A NEW MODE OF APPLYING HYDRAULIC POWER TO WINDLASSES FOR WEIGHING ANCHORS AND LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS
Year: 1853

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Turner, of 19, Wilson Street, Lime-
house, Engineer, for the Invention of "A NEW MODE OF APPLYING
HYDRAULIC POWER TO WINDLASSES FOR WEIGHING ANCHORS AND
LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS."
Sealed the 23rd November 1853, and dated the 23rd May 1853.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Turner at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 23rd May 1853.
I, HENRY TURNER, of 19, Wilson Street, Limehouse, Engineer, do
hereby declare that the nature of the Invention for "A NEW MODE OF
APPLYING HYDRAULIC POWER TO WINDLASSES FOR WEIGHING ANCHORS AND
LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS" to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in the mode of applying hydraulic power to
windlasses for the purpose of weighing anchors or lifting heavy weights.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
a, a, handles giving motion to the cranks b, b, which work the small

page_text: also through a three way cock E, finds its way into the cylinders F, F,
through the pipes M, M, and also through the cocks 0, 0, (which are
worked by excentrics or other gear,) and communicating to the pistons Q,
the accumulated power of hydraulic and lever; the piston rods G, G,
main levers H, H, connecting rods I, I, are thereby put in motion, and
a rotary motion is given to the cranks J, and from thence to the
barrels P, P. The water after having done its duty is ejected through
the cocks o, o, and pipes N, N, into the suction part of the valve box of
the
pumps c, c, to be used over again as before; K, K, main windlass
shaft; L, crank pin; R, clutch; S, S, clutch gear; T, T, garricks.
When the barrels are required to fleet but slowly, compressed air can
be introduced into the cylinders F, F, both top and bottom of the pistons
Q, by the pumps c, c, through the three way cock E, which is then
open to air, and the eduction being cut off by the cock v.
A break is effected by first introducing into the cylinders F, F, com-
pressed air and afterwards water.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry Turner in the Great Seal Patent Office,
on the 23rd November 1858.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I,
HENRY TURNER, of 19, Wilson Street, Limehouse, Engineer, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-third day of May, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, in the six-
teenth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said Henry Turner, Her special licence
that I, the said Henry Turner, my executors, administrators, and as-
signs, or such others as I, the said Henry Turner, my executors, ad-
ministrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others,
from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein
expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend,
within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel

page_text: Islands, and Isle of Man, my Invention for "A NEW MODE OF APPLYING
HYDRAULIC POWER TO WINDLASSES FOR WEIGHING ANCHORS AND LIFTING
HEAVY WEIGHTS," upon the condition (amongst others) that I; the said.
Henry Turner, by an instrument in writing under my hand and seal,
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of my said In-
vention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and.
cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry Turner, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement thereof, reference being had to the Drawings hereto
annexed, and to the figures and letters marked thereon, that is to say:
My Invention consists, firstly, in the adaptation of hydraulic power
to windlasses for the purpose of weighing anchors and lifting heavy
weights. Secondly, in mechanical arrangements for carrying the same
into effect.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Sheet 1, Figure 1, represents an end view of a windlass and section
of a hydraulic cylinder.
Sheet 1, Figure 2, is a sectional elevation of small pumps drawn to
a larger scale than shewn in the general arrangement.
Sheet 1, Figure 3, is a plan of the small pumps.
Sheet 1, Figure 4, shews feed and stop cocks.
Sheet 2, Figure 5, is an elevation of the windlass and section of

page_text: K, K, delivery pipes to small pumps, Figures 1, 2, and 3. 1, 1, are four
way cocks fixed into the cylinders m, m, for the purpose of admitting
and ejecting the water, Figure 1. n, is a piston or ram of which there
is one to each cylinder; O, O, are piston rods; P, P, main levers or
beams; Q, Q, connecting rods; R, cranks; S, windlass barrel;
Figures 1, 5, and 6. t, t, eduction pipes; ut, rod to keep the pin E,
from falling out; V, frame for supporting the lever d; Figures 1, and 6.
a, Figures 1, 4, and 5, is a pipe leading under the deck beams to pumps
similar to G, G, with only two branches on the valve box, namely, a
delivery branch to which is fixed the pipe x, and a suction branch.
These pumps to be worked by the donkey or supplementary engine for
steamers. Y, is the valve box to the pumps G, G, Figures 1, 2, 3, and
4. 2, is a cock fitted to the valve box Y, for cutting off the supply of
water which comes through the pipe a, when the pumps worked by
the donkey engine are not used, Figures 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. a', is a
stop cock, Figures 1, 3, 4, and 6; by opening the said cock a', it affords
a communication between the delivery and suction part of the valve
box Y, therefore allowing the water to go overboard through the
pipe i.,, are pins fixed into the crank pin C, Figures 1, 5, and 6,
to work the four way cocks 7, 7, by the means of the levers d', d', rods
E, E, and levers f¹, f', G, Figures 1, and 5, main shafts h³, h',
Figure 5, clutch and gear for the purpose of connecting and discon-
necting the barrels S, S;,, Figures 1, 5, and 6, brakes and gear;
K', K', palls and gear, Figures 5, and 6.
The mode of operating is as follows:
The handles a, a, a, give motion to the cranks b, b, represented in
Figures 1, 5, and 6, (by the application of manual power,) and to the
rods c, c, which are attached to the lever d, Figure 1, made to vibrate
on one of the centres E, E, E, and by that means to the side rods f
Figures 1, 3, and 6, of the pumps G, G, whose plunger h, travels once
backward and forward to every turn of the handles a, a. The pumps
G, G, Figures 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, take their suction through the pipe i,
from the sea or from a tank fixed below the deck; the water is then
pumped through the pipes K, K, through the four way cocks 1, 1,
Figure 1, into the cylinders m, m, communicating to the pistons n, the

page_text: accumulated power of the hydraulic machine and lever. The piston
rods O, O, main levers P, P, connecting rods Q, Q, Figures 1, 5, and 6,
are thereby put in action, and a rotary motion is given to the cranks R,
and from thence to the barrels S, S, Figures 1, 5, and 6. The water
after having done its duty is ejected through the cocks 1, 1, and pipes t, t,
Figure 1, into the suction part of the valve box of the pumps G, G, at
11, 1, Figures 1, and 2, to be used over again as before. The lever d,
Figure 1, is made so as to alter the speed and power, as required; this is
done by shifting the axle pin E, by first taking out the pin u, Figure 1,
(which is attached to the franic V, with a chain,) and by that means
altering the leverage, the cranks b, b, still travelling the same distance.
a, Figures 1, and 5, is a pipe passing under the deck, and communi-
cating with the delivery part of a valve box and pumps similar to the
pumps G, G, Figures 2, and 3, but worked by the donkey or supple-
mentary engine for steamers; the pumps to be worked by a lever and
side rods, as represented in Figure 1, by the letters f, and d, but made
so as to suit the different kinds of engines. The four way cocks 1, 1,
Figure 1, are put in motion in the following manner:-When the
crank pin travels round, the pins 6', 6', strike the levers d', d', Figures
1, 5, and 6, giving motion to the levers f¹, f', and therefore to the
cocks 1, 1; when one of the levers d', d', moves, it brings the other
ready for action; by this arrangement the cocks 1, 1, Figure 1, travel
as required for the admission and eduction of the water necessary to the
stroke of the piston rods 0, 0, Figure 1.
For a sailing vessel, where manual power only is required, the valve
box, Figures 1, 3, and 4, does not require the cock marked.
For a steamer, the donkey engine will be able to do the work as
above described; where great speed is required the men and engine
can work in unison.
The barrels S, S, are fitted with holes for hand spikes in case of
accident.
For war vessels, the windlasses can be fixed below the water line,
and the chains passed over pulleys or barrels fixed in the upper works.
And having now described the nature of my said Invention, and the
manner of putting the same into execution, I wish it to be understood

page_text: that I do not confine myself to the precise details herein laid down.
But what I claim as my Invention, and intended to be protected by
the said in part recited Letters Patent, is,―
Firstly, the application of hydraulic power to windlasses for weighing
anchors.
Secondly, the mechanical arrangements for applying hydraulic power
to windlasses for weighing anchors, and also for raising heavy bodies,
as herein-before described and referred to in the Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Turner, have hereto set
my hand and seal, this Twenty-third day of November, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-
three.
HENRY TURNER. (L.S.)
Witness,
WALTER JA TURNER.