Barbed wire repair apparatuses and methods for making and using same
OwnerNorman Harrisinventor
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Abstract
Barbed wire repair apparatuses including (a) two members, each of the two members includes a barbed wire attachment or receiving apertures and an engaging surface having connection slot and (b) a connection device so that as connection devices insert into and through the connection slots and tightened to bring the engaging surfaces into contact and simultaneously tensioning the barbed wire at a break therein and methods for making and using same.
Claims18
A barbed wire repair apparatus comprising:
- a first member including:
- a proximal portion having:
- a barbed wire receiving aperture,
- a middle portion including a bend, an S-shaped jog, or a 90-90 job,
- a distal portion having:
- a connection aperture, and
- a second member including:
- a proximal portion having:
- a barbed wire receiving aperture,
- a middle portion including a bend, an S-shaped jog, or a 90-90 job,
- a distal portion having:
- a connection aperture, and
- a connection device comprising a long threaded bolt and a nut,
- wherein the barbed wire receiving apertures are adapted to receive and affix ends of a broken barbed wire to the members, and
- wherein the connection device is adapted to be inserted through the connection apertures, wherein the member are horizontally offset and the distal portions of the members are oriented away from each other, and
- wherein the connection device is adapted to simultaneously (a) tighten by bringing the members together reducing or eliminating the horizontal offset and (b) tension the barbed wire.
A method of repairing barbed wire, via a barbed wire repair apparatus comprising (a) a first member including (i) a proximal portion having (1) a barbed wire receiving aperture, (ii) a middle portion including a bend or an S-shaped jog, (iii) a distal portion having (1) a connection aperture, and (b) a second member including (i) a proximal portion having (1) a barbed wire receiving aperture, (ii) a middle portion including a bend or an S-shaped jog, (iii) a distal portion having (1) a connection aperture, and (c) a connection device comprising a long bolt and a nut, the method comprising:
- affixing a first end of a broken barbed wire to the barbed wire receiving aperture of the first member and a second end of the broken barbed wire to the barbed wire receiving aperture of the second member,
- inserting the connection device through the connection apertures of the members so that the members are horizontally offset and the distal portions of the members are oriented away from each other, and
- tightening the connection device to simultaneously bring the members together reducing or eliminating the horizontal offset and tensioning the barbed wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.