Improvements in Trawl Winch Warp Guides and the like
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trawl Winch Warp Guides and the like,
JOHN RESIDE SMITH, 219, Boulevard, Hull, Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows;
The object of my invention is so to guide the trawl warp on to the barrel or
barrels of trawl winches, by means of rollers or a roller, working diagonally or
horizontally the said 1oller preferably being made single or double gioved, and
slides in a frame, shaft or other apparatus, or vibrates radially across the length
of the barrel or barrels, and rises or falls, according as the trawl warp is unwound
or wound on to the barrel, 1 prefer the warp to run in the smaller grove, and make
broader portion slightly sloping on each side towards this grove, so that the warp,
has always a tendency to run into this grove. When using the horizontal roller,
I preferably put it on the top of the warp when winding same in, and when
running the warp out I may fasten my roller up, free from contact of warp,
In other cases I may put my roller under the warp, and dispense with the rising
and falling motion. Whilst my rollers are made so as to guide the warp, they
still enable connecting links to pass freely, I arrange my working handles or
levers, so that the person working same can do so from either side of the winch,
or the back side of the winch, away from the running warp.
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Improvements in Trawl Winch Warp Guides and the like.
JOHN RESIDE SMITH, 219, Boulevard, Hull, Engineer, 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 :-
My invention guides the trawl warp on to the barrel or barrels of trawl winches,
by means of one or more rollers, which are made to work diagonally, or com-
bined horizontal and upright, or horizontally; in the case of the latter, the said
roller is preferably made with a wide grove at top, and having a narrower grove
at bottom of sume, fixed so as to rise or fall in a frame, according as the trawl
warp is unwound off the barrel, or wound on the barrel. This frame forms part
of sliding apparatus, which is made to slide, or vibrate radially across the length
of barrel or barrels. In some cases I may work two or more rollers for one warp,
either combined horizontal roller with side upright rollers, or two diagonal rollers,
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page_text: to ensure a better side thrust, but which ever style, I usually put roller on the
top of the warp to be guided When running the warp out, I may either allow
the same to run out in contact with the roller, or in some cases, I may fasten by
chain, cotter, or other appliance, the 1oller attachment to the top of the frame so
that the warp 18 able to run out free from contact with roller. In my horizontal
roller, I prefer the warp to run in the narrow grove, the broader flat giove,
allowing the connecting shackle links to pass easily through. In my diagonal
1ollers, these may be made of a similar shape as the horizontal ones, or they may
be made curved from flange to flange. In my combined horizontal and upright
1olleis, I preferably make the horizontal roller, gioved or V shaped, which rests
on top of the warp, when same is running out, and I preferably make the upright
rolleis curved or slightly Vd, to take the side thrust In some cases I may put
my rollers under the warp. and dispense with the rising and falling motion, in
which case I prefer to use two 1ollers for one warp, the centres of same being
pitched sufficiently apart to enable the shackle links, to pass easily through, and
yet so angled as to enable one of the 1ollers, nearly always to be acting as a guide
roller I may use a modification of my combined horizontal and upright rollers,
for this style.
I arrange my working handles, levers or other apparatus, so that the person
working the same can do so from either side of the winch, or from aft end of the
winch, preferably by a level fixed on winch foundation, connected at one end to
guide fiame, and at the other end, to handle, lever, worm wheel or wheel and
pinion, or I may work the sliding frame by chains led round guide pulleys to aft
end of winch, or in cases where a long travel is required, I may work same by
means of a rack and woim, or pinion
In order that my invention may be the more readily understood I append
hereunto two sheets of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter referred to,—
On Sheet 1, Figure 1 18 a side elevation, and Figure 2 an end elevation, and
Figure 3 a plan of a double barrel winch fitted with my horizontal roller warp
guides Figure 4, is a plan of my guides fitted with diagonal rollers, and
Figure 6, shews an end elevation of rising and falling sliding frame, with dia-
gonal rollers of a different style. Figure 5, shews the rising and falling sliding
frame, with combined horizontal and upright rollers On Sheet 2, Figure 7
shews a plan of my warp guides, without the rising and falling frame, and
Figure 8, shews an elevation of same
The same reference letters indicate the same parts in the different views.
Referring to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, B B¹, are the winch barrels for winding
on the warps W, W₁. The sliding apparatus E, E, consists of a frame usually
with four pillars, each pair of pillars forming guides for rising and falling
frames F, F, in which is fitted horizontal rollers H,H, Figure 2; or combined
rolleis C, c, c, Figure 5, or diagonal rollers D, D¹, Figure 4, or G, G¹, Figure 6.
In all these cases I prefer the rollers to be on the top of the warn to be guided.
In Figures 2 and 4, style the waip is guided with practically little or no slack,
whilst in Figures 5 and 6 style the warp 18 guided with slack equal to distance
between rolleis c, c¹, and F, F, as shown by position of warps M, M¹, shackle
links marked Z
I may also work my sliding apparatus E, E, in Figures 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, by causing
same to vibrate radially across front of bariels, preferably with radius, bars R, R,
working horizontally, as shewn in dotted diagram in Figures 1 and 3; the bottom
radius bar R¹ sliding on cross bar S In Figure 7, style I may make the two
bara T, T, radiate across front of barrels, by means of equal length radius bars
working upright, instead of horizontally, and may dispense with brackets U, U.
I may apply a modification of Figure 5 style wherein I fix a horizontal roller
on bottom as well as top to suit Figure 7 style.
In Figure 3, I shew lever S attached to frame on one end, and to handle R,
at other end, also chains K, K', led round guide pulleys P, P¹, P³, P³, and con-
nected to winding barrel T.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim 18:
1 Warp guides for trawl winches, substantially as described.
2 The combination of warp guide rollers, having a wide and narrow grove,
working honzontally, substantially as described and as illustrated
3 The combination of warp guide 1ollers working diagonally, substantially as
described and as illustrated.
4 The combination of waip guide olleis, with one or more horizontal rollers,
and two upright rollers substantially as described and as illustrated.
5 The combination in a trawl winch of warp guude rollers mounted in a frame,
which rises and falls, substantially as described and illustrated.
6. The combination in a tiawl winch of waip guide rollers, mounted in a
frame as in Figures 7 and 8, and substantially as described
Dated this 28th day of February 1899
JOHN RESIDE SMITH