US861621A - Tie for wire fencing. - Google Patents

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No. 861,621. PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

' B. E. TOBIAS.

' TIBFOR WIRE FENCING.

APPLICATION FILED APB; 21, 1906.

PATENT OFFICE.

7 ERNEST E. TOBIAS, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

TIE FOR WIRE FENCING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed April 21,1906. Serial No. 312,954.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST E. TOBIAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ties for Wire Fencing; and I do 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a tie for wire fencing, and consists in the formation and association of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims. .,The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient tie for joining the crossed strands of a wire fencing or fabric of such formation as to enable it to be readily driven between shaping dies which embrace the crossed strands, and of such a character as to enable the strands to be firmly joined thereby in a manner to prevent separation or lateral displacement.

@TllO above object is attained by the structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is an elevation of a tie embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the reverse side of the tie. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the strand wire as on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the strand wire as on line 44 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the stay wire as on line 55 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a sectional View through the stay wire as on line 66 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1. designates the longitudinal or strand wire of a wire fencing, and 2 the transverse or stay wire. These wires cross at right angles and are crimped at the point of crossing as is common in the art. The tie which is employed to join said wires is initially formed in the shape of a staple and is mechanically driven between the working faces of (lies, not shown, which embrace the crossed wires of the fabric and direct the legs of the staple about said wires so as to form the tie herein shown.

The loop 3 of the staple in the completed tie, lies passes in the rear of the stay wire, its end portion curving upwardly across the line wire beyond the stay wire, as at 5, and the terminal 6 thereof partially embracing the line wire in a spiral form. The leg 7 also passes in the rear of the stay wire and the end portion thereof curves upwardly, as at 8, and across the end portion of leg 5 lying upon the line wire, the terminal 9 of leg 7 bending backwardly and hooking around the line wire on the rear side thereof, thereby firmly securing itself as well as the end portion of leg 4 to said line wire. This formation of tie may be easily driven in suitable dies, yet it is of such a character that the terminals of the tie may be securely fastened together and to the line wire by the embracing hook 9 of leg 7.

Having thus fully set forth my iiivention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a tie for wire fencing, the combination with the crossed strand and stay wires, of a tie in the form of a staple having, its loop end engaging the strand wire at one side of the stay, legs passing in the rear of the stay Wire, the end portion of one leg curving upwardly across the strand wire on the opposite side of the stay wire from the loop and terminating in a spiral twist extending partially around and along the line wire away from the stay Wire, the other leg after passing in the rear of the stay wire curving upwardly across the end portion of the first-mentioned lee; Where it crosses the line wire, the terminal of said last-mentioned leg hooking backwardly around the rear side of the line wire to lock itself and the terminal of the first-mentioned leg thereto.

2, In a tie for wire fencing, the combination with the staple, having" its loop end engaging the strand wire at one side of the stay wire, legs passing in the rear of the stay wire, the end portion of one leg curving upwardly across the strand wire on the opposite side of the stay wire from the loop and extending partially along the strand wire away from the stay wire, the other leg after passing in the rear of the stay wire curving upwardly and crossing the end portion of the first mentioned leg at its point of crossing the line wire, the terminal of said last mentioned leg hooking backwardly partially around the terminal of the first mentioned leg and contiguous to the real-side strand wire.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST n. ToBIAs.

Witnesses LEWIS K. WALKER,

B. E. TOBIAS.

crossed strand and stay wires, of a tie in the form of a-

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