Apparatus and method for installing wire fencing
US5582216A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H17/266
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for installing wire fencing including a support frame drawn by a conveyance and supporting an upstanding wire unit support spindle. A plurality of wire fencing units which may include one or and a combination of one or more wire fencing balls or spools of stranded wire fencing or a roll of field fencing are placed coaxially about the upstanding support spindle. Separator plates are placed between the wire fencing units and then the free wire ends are attached to a fence posts. The conveyance moves along a line of fence posts and the wire fencing of each of the wire fencing units is simultaneously dispensed. A drag assembly applies a drag force against a portion of the support spindle to prevent uncontrolled pay-out of the wire fencing as the wire is dispensed. A clamp assembly, selectively engagable with portions of the payed-out is provided for isolating pulling tension form wire remaining supported on wire units as the fencing is stretched prior to attachment to the fence posts. A dispensed wire installation post assembly is provided to organize payed-out wire fencing to prevent tangling prior to attaching the payed-out wire fencing to the fence posts.
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