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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
FRANCIS O. REED, OF PARIS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-IALF TO J. D.
WILLIAMS, OF SAME PLACE
WIRE-STRETCH ER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,075, dated January 6, 1891.
Application filed May 13, 1890. Serial No, 351,681. (No model.)To all whowm it 7aU colcerln:
Be it known that I, FRANCIS O. REED, a
citizen of the United States, residing atParis,
in the county of Lamar and State of Texas,
5 have invented certain new and useful Im-
provements in Wire-Stretchers, of which the
following is a specification.
My invention relates to wire - stretchers,
and has reference more particularly to that
ro class of devices which are adapted to be ap-
plied to and removed from the wires at will.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective
view of my improved device when used merely
for the purpose of stretching or tightening
15 the wires of a fence; Fig. 2, a plan view of
the same, illustrating the positions the parts
occupy preparatory to bringing the ends of
a broken wire together for splicing; and Fig.
3, a view illustrating the stretcher thrown
20 around into a different position and the ends
of the wires brought into proper relation for
splicing.
A indicates a bar or lever having its for-
ward end notched, as at a, to facilitate the
25 withdrawal of staples, nails, and the like, and
having also near its forward end, upon its
rear face,a laterally-projecting arm b, which
is adapted to engage with the post during the
stretching operation.
30 B and C indicate, respectively, hooks, which
are hinged or pivoted to the upper face of
the bar or handle A, as shown in all the fig-
ures, the prongs of the hooks projecting to-
ward one and the same face of the bar.
35 When it is desired merely to stretch the
wire, the arm b is placed behind the post and
the wire hooked upon the hook B. Now by
moving the bar or handle A in the direction
indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1 it is evi-dent that the wire D will be stretched and 40
tightened, the lever or handle A swinging or
moving upon the arm b as a fulcrum.
When it is desired to splice the ends of two
wires, the lever and hooks will be arranged
as represented in Fig. 2. When the parts are 45
in this position and the handle or lever A is
swung around in the direction indicated by
the arrow in Fig. 2, the hooks will assume a
substantially parallel position, and their
claws or hooked ends will be brought consid- So
erably closer together than when they are
applied in the manner shown in Fig. 2. It
is of course clear that as the ends or claws of
the hooks are thus brought toward each other
the ends of the wires E F will also be brought 55
closer together and arranged to overlap or
extend beyond each other according to the
extent of movement of the lever.
The device herein shown and described is
simple and cheap and is found to work well 6o
in practice. When usedfor splicing, the arm
b will not come into operation.
It will be observed that the hooks B C have
their pivots arranged so close together as to
prevent crossing when the lever is thrown 65
around to perform the stretching operation.
Having thus described my invention, what
I claim is-
A wire-stretcher comprising the rigid bar
A, hooks 13 and C, pivoted to the bar, and a 70
laterally-projecting arm b, all substantially
as shown.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand in the presence of two witnesses.
FRANCIS O. REED.
Witnesses:
H. L. EWING,
J. D. WILLIAMS.
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Reed, Francis O. Wire Stretcher., patent, January 6, 1891; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172568/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.