US659666A - Fence-tool. - Google Patents

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No. 659,666. Patented Oct. I6, I900.

` M. W. GUNN.

FENCE TUL.

(Application filed Dec. 18, 1899.).

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MOSES W. GUNN, OF LA SALLE, ILLINOIS.

FENCE-TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,666, dated October 16, 1900.

Application filed December 18, 1899. Serial No. 740,771. (No model..`

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Mosns W. GUNN, a citizen of the United States, residing at La Salle, in the county of La Salle, State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Tools; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fencebuilding tools, and more particularly to devices for stretching of fence-wires; and it has for its object to provide a construct-ion which is adaptable for the initial stretching of wires in the building o f fences, for the taking up of slack in old fencing, and for the splicing of breaks.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure l is a perspective view showing the application and operation of the tool in the stretching of a wire and the application of a tie, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the plate which forms the crank of the device.

Referring' now to the drawings, the main element of the structure is the winding device consistingr of a crank 5, having a handle 6 at one end extending at right angles thereto. At the opposite end of the crank and alined longitudinally thereof are two communicating circular perforations 7 and 8, intermediate of which are two inwardly-directed points 8 and 9', separated by an interspace forming the communicating; passage. In the perforations '7 and S are disposed the jaws 9 and 10 of the holding element, consisting of a round bar bent upon itself to form these two diverging jaws and includinga circular eye 11 at the bight. In connection with this portion of the construction is employed a supplemental crank consisting of a round bar 13, adapted to lie in the eye 1l and having a head 14 to permit withdrawal of the rod in one direction. This head is spear-shaped, as shown, and is adapted when engaged from the eye to be driven through the loop of a staple to wedge it` from its place.

A further element of the structure consists of a wrapping-tool 15, which consists of a piece of round iron bent upon itself to form two substantiallyparallel legs 16 and 17, connected by a semicircular bight 18, below which the legs are bowed outwardly at 19 and 2O in arc shape, for a purpose that will be presently described.

In practice in the stretching of a wire the rod 13 is passed through the eye 11 and the jaws 9 and 10 are brought to receive between them the wire to be stretched or tightened. The crank is then Operated through the medium of the handle 6 and supplemental crank or bar 13 to wind the Wire upon the jaws, after which' the handle or the bar is passed beneath and engaged with the wire to prevent unwinding. A short section of wire 20' is then passed between the jaws, after which the wrapping-tool is passed over said section and by moving the tool around and around the main wire the end of the short section is wrapped firmly in place. The Wrapping-tool is then moved to the opposite end of the section and the operation is repeated. When the short section-tie is of barbed wire, the wrapping-tool may be slipped longitudinally to cause the wire to lie in the broadened portion of the Winder between the bows, and thus permit the barbs to pass therethrough. When it is desired to make a splice, the ends of the wire to be spliced together are overlapped and placed between the jaws, after which the ends are wound about the opposite wires in the same manner above described. If preferred, after the overlapping of the ends and the insertion of them between the jaws, they may lbe wound upon the jaws to tighten the wire,

and a short section may be wrapped in place, as above mentioned.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A stretching and splicing tool consisting of a crank having communicating perforations and inwardly-turned portions intermediate the perforations and a rod bent upon itself to form au eye at the bight and'to form two jaws, the jaws of the rod being passed through the said perforations and diverged to prevent withdrawal.

2. A wire tightening and splicing tool comprising a crank having communicating perforations therein, inwardly-directed portions IOO lying between the perforations and jaws oonsisting of a spring-bar bent upon itself and having an eye at the bght, said jaws being passed through the perforations and Merged to prevent withdrawal.

3. A splicing and stretching tool consisting of a crank having communicating perforations, a spring-rod bent lupon itself to form jaws and an eye at the bight, said jaws being 1o passed through the perforations and diverged to prevent the withdrawal, and a supplemental crank having a pointed head and lying loosely in the said eye.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MOSES W. GUNN.

Witnesses:

J. E. COLEMAN, M. BYRNE.

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