Year: 1898

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A communication by FRIEDERICH GERHARD NIELSEN, of Sonderburg, Schleswig,
in the Empire of Germany, Engineer.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street, Manchester,
both in the County of Lancaster, 118, New Street, Birmingham, in the County.
of Warwick, and 322, High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object an improved fender intended to provide the
stem of a ship in hazy weather with a projecting protector which elastically
receives the shock of an oncoming ship in the event of a collision and prevents
the said stem penetrating the ship struck, or if the impact be too great, prevents
the pressing in of the side of the said ship too suddenly.
The fender consists of three cylindrical separate fenders, which are so fastened
together that the front one which may be of somewhat larger diameter rests in
front of the stem and against the two others which lie at the sides behind it. The
fenders consist of small cork, cork strips or tubes or other suitable material of
The front
suitable lengths laid together vertically and sewn in strong canvas.
fender may also be inclosed in a strong rope network or webbing.
The connection of the three fenders with one another takes place by means
of a rope or cable of hemp or coir or a steel rope in such a way that the rope
coils cross everywhere, the rope or cable which leaves the one rear fender on
the rear side being carried to the front round the front fender and then to the
rear side of the other rear fender, from whence it is carried transversely behind
the front fender behind the first named rear fender.
An iron tube is passed through the centre of the fenders, through which tube
a further connection of the fenders in a vertical direction is afforded by means
of another cable.
In hazy weather the fender is suspended over the stem of the vessel either only
by means of ropes attached to loops or lugs on the rear fenders, which ropes
lead to the steering or upper deck, or the said fender may be suspended from
the anchor crane.
In case of a collision, a lateral displacement of the fender whether it be
rammed at an obtuse angle, rectangle or acute angle, cannot take place so
far as to allow the fender to uncover the stem, as the moment any pressure comes
on the front fender, the stem penetrates further into the cable coils and the
rear fenders press more firmly against both sides. The great force necessary for
bursting the numerous rope coils, or (when these hold firm) to cut through the
fender at the various points will so far diminish the force of the impact that great
damage to the ship is prevented.
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page_text: A communication by FRIEDERICH GERHARD NIELSEN, of Sonderburg, Schleswig,
in the Empire of Germany, Engineer,
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street, Manchester,
both in the County of Lancaster, 118, New Street, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, and 322, High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, Civil 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:―
This invention has for its object an improved fender intended to provide the
stem of a ship in hazy weather with a projecting protector which elastically
receives the shock of an oncoming ship in the event of a collision and prevents
the said stem penetrating the ship struck, or if the impact be too great, prevents
the pressing in of the side of the said ship too suddenly.
In the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a side view of the fender, Fig. 2 a plan view of same with various
shapes of bow and depths and Fig. 3 a rear view, whilst Fig. 4 is a plan view of
the method of winding the rope, showing how the 3 parts of the fender are
fastened together and Fig. 5 shows how the fender is held on the stem of the ship.
The fender consists of three cylindrical separate fenders ABB, which are so
fastened together that the front one A which may be of somewhat larger diameter
rests in front of the stem and against the two others BB which lie at the sides
behind it. The fenders consist of small cork, cork strips, canes, or other suitable
inaterial of suitable lengths laid together vertically and sewn in strong canvas.
The front fender Amay also be enclosed in a strong rope network or webbing,
Figs. 1 and 2.
The connection of the three fenders with one another takes place by means of
a rope or cable a of hemp or coir or a steel rope in such a way that the rope coils
cross everywhere, the rope or cable which leaves the one rear fender B on the
rear side being carried to the front round the front fender A and then to the
rear side of the other rear fender B', from whence it is carried transversely
behind the front fender behind the first named rear fender.
An iron tube 6 Fig. 2 is passed through the centre of the fenders, through
which tube a further connection of the fenders in a vertical direction is afforded
by means of another cable c.
In hazy weather the fender is suspended over the stem of the vessel, either
only by means of ropes e attached to loops or lugs & on the rear fenders, which
ropes lead to the steering or upper deck, or the said fender may be suspended
from the anchor crane, as shown in Fig. 5.
In case of a collision, a lateral displacement of the fender whether it be rammed
at an obtuse angle, rectangle or acute angle, cannot take place so far as to allow
the fender to uncover the stem, as the moment any pressure comes on the front
fender A, the stem penetrates further into the cable coils, and the rear
fenders BB press more firmly against both sides. The great force- necessary
for bursting the numerous rope coils, or (when these hold firm) to cut through
the fender at the various points will so far diminish the force of the impact that
great damage to the ship is prevented.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is;-
1. A protecting fender for ships, consisting of three cylindrical fenders (A,
B, B¹) formed of cork or cane, which are connected to one another by means of
crossing rope coils which at the same time surround the separate fenders, the
whole being adapted to be suspended in foggy weather by means of ropes over
the stem of the ship in order to mitigate the impact of a collision with another
ship, substantially as herein before described.
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