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manner with another stretcher, and this a Y-shaped body whose single end is sharp-
stretcher then disengaged from the wire and ened and a windlass journaled in its forked
moved around the other to stretch the third end, of a support comprising twolegs having 30
length. In Fig. 3 I1 have shown the device as sharpened lower ends and having their upper
5 it is used for connecting a broken wire. In ends pivoted to said arms near the extremi-
this case a second grapple G is substituted ties of the latter, and braces connecting said
for the anchor, the ends of the wire drawn as I legs, as and for the purpose set forth.
nearly together as possible, the two grapples 3. Inawire-stretcher, thecombination,with 35
engaged on the wire some distance beyond the stretcher-bodyhavingadownward-turned
io their ends, the windlass operated to tighten inner end, a windlass therein, and a support
and then to stretch the wires until the ends for the outer end of said body, of a clevis near
lap, the latter connected by twisting or other- said pointed inner end of the body, a snatch-
wise, and the stretcher then removed, link connected therewith, and an anchor corn- 40
I do not limit myself to the exact details of prising a shank having a hook adapted to en-
z5 construction, as considerable change may be gage said link, its other end being bent at
made therein without departing from the right angles and extending to a pounding-face
spirit of my invention. and then bent upon itself, passing across the
What is claimed as new is- shank, and continued into aninwardly-curved 45
1. The herein-described wire-stretcher, the and flattened blade havingasharpenedpoint,
20 same comprising a Y-shaped body, an anchor as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.
detachably connected to the inner end there- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as
of, a windlass journaled across and within its my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
outer forked end, a rope on said windlass, a the presence of two witnesses.
grapple detachablyconnected to said rope, and GEORGE A. DEAN.
25 a support pivotally connected to said body, Witnesses:
each and all substantially as set forth. HI. K. MARTIN,
2. In a wire-stretcher, the combination, with J. F. HARIBON.
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Dean, G. A. Wire-Stretcher., patent, May 3, 1892; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth173040/m1/4/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.