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UNITED
STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
ZENAS ALBERT CURTIS, OF IIANSFORD, TEXAS.
WIRE-STRETCH ER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,661, dated October 18, 1898.
Application filed July 2, 1898, Serial No, 685,061. (No model.)To all' whom it imay concern
Be it known that I, ZENAS ALBERT CURTIS,
of IIanstord, in the county of Hansford and
State of Texas, have invented certain new and
5 useful Improvements in Wire-Stretchers; and
I do hereby declare that the following is a full,
clear, and exact description of the invention,
which will enable others skilled in the art
to which it appertains to make and use the
io same, reference being had to the accompany-
ing drawings, and to the letters of reference
marked thereon,which form part of this speci-
fication.
My invention consists in certain new and
15 useful improvements in wire-stretchers.
The object of the invention is to provide a
stretcher simple, cheap, and durable of con-
structj on, composed of a minimum number of
parts, and exceedingly quick and efficient in
20 operation.
A further object of the invention is to pro-
vide a wire-stretcher that may be stationed at
any point along the line of fence to construct,
tighten, or splice loose or broken strands.
25 A further object of the invention is to pro-
vide means for holding the wire taut while
the stretching-lever is taking up additional
slack preparatory to further stretching of the
wire.
30 To these and further ends the invention con-
sists in certain novel features of construction
and in combination of parts more fully de-
scribed hereinafter and particularly pointed
out in the claims.
35 Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved
wire-stretcher in operative position. Fig. 2
is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a rear
elevation. Fig. 4 is a side elevation. Fig. 5
40 is an elevation of the two members of a clamp-
ing-block, and Fig. 6 is a perspective detail
view of the detached members of the wire-
clamps.
Referring to the letters on the drawings, a
45 indicates the fence-post, and b fence-wires
stretched and secured to the post.
c indicates the frame of my stretcher, which
consists of a standard of suitable size, shape,
and material, provided with an anchor or so-
50 curing-pin d, adjustably secured to one side
of the frame by bearing-bands e. I'hie anchor
is designed to be driven into the ground andthe frame is adjusted vertically to bring its
upper end at the proper height to receive the
wire. 55
f indicates a longitudinal groove extending
along the front face of the standard, and g
indicates a T-shaped aperture through the
frame adjacent to its upper end for the ac-
commodation of a pair of horizontal grooved 6o
rollers h and a vertical roller 2, similarly
grooved, the first-named rollers being located
with their peripheries contiguous and pro-
jecting slightly beyond the rear face of the
standard and the last-named or vertical roller 65
being below the horizontal rollers and having
its periphery contiguous to its front face.
j indicates a spring-actuated holding-lever
pivoted in a bracket k upon the standard and
provided with a beak 1, extending into the 7o
grooves of the roller i.
vi indicates a long stretching-lever pivoted
at its upper end within the groove f and pro-
vided with a projection n, to each side of which
are secured clamping-blocks o, having L- 75
shaped ledges p, and eccentrically - pivoted
clamps g, having longitudinal ledges, between
which and the ledges p the flexible ropes or
chains r, passing between the rollers h and
over the roller i, are designed to be clamped. 8o
s indicates a pair of wire-clamps having cor-
rugated jaws secured at the outer ends of the
ropes or chains r and designed to be employed
in a manner hereinafter described. These
clamps are provided with somewhat-enlarged 85
ends u and handles v, having apertures there-
in, the said ends being provided with rear-
wardly-opening recesses w, in which are jour-
naled small antifriction-rollers y.
a' indicates lateral ledges along one side of 90
each of the ends a, and b' indicates clamping-
levers pivoted to the clamp above said ledges
and designed to clamp the wires thereupon.
In practice if it is desired to string a wire
leader or strand one end is secured to a post, 95
and a second post is planted at a proper dis-
tance to give a fence-panel of the required
length. My stretcher is then placed upon the
side of the second post. The wire and the
stretching-lever having been elevated,the free 100
ends of the ropes or chains r are secured to
the clamping-blocks o by the clamps q. The
clamp s is then passed around one side of the
post and is attached to wire adjacent to its
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Curtis, Zenas Albert. Wire-Stretcher., patent, October 18, 1898; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513499/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.