish first a curved portion or apex proper d (which

page_text: passes the longitudinal strand obliquely) and two short inclined portions ee
intermediate of such curved portion d and the legs proper a.a. The points of
junction of the intermediate portions ee with such legs and the apex form
shoulders ff and gg the portions inside of the shoulders ff and within the
recesses formed by such shoulders being in contact with one another, thus form-
ing the apex into a complete enclosure (shewn clearly in Fig. 3-which is main-
tained by twisting the ends of the legs around the strand next adjacent to it,
while such enclosure can be opened to receive one of the longitudinal strands by
springing the wire of the "guards."
I prefer to construct a wire fence embodying my invention, by sinking the lower
ends of any desired number of uprights h, h, into the ground, connecting to same
in any preferable manner the ends of any desired number of longitudinal strands
of wire k, and commencing at the uppermost pair of strands, I press the enclosure
of, one of the " guards over the second to top strand and then secure by twisting
the ends of the distended legs a, a to the uppermost strand, as shewn in Fig. 1
and continue in a vertical line, to connect "guards in this manner to every
strand of the fence excepting the bottom one.
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As it is essential to make one section of the fence removable, I form, one
section of two uprights m, m, and connect same by a longitudinal rail n, pre-
ferably braced by short lengths of rail o, o, and connect such uprights m, m, by
longitudinal strands connected transversely in a similar manner as the strands
of the fence just described are connected, excepting that the third strand from
the top is dispensed with and the rail, n, set at a point midway between say the
second and fourth strands.
The "guards
are set in place commencing first by pressing one with its apex
enclosing the second strand and having the legs thereof hanging downwardly and
connected, by knotting or otherwise, to another " guard," the apex whereof is
enclosing the first strand below the rail, the second from the top strand being
connected to such top strand, which is preferably doubled, by pressing the apex
of a guard" over same and attaching the ends of the legs thereof to the second
strand one on each side of the apex of the "guard" already enclosing such second
strand. The remainder of the gate is wired in a similar manner to the fence
and with the connecting "guards" in a vertical line with one another.
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The number of rows of guards illustrated may be increased or diminished at
will or the complete fence constructed in a similar manner to the section I have
designated as the "gate" or double "guards placed between all the horizontal
strands, or many other changes made in the arrangement of the fence section
and the precise construction of the "guards" without departing from the spirit of
my invention.
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:-
OLAIMS.
First: A wire fence composed of uprights connected by horizontal strands of
wire, such horizontal strands of wire being connected together by independent
connecting sections several of which are set in each of a series of vertical lines
said independent sections consisting each of a piece of wire bent into V-form
and having its apex set in an oblique plane to the plane of the ends of the legs
of said section the portions of said legs immediately contiguous to said apex
being bent to form inclined portions e, e which cross each other on one side only
of the other and terminate in the leg portions proper which extend in the same
plane relatively to the longitudinal strand, and are free to be sprung apart from
each other by the longitudinal strand and to furnish shoulders adapted to retain
said strand against displacement and the ends of said legs being twisted about
an adjacent strand substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Second: A "guard" to be used in the construction of wire fences said guard

page_text: consisting of a piece of wire bent into open V-form with the ends of the legs
thereof adapted to be separately connected with the fence wire, and having its
apex set in an oblique plane to the plane of the ends of the legs of said guard,
the portions of said legs immediately contiguous to said apex being bent to form
inclined portions e, e which cross each on one side only of the other and ter-
minate in the leg portions proper which extend in the same plane relatively to
the longitudinal strand and are free to be sprung apart from each other by the
longitudinal strand, and to furnish shoulders f,f and g, g, substantially as
described and for the purpose set forth.
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Third: A wire fence composed of uprights connected by horizontal strands of
wire, and a horizontal rail suitably braced such horizontal strands of wire being
connected together by independent connecting sections for the purpose set forth.
Fourth: A wire fence composed of uprights connected by horizontal strands
of wire, and a horizontal rail suitably braced such horizontal strands of wire
being connected together by independent connecting sections several of which
are set in each of a series of vertical lines, for the purpose set forth:
Fifth A guard consisting of a piece of wire bent into open V-form having
legs a, a the ends of which are adapted to be separately. connected with the
fence wire, a curved portion or apex proper d, adapted to cross the line of said
two legs obliquely two short inclined portions e, e, intermediate of said curved
portion d and the legs and which portions e, e, cross each on one side only of the
other and terminate in the leg portions proper which extend in the same plane
relatively to the longitudinal strand and are free to be sprung apart from each
other by the longitudinal strand and said inclined portions forming two pairs
of shoulders f, f and g, g respectively adapted to form a complete enclosure
without twisting substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 31st day of October 1898.
ROBERT LOUIS FREDERICK STRATHY,
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.