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are pointed and the pointed ends of the
members 22 and 23 are adapted to serve as
fulcrum members whereby the device may
be tilted inward to stretch the wire, when
5 the same is held within the eye or open-
ing 21.
The plates 14 and 15, central of the arms
10 and 11, are provided with elongated slots
or openings 24 which enter from their outer
10 edges, and arranged between the said plates
and pivotally secured thereto, as at 25, is a
lever, the same having a slotted head 27
which is adapted to be arranged to pass
between the slots or openings 24 in the
15 members 14 and 15, to engage with two
wires which pass in the same plane but from
opposite directions through the slots or
openings 24 and to compress the said 'strands
of wire between the arms 14 and 15 and so
20 hold the strands upon the tool.
The numeral 28 designates a latch or hold-
ing member which is pivoted, as at 29 to
the arm 11 and which is adapted to be swung
into engagement with the lever 26 to retain
25 the same in its wire engaging position.
When the strands of wire are held as just
described, the bar 1 is turned or rotated so
that one of the strands will be wound upon
the other strand, and thus connect the ends
30 of the wire. To assist in thus connecting
two ends of wires, the points 12 and 13 of
the arms 10 and 11 are adapted to alter-
nately serve as fulcrum members or as points
upon which the bar 1 is rotated, it being
35 evident that when one of the points is in-
serted within a post or other support the
bar may be turned a desired distance, when
the first point is raised out of the post to
permit of the second point being inserted
40 within the post and so the turning of the bar
is continued until the strands are twisted
sufficiently to hold the same together.
Preferably removably connected with the
bar 1 to the rear of the arms 10 and 11 is
45 a substantially rectangular plate 30 of some
hardened metal. the said plate being 'of a
greater width than that of the bar and be-
ing centrally provided with slots 31 and 32
upon its opposite longitudinal edges. Piv-
50 otally secured, as at 33, intermediate of the
slots 31 and 32, upon the plate 30, is the cut-
ting head 34' provided upon a lever 34. The
head is provided with notches 35 and 36
which are adapted to be passed over the
55 notches 31 and 32. the end walls provided
by the notches 31, 32, 35 and 36 being pref-
erably sharpened so that a wire inserted
within one of the notches 31 or 32 will be
quickly severed when engaged by the cut-
60 ting edge provided upon one of the notches
35 or 36. The head 34 at its end oppositeits handle 34' is formed with an arcuate re-
cess or depression providing shoulders 37
and 38, while the plate is provided with a
lug 39 which is adapted to be contacted by 65
either of the shoulders 37 or 38 to limit the
swinging movement of the lever 34 upon its
pivot 32. To normally sustain the lever 34
against movement with relation to the bar
1, I have found it desirable to provide the 70
same with a spring member in the nature
of a bail 40 which may be arranged upon
both its inner and outer faces and which
is rounded in cross section and is adapted
to frictionally contact with the face of the 75
bar to afford a resilient binding action be-
tween the lever and bar and so hold the lever
against accidental movement with relation
to the bar.
From the above description, taken in con- 80
nection with the accompanying drawings,
the simplicity of the device as well as the
advantages thereof will, it is thought, be
perfectly apparent to those skilled in the
art to which such invention appertains with- 85
out further detailed description.
Having thus described the invention, what
I claim is:
1. In a wire fence tool, a bar, -arcuate arms
upon one of the ends of the bar, plates con- 90
nected with each of the opposite sides 'of the
arms and with each other beyond their con-
nection with the arm, 'said plates at one of
their ends being curved outwardly and
pointed, the opposite ends 'of the plates hav- 95
ing lateral extensions forming a foot, said
foot being provided with a longitudinal slot,
the bars above the slot having a curved de-
pression which communicates with the slot,
substantially as and for the purpose set 100
forth.
2. In a wire fence tool, a bar, arcuate arms
upon one of the ends of the bar, plates con-
nected with each of the opposite sides of the
arms and with each other beyond their con- 105
nection with the arm, said plates at one of
their ends being curved outwardly and
pointed, the opposite ends of the plates hav-
ing lateral extensions forming a foot, said
foot being provided with a longitudinal 110
slot, the bars above the slot having a curved
depression which communicates with the
slot, and a wire splicer comprising mechani-
cal means, said splicer being arranged be-
tween the said plates. 115
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
GEORGE W. MURPHY.
Witnesses:
J. H. MORGAN,
T. D. MONTROSE.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of patents.
Washington, D. C."2
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Murphy, George W. Wire-Fence Tool, patent, March 9, 1915; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859848/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.