Improvements in or relating to Engaging and Disengaging Devices for Ropes, Rods, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 2nd Feb., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Engaging and Disengaging Devices
for Ropes, Rods, and the like.
I, ANDERS WILHELM LEWIN, of Tegnérlunden 8, Stockholm, in the Kingdom
of Sweden, Commercial Agent, 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 relates to apparatus intended for use on boats or the like, especially
as belaying cleats for sheets and ropes.
Figure 1 is a vertical section of an apparatus arranged as a boat belaying cleat.
Figures 2 and 3 are respectively a top view and an end view of the same, and
Figure 4 represents a modification of the same apparatus.
The apparatus intended for use as a boat belaying cleat, Figure 1 consists of the
casing in which the gripping jaws A are pivotted, which are actuated by
springs K located between them and the inside of the casing. By means of screws
passing through the screw-holes b the apparatus may be fixed in a suitable position
with relation to the sheet or rope to be fastened. The upper detachable wall a of
the casing is divided into two parts one on each side of the opening between the
jaws, and the two halves of the wall are at a distance from each other somewhat
greater than the thickness of the sheet or rope for which the cleat is intended to
be used. The said opening thus facilitates the introduction of the rope or the
sheet from the side between the jaws A which then, owing to the pulling at the
sheet, pinch this latter between them. At this operation the drawing out of
the sheet from between the jaws is prevented by hooks c projecting from the edges
of the opening in the wall a which hooks are bent so as not to constitute an
obstacle for the introduction of the sheet in the cleat not its removal therefrom,
which latter is effected simply by bringing it sideways.
In order to produce a uniform and simultaneous motion of the jaws these are
connected with each other by means of a plate d movable on the undivided wall of
the casing L and provided with two slots e into which enter pins y projecting from
the jaws A through slots f. It will be easily understood how, by means of the
before described arrangement, motion may be transmitted from the one jaw to the
other. Figure 4 shows a modification of the connection last mentioned. The slot
plate d is in this case substituted by a bow the legs of which are movable in the
casing L each leg being moreover, as shown in the drawing pivotted to its respective
jaw A. The principal purpose of this bow is to facilitate the disconnection of the
sheet which is effected by moving the bow towards the casing when the jaws A are
turned so as to let go their hold on the rope. The arrangement last mentioned may
be used for various purposes.
If preferred one of the jaws A may be replaced by a fixed support, whereby
the apparatus will be very much simplified, the slotted plate d being thereby
rendered unnecessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A device for rapidly engaging gripping or disengaging ropes rods or the like
comprising a casing having a groove or opening into which the rone or equivalent

page_text: which rest on both sides of the rope ready when pulling at said rope to clamp the
same and which are further connected with each other by means of a movable
plate such as d provided with slots e each for receiving a pin g projecting from one
of the jaws A all with the object that the rope may easily be introduced between
the jaws A and with equal facility be removed therefrom substantially as described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In apparatus such as set forth in Claim 1 the arrangement that from one or
both edges of the groove or opening for the rope, there project over the groove
one or more books such as c serving to retain the rope between the jaws A
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. In apparatus such as set forth the modification comprising a U-shaped bow
such as h extending outside of the apparatus the legs of which movable in the
apparatus are pivotted to their respective jaws A with the object that the
disconnection of the rope may be facilitated by the disengaging of the jaws from it
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. In apparatus such as mentioned in Claim 1 the substitution for one jaw A of
a fixed support substantially as described.
Dated this 15th day of September 1894.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.