Improvements in Steam Whipping Winches.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 31st July, 1889
Complete Speciºcation Left, 2nd June, 1890-Accepted, 5th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Steam Whipping Winches.
I, HENRY JOHN CUBITT KEYMER The Fisheries Iron Works Gorleston Suffolk
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Upon a suitable framework is carried a pair of engines the crankshaft of which
carries a number of revolving reels or loose barrels to which is fastened an end of a
rope, chain or warp; at one end of each reel or barrel is the fixed part of a friction
clutch into which works the adjusting part of the clutch this adjusting part of the
clutch fits upon the crankshaft also, and is driven by reeds or keys within suitable
key grooves in the said shaft, thus when the shaft revolves the adjusting part of the
clutch revolves also, the lateral motion of the same or putting it into gear or contact
with the clutch on the reel or barrel is given preferably by a screwed lever operating
in the neck of the loose clutch part, by this means the operator can put the clutch
into gear to lift a weight or release the clutch to lower the same weight as the reel or
barrel unwinds itself when the adjusting part of clutch is thus withdawn. The same
process applies to each of the loose reels or barrels working upon the shaft and the
one operator can adjust each and all as required.
Dated this 30th day of July 1889
H. J. C. KEYMER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Steam Whipping Winches.
I HENRY JOHN CUBITT KEYMER of The Fisheries Iron Works, Gorleston, in the
County of Suffolk, Engineer 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 :-
The pimary object of this invention is to combine in one machine a series or
number of like parts to be operated simultaneously or singly by one operation as may
be required.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 shows by front view partly in section, Figure 2 by plan view and
Figure 3 by end view an arrangement of apparatus including two reels or barrels, but
which number is variable.
Upon a suitable framework a may be carried a pair of engines not shown but
which may be of any suitable type the shaft of which carries revolving reels or loose
barrels c to which are fastened respectively one end of a series of ropes, chains or
warps. At one end of each reel or barrel is the fixed part c¹ of a friction clutch into
which works the adjusting part of the clutch c²; this adjusting part c² of the clutch
fits upon the shaft balso, and is driven by reeds or keys d within suitable key grooves
in the said shaft b, thus when the shaft 6 revolves the adjusting part c², or coned
clutch piece of the clutch, revolves also, the lateral motion of the adjusting part or
the putting gear thereof or contact with the clutch on the reel or barrel is given by
a screwed lever handle operating a spindle g having at one end a threaded socket g¹
which engages with a fixed screw stem so that this socket g as it is raised or.
lowered operates one arm of a bell crank lever i mounted on a suitable centre i and
operates another arm which engages by means of a suitable fork k¹ in the neck c* of
the loose clutch part c, by this means the operator can put the clutch into gear to lift
a weight or release the clutch to lower the weight as the reel or barrel unwinds itself

page_text: when the adjusting part of clutch is thus withdrawn. The same process applies to
each of the loose reels or barrels working upon the shaft and the one operator can
adjust each and all as required.
e indicates a band brake encircling the boss c³ of the barrel c. This brake serves to
sustain the load at any point to which it has been raised.
Although on the drawing I have only shewn the invention applied with two loose
barrels for winding and sets of parts for operating the same it will be understood that
any desired number of such parts may be assembled and driven by one driving shaft
within the power of the motor.
In the drawing I have shewn the shaft as being provided with a main tooth
wheel which is supposed to receive motion from a corresponding toothed wheel
driven by the motor but the manner of communicating such may be that most
convenient under the circumstances such as friction or otherwise.
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 combination or arrangement and use of a series of loose barrels or reels as c
mounted on a shaft as b common to all and from which they are capable of receiving
rotatory motion as desired by means of adjusting parts or coned pieces e engageable
therewith by means of arms and levers operated by handle levers and screw parts
with brake apparatus all readily accessible in series by one operator substantially as
set forth.
2. In steam whipping winches, loose winding barrels or reels arranged with
capability of separate engagement and disengagement as desired with a continuously
rotatable motive shaft by means of independent clutch arrangement operated by
levers screws and handle parts substantially as and for the purposes herein before set
forth.
Dated the 31st day of May 1890.
HENRY JOHN CUBITT KEYMER.