U.S. patent application number 10/813933 was filed with the patent office on 2006-06-15 for method for providing a hands free device to unroll two rolls of barbed wire.
Invention is credited to Christopher Wayne Johnson.
Application Number | 20060124799 10/813933 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36582692 |
Filed Date | 2006-06-15 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060124799 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Johnson; Christopher Wayne |
June 15, 2006 |
Method for providing a hands free device to unroll two rolls of
barbed wire
Abstract
The invention (Fence Buddy) provides a vertical frame with two
horizontal arms with removable stops secured with a lynch pin to
hold a roll of barbed wire, cable, or electrical wire without
restricting them from unrolling. The base of the frame features a
two-inch square tube that fits into a standard two-inch receiver
hitch of an automobile, or fits on an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle)
that has an adapter receiver. The frame also features an attached
vertical tube to house various tools such as posthole diggers, pry
bars, tamping poles, ect. The vertical tube has two, heavy-duty
supply bags attached on opposite sides to carry smaller supplies
such as hammers, nails, pliers, wire wraps, ect. Also attached to
the vertical frame are two eye-bolts positioned to connect a fence
puller when stretching the barbed wire.
Inventors: |
Johnson; Christopher Wayne;
(Fort Payne, AL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Christopher W. Johnson
823 County Road 447
Fort Payne
AL
35968
US
|
Family ID: |
36582692 |
Appl. No.: |
10/813933 |
Filed: |
December 14, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
242/594.3 ;
242/557; 242/597.8 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65H 2701/533 20130101;
B65H 2701/363 20130101; B65H 49/32 20130101; B65H 49/327
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
242/594.3 ;
242/557; 242/597.8 |
International
Class: |
B65H 49/26 20060101
B65H049/26 |
Claims
1. A device for providing a substantially horizontal housing for
two rolls of barbed wire, the device comprising: (a) a device
having a vertical frame assembly; and (b) wherein the base of the
vertical frame assembly being ninety degrees and adjacent to, when
positioned into a receiver hitch of an automobile provides a frame
relative to vertical;
2. The vertical frame of claim 1, further comprising at least one
horizontal rung being attached to the vertical portion of
frame.
3. The vertical frame of claim 1, further comprising at least two
horizontal rungs being attached to opposite sides of the vertical
portion of frame.
4. A horizontal rung for providing an approximately horizontal
surface when used in conjunction with a roll of barbed wire,
allowing the barbed wire to unroll freely, the horizontal rung
comprising; (a) a rung attached at one end to the vertical frame
assembly; and (b) wherein the rung having an permanently attached
stop plate near the vertical frame assembly, a pipe slid over the
rung and against the stay plate, thence allowing a roll of barbed
wire to be positioned over the larger pipe, thence placing a
removable stay plate on the outside of the barbed wire, thence
inserting a lynch pin into the end of the horizontal rung; whereby
the larger pipe allows the barbed wire to unroll freely, and the
stay plates secure the barbed wire on each side.
5. The vertical frame of claim 1, further comprising at least one
attached vertical tube to hold longer tools.
6. The vertical frame of claim 1, further comprising at least two
attached supply bags to hold smaller tools.
7. The vertical frame of claim 1, further comprising at least two
eyebolts being attached to the vertical frame.
8. The vertical frame of claim 7, wherein the two eyebolts being
positioned sufficiently apart to allow the placement of a fence
puller.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] For as long as people have been performing the task of fence
building there has been the issue of what, and how long the object
(usually a wooden stick) that would be inserted through the center
of a roll of barbed wire and then the tedious task of the person on
each side to unroll the barbed wire along the route of the proposed
fence line without cutting there hands or tearing there
clothes.
[0002] Accordingly, a need exists, for a device that allows a
person to be able to unroll barbed wire hands free and have all the
tools needed to be comfortably accessible to accomplish the job.
Such a device would be especially useful to farmers and utility
personnel today since time is always a factor.
[0003] Finally, such a device should have such features as the ones
mentioned herein.
SUMMARY
[0004] The above need in the act of fence building motivated the
Fence Buddy invention. A first objective of this invention is to
provide a substantially horizontal housing for a roll of barbed
wire.
[0005] A second objective is to provide such a housing that is
easily accessible that securely holds the roll of barbed wire
during transport.
[0006] A third objective is to provide such a housing that would
allow the roll of barbed wire to unroll without restriction.
[0007] A fourth objective is to provide a tube container to
vertically place other long tools of the trade.
[0008] A fifth objective is to provide bag compartments to place
smaller supplies in this task.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of the Fence Buddy when
attached vertically onto an ATV:
[0010] FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the Fence Buddy;
[0011] FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the Fence Buddy; and
[0012] FIG. 4 is an isometric view of the Fence Buddy;
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0013] The invention will now be described in detail with reference
to the attached drawings.
[0014] FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of the Fence Buddy 1 when
installed vertically into an automobile 10 receiver hitch 9.
[0015] FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the Fence Buddy 1, the
two horizontal arms 7 will house a roll of barbed wire 11 on each,
by first removing the lynch pin 3, the stay plate 4,and the roll
sleeve 12, place a roll of barbed wire 11 on the roll sleeve 12
against the stay plate 8, then reinstall the stay plate 4, and
secure with lynch pin 3. The roll sleeve 12 allows the barbed wire
11 to unroll without restricting the unrolling process.
[0016] The vertical tube container 5 allows other long tools such
as posthole diggers, tamp pole, ect., to be conventaly stored.
[0017] In the context of this application, "substantially vertical"
means sufficiently vertical so the user can stand in front of the
Fence Buddy assembly, and comfortably position the rolls of barbed
wire 11, and other tool.
[0018] It should be understood that currently in the task of
unrolling a roll of barbed wire 11, it is almost impossible for one
person to do successfully, and yet still a tedious job for two
persons with a hand held pole or stick.
[0019] As shown in FIG. 2 there are two supply bags 6, one on each
side of the vertical tube container 5, these bags 6 allow the user
to securely store smaller supplies.
[0020] As shown in FIG. 2 there are two eye bolts 2, to be used for
attaching a fence stretcher.
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