Improvements in and in the Manufacture of Weldless Cast Steel, Forged Steel, and Iron Chains.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 9th Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in the Manufacture of Weldless Cast Steel,
Forged Steel, and Iron Chains.
WILLIAM WALKINGTON 69 Skinner Lane Leeds in the County of York
Engineer. I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in cutting a slit through near the end, or ends, of a
piece of steel, or iron, cut to form a link, the slit is then worked open to form an
eye of suitable width and length, to allow another eye and link to be threaded
through.
The piece of steel, iron, or other metal having now been formed with an eye at
both ends and bent to the required form, with both eyes flat together is ready to
receive a link.
Another piece the same as the one above described is now bent with the eyes a
little apart one eye of this second piece is threaded through the two eyes of the
first piece, or link, then the two eyes of the second link are closed, ready to
receive the third link and the process is continued until the desired length of
chain is obtained. If preferred the weldless chain may be made from a disk with
a hole in the centre, placed hot on a machine, and rolled out to the desired size
of ring. The edges are then pressed together to form an hoblong link, and bent,
link after link, and threaded together to any length necessary.
For a lighter weldless chain the rod of steel, iron, or metals, is cut to the desired
length to form a link, and a slit made through near the end, aud is worked open
to form a suitable eye, on the other end of the length is formed a solid head,
which is bent at the neck, so that the links will hang in a line, the link thus
formed is then ready to receive another link, the solid head is threaded through
the eye of the first link, the eye is then closed round the neck and the process is
continued until the desired length of chain is obtained.
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For cast steel chains, the links are made from a pattern, formed ready for the
process of linking and pressing the eyes together.
Dated this 27th day of March 1894.
Improvements in and in the Manufacture of Weldless Cast Steel,
Forged Steel, and Iron Chains.
WILLIAM WALKINGTON Skinner Lane Leeds in the County of York Engineer,
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 consists in cutting a slit through near the end, or ends, of a
piece of steel or iron, cut to form a link, the slit is then worked open to form an
eye of suitable width and length then bent to form a link to allow another eye
and link to be threaded through.

page_text: The steel, iron, or other metal, having now been formed with an eye at both
ends, and bent to the required form, with both eyes flat together is ready to receive
a link.
Another piece the same as the one described above, is now bent with the eyes a
little apart, one eye of this second piece is threaded through the two eyes of the
first piece or link, then the two eyes of the second link are closed ready to
receive the third link, and the process is continued until the desired length of
chain is obtained.
If preferred the weldless chain may be made from a disc with a hole in the
centre placed hot on a machine, and rolled out to the desired size of ring. The
edges are then pressed together to form an oblong link, and bent link after link,
and threaded together to any length necessary.
For a lighter weldless chain the rod of steel, iron, or other metals, is cut to the
desired length, to form a link, and a slit made through near the end, and is
worked open, to form a suitable eye, on the other end of the length is formed a
solid head, which is bent at the neck, so that the links, will hang in line, the link
thus formed is then ready to receive another link, the solid head is threaded
through the eye of the first link, the eye is then closed round the neck, and the
process is continued until the desired length of chain is obtained.
For cast steel or other metal chains the links are moulded from a pattern
ready for the process of linking, and pressing the eyes and links together.