Inline fence strainer ratchet
OwnerCharles Scottinventor
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Abstract
The inline fence strainer ratchet may comprise a ratchet, a cable, a wire thimble, and a sleeve. The ratchet chief inline fence strainer may be operable to tighten high tensile wire while installing or repairing a fence. The ratchet may be operable to pull the high tensile wire via the cable instead of pulling the high tensile wire directly. The ratchet chief inline fence strainer may be configured to couple to the high tensile wire by passing the free end of the high tensile wire through the wire thimble located at one end of the cable, bending the high tensile wire back 180 degrees, and crimping the sleeve onto the high tensile wire to retain the high tensile wire on the wire thimble. The opposite end of the cable may then be pulled using the ratchet in order to tighten the high tensile wire.
Claims12
An inline fence strainer ratchet comprising:
- a ratchet comprising:
- a frame;
- a spool;
- and,
- a spring clip;
- and,
- a cable secured to the spool;
- a wire thimble;
- and,
- a sleeve;
- and,
- wherein a distal end of the cable is secured to the wire thimble by the sleeve;
- wherein the ratchet pulls a high tensile wire via the cable instead of directly pulling the high tensile wire;
- wherein the cable is coupled to the high tensile wire by passing a free end of the high tensile wire through the wire thimble, bending the high tensile wire back 180 degrees, and crimping the sleeve onto the high tensile wire to retain it on the wire thimble;
- wherein the ratchet is coupled to a fence post to pull the high tensile wire, via the cable, towards the fence post to tighten the high tensile wire;
- wherein the sleeve is a double barrel wire rope ferrule that retains the high tensile wire on the wire thimble;
- wherein the high tensile wire is a high-carbon fencing wire with a carbon content at least twice that of a low-carbon wire;
- wherein the low-carbon wire has a carbon content of no more than 0.10%, and the high tensile wire has a carbon content of approximately 28%;
- and,
- wherein the high-tensile wire is electrified for use in electric fences.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.