US3005600A - Barbed wire dispensing and reeling device - Google Patents

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Oct. 24, 1961 D. o. HYDE BARBED WIRE DISPENSING AND REELING DEVICE Filed Sept. 13, 1957 Dayton 0- Hyde 1N VEN TOR United States Patent 3,005,600 BARBED WIRE DISPENSING AND REELING DEVICE Dayton 0. Hyde, Yamsay Ranch, Box 81, Chiloqnin, Oreg. Filed Sept. 13, 1957, Ser. No. 683,726 3 Claims. (Cl. 242-94) This invention relates to a device for both dispensing and'reeling barbed wire for many purposes.

In the construction of barbed wire fences, the method used for dispensing the wire required two men. They carried a roll of wire suspended on an axle between them, the wire being paid out from the reel. The dispensing of wire was further complicated by the fact that the wire tended to be discharged faster than the men traveled. Moreover, the wire tended to fly ofi? of the end of the spool resulting in torn clothing and a loosely laid wire. Accordingly, it is an object of my invention to provide a dispenser by which one man can handle a roll of wire with no lifting. less slack in that the dispenser travels at the exact speed of the operator.

The ordinary method of laying several rolls of wire at the same time involves the placement of the two or more rolls on an axle that is usually in the bed of a pickup truck. Laying the wires above the ground level results in all of the evils of the old two-man method plus a tendency for the wire to tangle. It was necessary for a man to sit in the back of the truck and brake the rolls of wire Moreover, the wire is laid with far when they would spin too fast and to be ever watchful for snares. Qftenbarbed wire will catch for a moment and then cause the rolls to spin violently when they become free.

Accordingly, it is a further object of this invention to provide a wire dispenser unit that requires only a driver for the pickup truck or some other type of vehicle, in that the wire has no tendency to spin, the lines are laid from the bottom of rolls tightly on the ground, neatly and without a chance to tangle. When one dispenser runs out of wire it is possible to remove the individual spool or reel and replace the empty spool with a full one instead of reloading the entire axle to have access to a single empty spool.

A more particular object of the invention is to provide a barbed wire dispenser which is capable of doubling as a reeling device for taking up wire, the dispenser consisting of one or more frames or arms that are pivoted at one end so that they are capable of rising and falling with the swells or irregularities of the terrain. The spools or reels of wire are used as wheels to contact the ground as the support or supports are propelled forwardly in a direction to unwind the reels at the exact necessary speed for having tight wires that are to be used for fencing. When the diameter of the roll of wire becomes small, the reels are capable of slipping slightly on the ground, assuring always to have a neat, tight wire for correct fencing. When rolls of barbed wire are being dispensed, the contact of the barbs with the surface over which the reel travels provides traction for the dispenser.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device for dispensing barbed wire where the wire is to be used for fencing. The wire is fed directly from the reels, and they are supported for ground contact by means of supports which are detachable from a coupling bar so that one or more of them may be detached whenever it is desirable to run the wire out by hand or to facilitate placing the roll of wire on the dispenser axle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wire dispensing device which can be used for dispensing other items such as cable, rope or any other elongated flexible ice . V 2 product that has need for dispensing or reeling in the manner described herein. The device is capable of easy conversion to-a reeling device which may use the power of a motor,-engine or may be manually operated.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

' FIGUREl is a perspective view of a device for dispensing wire or like product, this view showing three arms capable of supporting three reels, although it is understood that this view schematically represents any number of such arms and reels;

FIGURE 2 is a top view of the coupling bar in FIG- URE 1, this view showing only two arms that are carried by the coupling bar;

FIGURE 3. is a perspective view of one of the support arms that is of frame construction, this view showing the device used for reeling rather than dispensing;

I FIGURE 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4-4 or 'FIGURE. 2; and

FIGURE 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 55 of FIGURE 2 and on enlarged scale.

In the accompanying drawing there is shown a coupling bar 10 that has a tongue 12. fixed to it intermediate its ends.. The tongue is attachedto a drawbar 14 which schematically representsthe drawbar of a tractor, the bumper of a motor vehicle or some other convenient part of any vehicle by which to tow the device. The coupling bar is of tubular stock and has an elongate upwardly opening slot 16 between its ends. The rear wall of the slot has its uper edge broken by a group of upwardly opening notches 18, said rear wall and notches 18 forming a plurality of upwardly opening hooks. Support arms 20, 22 and 24 respectively are attached to the coupling bar 10 in such a way that they are capable of being drawn with the coupling bar in response to forward progress of the motor vehicle. Typical support arm 20 is made of a pair of sides 28 and 30 together with transverse end bars 32 and 34. A single cross member 36 is attached to the sides 28 and 30 for strength of construction. Transverse bar 32 is rigid with the sides 28 and 30, but bar 34 is rotatable and functions as an axle. It may be constructed of a bolt that is passed through eyes 40' and 42 at the outer ends of sides 28 and 30. Bar 32 seats in the bore of the tubular coupling bar 10 and functions as a fulcrum about which the support 20 can oscillate. The inner ends of sides 28 and 30 rest in a pair of notches 18 to prevent the support from sliding from end to end in slot 16, but there is ample clearance for the support 20 to oscillate up and down in accordance with irregularities of the terrain. Washers 44 and 46 can be used to back up the head and nut respectively of the bolt fro-m which the reel axle is constructed.

The reels R are mounted for rotation on the axles of the supports and as the supports together with the coupling bar 10 with which they are connected, are moved by the motor vehicle or otherwise propelled in a forward direction, the reels dispense the wire, cable, rope or like product therefrom. It is understood that any number from one to a maximum of usually five or six, arms such as at 20, 22 or 24, may be drawn by a coupling bar 10 simultaneously for the dispensing of wire.

Similarly, one or more of the arms 20, 22 or 24 may be used for reeling the wire. This is shown in FIG- URE 3 where typical arm 20 is fitted with a crank 50 on the end of the rod 34 that functions as an axle. Plate 52 is secured, for example by being welded or by a set screw, to the axle 34 and has holes by which to bolt the reel R thereto. The outer end of arm 20 is blocked up, this being achieved in anyflmanner such as by using post 58 which has a saddle bearing 60 at its upper end, and this is sutlicient to hold reel R elevated from the ground. The crossmember' 36 seats'in the saddle bearing to make sure that the framework arm 20 is stable. Then the crank 20 can be rotated by hand to reel inrwire on reel R. The crank 58 may be substituted by an electric motor, a gasoline engine or by any other source of mechanical or electrical power. 3

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and'changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:' a p 1. In an apparatus for dispensing barbed wire simultaneously from a plurality of rolls, the combination of a horizontal coupling bar having a plurality of transversely spaced upwardly opening hooks thereon, a plurality of elongated supporting frames each including a pair of spaced side members and a pair of cross members connecting said side members togetherat the ends thereof, the cross members at one end. of said frames being hingedly and removably positioned in the respective hooks whereby said frames may, rise and fall relative to said coupling bar independently of one anothenthe cross members at the other end of said frames affording axles for individually rotatable barbed wire rolls, said coupling bar comprising a tube provided at the top thereof with a longitudinal slot and provided in one longitudinal edgetportion of said-slot with a plurality of notches whereby portions of the tube between said notches constitute said upwardly opening hooks.

2; The device as defined in claim 1 together with pairs of eyes provided on said side members at said other end of said frames, said cross members at said other end of the frames being rotatably and removably journalled in said eyes.

3. In an apparatus for dispensing barbed wire from a roll, the combination of a horizontal coupling bar comprising a tube provided at the top thereof with a longitudinal slot and provided in one longitudinal edge portion of said slot with a plurality of notches, portions of said tube between said notches constituting a plurality of transversely spaced upwardly opening hooks, and an elongated supporting frame including a pair of spaced side members and a pair of cross members connecting said side members together at the ends thereof, one of said cross members being slidably positioned in said tube and retained therein by said hooks with adjacent end portions of said side members selectively received in said notches whereby to releasably prevent said one cross member from sliding in the tube and whereby to connect said frame to said coupling bar with adjustment axially of the latter, said one cross member also being pivotable in said tube whereby said frame may rise and fall relative to the coupling bar, the other cross member of said frame affording an axle for a rotatable barbed wire roll.

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