IMPROVEMENTS IN WIRE FENCES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Herbert John Haddan, of the Firm of Herbert and
Company, Patent Agents, of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil
Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN WIRE FENCES" A com-
unication from abroad by Thomas Seabury, of Saint James, State of New
York United States of Ameuca
Sealed the 20th July 1877, and dated the 31st January 1877
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Herbert John Haddan at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 31st January 1877
HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of the Firm of Herbert and Company, Patent Agents,
of 67, Strand, in the City of Westininster, Civil Engineer "IMPROVEMENTS IN
WIRE ENCES A communication from abroad by Thomas Seabury, of Saint
James, State of New York, United States of America
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The Invention consists in covering the wie of fences with sections of wood or
other convenient material, whereby a lighter wne may be used and protected from
w cather Also in forming the said sections with a longitudinal groove or slot fiom
the outside inwards towards the centre, so that said sections may be easily shipped
on and off the wire The sections may be of any shape or material, and will be
strung on the we like beads on a thread.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Herbert John Haddan in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
28th July 1877.
HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of the Firm of Herbert and Company, Patent Agents,
of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil Engineer "IMPROVEMENTS IN
WIRE FENCES" A communication from abroad by Thomas Seabury, of Saint
James, State of New York, United States of America
The object of the Invention is to provide for a covering for the wire used in wire
fences, by which a wire fence may be made cheaper, owing to the fact that a lighter
grade of wine or wire of less weight is used. The coverings also serve to pievent

page_text: the wire from being injured by rust or being cut by accident or other wise It also
serves to prevent animals or peisons from being injured The coverings when
drawn close up to each other form supports for the posts, and also for keeping the
posts in their original position
The Invention consists in making the coverings or covers for the wire of pieces
of wood or other suitable material in sections Each section is made round (or any
other desued shape), and of a certain length Into these sections is cut by a saw a
_longitudinal groove or slot, which extends from the outside inwards to the centre
of the same
For the passage and support of the wie a hole is bored into and
through each post The coverings or covers are placed over the wire by simply
passing the same through the longitudinal slots, and they (the covers) are held in
their places by drawing the posts close up to the said covers or coverings
In order to describe the Invention more fully I refer to the accompanying
Drawings forming a part of this Specification
Figure 1 is a longitudinal view of a fence embodying the Invention; Fig 2 is a
detached and enlarged sectional view of two of the covers, Fig 3 18 a transverse
section
A,-A, represents the posts of a fence, C, the wire; D, D, are the covers with
longitudinal slots g
Having thus described the Invention, I desire to claim, the covers D with longi-
tudinal slots g, in combination with the wire C and posts A, substantially as and
for the purpose set forth
In witness whereof, I, the said Herbert John Haddan, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundied and seventy-seven.
H J. HADDAN. (LS.)