Improvement in Sails.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 13th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Sails.
HENRY DAVIES 6 St. John's Crescent Canton Cardiff Contractor do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is for application to all sails of any and every material size and
shape used for the purpose of propulsion or motion of any kind on steam or sailing
vessels of every description and to all sails of any and every material size and shape
attached to machines vehicles and articles of any and every kind where sails are
used for the purpose of providing motion and consists of the perforation of the sail
in every or any parts and more especially of that part which bellies out before the
wind with small round holes in the form of an eyelet placed either in lines running
across the sail in any direction or in the shape of stars, circles, or other designs or
forms each hole being secured around the aperture by a copper channel ring beaten
down to clip the sail and rivetted if necessary according to weight and body of
sail or by a double copper eyelet ring clinched around or by ordinary over stitching
around the holes.
Dated this 24th day of February 1896.
HENRY DAVIES.
Improvement in Sails.
HENRY DAVIES 6 St. John's Crescent Canton Cardiff Builder do hereby
declare the nature of this iuvention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention is applicable to all sails of every material size and shape used for
the purpose of propulsion or motion of any kind on steam or sailing vessels of every
size and description and to all sails of any and every material size and shape
attached to machines vehicles and articles of any and every kind where sails are used
for the purpose of obtaining notion. And that my invention and the manner of
performing and carrying the same into effect may be understood I hereby give a
description thereof as follows.
In sails to which my invention is applied I make a number of round holes
measuring in diameter from a quarter of an inch to two inches or thereabouts each
hole being secured around the aperture by a copper channel ring beaten down
to clip the sail and rivetted if necessary according to the weight and body of the
sail or by a double copper eyelet ring clinched around.
These holes will vary in number and size as deemed suitable for each separate
sail-different sizes being used in different parts of the same sail-and the purpose
for which it is used and will be placed either in lines running across or up
and down the sail in any direction or in the shape of stars circles crosses ovals or
any other design desired.
The wind passing through these holes dislodges to a great extent the pressure of

page_text: the wind against the convex side of the sail and removes to a considerable extent
the retarding force pressing against it.
By easing the great sudden pressure in squally and tempestuous weather iny
invention very considerably diminishes the chances of injury to or destruction of
the sails and tackle and it inny be applied to existing sails without any alteration in
their present form or adaptation of masts or tackle of any kind.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what I
claim is
1. The application to sails of every material size and description of a series of
apertures from a quarter of an inch to two inches or thereabouts in diameter with
copper double or eyelet rings secured around each aperture and placed in lines,
stars, circles, crosses, ovals or other designs and in number and sizes according to
the requirements of each separate snil.
2. The mode or manner of constructing sails and the like substantially as and for
the purposes set forth.
HENRY DAVIES.