Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Sep., 1897-Accepted 11th Dec., 1897.
CHARLES DENTON HOLMES Hull Engineering Works Hull Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention has for its object, the guiding of the trawl warps on to the barrel or
barrels of trawl winches, by sliding or radial working guides worked preferably by a
lever or levers either at the side, back or other safe and convenient standing place in
relation to winch, all this for guiding the warps when being wound on the winch
barrel or barrels-When the warps are being run out, I construct my guides, so that
they can slide, slow, swivel, turn or lift out of position; so as to be clear of contact
with outrunning warps-In one of my arrangements I attach my sliding guides on a
bar about the height of centre of barrel, with the guide rods hanging down and
resting on a bottom bar, which may be attached to the winch frame, or deck of vessel,
or I may attach my sliding guides on to bottom bar with guide rods looking up and
resting on top bar.
The aforesaid guide rods I so construct as to guide the usual warp and at the same
time to allow the usual broader links or eyes to pass through, by keeping my guide
rods sufficient apart; in other cases I may fit a frame on each rod, which partially
collapses to let warp pass through, but expands sufficient to let broader links pass
through when necessary-I prefer to have my guide bars or rods fitted with rollers
when not fitted with collapsible frame.
In some cases I may connect my actuating lever or levers, or other gear. to
some working part of winch so as to approximately guide the warp on barrels
automatically.
I sometimes make sliding guides both top and bottom with guide rods between.
I also make another style of guides in which they revolve, or partly revolve, or
work radially on one or more upright spindles, preferably wrought by a lever or
levers, or same combined with gearing. In this style I prefer each of the guides to
stand fore and aft when warp is running out, so as to be clear of same.
Dated this 23d of December 1896
I, CHARLES DENTON HOLMES, of Hull Engineering Works, Hull, Engineer. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in manner the same is to he performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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page_text: My Invention has for its object the guiding of trawl warps on to the barrel o
barrels of the trawl winches, by means of sliding or radial working guides arranged
for convenient operation by a man when standing clear of the run of the ropes, o
warps, and in such a manner as to effectually guide the ropes as they are wound or
to the barrel or barrels but to offer no obstruction as they are run out, and also to
permit of the free passage of the links employed for connecting the lengths making
up the complete warp.
In order that my invention may be the more readily understood I append hereunto
two sheets of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter referred to.-
On Sheet 1 Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 a plan of a double barre
winch fitted with my warp guides.
On Sheet 2 Figure 3 is an end elevation of the warp guides.
Figure 4 is a side elevation of one of the warp.guides as arranged for throwing up
out of position when the warp is running out. **
Figure 5 is a side elevation showing the guides as arranged for operation from the
back of the winch.
Figure 6 is a plan of my guides as arranged in one convenient manner with radial
arms.
Figure 7 is a plan of the guides with radial arms and arranged for automatic
adjustment of the space between each pair of rollers.
Figure 8 is a plan of my guides as arranged for use with warps fitted with shackles.
The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same parts.
Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 3, A A¹ are the winch barrels for winding the
warps B B. The warp guides C C', each consisting of a pair of stems or rods with
loose rollers fitted in a suitable frame, are connected together by the link or rod D.
The guides are inoved across the front of the barrels by, ineans of the handle E, being
arranged for sliding upon the supporting bars FF fitted in any convenient manner
upon the winch framing.
Although I preferably employ the arrangement of guides illustrated at
Figures 1, 2, and 3, in which during the running out of the warp the guides can
slide upon the supporting bars and so automatically accommodate themselves to the
movement of the warp, yet I sometimes arrange for the guide stems with their rollers
to be thrown or slewed out of position as illustrated by the dotted lines at Figure 4,
and sustain' them at such out of service position during the running out of the warp
by cotters or in any other convenient manner....
Instead of arranging the guide operating handle E at one side and in the
front of the winch as illustrated at Figures 1 and 2, I sometimes arrange it at the
back of the winch, as shown at Figure 5, adjacent to the stop valve and reversing
handle.
In the arrangement shown at Figure 6 I dispense with the supporting bars F FI
(Figure 3) and carry the guides and their frame by radial supporting arms such
as G G¹.
With warps of one continuous length I arrange the guide rollers close together or
with only sufficient space between them to permit of the passage of the rope, but
when the complete warp is made up of lengths of rope connected by links as H,
Figures 1 and 2, the rollers must be fixed sufficiently apart to permit of the free
passage of such links. In the arrangement shown at Figure 7 each pair of roller
guides is so fittel as to permit of the automatic widening of the space, from its
normal position shown in the illustration, to allow of the passage of the links. The
links connecting the ends of the lengths of rope making up the one warp are
preferably arranged so that they shall not fall directly opposite the links connecting
the ends of the other warp.
When employing a warp fitted with shackles I arrange upon the guide frames in
conjunction with the rollers, fixed guide pieces as J (Figure 8) which prevent the
shackle from violently striking the guide rollers as it is wound on to the barrel or
unwound from the same.

page_text: 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
1. Trawl winch warp guides substantially as described.
2. The combination in a trawl winch of warp.guide rollers mounted in a frame or
frames arranged for sliding upon supporting bars in front of the winch trawls,
substantially as described and as illustrated.
3. The combination with a warp guide sliding frame or frames of guide rollers
arranged for throwing or slowing out of position when not required, substantially
as described' and as illustrated.
4. The combination of trawl winch warp guides with radial supporting arms,
Bubstantially as described and as illustrated.
5. The arrangement of trawl winch warp guides to permit of the automatic
widening of the space between the guide rollers for the free passage of a connecting
link or the like, substantially as described and as illustrated.
6. The combination with the rollers of trawl winch. warp guides of shackle guards
as J, substantially as described and as illustrated.
Datedithis 27th day of Container 1007
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C. and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for tlie Applicant.