Patent ID: 7806359

Claim:
A fence wire unrolling and stretching apparatus comprising: a. a base; b. a spindle extending upwardly from said base, said spindle having a transverse hole formed therethrough at a height above said base selected to correspond to a height of a first roll of fence wire; c. a hitch member extending outwardly from said base in approximately perpendicular relation to said spindle, said hitch member being sized and shaped to be receivable within a receiver hitch of a vehicle; and d. a lock bar comprising a round shaft and a radially extending longitudinal flange connected to said shaft along a portion of the length thereof, said shaft being receivable through said transverse hole in said spindle, said longitudinal flange having an edge moveable into engagement with an end of the first roll of fence wire when said lock bar is received through said transverse hole and the first roll of fence wire is positioned on said spindle to prevent the first roll of wire from rotating about said spindle.