Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM MUNTON BULLIVANT of 72 Mark Lane in the City of London
Wire Rope Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
My Invention has for its object to manufacture torpedo nets so that there are
expeditiously, conveniently and securely combined therewith attachments or
fastenings for connecting the nuts to one another or to other parts or places
whereto they are required to be fastened when in use. According to my Inven-
tion I in making the side or outer rows of gromments or component rings of the
net work onto or connect with them the ring or loop of a fastening which may be
of any convenient construction fitted to form a suitable means for connecting or
attaching the nets when they are to be combined together or fixed in position.
The said fastenings may for example consist of parts like the link of a chain
reduced and split at one side or part so that two such links can be engaged by
passing the reduced and split parts through each other and then turning the said
links round or the fastenings may take the form of hooks reversely placed so that
when hooked over adjacent rings or grommets or other place of connection they
become a fastening which may be further secured by a lashing or otherwise to
form between them a kind of eye piece, or the fastening may be an eye on one
part and a bar on the other which can be passed lengthwise through the eye and
then be turned across the said eye to fix the parts together. It will be understood
that where the fastening is in two parts one will be applied to the net and the
other to the adjacent net or any other place to which the nets are to be attached.
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page_text: Improved Attachments therefor.
I WILLIAM MUNTON BULLIVANT of 72 Mark Lane in the City of London
Wire Rope 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:-
My Invention has for its object to manufacture torpedo nets so that there
are expeditiously conveniently and securely combined therewith attachments or
fastenings for connecting the nets to one another or to other parts or places
whereto they are required to be fastened when in use. According to my Inven-
tion I, in making the side or outer rows of grommets or component rings of the
net, work onto or connect with them the rings eyes or loops of hooks or fastenings
which may be of any convenient construction fitted to form a suitable means for
connecting or attaching the nets to each other or to any required place when they
are to be combined together and fixed in position. Whilst not limiting myself to
the form of fastenings hereinafter described I will now describe with reference
to the accompanying drawings, suitable forms of fastenings for my purpose.
Figure 1 shews in elevation one form of fastening in position for securing two
nets together the parts of the adjacent grommets shewn being marked A. Figure 2
shews one of the parts of the fastening separately in edge view. The said
fastening consists of parts B, B' each like the link of a chain but reduced and
split at one side or part as shewn at b 62 so that two such links can be engaged by
passing the reduced and split parts b and 6 through each other and then turning
the said links round into the position shown in Figure 1, of course one of the
parts of the fastening is connected to one net and the other to another net or
other place to which the first net is to be fastened, Figures 3, 4 and 5 shew another
form of fastening, Figures 3 and 5 shewing the fastened position and figure 4 the
unfastened position. It consists of two hooks C C reversely placed relatively to
each other as shewn clearly in Figure 4. Each of the parts is worked on the same
grommet A which passes through the eyes c with which each part of the fastening
is furnished. The parts being in the open position shewn in Figure 4 the hooks
thereof are hooked over adjacent rings or grommets or the place of connection
they are then closed into the position shewn in Figures 3 and 5 and form a
fastening which may be further secured by a lashing as at d or otherwise to form
between them a kind of eye piece encircling the grommet or part to which they
fasten the net. Figures 6, 7 and 8 shew a form of fastening of the kind last
described but adapted for working on ridge ropes. The hooks C, C² are secured
by their eyes c to a ring C³ which is worked on the ridge rope. Figures 6 and 7
shew the fastened position and Figure 8 the unfastened position. The hooks C C
are engaged with the grommets as in the former case and may be similarly secured
by a lashing. Figures 9 and 10 shew another form of fastening consisting of an
eye E on one part and an eye F on the other part carrying a barf which can be
passed lengthwise through the eye E and then be turned across the said eye to fix
the parts together as shewn in Figure 10 which shows the parts in their fastened

page_text: position. Figure 9 shewing the parts in their unfastened position. The figures
shew parts of two grommets of nets which are fastened together, but one of the
parts of the fastening may be secured to any other place to which the net is to be
attached it being understood that where the fastening is in two parts one applied
to the net and the other to the place to which the nets are to be attached, either
of the two parts may be secured to the net as may be most convenient.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First In the manufacture of torpedo nets working on one or more of the
outer rows of grommets or rings of the net the eyes loops or rings of hooks or
fastenings for attaching the nets together or to any required place of attachment
as hereinbefore described.
Second-A torpedo net fastening consisting of two links each reduced and
split at one place one link being worked on the grommets of the net and the
other being worked on or secured to the other net or place to which the first
named net is to be secured substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
Third A torpedo net fastening consisting of two reversely placed hooks
worked on the grommets of the net or worked on or secured to the other net or
place to which the first named net is to be secured either directly or through the
intervention of a ring C³ substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by
Figures 3, 4 and 5 and Figures 6. 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings:
Fourth-A torpedo net fastening consisting of two rings or eyes one worked
on the grommets of the net and the other worked on or secured to the other net
or place to which the first net is to be secured one of the said rings or eyes carrying
a cross bar substantially as herein before described and illustrated in Figures 9
and 10 of the accompanying drawings.
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