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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
CONRAD IH. FISHER, OF WACO, TEXAS.
FENCE-MAKING IMPLEMENT.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,429, dated September 24, 1889.
Application filed May 21, 1889. Serial No, 311,507. (No model,)To Zll whons it n nay concern:
Be it known that I, CONRAD H. FISHER, a
citizen of the United States, residing at Waco,
in the county of MicLennan and State of Texas,
5 have invented a new and useful Fence-Mak-
ing Implement, of which the following is a
specification.
My invention relates to improvements in
wire-fence-makingimplements; andit consists
io in certain novelfeatures hereinafter described
and claimed.
Figure I is a perspective view of my im-
proved device, showing the wire stretched.
Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly in section, show-
a5 ing the initial position of the device. Fig. 3
is a view showing the device arranged to splice
a broken wire. Fig. 4 is a view showing the
manner of cutting a wire. Fig. 5 is a view
showing the device arranged to extract sta-
20 ples from a post. Fig. 6 is a detail view.
The posts A are set in the ground along the
line of the proposed fence, and the wire is se-
cured at one end to the end post, and then
carried along the fence past the several posts.
25 When the ends of the wires have been reached,
my improved implement is applied to the
fence-post, as shown in Fig. 1, and manipu-
lated to stretch the wire.
My improved device consists, essentially, of
30 the body B and the lever C, pivoted thereto.
The body B consists of two similarly-con-
structed hooks D D, having their ends or
points E E adapted to take into the fence-
post, and said points are curved in the direc-
35 tion of their lengths and provided in the cen-
ters of their concavities with the studs F,
which are adapted to take into the post, and
thereby secure the body to a post which is too
small to be engaged by the ends of the hooks.
40 The hooks are provided along their shanks
with the series of openings G, the purpose of
which will hereinafter be set forth, and the
ends of the shanks are connected by a small
plate -I, provided at its end with the vertical
45 clawI. The said claw has a recess J in its inner
side and a vertical groove K in its outer side.
The ends of the hooks are connected by the
vertical bars L M, as clearly shown, and the
purpose of these bars will hereinafter appear.
50 The lever C is pivoted at one end between
the hooks D by means of a removable pivotbolt or pin 0, inserted through one of the open-
ings G and one end of the lever, as shown.
The lever is provided in one edge with a notch
P, and on its upper side adjacent to said notch 55
it is provided with an offset Q. On the upper
side of the lever C, I pivotally mount a sup-
plemental lever R, having a lug S at its end,
and the said end moves close to the offset Q.
One edge of the supplemental lever is pro- 60o
vided with a notch T, which is adapted to co-
act with a notch U in the edge of the lever C
to cut the wire.
The lever C is provided at its free end with
an integral hook V, and near the said hook 65
the lever is provided with a perforation W, as
shown. When the device is to be used to ex-
tract staples, the bolt or pin O is removed from
the body and the lever. The lever is then re-
versed and the pivot-pin is inserted through 70
one of the openings G and the perforation W.
When the device is to be used to splice a
broken wire, a lever X is employed, the said
lever having a stud or pin Y on one side and
provided near one end with the pin Z, as 75
shown. When this lever is used, the end is
inserted between the hooks and between the
bars L MI until the pin Z comes in contact with
the edges of the hooks, as clearly shown. In-
stead of this pin, however, the end of the 80
lever may be provided with a notch adapted
to engage one of the bars L M, as will be
readily understood.
In practice the body is applied to the post,
as shown in Fig. 1, and the lever C is ar- 85
ranged so as to project past the left-hand end
of the body. The strand of wire is then placed
across the lever and against the offset Q, and
the lever R is turned against the wire, so as
to clamp it against the said offset. The le- 90
ver C is then swung toward the right-hand
end of the body, thereby stretching the wire,
as will be readily understood. The wire is
then secured to the post and the operation
of stretching the wire performed on another 95
strand. The lever is prevented from being
swung too far around, so as to strike against
the fence-post, by reason of the bar M, which
is arranged in the path of the said lever and
at such a point that the motion of the lever moo
will be arrested when the lever has been
brought in line with the wire. The play of
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Fisher, Conrad H. Fence Making Implement., patent, September 24, 1889; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172162/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.