Fence wire stretching device
OwnerSylvester Buschmanninventor
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Abstract
A device for stretching fence wire tightly between fence posts. A flat base plate has outwardly projecting L-shaped fingers which present end portions that are spaced from and parallel to the plate surface. A round camming bar is provided with partial circumferential grooves which are eccentric with respect to the bar axis. The fence wire is placed on the base plate, and the bar is placed on the wire with the grooves registering with the fingers. Turning of the bar causes camming action between the fingers and eccentric grooves in order to press the bar tightly against the base plate with the fence wire clamped tightly therebetween.
Claims8
In a device for use in stretching fence wire, the improvement comprising:
- a base presenting a substantially flat surface for receiving the fence wire;
- a plurality of spaced fingers projecting from said base, said fingers each having an end portion spaced outwardly of said flat surface and generally parallel thereto;
- a substantially round bar member adapted for insertion between said base and the end portions of said fingers with the fence wire located between said bar member and base;
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- means presenting a plurality of spaced grooves in said bar member extending in a generally circumferential direction therein and arranged eccentrically with respect to the longitudinal axis thereof, said grooves extending only partially around said bar member, said grooves being located to register with the respective fingers and being sized to closely receive same,
- whereby rotation of said bar member effects camming action of said fingers within said grooves to press said bar member tightly against said base with the fence wire clamped therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.