An Improved Sail-hook.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 27th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Sail-hook.
I JOHN WILLIAM BLAKE of 115 High Street Gosport in the County of Hants
Nautical Ironmonger do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of sail-hooks whereby
they may be attached to the sails of a ship or yacht and may be readily connected
with or disconnected from the stays which carry the fore-sails and jib.
For this purpose I make the sail-hook in two parts one of which is provided with
suitable holes for attaching the sail-hook to the sails by sewing or by any other usual
and well known means. The second part of the book is riveted or otherwise suitably
connected with the first part in a manner to provide a swivel joint the axis of which
forms approximately an angle of 45° with a line drawn perpendicularly through the
centre of the opening of the sail-hook.
By this arrangement the sail-hook being opened it may be speedily applied to the
stay or jib as required and being closed will remain closed until the sail-hook is
purposely lifted when the second part of the sail-hook may be turned upon its axis
and so the sail-books may be as readily disconnected from, as they were previously
applied to, the stay carrying the sail fitted with the requisite number of these sail-
hooks.
Dated this 14th day of May 1890.
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Sail-hook.
I, JOHN WILLIAM BLAKE of 115 High Street, Gosport in the County of Hants
Nautical Ironmonger 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 relates to improvements in the construction of sail hooks whereby
they may be attached to the sails of a ship or yacht and be readily connected
with or disconnected from the stays which carry the foresails and jib.
For this purpose I make the sail hook as shown in the accompanying drawings
in which Figure 1 is a view of the sail hook opened for disconnecting the sail
from its stay.
The main portion A of the sail hook is provided with suitable holes for attaching
the sail hook to the sails by sewing or by any other usual and well known means.
The second portion B of the sail hook is rivetted or otherwise suitably connected
with the main portion A in a manner to provide a swivel joint the axis C of
which forms approximately an angle of 45° with a line x-x drawn through the
centre of the opening of the sail hook.
By this arrangement the sail hook being opened may speedily be applied to the
stay of a foresail or jib as required and being closed will remain closed until it is
purposely lifted so that the second portion B of the sail hook may be turned upon
its axis C allowing the sail hook to be as readily disconnected from as it had been
previously applied to the said stay.
The sail hooks are employed in greater or less number according to the size of
the sail to which they are applied.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
A sail hook provided with an opening and closing guard substantially as and for
the purpose described.
Dated this 10th day of November 1890.
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.