US1519982A - Wire splicer and stretcher - Google Patents

Description

Patented Dec. 16, 1%24.

nit s EDWARD PASDERA, OF ST. PAUL, NEBRASKA.

VJ'IRE SPLECEB. AND STRETGHER.

Application filed July 18, 1923. Serial No. 652,399.

7 '0 (M whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD PAsDnnA, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Paul, in the county of Howard and State of Nebraska, have invented a new as d Improved Wire Splicer and Stretcher, of which the following is a full, clear, and on act description.

lhis invention relates to improved wire splicing and stretching devices and par-- ticularly to a construction which may be readily operated for either stretching a wire in the usual sense when first installing the same or for stretching the wire and holding the same in place during the connection of two ends.

Another object of the invention is to provide a splicing and stretching device which is particularly adapted for stretching and holding barbed wire.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which when acting as a wire stretching device, may use any form of abutmentand when acting as a splicer may dispense with abutments and act to draw the two ends to an overlapped position whereby they may be manually connected together.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a side view of a device embodying the invention, the same being shown in operation preparatory to splicing a broken barbed wire.

Figure 2 is a side view of a device enibodying the invention as it will appear when used in stretching the barbed wire.

Figure 3 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale, showing the various parts of the device.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, the device is provided with ii handle 1 made up of flat bars 2 and 3 held together by any suitable means, as for instance, rivets 4 and 5. These bars are bent at 6 and '4' respectively to form a bifurcated upper end, the respective prongs 8 and 9 thereof having notches 10 and 1.1 formed therein. A spacing block 12 is arranged intermediate the ends of the prongs 8 and 9, said block being held in place by a bolt or rivet 18. A bolt or rivet 1 1 acts as a pivotal member for the pull rod or pull hook 15 having a turned over hook end 16 formed with a slot 17 whereby it may readily straddle a wire. The slot 17 is, however. preferably merely wide enough to readily receive the wire and not permit the barb to pass therethrough whereby a barb may be engaged as shown in Figure 1 and the wire pulled to cause the broken ends to be overlapped preparatory to being spliced manually.

lVhen the device is used as a splicer, the section 18 of the wire is provided with a loop 19 which is fitted into the notches 10 and 11 and then the hook end 16 is caused to interlock with one of the barbs of the section 20. The handle 1 is tlen moved in the direction of the arrow 21 until the loose end 22 overlaps the loop 19 after which it may be manually moved through said loop and then back and twisted so that it will not move out of the loop 19. The device may then be disconnected as the splicing operation is completed.

In case it should be desired to use the device merely for stretching or bringing under tension a barbed wire, the hook it is interlocked with one of the barbs of the wire as shown in Figure 2 and the prongs 8 and 9 pressed against a suitable abutment, as for instance, the post 23. The handle 1 may then be pulled for any desired extent and a suitable staple applied to posts 23 for securing the wire 24 thereto.

What I claim is 1. A combined wire splicer and stretcher, comprising a handle formed with a bifurcated end, each prong of said bifurcated end being formed with a notch, said notches aligning, means for holding said prongs spaced apart, and a hook member having a bifurcated end pivotally connected with said arongs near the ends where they join the handle.

2. A wire splicer and stretcher, comprising a body formed from a pair of metallic bars rigidly secured together. said bars at one end being spaced apart, means for hold-- ing said bars spaced apart, at one end for presenting a bifurcated structure, said bifurcated structure being formed with. notch near one end adapted to receive the loop of a wire to be pulled, and a bifurcated. hook member extending into said bifurcated end. and means for pivotally connecting said hook member to said bifurcated end. part of the hook member facing said notches.

EDWARD PASDERA.

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