Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1886
Complete Left, 9th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted; 14th Oct., 1887
JAMES SAMPLE of 12 Harrison Place Newcastle on Tyne Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a Snatch Hook attached to each end of the boat having a
belaying pin formed on the back of the hook and projecting from it in a horizontal
or other suitable direction and a mousing arrangement formed of a piece of chain
fitted at one end with a ring which may be passed over a suitably curved end of the
hook, or a pin passed through a hole in the nose of the hook into the bed plate on
which the shoulder of the hook is supported either device serving to prevent a ropo
or ring from slipping off the hook-The mode of operation is as follows a suitable
length of rope or chain being attached to the tackle rings of the blocks used in boat
lowering is passed into the snatch Hook and a turn taken round the blaying pin which
when the boat is waterborne inay be instantly uncoiled by the men in the boat and
the boat consequently freed from the ship. In getting. the Boat on board the two
ropes or chains are passed into the snatch hooks and a turn taken quickly round the
belaying pins, in such a manner as to allow of rapid adjustments of the length of
rope or chain, in order to prevent the possibility of the boat assuming a perpendicular
position when the ship is rolling-In the event of the tackle rings being attached to
the snatch hooks either the arrangements of Mousing described serves to prevent the
rings when once in the snatch hooks from slipping out.
Dated this Thirteenth day of November 1886.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Attaching and Detaching Ships' Boats.
JAMES SAMPLE Watch Maker 12 Harrison Place Newcastle on Tyne County of
Northumberland 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 :--
My invention consists of a Snatch Hook A, attached to each end of the Boat, having
a belaying pin B formed on the back or on the sides of the Hooks-and projecting from
it in a horizontal or other suitable direction-and a Mousing arrangement formed of a
piece of chain fitted at one ond with a ring E which may be passed over a suitably
curved end C of the Hook A, or a pin E passing through a hole in the Nose of the
Hook A into the bed plate D on which the shoulder of the Hook A is supported either
device serving to prevent a rope or ring from slipping off the Hook A.
The mode of operation is as follows a suitable length of rope or chain being attached
to the tackle Rings of the blocks used in Boat lowering is passed into the Snatch
Hook A, and a turn taken round the belaying pin B which when the Boat is water-
borne may be instantly uncoiled by the men in the Boat and the Boat consequently
freed from the ship-In getting the boat on board the two ropes or chains are passod
into the Snatch Hooks and a turn taken quickly round the belaying pins, in such a
manner as to allow of rapid adjustments of the length of rope or chain, in order to
prevent the possibility of the boat assuming a perpendicular position when the
Ship is rolling.
In the event of the tackle rings being attached to the snatch Hooks either of the
arrangements of Mousing described serves to prevent the rings when once in the
Snatch Hooks from slipping out.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is
The Snatch Hook A arranged to be secured to, or detached from a rope at any part
of its length for the purpose of raising or lowering Ship's Boats, substantially as
described.
Dated this Tighth day of Anno 1807