Improvements in or connected with Wire for Wire Strands and Wire Ropes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th May, 1893-Accepted, 24th June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Wire for Wire Strands
and Wire Ropes.
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We TELFORD CLARENCE BATCHELOR of 8, Barons Court Road, West
Kensington London, and ARTHUR LATCH of Hay Mills, near Birmingham,
Warwick Wire Rope Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has for object the construction of strands or ropes from wire of
special shape or a combination of shapes dependent on the contour of the strand
or rope desired to be produced.
For the purpose of this invention we employ half round, segmental or equivalent
shaped wires, having surfaces of flat or undulatory forms from and between the two
edges where the segmental lines terminate, which flat or undulating surface or
surfaces may be from any part of a circle or curve such as can be produced by
cutting a ring or an oval shaped outline in its length or width or anglewise or at
any intermediate part thereof other than from the centre so that the several parts
can be reunited in the same or in a different order from their original' positions,
this being determined by the shape of the strand or rope to be made.
The above or any part thereof may be used in conjunction with ordinary or
known shaped wires.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said T. C. Batchelor and A. Latch.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Wire for Wire Strands.
and Wire Ropes.
We, TELFORD CLARENCE BATCHELOR, of 8 Barons Court Road, West
Kensington, London, and ARTHUR LATCH of Hay Mills, near Birmingham,
Warwick, Wire Rope Manufacturers, 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 has for object, the construction of strands or ropes from wire
composed of strip sections of special shape, or a combination of shapes dependent
on the contour of the strand or rope desired to be produced.
For the purpose of this invention, we employ half round, segmental, or equivalent
shaped wires having surfaces of flat, or undulatory forms from and between the two
edges where the segmental lines terminate, which flat or undulatory surface or
surfaces may be from any part of a circle or curve, such as can be produced by
cutting a ring or an oval shaped outline in its length, or width, or anglewise, or at
any intermediate part thereof other than from the centre, so that the several parts
can be reunited in the same or in different order from their original positions, this.
being determined by the shape of the strand or rope to be made.
The above or any part thereof may be used in conjunction with ordinary or
known shaped wires:
Several examples of our invention are shown on the annexed drawings.
'On Sheet 1, each example represents a single wire composed of two or more

page_text: pieces or strips twisted among themselves to constitute a single wire for use as a
wire by itself, or in the making up of a strand. Each strand may be composed of
the same example of single wires, or from a combination of any number of such
wires as fancy may dictate.
According to Figure 1, a single wire is composed of two pieces or strips A, B,
of half round form, or half oval, as in dotted lines, the flat surfaces being in contact
and maintained in that position when twisted or laid into the strand, whether the
strips constituting the wires be twisted among themselves, or not.
Figure 2 shows a similar view to Figure 1, except that the centre is hollow, and of
circular formation for the reception of a core of another or ordinary wire, or a
hemp, or other centre, or for the reception of an electrical conducting wire, should
it be desired to place one or a number therein.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 2 but with the hollow centre of square
formation.
At Figure 4 we show two pieces or strips with irregular interior transverse
surfaces which retain their relative positions when twisted together, or when-laid
into the strand or rope.
The same may be said with regard to Figure 5 in which
angle faces are represented.
According to Figure 6, we show two strips to constitute a single wire, one
strip being of crescent shape and the other a pointed oval, the two being
placed in the position shown to constitute a single wire according to our
invention.
Figure 7 indicates a single wire composed of three pieces A, B, C, each piece
being shaped with right angled inner faces, which when placed in their respective
positions are retained by a twist given to said wire, or when laid into a strand or
rope without being previously twisted.
Figure 8 represents another wire composed of three pieces with angled faces,
the centre piece being of wedge shape.
Figure 9 is a similar view of three wires, two of them being segments. of a circle,
and the other or middle a flat strip.
Figure 10 indicates a single wire composed of three pieces, two of them being
pointed ovals, and the other (the middle) a double crescent.
Figure 11 shows another wire composed of three strips of different formation to
the previous figures, and in which the flat sides are put in contact and preserved in
that condition by the twist put in the wire, or when laid without previous twisting
into the strand or rope.
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Figure 12 as a single wire is composed of two crescent shaped pieces and one
pointed oval.
Figure 13 is a view of a single wire composed of four pieces A, B, C, D, the
centre of which is shown hollow but which may be filled with another wire, or with
hemp, or other material, or it may be utilized for electrical conducting wires duly
insulated.
Figures 14 to 27 inclusive represent several of the individual wires before spoken
of and represented in Sheet 1 made up into strands, some of which have the wires
twisted, and some laid, and some of the strands are twisted in the same direction as
that of the wires, and some in the reverse direction to the twist of the wires. As
an example, Figure 14, the strips constituting each wire are twisted to the right,
and each wire constituting the strand is twisted to the right. Figure 15, the two
strips of each wire are laid into the strand without being previously twisted.
In Figure 16 the strips constituting each single wire are twisted in one direction,
while the number of them composing the strand are twisted in the reverse
direction.
All the wires in the strands represented are in the same order of the foregoing
figures but at Figure 28, we show an example in which seven distinctly made up
single wires are employed together to constitute a strand:
Figure 29 represents a section and perspective elevation of a seven wire strand
or rope in which each wire is composed of two strips, constituting among

page_text: themselves an oval wire, so that when put together in the manner shown, a
flattened wire strand or wire rope is produced.
Figure 30 represents a sectional view of a cable in which a series of our
combination wires made up of strips are employed as an outer covering to a
hempen or other kind of cable, of which the interior wires may be electrical
conducting wires, which may however be arranged in any other order to that.
shown.
Figure 31 is a sectional elevation of a rope or cable surrounded by a series of
one of our forms of combination wires, while Figure 32 represents six strands, each
composed from a series of one of our form of wires and twisted among themselves.
as strands to form a six strand rope.
rope,
Instead of a central strand being employed as constituting part of the it
may be of hemp, or other material, or electrical conducting wires may be arranged in
the insulation forming the interior.
It may be observed that by this, our invention, each combination of segment.
wires which constitute a single wire, the flat or irregular surfaces are kept in
contact throughout the twist given to such single wire in order that the segments.
be retained in their particular positions to produce a round, or an equivalent shaped
single wire but when a number of such built up wires as singlo wires are employed
in the formation of a strand, rope, or cable, whether twisted together beforehand,
or simply laid into the strand, each so called single wire has no locking action on
its neighbouring single, so called, wire as would constitute, what is known in the
trade, as locked wire strand or locked wire rope, or locked wire cable.
It will also be observed that the division lines of the segments of wires for the
purpose of this invention diverge from points, other than from the axis of
the combined, or single wire.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. Combining metal strips or sections of shapes, which when placed together,
constitute a wire, as hereinbefore described, and the employment of a number of
such wires to form a strand, rope, or cable.
2. The manufacture of wire strands, wire ropes, or cables, from wires built up
and forming among themselves a circular or equivalent shaped body capable of
being used like single wires in the lay or twist thereof, as described and sub-
stantially as shown in the annexed drawings.
3. The manufacture of wires for use in a laid or twisted wire strand, or wire
rope, the strips constituting such wires having one or more flat or irregular
surfaces, which when placed together, cause them to assume a round, or an
equivalent shape.
4. A cable comprising a wire made in two longitudinal sections with contiguous
surfaces united throughout their lengths, substantially as described.
5. A cable consisting of a series of wires twisted together, and each individual
wire made in two longitudinal sections with contiguous surfaces united throughout
their lengths, substantially as described.
The 9th day of May 1o95.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Telford Clarence Batchelor and Arthur Latob..