US850617A - Wire-fence machine. - Google Patents

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I NC. 850,617. PATENTED APR.16, 1907. G. A. he I D. BLUMB.

WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. :1, 1906 10 SHEETS-SHEET l.

j- N WITNESSES: 1N VLN 101% Charles A-Blume and 71. a-/ n/oy s m PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

C. A. & I. D. BLUME.

WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.91 JO6,

' 1O SHEETS--SHEET 2.

WITNESSES:

, g; mmzvzozas. CharlesABlumzA l ra' D .Blume.

ATTORNEY- PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

O. A. & I. D. BLUME.

WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILBDAUG.9,1906.

10 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

- INVENTORS Charl'e's A.B1um.e M1 Ira D.B1ume,.

Wu zvEssEs:

ATTORNEI.

No. 850,617 PATENTED APR.16, 1907-. 0. A. & 1. 1). BLUME. WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9.1906.

- 10 SHEETS-$113121! 4.

, JNVENTORS.

Chm-125A Blame aml ylrq, D.B1ume, 5

- WITNESSES ATTORNEK PATENTED APR. 16, 190 7.

0. A. $5 1" D. BLUME. WIRE PENGE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9,1906.

1D SHEETS-SHEET 5.

INVENTORS. Charles A.B1um "1 Ira D Bl'upne.

Zrrwwsr mammal) APR. 1s, 5.90?

C. A. &I. D. BLUME. WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG, {1. was.

PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

0. A. 8: I. D. BLUME. WIRE FENGB MABHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 11001.9, 1906.

10 EHEETSSiHBf-T 7.

INVENTORS. Charles A.Blume "A .lra D.B]ume.

I WITNESSES.-

; ATTORNEK PATEN'IED APR. 16, 1907.

Gv A. & I D. BLUME.

WIRE FENCE MACHINE APPLICATION FILED AUG .9. wow,

1o EiHEETS-SHEET s.

Char eaA.Blume aml .Blume.

ATTORNEY PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

C. A. (Kc I. D. BLUME. WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJJ. 1900.

10 SHEETSSHEET 9.

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.a M C 'WITNESSES:

A YTORNE K PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

C. A. & I. D. .BLUME. WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1000 wzbvassis ATTORNEY the actuationof the'reel.

[,45 tion and claims.

a certain new and useful Wire-F is'a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying wire-fence fabric having a diamond or sim1-' strand-wires with which other wires are" 'woven diagonally in two directions.

' shuttle about said tubes and-means for shift- "Several features of invention are involved in that may. 'be regulated automaticallvas the the left-hand si'le of the machine. sho'ws the reel actuating and I controlling uncc i'a'n-i-sni as it appearsin Fig. l, but on an 5 Figfli'zis aplan view of the iniuiliine, parts he- .o'n'the line 4 4 of Fig U NITED s'r 'rEs CHARLES A. BLUt fE PATENT oFFtoE.

AND IRA D. BLUME, OF FARMLAND, INDiANA,

WIRE-FENCE NIACH|N E..

Specification (f LettersPatent.

Patented April 16, 1907.

Application filed Au ust 9.1906. Seri l No- 329,805,

Tea/ll whonvit Hwy concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES A. BLUMF. and IRA l). BLUME, of Farmland, count of Randolph,and State of Indiana,have invented ence Machine; and we do hereby declare that the following drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts. r

' he object of this invention is to provide a practical and efficient machine for automaticall y manufacturing wire fabric, especially a larv mesh wherein there are longitudinal One feature of the invention consists in the weaving mechanism, wherein the longi tudinal wires ass throughirotary tubes individually and tire tubes carry disk-like means overlapping and enacting for revolving a i'ng the shuttle alternately from the disks on one tubett. the disks on an adjacent tube.

the construction of this weaving mechanism. Anothe feature of the invention consists is: thej'mann'er of co n'structing the reel and themeans for actuating it intermittently reelingproceeds or as the coil of fabric on the reel increase's'in order that the surfaceof the reel or coil'of fabric may have a rotary n'iovenientto a uniform extent, and thus have the coils of the mesh or diagonal wires on the longitudinal wires located at a uniformdis; t-anee apart. a

' There are several features of invention involved in the details of the construction for moved.

' tion of another form of switch-arm.

' The foregoing and other features of the invention w ll be understood from the aceoni- --In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of Fig. 2

enlarged seale,'parts being broken away.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section ing broken away.

3 looking in the d rection indicated by' the arrows. Fig. 5 is a plan view of thetwist-er mechanism viewed 5 5 from the line 5 5 of F igA. Fig. 6 is the same as Fig. 5 with the spool mechanism operated farther. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 4.. Fig. 8 is a vertical section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is the same as 60 Fig. 7 with the upper plate and .twisters re- Fig. 10 is a side elevation of one form of an arm of a switch, parts being broken away and parts in section. Fig. 11

is a plan view thereof. Fig. '12 is a side eleva- 6 5 Fig. 13

is a plan view thereof. Fig. 14 is a'se ct-ion on the line 14 14 of F ig. 5, showing the camoperating means. Fig. 15 is a front elevation of the means for operating and controlling the reel, parts being broken away. Fig. '16 is a horizontal section on the line 16 1(3 of Fig. 15, parts being broken away and an altered position being shown by dotted lines. Fig. 17 is a side elevation of a part of the means for operating the reel, parts being 'broken away. Fig. 18 is the same with the cam added, it being a section on the;

line 18 18of Fig. 15 Fig. 19 is a side elevation of a shuttle. Fig. 2-0.is a central him gitudinal section thereof. Fig.21 is a section onv the line 21 21 of Fig. 19. Fig. ll-is the lower right-hand corner of Fig. 20, but on an enlarged scale,.sho.wing the sprin bolt de ressed, thetp'per portion of said bolt being s iown by dotted lines. Fig. 23 is a 'frontolevationof the. shuttles and associate tw1ster nreehan' sm. ;F1g. 24 1s a rear elevation of the reel, parts being-broken away.

Fig. 25 is.-a vertical longit'udinal section 0 thereof. Fig. 26 is a thin view of the double controlling the n; -cli=aii sm. F ig.. l?- is a side elevation of the 'eeland means actuated by the bundle that is wound on the. reel for controlling the operalionof the reel-aetuating 5 nieehauis n. Fig. 28- is'zt seetioi'i on the line 28 28 of Fig. 24. Fig. ZQis a sertiou'on the line 2.) 20 of Fig. "Fig, 30 is a central vertical longitudinal section through the twister lherhanisin shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 31 10c is a. perspective view of the epperand lower tnister-heacls. parts being broken away. Fig. 252 is a perspective view of the lower twister-head from 'a'positiol'i different from the.v shown in Fig. 3l.-- Fig. 33 is a plan view of the drii iiigsmeehanism for the weava of l ig. 4.

being broken lower part of Fig. 2. v Referring now to the details of the construction of the machine herein shown for the pt'rpose ofilliistra'ting the general nature of our 1nventioI the frame of the 1r. aehine con sists of transverse bears 40, 4-1, 42, 43, and 44, as seen in Fig 1', with a longitudinal beam 'at each side of the machine nioi nted upon said cross-beans. At each side of the -n:a-

chine-there are'fovr posts 46, 47, ,48, and 49, ,rnotnted 1' pen the longitrdinal beam 45, and. lipon'said posts there is a longitrd inally-e tendin beam at each side of the machine. There is a cross-plate 51 (shown inFig. 4) secured at each end. to the posts 46 and 47 at each side of the machine, and a cross-beam 53, that is n'ortised at each end into' the beams 50. ,There is an Upper frame built lpjon the l'owerfrarne that consists of the v'er tieal posts 54 and. abrace 55 and an interniediate brace 56 at each side of the machine and imotnted upon the-beam 50. This rp-,

per'franie is strengthened by across-plate 57,

work.

"This enables said free ends of the shafts 6O and'filto be elevated for the insertion of or secured rpon brackets 58, that are fastened to the front faces o'f 'the vertical. posts 54. There is alsoljairod 59,' that extends from one 0st 54 tot-l1" ornis' a. :part fand strengthens the frame- "At thefront portionof the Inachine two 5 col- shafts 60 and 61 are mounted in in-- c ined posts 62, that are secrred UPOl'l the r pger part of the front end of the loi'igitudinal 'earrl's 45, and said osts, 62 are braced by braces 63. Theposg; .62 at the right-hand side of the machine are provided with slots '64, in which the right-hand ends of the shafts 60 and 61 drop and operate. (See'Fig. 35.)

on which wire 66 is wog'nd'for the strand-wires ot'the: fabric.

ools on the 1pper shaft 60, and one wire cads from each spool, so that a fence fabric will be made having elevenhorizontal strands. Any number of spools maybe employed so as to provide the desired number of horizontal strands of wire in a fence. "The wires 66 from said spools extendarovnd each of the rolls 67 and 68, that aremoimted in s'a'itable bearings se- [cored upon the longitudinal beams 45, and thence, stt'ld wires pass under a roller 69, slamlarly mosnted -so rewhat to the roar of the front rollers 67 and 68. Tltpnt-e the wires pass upward through the weaving IILOIlluillSll'l and 'e other, as seen in Fig. 4, and

herein shown, there are six spools on the lower shaft 61 and five s over another roller 70, mornted at the i'pper end of the posts 54, and. over said roller to a reel 71', that is niornted at the rear of the machine, as will hereafter be explained. These longitudinal strand l-wires are first drawn throrghthe machine, asabove described, and secrred to the reel and made tarzt before the weaving of the fabric begins.

After the weavingbf'the fa riches com menced the fabric passes from the weaving mechanism 11 over the roller to the reel, and after sai' fabric reaches the reel the preceding ends of the strand-wires are cut away and removed. The reel mechanism there fore draws the fence fabric and'the strandwires through the machine and holds the sane taut. s

Power is applied to the machine throu h the pulley 75, that is mounted loosely on t we shaft 7 6, which. extends transversely through theymachine, as appears in- Fig. 3. At one end said shaft, extends to theleft heyondithe side of the inaci'tine, and its extreme end is mo'untedin a bearing 77 on a bracket 78, that is secured to the posts 46'and 48, as seen in Fig. 1. There is a friction-clntch 79 secured to the shaft, that is moved into clutchi'ng engagement with. the pulley 75 by a lever 80, that is fulcrumed at 81 on the bracket 78, i

said lever being fastened to tltedowntur'ned end of a rod 83yextendin across the inachine and mounted in suitablebearmgs upon the top beam 50, so that said rod may be'sl'i'ifted longitudinally of itself or transversely ofthe machine by hand-levers 84, one bein at each side of the machine and mounted in brackets 85 on the posts 46 and top beams 50. Said.

levers 84 are connected with. saidrod by the couplings 86, so that when said hand-levers are moved laterally of the machine they will shift the red 83 and throw the machine into and out of gear with. tie pulley 75,

too.

On the shaft 7 6 there are some bevel-gears secnred, that mesh. with companion hevelgears 91, which are secured on short shafts 92, thatare mounted in bearings 93, fastened upon the plate 53. There are three sets of these short shits 92, and they'extend' longitudinally of the machine and are distributed throughout the machine for driyihgi the weaving and twisting mechanism. lpon the front ends of the short shafts 92 there are sec u red bevel-gears 94, which. mesh. with compan ion bevel-gears 95, secured on the lower end of vertical tubes 96.

These tubes are" mounted at their lower ends upon the plate 5! and serve as guides for the strand-wires and as means for actuating the twisters. Power is transmitted from one tube to another by l'l'.(- gear-wheels"9T, 98, and 99. 'Ilzerc are tiprvesets or series of tubes 96 and gears.

As shown in Figs. '3 and 4 one series or set. of four spurgoars 97111; t. .e leftare a four incline in diameter. The'five gear- Wheels 98 midWayare five inches in diami the disks and teeth of each twister-head beeter, andthe gearwheels 99 at the right hand are six inches in diameter. These gearls vary in diameter in order to vary the ance between the strand-wires. Thus it is moon that the'iirst three spaces between the wires at the left are four inches wide, and the next four spaces are five inches wide, and the next three' are six inches wide. Two of the tubes, those between the series of different gears, have secured upon them two gears corresponding in size with the gears of the two adjacent series. This for the purpose of causing absolute unii' ofiiiity oi. rotation of the various tnbestb avoid the danger of lost mot-ion? As shown in Fig. 23, there is secured upon each tube, near its lower end, a twister-head 100, which, as appears in Fig. 8', consist of a I central hub portion with two radiating dlsks 101 BID (i102 near each end of said hub. Said disks are identical in form and arrangement and. appear 1n plaIFas shown in F g. 7 but ,the twister-heads on the adjacent tubes are inverted with relation-to each other, as shown I in Fig. 7 and Figs.,23. and 30; Each disk has a pair of oppositely-extending teeth 103, with indentations on each side of said teeth to form the same, as shown at the left-hand end of Fig 31 and in 32, so that each twisterhead has two disks and four of the teeth 103,

- ing in vertical alinelnent' with each other.

' operate with each other to move-and actuate Therelore, as shown iIrFig. 30, the adjacent. disks of the various twister-heads overlapeach other, and the teeth 103 thereof ooa shuttle 110. N

The upper twis tar-heads 105 likewise have two disks 106 and 107, all integral with the twister-head"and forming a part thereof.

These disks 100 and 107 are in vertical aline Inent. The forni oi the upper disk 107 is ShOWIl'lHFlg. 5, it being circular in form, ex-

cept on the two opposite sides it has inden- 45 tations at 108 to receive the ends of the shuttle. The lower disk 106 ofthe zipper twisterheads is differently formed, as shown in Fig. 31', it having a tooth 109, like the teeth 10:;

on the lower twister-howl, the disk being cut.

away on each side of said tooth. 109, so that an indentation will be formed immrdiately below and in alinernent with the indentation 108 in the disk above.

As the twister-heads 4 revolvethey carry around the tube 96, the shuttle 1 10, (showii' in Fi s. 19 and 20,) it being; in the form of a l ilngitudinal bar, the 'body portion of which is' triangular in cross-section and the upper and lower ends round. Between the ends andbodyportion there are disk-like plates 11], that ride upon the disks 101 o! I the lower twister and under the disks 106 of the upper twister, as appears in Fig. 23, to serve as a guide during the revolution of the shuttle allqund the tube 96. The arms 111 wound and-which is woven diagonally fronr one. longitudinal strand to another to, form the diagonal mesh of the fence fabric. The upper end of the bobbin is reduced and fits in a seat or hole 116 in'the plate 111 and the loop; 113 at the upper end of the shuttle. 8c

The bobbin at its lower end has a longitudinal recess 117, that receives a pin 118, carried in the part 1.19, connected with the lower arm 111 and pressed'upward by a spring 120 in a longitudinal chamber in the part 112.

This spring forces the pin 118 into engage ment witlrthe lower bobbin to hold'it in place. A stop-pin 121 is fastened to the pin 118 and 'extends through a guiding slot 122 in the part 119, as shown in Figs. 20 and 22., The

lower position of the pin 118 is shown in Fig. 22. v

-The bobbin 114 has a wire hole125 in it near the upper end, in which one end of the wire is inserted when one begins towind the wire on the bobbin; After the bobbin is 'put. in place on the shuttle the other or free end of'the wire is passed-through'a tension-loop 126, that extends loosely through a plate 127 and is-pressed downward. by a s ring 128; Thence the wire is passed up t rough an opening or passage-way 129 in the upper end of the shuttle, as shown in Figs. 19 and 20.

The positioi of the shuttles and their relation to the twister-heads and tubes 96 are shown in Figs. 23 and 7. In the machine herein shown there are ten shuttles for eleven longitudinal strands and elcven'tubes 96'.

As stated before, the twister-heads overlap each other, as shown in Figs. 5, .6, and 7. Both the upper and lower series of twisterheads operate in circular openings in what may-be called a twister-box, as-shown in F'gs. 7 and 8. The twister-box consists oftbe plates 135 and 136, arranged parallel with each other, and they are secured at each end upon the rods 137 and held by shoulders on;

. said rods the desired distance apart and held toge her by said rods 137, being riveted or invade-(1., They are provided with circular openings" 138 for the twisterheads,-said openings cutting into each other and varying in diameter to suit twister-heads o1" varying diameters as seen in Fig. The ends oi'tlng shuttles are held in said circular openings and in (he notches or recesses in the plates-p11 the twister-heads, :LsShOWIiin Figs. 5 andffi,

The twister-heads arerotated eontlnu ously by means heretofore explained; art in the direction indicated by the arrows in Ft 5.

5 erinn for the shittimrbar lever both at the The twister-head boxes for both the upper and lower series of twister-heads are formed the same as that shown in Fig. 8, and which has been described. in Fig 9 there is shown the lower plate 135 of said box with the twister-heads and the upper plate 136 removed. Along each side of the twister-head box, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. there is a shifting-bar 140, held in place by brackets 14], that are secured by a pin 142- as well as through the plates 1235 and 136 of the twisterbox. The ends oi" the shifting-bars, as seen in Fig. 7, are ,i'iVOiHl at 1.43 to a lever 145,

fulorumed midway between its-ends on a pin 144, (shown in Fig. 1,).whie-h serves as a fultop and bottom oi tie weaving meehanism. The result is that when one of the bars 140 is actuated it will through the lever 145 notuate the other bar in the opposite' .lireotion, so that said shifting-bars move simultaneously in opposite direetions. The rear shifting-bar 140-is thvs moved by a cam-wheel 1.46,- the between two frictionrollejrs 1.47, secured to the rear surface of a strap-plate 148 on the rear surface of the rear shifting-bar 140,'as seen in Figs. 7 and 8. The strap 148 'movesthrongh a pair of guides t and 9.

149, secured to thenndersideof the plate 135 of the'twister-wheel box.

The can-wheel 1.46 is divided nractieally into twoportions or halves, so that 'd ring half the rev oht-ion thereof it wil n:bve the shifting-t ars in one direction and d'ring the. other half-revol t-ion it will move then in an opposite dii :tion. Said tram-'whoel is se cured on a shaft 150 (shown in Fig. 5 as mo"nted at each end on the bean and which is aotrated by a gear-wheel'151, that meshes with pinion 152 on the shaft 76, as wil be rnderstoo'd from Figs. 3 and 14.

The Shifting neehanistn wiil le t rthernderstood by an era vinat ion of Figs. 7 to 13. It will lie 'o'served that to the nner sn'faee of eaoh shitting-tar 14-0 in the lefthand nart pf the nae-hine, as shown in. l igs. 7 and 9, there is see red an inwardly-extending stationary or n 155, as seen in Figs. ll)"an.d l 2, with the inner end. thereof sham)- imed, so thateaeh side of the'poiiit has the some degree of c rvat' re as t-ho'oienil' g 138 in the plates 1.35'and 136.:1s shown in Figs}; These rigid shitting-ari's '155 are Used'for shifting: the shittlo alzo the fortinch tWister-headsf For the other twister-heads a'difierent for n is 'sed fswh. as'is shown in" the right.- hantlpartot l ig. and in Figs. 8,112, and 15?. There a right art 1.56 is Psed, the-point of which is 0. ms? it otherw being like the arn 155, anil non which there is a niv'oted shiftin-ar:'n 157,tl 1at is no inted like the arm 155, 4 ispivoted onthe am 156 ty 5. pin 158 a .olit; midway between its ends, and contmlly of its outer end there is a longitudithe - dentat ion it" arked F shifting-bars 140 in a direo;

..sliif; ingni-illy-extending slot 159, into which a pin 160 from the upper plate 136 of the twister-box extends, as Hf FOflP-Q in Fig. 8. Said pin 160 leing stationary holds the outer endof the shifting-arm 157 stationary, so as to give its pointed end inereased'or exaggerated movement or throw, as eompared with "the ri id arm 155. (Shown in Figs. 1(1nnd l1.) A1 of stntitmary arms 155 and 156 are braced by a longit' dinally-extending rod 161, as seen in Figs. 9 to 1 I The function of the shifter-arms 1'55 and 157 is to move or throw the slr'ttle from one twisterhead to the adiar'ent twisterdiead. Ass ring the ITfl-llIS to be in the position seen in Fig. 5 and that the twister-head markedA wiil niove in the direction of the arrow, during the l" rt her operation of, the machine it 'witlearry the sh'ttle 1r flI'litHl B to therighti" As this is being done the shitting-bars 140 85. are leing moved, the front one going to the left, as indieated by the arrow, so that by the; l ti're the twister-head A earries the slrttle B down to the Point trarked C the shifting-arm marked 1) will have leen .eoved to the left 8 'flieiently far for its right-hand upper beveled edge to engage said sh ttle B and throw it to the right on the forward side of the twister-head irarl-ced lC-thatis, into the in- --lor by'the timethe/ sh tt'e B ge'ts arirnd toroint (l the indentation F in the twister-head E will also be at that point and the shitting.-ar.:n D will shiftthe sh tt-le from the twister-head A'to the twister-head F) in the'indentation F. After the sh 'ttle B th"s-is thro\\'n intothe grasp of the twister-head Eit will be revolved two times lay said twister-head, this caSing the wire to be boiled or wranped'two times. aro'md the strand-wire 66, as shown in Fig. 23. r05 Vl l'iile ;.he 'Lwo revoluiio'rs of the. twis'fien head E are taking lare, the earn-wheel 146 is making a half-revohil-ion, and-then the: 0am portion of said wheel acts to 'In'ove'th'e'" ion theieverse of that. whiehhas just been de sr'ribe'dfso that sai d shi'ii'ing arm-D will be ih wnfrom hs lefL-ltnml post "in back to i'ts! dotte d-'littlerosi ion (show'nin Fig. 5) in time for its'rear lell hard inelined fare to engagethe'shuttle B, whi"-h is when in the grasp of-the twisterhead i and shift. it 0' .he twister-head A tlifd info the same inden'l'ation H i-ha t it is shown in in t irr. 5, alhough when the shifting takes lace said iiidentapion' will 11061711171911 the from side of' the tie-tire instead ofth'e u' :;'er side, as shown. Then it .isjearried or 1rd by the twister-head 'A two times and aiio'lher tw' is made-. This operation is repeated, so "that said shut-i lo beam "plays back and forth" in tho wis'ier-hea'ds A mid E andiilwafys enters the indent-a. ions H and Lilfewislii h sh'ufile will be shifted by the L to and from thetwis'l'er-hads A and M15 The eg gpla-nation relative to the she-e17 movement of the shuttles (shown in Fig. in the grasp of the twister-head A also ex- 'plains fully '1 he movements of the SllURlOS wires 115 are coiled about a strand-wire a the same time and point, excepting the to drawings.

and bottom wires of the fence fabric or on;- side' wires or strand-wires, as shown in the Immediately after the two diagonal wires 115 are thus coiled about a strandwire at the same time and place they are moved away from said strand-wire in opposit e directions by the shuttles to the strand-wires on either side. In this way the diagonal mesh is formed. Pay-referring to 1* lg. 4 it will be observed that on the rod 59 guides for guiding the lateral strand-wires of the fabric are shown, consisting of an arm or Four longitudiriallj -extending bars, which i may be also numbered 7.1,. engage at their ends loosely said heads 182 and 183 to .form the reel. The ends of the wires 66 are fastened to them, as shown for illustration in Fig. 28, preliminary to the weaving of the fabric. The reel is actuated intermittently by a pawland ratchct mechanism. A ratchet-wheel 190 is secured on the shaft and is driven, by a set of pawls 191, that extend tlirougiii a pawl-plate 192, and on their outer ends are held down by springs 193 around bolts 194, that pass througn the springs, outer ends of the pawls, and pawl-plate 192, as seen in Fig. 2. These springs hold the pawls in engagement with the ratchet. The ra-tchetrplate is fastened on alever 195, that is fulcrumed on the reel-shaft 181, and is actuated by a'reciprocating bar 196.

The lever 195 is formed of two parallel bars, as seenin Fig-16, that extend on each bracket-170, carrying aroller or sh1eavepuh,,,,-;;ide of the reciprocating bar 196 and beley 171 thereon that rides in front of and against a wire. Also a wheel 172 rotates on. said rod 59 and bears against the-inside surface of the strand-wire. There is one on each side that tends to press outward against the strand-wires ,and maintain. thefence fabric at a uniform width and prevent the lateral strand-wires from being drawn inward during the manufacture of thefence.

- A collar 17-3 is fastened on the rod 59 at the inner side of the wheel 17 2 to hold said wheel in the proper position.

The wire fabric is fed through the machine intermittently by the mechanism that drives the reel 71. The reel is mounted on a double shaft, as shown in Figs. 25 and 26., consisting of what may be called the major shaft member 180 and. a minor aft member 181 The act-u ating mechanism is mounted on the the minor shaft member 181, whereas the reel pro er is chiefly mounted on the major portion 180, so that said-reel and major portion of the shaft may be removed when desired. The reel consists, in. addition to said shaft, of a head 182, mounted loosely on the said shafi: ISO-and an opposite head 183, that is also mounted loosely. on the extreme, inner. on d of the said shaft and extends beyond said shaft member, so as to leave a central recess "forthe inner end of the minor shaft member 181. As' seen inil- 11g. 26, the adjacent ends of the two slmft members 180 and 181 are square or angular in form and ihe 1111101. portion 'of the head "183 is similarly formed, so

that the reel may be inserted in place \Vlbll the head 183 engaging and upon the inner end of'the minor shaft member 181. The minor shaft member has a sarong statiynarytween pairs of'guiding-lugs 197 loosely, so

that said reciprocating bar 196' may be. moved up and down with reference to said lever 195 by'a screw 198 Said screw 198 passes through a threaded hole in the end of the bar 196 and is mounted on a plate 199 near'its lower end, which issecured to the lower portion of the lever 195. 198 is actuated by a bevel-gear 200, that meshes with a worm 201 on a shaft 202, that .is mounted in the'lower end of the lever 195, which is driven by a sprocket-wheel 203 and sprocket-chain 2 04 and asp'rocket-wheel 205, that is mounted on the shaft 181. i

As the bar 196 is reciprocated it drives the reel in the direction indicated by the arrow intermittently with each movement thereof. As the reel turns it actuate's the screw 198, wlich moves down slowly and gradually the reciprocating bar 196, so that the angular movement of the reel by said reciprocating bar diminishes as the fabric increases in di ameter on. the reel. The backward move-'- ment of the reel is prevented by the pawls 206 on the frame formed of'the parts 207 and 208, thatare secured to the si do of the beam 50.,

Said screw lie 'The bar 196 for actuating the reel is operated forwardly by a bar 210, to which it is pivoted, said bar 210 being pivoted to the post 211,which extends outwardly from the upright-54 ofthe frame, this part of the mechanism being shown in Figs. 15 to 18. Said bar has a plurality of holes 212,.1'11 which a pivot-pin 213 may be located .for

varying tiie extent of throw or forward move ment of the 'bar 196'. The rearward or return movement of said bar 1. 96 is caused, by a spring'214, one. end of whichis connected with said bar 196 and theother end to the beam 50', as appears in Figs. 1 and.16,

Tic swin ingbar 210 receives its actuatin' movei'nent' roiri the b81217, that is pivoted toit by a pin 219,.th-at extends looselyinto a 1o mechanism that may be desired.

ring to Fig. 17 it is seen that as the wheel 223 'tance and maintain the same taut;

cairn groove or guide 220, which is secured to the beams 47 and 50 and has on its end a shoe 221, adapted to be engaged by a pin 222, eccentrically located on a Wheel 223, that is 5 mounted on the shaft 76, as seen in Fig. '3.

'll e bar 210 has a number of holes 224 and tie bar 217 has a number otholes 225, so that the pivot-pin 218 may be adjusted to suit the extent of movement of the Weaving By referunderstood from the following "explanation; A bar-230 is suspended from the pin 211 be ac side the bar 210, and at its lower end it carries a box 231, to'which is secured a stop-pin 232, that rests to the rear of the bar 210.

Said box 231 and pin 232 may-be moved" horizontally by a screw 235, mounted in brackets 236,- secured' to a bar 237,. that is movable horizontally in notches in the plates 1 238, secured on the upright'54, as SllOWIl lI]. Fig. 16, Said bar 237' extends over and across the beam. 50 and at its rear end is piv- 3o oted to a lever'241 between its ends, as seen in Figs. 1 and 27. The lever 241 is fulcrumed 'at its lower end at 242 to the beam 45 and at its upper end is turned rearwardly at a right angle andhas secured to it an arm 239, that bears against the bundle of fabric on thereel and as said bundle increases it pushes "the parts described forward. Such moyeliient o the bar 23.7 causes the stop-pin 232 toen age and hold relatively farther for 4.0' wardthe angi'rig bar 210, 'so as to limit the return movement of said bar 210 and reduce the eiitent of its forward movement by the pin 22 2 on the" wheel 223 in-proportionto th'e' nidreasing'size of the bundle of fabric on the reel.v The screw 2, 35 is for the purpose'of ad I y hand at any time and for any desired purnose. The screw2-35 has a hand-wheel 240.

, The s ring214 holds the arm 239against the bund e of fabric on'thereeh It will be thus seen thatlth'ere are several means herein provided for reglszating the extent of movement of the reel 111 proportion to the size of the bundle of fabric thereon, so

that it may have the proper movement to.

draw the fabric at eaeh step the proper dis- After suflicient fabric has been wound upon the reel and it is desired to remove the bundle of fabric the pin 187 is removed and the lefthand end of the reel, as shown in Fig. 24-, is

"disengaged and moved rearwardly and then the w e reel is drawn to the left, so that it will disengage the nzinor shaft lremlzer 18].

5 Then the shaft is removed from the reel that listing this automatically-regslated dev ce is in the bundle of wire, and the heads are removed and the slats or bars 71 collapsed and all are then taken out of the bundle.

to secure by Letters Patent, is

through each of which a Wire'may pass, said tubes arranged in series at varying distances each adapted to carry. a wire to be woven with wires passing through said tubes, means erally about said tubes, means for shifting each shuttle periodicallv from one tube to an adjacent tube, gears o the same size-on all of said tubes. in each series that successively the series, substantially as set forth.

2; In a wire-fabric m achine, parallelrotary tubes through each of which a wire may pass, a pair of disks secured on each shaft of sub st antially similar conformation and each provided with apairofdiainetric teeth with an indentation beside the teeth, the disks of adjacent tubes overlappingeach other, a guide plate hugging said-disks on each side, and a shuttle carrying a wire adapted to be woven with the wires extending through said tubes that projects between said disks beside the teeth thereof, whereby said shuttle will be raised to revolve about said tubes.

3; In a wire-fabric machine, parallel rotary tubes each having a Wire passing through it,

and. havecoaeting projections and indentations, a plate about said dislts and conforming to the curvature thereof, and a shuttle carrying a wire adapted to be woven with the jects between saidplate and. disks in the in; dentationsthereof, and means for shifting said shuttle from one disk to the other alters natel. I y 4. i na wire-fabric machine, parallel rotary tubes having each a wire through it, a twisterh'ead secured on'said tubes. and having two' parallel disl' s of similar form each having diametrically-extendin teeth with a recess adj acent'ther'eto and. said in vertical alinement with eaclrothena pair of plates with openings therethrough to pro vide a guide within which each .011, said twister-beads operate, and a shuttle carrying a wire adaptedto be woven Withwires eitwhereby the rotation of the tubes ;.cause the rotation of the shuttles.

through it, a twister-head secured to 53},

metrically extending teeth and ant-index},

' What I claim as my invention, and, desire 5 1.. he W1l6:f8il=I'lC machine, parallel tubes dislrs on said tubes that overlap each other- 5. In 'a wire-fabric machine, parallel rotary vertical tubes having each awire passing,

- apart, shuttles parallel with said tubes and on said tubes for revolving said-shuttles se'v intermesh, there being gears of two series on each tube between ad 'ac-ent series of tubes, and a single means for driving one tube in all:

wires extending through said tubes that pio- IZO- rtending through said tubes that projects be-. tween sald twister-heads and said plates,

end of said tubes and having disks with dine -tion beside each tooth, a shield plate hugging ."teeth' project, whereby said shuttle will be the framework and a central socket in the.

held in its vertical position and revolved about said tubes.

6. In a wire-fabric machine, parallel rotary tubes through. each of which a wire may pass, shuttles adapted to carry other wires to be woven with wires passing through said tubes, means. on said tubes for revolving said shuttles about said tubes, a wriodically-movable shifter-bar, arms extending'rig'idly from said shifting-bar,-.shiftingarm s pivoted on said rigid arms that are pointed with a curved bevel on each side of the end, anda stop for limiting the movement of said shifting-arm 7. In a wire-fabric machine, parallel tubes through each of which a wire may pass, said tubes being indifferent series, the' distance of the tubes apart differing in the different series, shuttles adapted to carry other wires to be woven with the wires passing through said tubes, disks varying in their diameters for revolving the shuttles about saidtubes, a shifting-bar mounted at each side of the row of tubes, means for' periodically operating said shifting-bars in opposite directions simultaneously, and shifting-arms extending.

from said shifting-bars in the proximity of said disks, the shifting-arms for the narrow disks being stationary and the shifting-arms for the larger disks being pivoted, said shifting-armsbeing pointed and having a concave edge at each side of the point, so that each shuttle-wi1l be shifted from one 'diskto the next.

8. In a wire-fabric machine, a frame, means for maintaining the longitudinal strandwires of the fabric in a vertical position, means for weaving other wires across and with said. strand-wires,'a transverse rod secured tothe frame behind the fabric above the weaving mechanism, a sheavepull.ey mounted at each side of the machine on the rod for bearing against the front surface of the lateral str and-wires, and wheels mounted upon said rod that engage the inner surfaces of said strandq vires, substantially as set. forth,

9. In a wire-fabric machine, a reel upon which the fabric is wound as it is woven, consisting of a removable shaft, heads loosely mounted on said. shaft, and longitudinal bars loosely mounted in said heads.

-10. In a fence-fabric machine, a reel hav mg a shaft removably mounted at one end on other end, and a reel-actuating shaft mount.- ed in the framework upon which the socketed end of the reel may be placed or removed,

whereby the reel is readily mounted and re movable.

1].. In a fence-fabric machine, a reel upon which the fabric is wound as it is woven, a

lever fulcrumed. coaxially with the reel,

means connected with said le ,er {fen actuat' ing the reel. in one direction, a reciprocating ing the reel in one direction, a reciprocating bar movably engaging said lever, a screw passing through said reciprocating bar,-.

means on said lever in which said screw has bearing, a bevel-gear on the end of sand screw, a worm-wheel mounted in sardlever that eni gages said bevel-gear, a sprocket-wheel connected with said worm-wheel, a sprocketwheel on the reel-shaft, and a spr0cket-chain connecting said sprockets, substantially as set forth. I

13. In a fence-fabric machine, a feel for receiving the fabric as it is being woven,- a, reciprocating bar for intermittently actuat:

ing the reel in one direction, a suspended bar to which said reciprocating bar is pivoted, a driving-wheel near said bar, means connect ed with said swinging b'ar that is engaged periodically by said wheel for actuating said reciprocating bar in one direction, and adjustable means for limiting the return move-- ment of said swinging bar, whereby the limit of movement of said reel may be regulated. 14. In a fence-fabric machine, a reel for receiving the fabric as it is being woven, a reciprocating bar for intermittently actuat ing the reel in one direction, a suspended bar to which said reciprocating bar is pivoted a driving-wheel near said bar, means connected with said swinging bar that is engaged perlodically by said wheel for actuatmg sal-d reciprocating bar in one direction, and ad justable means for limiting the return movement of sanl swinging bar, whereby the hunt of movement of said reel may be regulated.

15. In a fence-fabric machine, a reel for receiving the fabric as iswove-n, a reciprocating bar for actuating said reel, a driving-wheel with a pin mounted eccentrically on. it, adjustable means engaged by s aid'pin at each revolution of the wheel formcvi'ng said reciprocating bar in one direction," and a. cam-guide for regulating the position of said means so it will be engaged by the pin on s aid wheel during various adjustments.

'egln guiue for regulating the position of sail I means so 1t wi ll be enga-gegl by-t-he pin on 16. [In a fence-fabric machine, a reel for 2 reel for'adjusti'ng the pesition of said moving receiving the fabric as it is woven, a recipmeans. roaming bar for actuating sail reel, a Crivj In witness whereof We have -ltereunto ing-v'vheel vxith & pin lneuntei eccentriealiy J aflixeil our signewres in' the presence 01" the 15 on it, adjustable means engaged by sail pin witnesses herein named. I at; eaeh'revolution of the wheel for moving ai;l reciprocating be!" in one direction, a;

CHAR-LES A. BLUME. lRA D. BLUME. Witnesses: I C. L. BOL'KM,

FREDC. WEST.

said whel dugmg Various edjustrnehts, and means actuated by'the e011 ofwne 0n the

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