Patent ID: 8123155

Claim:
A fence wire stretching device, comprising: a) a first leg portion comprising a proximal leg portion and a distal leg portion that are pivotally attached together to form a first side of a square; b) three long leg portions comprising a second leg portion, a third leg portion and a fourth leg portion, each of which long leg portions comprises one side of the square; c) a vehicle attachment means at a first corner of the square that is between the third and fourth leg portions; d) a wire clamp mechanism at second corner of the square opposite the vehicle attachment means between the distal leg portion and the second leg portion; and e) a wire spool holding rod extending centrally across the square between a third corner and a fourth corner of the device, and detachably attached to the square, wherein the distal leg portion swings outward at an angle from the proximal leg portion so that the wire clamp mechanism is in an open position, and the distal leg portion may then be pivoted back to be coaxial with the proximal leg portion so that the wire clamp mechanism is in a closed position for clamping wire.