Improvements in Fenders for Quay Walls, Piers, Landing Stages, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1893
Complete Specification. Left, 4th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 4th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fenders for Quay Walls, Piers, Landing Stages,
and the like.
I, ADOLPH WENK-WOLFF of Litera L 12, No 12 Neckerau-Mannheim,
Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention. has reference to fenders such as are arranged against the quay
walls of harbours, the piers of bridges, landing stages, mooring places and the like,
for the purpose of protecting vessels from damage when lying a ongside said walls
or other structures.
The timber fenders which have usually been employed heretofore are open to
objection because they wear away very quickly and soon rot, crumbling away, and
finally becoming especially near the water line thinner than the iron clamps by
means of which they are fixed to the quay wall or the like; projecting clamps then
constituting a serious danger to vessels.
Moreover such timber fenders, when applied to bridges or riverside structures
are frequently carried away by floating ice, the iron clamps, by means of which
they are fastened, being sometimes torn away, considerable damage to the structure
resulting.
According to this invention, in place of the timber fenders, rope fenders made
of hemp, cocoa-nut or other fibre, or wire ropes tightly twisted together are
employed.
The accompanying drawings show a rope fender (A) of this kind arranged
against a quay wall (B).
The fender is suspended by means of a hook and eye at (C) and it is not fixed
at its lower end.
Fenders according to this invention are very elastic and durable; and they need
not be removed when ice is floating in the river as they are merely lifted up by the
ice floes.
The suspension of the rope fender in the above mentioned manner also allows
the same to be readily removed.
With fenders according to this invention the use of the expensive clamps
employed to fasten timber fenders in place is obviated.
Dated this 17th day of Mov 1803
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fenders for Quay Walls, Piers, Landing Stages,
and the like.
I, ADOLPH WENK-WOLFF, of Litera L. 12. No 12. Neckerau-Mannheim,
Germany, Merchant, 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 :-
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This invention has reference to fenders to be arranged against the quay walls of
harbours, the piers of bridges, landing stages, mooring places and the like, for
the purpose of protecting vessels from damage when lying alongside said walls or
other structures.
The timber fenders which have usually been employed heretofore for this

page_text: purpose are open to objection because they wear away very quickly soon rot and
crumble away, and finally become especially near the water line, thinner than the
iron clamps by means of which they are fixed to the quay wall or the like the
projecting clamps then constituting a serious danger to vessels.
Moreover such timber fenders, when applied to bridges or riverside structures,
are frequently carried away by floating ice, the iron clamps by means of which
they are fastened in place, being sometimes torn away, and considerable damage
done to the structure.
Now according to this invention in order to obviate the above mentioned
disadvantages there is employed in place of the timber fenders heretofore used,
rope fenders made by tightly twisting together a number of thick ropes composed
of hemp, cocoa-nut or other fibre, or even of wire.
The drawings left with my Provisional Specification show a rope fender of this
kind arranged against a quay wall. The fender is suspended by means of a hook
and eye at C and is not fixed at its lower end.
Fenders according to this invention are very elastic and durable, and they need
not be removed when ice is floating in a river into which they extend as they are
merely lifted up or moved laterally by the ice floes.
The suspension of the rope fender in the above mentioned manner also allows
the same to be readily removed.
With fenders according to this invention the use of the expensive clamps
employed to fasten timber fenders in place is obviated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what I
claim is :-
A fender for quay walls, piers, landing stages and the like formed of a number
of thick ropes tightly twisted together substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 4th day of September 1893.
A. WENK-WOLFF,
By L. W., per W. C.