An Improved Fairlead or Apparatus for Guiding the Warp of Herring Fishing Vessels when Hauling their Nets, or for Warping such Vessels about when in Harbour.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left; 5th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fairlead or Apparatus for Guiding the Warp of
Herring Fishing Vessels when Hauling their Nets, or for
Warping such Vessels about when in Harbour.
1 JOHN ALEXANDER FELLOWS of Westbourne Lodge, Southtown, Great
Yarmouth Timber Merchant and Saw Miller do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The instrument consists of a vertical spindle branching off into two parts at the
head, 40° on each side of the centre. On these two pins are placed two semi-
circular sheaves or rollers which guide the warp or rope to the capstan. Above
these sheaves & fastened on to the end of the pins a movable clasp or catch is
placed which keeps the rope from flying out, the whole being made in wrought and
cast iron.
This instrument is also intended for use in warping the boat about when in
harbor, in which case a chain may be used instead of a rope.
Dated this 7th day of November 1892.
JOHN ALEXANDER FELLOWS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fairlead or Apparatus for Guiding the Warp of
Herring Fishing Vessels when Hauling their Nets, or for
Warping such Vessels about when in Harbour.
I, JOHN ALEXANDER FELLOWS, of Westbourne Lodge, Southtown, Great
Yarmouth, Timber Merchant and Saw Miller, 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, reference being had to
the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is
to say:
My invention relates to an improved fairlead or apparatus for guiding the warp
of herring and other fishing vessels when hauling their nets, and it has for its object
to supersede the "boxroller," "jenny," or "rowlock," with wooden rollers, now in
use, and which, as is well known, frequently gets out of order.
According to my invention, this fairlead consists of a shank or spindle adapted
to fit the existing holes in the vessel's rail, and provided with a spherically shaped
head or boss having two diverging pins situate at an angle of about 40° to the
vertical centre line of the fairlead. These pins receive two semicircularly grooved
sheaves or rollers capable of revolving freely thereon, and which guide the warp or
rope to the capstan. A removable clasp, or yoke attachment, is provided and fits
over the two pins so as to retain the ropes in position, and also to prevent them
from flying out in rough weather.
This fairlead is also intended for use in warping vessels about when in harbour,
in which case a chain may be used instead of a rope, and the clasp, or yoke
attachment, be dispensed with.
And in order that my invention may be readily understood I proceed to describe
the same fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, partly in section, of my improved fairlead, and Fig. 2
aplan of the head or boss.
:
"Fio 3 shows the removable clasp or voke attachment in plan.

page_text: a is the shank or spindle, and the spherically-shaped head or boss screwed or
otherwise fitted thereon. c, c, are the two diverging pins which are screwed or
fitted into the head or boss. On these pins are mounted the two semi-circularly
grooved sheaves or rollers e, e, which work freely thereon, and between the bearing
collars and washers d, d', the same space for the warp being retained as in the old
fashioned wooden rollers. f is the clasp or yoke attachment fitting over the two
angularly disposed pins c, c, and above the semi-circularly grooved sheaves or
rollers, to keep the warp or rope from flying off. The said yoke attachment is
formed at one end with an eye f¹, and at the other it terminates in a fork f³.
When in position it can be fixed by cotters or pins 3 passing through eyes formed
in the upper portions of the pins c, c, the said cotters or pins being secured to
chains attached to the yoke. A hole is formed through the upper part of each of
the pins c, c, and a retaining ping is inserted therein. These retaining pins project
on each side so as to permit the ends of the yoke attachment to rest thereon; they
also keep the sheaves or rollers in place and, at the same time, prevent the yoke
from interfering with the free revolution of said sheaves or rollers.
An oil hole h is provided at the upper portion of each of the semi-circularly
grooved sheaves or rollers so as to enable the bearing surfaces of same to be kept
lubricated.
i is an eye bolt through which a link is passed, and to which link a line or rope
is made fast for the purpose of securing the apparatus to the vessel.
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. The improved fairlead consisting of a shank adapted to fit a hole in the
vessel's rail, and terminating in a head er boss from which diverge pins carrying
sheaves or rollers for guiding the warps, substantially as described.
2. In a fairlead, as.above claimed, the combination therewith of a clasp or yoke
attachment for the purpose of preventing the warps flying off, as described and
shown.
3. My improved fairlead or apparatus for guiding the warps of fishing vessels
when hauling their nets, or for warping vessels about when in harbour, substantially
as described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th day of August 1893.
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicant.