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UNITED
STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
EMMET WT. CIIANNELL, OF WACO, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO
JESSE P. IIODGE, OF SAME PLACE.
FENCE-MACHINE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,140, dated October 29, 1889.
Application filed Aagust 16, 1889; Serial No, 321,042. (No model,)To all whom, it 7oavy conceJC rnC :
Be it known that I, EMnIET W. CHIANNELL,
residing at Waco, in the county of McLennan
and State of Texas, have invented certain new
5 and useful Improvements in Fence-Making
Machines, of which the following is a speci-
fication.
My invention relates to that class of fence-
making machines known as "fence-looms,"
co for making picket-fences; and it has for its
object to provide a machine of this character
which will effectively do its work, which will
be of great capacity, easy to manipulate, and
positive in its desired operation.
05 To this end my invention consists in sun-
dry novel combinations and peculiar arrange-
ments of parts, all of which will be hereinaf-
ter fully described in the annexed specifica-
tion, and particularly pointed out in the
20 claims, reference being had to the accom-
panying drawings, in which--
Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved
fence-loom. Figs. 2 and 3 are side views
taken from opposite sides of the machine.
25 Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the
line 4 4, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a transverse section
taken on the line 5 5, Fig. 1. Fig, i is a de-
tail perspective view of one of the spool-car-
rying frames. Fig. 7 is a detail view illus-
30 trating one of the twisting-disks. Fig. 8 is a
perspective view of the hammer-frame, and
Fig. 9 is a detail view of the automatic meas-
uring devices,
Referring to the accompanying drawings
35 by letter, A A indicate the main frame, which
is formed in two sections A' A, bolted together
in such a manner that the two sections may
be conveniently detached for shipping or
moving.
40 Upon a transverse beam b, mounted upon
the upper longitudinal beams a a of the frame,
section A2, are mounted, in bearing-boxes c c,
a series of twisting devices C C, one of which
is most clearly shown in Fig. 7 of the draw-
45 ings. By reference to said figure it will be
observed that said devices are each formed
of a hollow tube C', provided on one end with
a collar or flange c' c', and a chain-wheel D,
fixed or cast integral with the tube, said tube
50 portion resting in the bearing-boxes and heldfrom lateral movement therein by the collar
c' and the wheel.
E denotes cross-bars formed in the outer
ends of the tubes C', which are provided with
the wire apertures e e, as shown. From the 55
outer edges of the cross-bars E and adjacent
to the apertures e e project spring-steel guide-
fingers F F, the outer ends of which are bent
in toward each other, as shown at f, and are
provided with the wire passages ff'. The 6o
opposite end of the hollow tube C' is projected
rearward, forming a hub c", which is provided
with two diametrically-arranged notches c* c4,
in which fit the radial lugs g' g' on disks G' G',
formed on one end of the spool-frame-sup- 65
porting bar G, said disks fitting in the hubs c
and serving to support one end of said bar G,
the opposite end thereof being provided with
short journals gg', fitting in bearing-boxes
g" gy, mounted on the inner cross-bar a' of the 70
frame-section A2. The spool-frames II consist
each of a transverse bar h, projected to each
side of the bar G, near the center thereof, and
the two bars I, which are hinged at one end i
to the outer ends of the bar h, the inner or 75
lower ends of which are projected, as at i',
and provided each with a notch i.
In operation, when it is desired to place
the spools K in place, (there being two spools
to each frame,) the inner ends of said spools K 80o
are slipped onto the short pintles k, projected
in opposite directions from the bars G. The
hinged spring-bars I are then brought down
until the short pintles I2, which project in-
ward from said bars, engage the recesses k' 85
in the outer faces of said spools, thereby form-
ing journals upon which the spools will re-
volve. The lower notched ends of bars I will
then slip under and engage the notched lugs
L L, formed on the inner ends of the bars G, 90
as clearly shown in the drawings. By this
construction it will readily be seen that the
spools may be quickly attached or detached,
as occasion may require. To create a slight
tension and to secure a light-running and corn- 95
pensating movement, I arrange coiled springs
1 1 on each side of the bars G G, which bear
against an inner flange K of the spool, as
shown.
The wires J are wound in opposite directions oo
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Channell, Emmet W. Fence-Machine, patent, October 29, 1889; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172195/m1/6/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.