Improvements in Swivel Pulley-holders for Exercising Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Swivel Pulley-holders for Exercising Machines.
I, MICHAEL BARTHOLOMEW RYAN, of 29, Maltby Street, Bermondsey, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:
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The object of my invention is to produce a strong cheap and durable swivel
pulley-holder for exercising machines.
In swivel pulley-holders for exercising machines, it is essential that the pulley-
holder should turn freely, with as little friction as possible upon the eye, and
also that the swivel-eye and pulley should be very strong and capable of inspec-
tion at the point where they are joined together.
The invention consists in certain features of construction and combination
of parts designed to secure the object herein described, as set forth in the
following specification.
The eye is constructed by striking up or bending a piece of steel wire and
turned up at right angles to a small arm.
At the end of the small arm is a
close circular tapering coil, the whole of the aforesaid is formed of one con-
tinuous piece of steel wire. To the eye I insert a swivel-hook which is con-
structed from a piece of steel wire with a small half round head struck up at
the end to prevent the hook from passing through the eye. A washer is placed
between the eye and the half round head of the hook."
It will be seen and understood that the swivel-hook is free to turn in the eye
but cannot be pulled out of the said eye without breaking the head off the hook
or the eye, which, as they are made of steel, is impossible under the strain to
which they are subjected.
Improvements in Swivel Pulley-holders for Exercising Machines.
I, MICHAEL BARTHOLOMEW RYAN, of 21, Vancouver Road, Catford, in the
County of Kent, and 29, Maltby Street, Bermondsey, 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: -
The object of my invention is to produce a strong cheap and durable swivel
hook for exercising machines.

page_text: And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters
and figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a plan of the top of the swivel hook and holder.
Fig. 2, is a section on line A, B, of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, is the end view of the swivel book.
Fig. 4, is a side elevation of the swivel hook and holder.
Fig. 5, is an end view.
In swivel holders for exercising machines it is essential that the holder should
turn freely, with as little friction as possible upon the eye, and also that the
swivel-eye and holder should be very strong and capable of inspection at the
point where they are joined together.
This invention consists in certain features of construction and combination
of parts designed to secure the object herein described, as set forth in the follow-
ing specification.
The eye a is constructed by striking up or bending a piece of wire and turned
up at right angles to a small arm b. At the end of the small arm b is a close
circular tapering coil c, the whole of the aforesaid is formed of one continuous
piece of wire. To the eye a I insert a swivel-hook d which is constructed from
a piece of wire with a small half round head e struck up at the end to prevent
the hook from passing through the eye a. A washer is placed between the
eye a and the half round head e of the swivel hook d.
It will be seen and understood that the hook is free to turn in the eye but
cannot be pulled out of the said eye without breaking the head off the hook or
the eye, which, as they are made of steel, is impossible under the strain to
which they are subjected.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
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The swivel hook holder substantially as above described in this specification
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.