Wire Termination Device With Notched Bore For Fence Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wire termination devices require significant time and effort to secure multiple horizontal wires to a stock fence, especially when vertical wires need to be removed to allow horizontal wires to pass through the second through-bore, making the process inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A wire termination device with a second through-bore featuring a transverse notch and longitudinal entry slots allows horizontal or vertical wires to be easily aligned and secured by adjusting the device's orientation, reducing the need to remove vertical wires and simplifying the process of passing wires through the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a wire termination device with a second through-bore is used to secure horizontal wires to a stock fence, then the device can attach wires to posts without holes, but significant time and effort are required to remove vertical wires to allow horizontal wires to pass through
Solution Approach 1:
The second through-bore is divided into two separate entry slots positioned on opposite sides of the body, allowing the horizontal wire to be threaded through without requiring removal of vertical wires. The wire passes through one slot, around the post, and exits through the other slot.
Solution Approach 2:
The entry slots are positioned on opposite sides of the body, creating a three-dimensional path that allows the wire to pass through the device without interfering with vertical wires in the same plane. This spatial arrangement eliminates the need to remove vertical wires.
2Ease of operation
If vertical wires are removed to allow horizontal wires to pass through the second through-bore, then wire installation is enabled, but the process becomes inefficient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The second through-bore is segmented into two separate entry slots on opposite sides of the body. This segmentation allows the horizontal wire to be threaded through the device without removing vertical wires, significantly improving installation efficiency and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The two entry slots act as intermediaries that guide the horizontal wire through the device body without requiring removal of vertical wires. The slots provide a designated path that mediates between the wire installation requirement and the presence of vertical wires.
3Ease of operation
If the second through-bore is interrupted by a transverse notch with entry slots on opposite sides, then wires can be easily aligned and passed through without removing vertical wires, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The second through-bore is segmented into two entry slots on opposite sides of the body. This segmentation, while adding structural elements, provides clear alignment guides for wire installation, improving ease of operation. The slots are simple cylindrical features that integrate naturally with the device body geometry.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device enables quick and easy deployment of multiple horizontal wires on a stock fence by allowing wires to pass through notched and slotted sections, reducing the time and effort required for securing and tensioning, while maintaining secure attachment to the end post.
Implementation Method 1
a body with a first through-bore into which protrudes wedging means (such as a ball, roller, wedge or cam lever) urged by spring means
Implementation Method 2
the wedge means is urged by the spring means to grip the wire
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AI summary
A wire termination device (24) of the type having a body (25) with a first through-bore (26) into which protrudes wedging means (27) urged by spring means (28) and having a second through-bore (33) without wedging means, is characterised in that the second through-bore (33) is interrupted by a transverse notch (34), and each body portion (35A, 35B) separated by the notch (34) has a longitudinal entry slot into the second through-bore (33) with the slot (36A) in one portion (35A) at the opposite side of the body (25) to the slot (36B) in the other portion (35B), whereby the device (24) can be affixed for a horizontal wire (37) of a stock-fence by presenting the notch (34) to the wire (37) and then turning the device (24) so as to enable the wire (37) to pass through both slots (36A, 36B), whereafter a free end (38) of the wire (37) can be inserted into the first through-bore (26) after passing round an end post (39) to be secured in the device (24) by the wedging means (27).