Improvements in Olooks.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1892-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Olooks.
I, JULIUS FREDERICK ABRAHAM, Penny Bank Chambers, Manchester Road,
Bradford in the County of York, Watchmaker, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in weight and line clocks or clocks in
which a weight is suspended by a gut or other line from the barrel of the winding
arbor such as the ordinary eight day English weight clock and what is known as
the Vienna-regulator clock. In this class of clock a considerable time is required
to put in a new line as the line is generally secured in a notch in the barrel by an
end plate fixed to the end of the barrel by a screw in such a manner that to insert
a new line it is necessary to remove the barrel from the movement before the line
can be secured in position. This obviously entails no little trouble and the object
of my invention is to enable a new line to be inserted whilst the barrel is in
position.
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For this purpose I confine said end plate in position against the end of the
barrel by means of a pin passed through the winding arbor, or in any other
convenient manner, so that it is held fairly tight against the end of the barrel but
is free to be turned on the arbor by the application of a moderate force. And I
form a gap or opening in said plate which may be turned, by rotating said plate,
so that it lies opposite the notch in the barrel leaving the latter open. When in
this position the knotted end of the new line may be readily placed in position
and it is then simply necessary to partly rotate said plate in relation to the barrel
and cover the notch by a solid portion of the plate to secure the end of the line
therein.
A. radial slit or slits may be formed in the said plate to enable it to be turned by
means of a screw driver or similar tool used as a lever.
Dated this 6th day of October 1891.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clocks.
I, JULIUS FREDERICK ABRAHAM, Penny Bank Chambers, Manchester Road,
Bradford, in the County of York, Watch Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in weight and line clocks or clocks in
which a weight is suspended by a gut or other line from the barrel of the winding
arbor such as the ordinary eight day English weight clock and what is known as
the Vienna-regulator clock. In this class of clock a considerable time is required
to put in a new line as the line is generally secured in a notch in the barrel by an
end plate fixed to the end of the barrel by a screw in such a manner that to insert
a new line it is necessary to remove the barrel from the movement before the line
can be secured in position. This obviously entails no little trouble and the object
of my invention is to enable a new line to be inserted whilst the barrel is in
position.
For this purpose I confine said end plate in position against the end of the
barrel by means of a pin passed through the winding arbor, or in any other

page_text: convenient manner, so that it is held fairly tight against the end of the barrel but
is free to be turned on the arbor by the application of a moderate force. And I
form a gap or opening in said plate which may be turned, by rotating said plate,
so that it lies opposite the notch in the barrel, leaving the latter open. When in
this position the knotted end of the new line may be readily placed in position
and it is then simply necessary to partly rotate said plate in relation to the barrel
and cover the notch by a solid portion of the plate.
To fully describe my invention reference is made to the accompanying sheet of
:drawings forming a part of this Specification in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures.
Figure 1, represents the end view of the winding arbor aud barrel of a Vienna
regulator.clock provided,with my improvements.
Figure 2, is a diametrical section of the same with one end of the barrel and
winding arbor shown broken away.
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Figure 3, is a similar.view to Figure 1 but the above mentioned end plate is 1
turned partly round on the arbor to disclose the knotted end of the line lying in
the notch provided.for it in the barrel.
Figure 4, is a separate view of the said end plate and
Figure 5, is a diametrical.section of the same.
The barrel A is secured in the ordinary.manner to the winding arbor B and a
recess C is left at the end of the barrel. A notch is formed in the periphery of
„this.recess in which the knotted end.D.of the line D is placed and is secured in
this position by the end plate in the usual way. This end -plate-is held in
position against the barrel by the pin F passed diametrically through the arbor so
, that by the application of a moderate force the plate may be turned on the arbor.
A recess Gis formed in the outer face of the plate E in which the pin F lies so
that such pin does not project beyond the shoulder H. of the arbor. An opening J
is formed in the plate which opening when a new line is required to be inserted
may be turned to the position shown in Figure 3 by turning the plate Ethus
leaving the knotted. end of the old line free to be removed and the new one
inserted.
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Anumber of slits K.are formed in the periphery of the plate E to facilitate
turning the plate by means of a screw-driver or similar tool inserted therein and
used as a lever. .
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is: