Improved Means of Preventing Injury to Telegraph Cables connected with Lightships and Floating Stations.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 26th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 8th Oct, 192
Improved Means of Preventing Injury to Telegraph Cables connected
with Lightships and Floating Stations.
I, FREDERICK LE BRETON BEDWELL, of 38, Old Broad Street, City of
London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improved means and apparatus for connecting submarine
telegraph cables with light vessels or other ships or floating stations.
For the purpose of my invention 1 employ an improved mooring swivel the pin
of which has a central hole through it. On the lower bow or ring of the swivel a
boss is formed in line with the axis of the hollow pin, of such size in diameter that
it will keep the shackles of the mooring chain apart. Through the centre of this
boss a hole is bored in direct line with and of similar size to that in the pin, through
which the cable has a fair lead thus avoiding the danger of being nipped by the
shackles of the mooring chains.
Dated this 21st day of July 1899
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for F. Le B. Bedwell.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Preventing Injury to Telegraph Cables connected
with Lightships and Floating Stations.
1, FREDERICK LE BRETON BEDWELL, of 38 Old Broad Street, City of
London, Gentleman, 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 :-
For the purpose of my invention, I employ an improved mooring swivel A
to the loop link 1, the pin C of which swivel has a central hole D, Figures 1,
3, 4, and 6.
On the lower part of the eye E of the swivel, a boss F is formed,
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. This boss F is in line with the axis of the hollow
pin C and is of such size and diameter that it will keep the shackles of the mooring
chains apart. Through the centre of this boss, a hole is made (in line with that in
the pin C) through which the telegraph cable has a fair lead, thus avoiding the
danger of its being nipped by the shackles of the mooring chains.
The lower part of the swivel may also be constructed with three or more
eyes, so that three or more mooring chains can be shackled to it, see Figures 4
and 5.
The loop link B or upper part of the swivel may also be made with a boss H
(Figure 6) having a hole I made through its centre (in line with that in the
pin C) through which the telegraph cable has a fair lead when two riding
chains are used, viz.: one from each hawse pipe of the ship.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The exclusive use of the improved apparatus for connecting telegraph cables
with lightships, or other ships or vessels, or floating telegraph stations or
buoys, as shown on the annexed drawings, and consisting of a mooring swivel
(having a hollow pin) the eye or lower part of which swivel has a boss with a
D
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page_text: hole in its centre through which a telegraph cable can be passed for the purposes
set forth.
2. The exclusive use of a mooring swivel (having a hollow pin) the lower
part of which has a boss with a hole in its centre, through which a telegraph
cable can be passed, and is constructed with three or more eyes, as described
and shown.
3. The exclusive use of a mooring swivel (having a hollow pin) the loop or
upper part of which has a boss with a hole in its centre through which a tele-
graph cable can be passed, as explained and shown.
Oh don of Anoust 1005
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frederick Le Breton Bedwell.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frederick Le Breton Bedwell.