Improvements in Station Boxes for Life-buoys and other Life- saving Apparatus.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 1st Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Feb., 1887.
Improvements in Station Boxes for Life-buoys and other Life-
saving Apparatus.
I, GEORGE ARAM, of 1 St. Paul's Lane, in the City of Lincoln, Printer, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide suitable stations, where life-buoys and
other life-saving apparatus may be always kept ready for immediate use, with the
rope, and any other necessary appliances; and is intended to avert the consequences
which frequently arise in the unexpected and sudden immersion of persons in water,
when, in casting the life-buoy, in the excitement of the moment, it sometimes becomes
entangled with the rope attached thereto.
It is also intended to prevent the buoy and rope being cast into the water together,
and thus leaving the buoy unconnected with the land.
My invention consists of a wooden or other box, having folding doors in. front, to
protect the contents from the weather.
Inside the box, and near one side, is a perpendicular cylinder or roller, having a
collar at each end, and capable of revolving on axes fitted to bearings in the top and
bottom of the box; the lower axis projects through the bottom of the box, the lower
end being made square to receive a handle, whereby the roller may be turned, and the
rope wound thereon. One end of the rope is securely fastened to the life-buoy, which,
for convenience, is suspended to a hook at the back of the box (inside). The other
end of the rope is passed through a hole in the roller, (but not fixed thereto) previously.
to the remainder being wound thereon by the turning of the handle..
In using the apparatus, it is only necessary to open the doors and remove the
life-buoy from the hook, and hasten therewith to the required place, allowing the rope
to unwind itself from the roller, as the distance increases. The end of the rope not
being fixed to the roller, it is free to leave the same, when paid out, if the buoy is
taken to a greater distance than the length of the rope, which then trails on the
ground, thus preventing any entanglement, or probability of being projected into the
water with the buoy.
My invention is capable of various modifications, and of being applied to other life
saving apparatus.

page_text: Improvements in Station Boxes for Life-buoys and other Life-
saving Apparatus.
I, GEORGE ARAM, of 1 St. Paul's Lane, in the City of Lincoln, Printer, 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
The object of my invention is to provide suitable stations, where life-buoys and
other life-saving apparatus may be always kept ready for immediate use, with the rope,
and any other necessary appliances; and is intended to avert the consequences which
frequently arise in the unexpected and sudden immersion of persons in water, when,
in casting the life-buoy, in the excitement of the moment, it sometimes becomes
entangled with the rope attached thereto. It is also intended to prevent the buoy and
rope being cast into the water together, and thus leaving the buoy unconnected with
the land.
My invention consists of a wooden or other box, having folding doors in front, to
protect the contents from the weather.
Inside the box, and near one side, is a perpendicular cylinder or roller, having a
collar at each end, and capable of revolving an axes fitted to bearings in the top and
bottom of the box, the lower axis projects through the bottom of the box, the lower
end being made square to receive a handle, whereby the roller may be turned, and the
rope wound thereon. One end of the rope is securely fastened to the life-buoy,
which, for convenience, is suspended to a hook at the back of the box (inside). The
other end of the rope is passed through a hole in the roller, (but not fixed thereto)
previously to the remainder being wound thereon by the turning of the handle. This
roller may be fixed without the box to any wall or post or other convenient place or
position.
In using the apparatus, it is only necessary to open the doors and remove the
life-buoy from the hook, and hasten therewith to the required place, allowing the rope
to unwind itself from the roller, as the distance increases. The end of the rope not
being fixed permanently to the roller, it is free to leave the same, when paid out, if
the buoy is taken to a greater distance than the length of the rope, which then trails
on the ground, thus preventing any entanglement, or probability of being projected
into the water with the buoy.
My invention is capable of various modifications and of being applied to other life
saving apparatus.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a front view of the box, with the doors closed, Fig. 2 is a side view of the
same, and Fig. 3 is a front view with the doors open.

page_text: a is the station box, bb are the doors; on the inside surface of one of these doors
the directions may be written, as shewn in Fig. 3. c is an ordinary fastening for
keeping the doors closed. d is a hook upon which the life buoy e is suspended ready
for use.
One end of the rope is inserted in a hole in the roller g; the other end of
the rope is attached to the buoy e. h is a movable handle, which is placed on the
spindle of the roller g, as shewn, for winding the rope on the roller y. At other
times the handle h may be placed inside the box. are two hooks for attaching
drags, ropes and other gear to the box, where such articles will be always ready for
immediate use.
The roller may be placed horizontally as shewn, or vertically or otherwise, as
preferred, and the apparatus may be used either on land or on board ship, or in any
other position where accidents by drowning are possible.
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. The manufacture and use of station boxes for life-buoys and other. life-saving
apparatus made and constructed in the manner shewn on drawings and for the
purpose substantially as described.
2. The use and application of the cylinder or roller g in combination with, or
without, the before mentioned box for the purpose substantially as herein before
described.
3. The general construction, combination and arrangement of the several and
respective parts, together constituting my improvements in station boxes for life-buoys
and other life-saving apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes herein before
described and shewn on the drawings.
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.