IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORTING BOXES . OF FISH FROM FISHING VESSELS TO VESSELS BY WHICH THE SAME ARE CARRIED TO HARBOUR AND IN THE MEANS EMPLOYED THEREFOR."
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Scott of Granton in the County of Midlothian
North Britain for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORTING BOXES
. OF FISH FROM FISHING VESSELS TO VESSELS BY WHICH THE SAME ARE
CARRIED TO HARBOUR AND IN THE MEANS EMPLOYED THEREFOR." "
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Scott at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd July 1883.
JAMES SCOTT, of Granton, in the County of Midlothian, North Britain,
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORTING BOXES OF FISH FROM FISHING VESSELS TO
VESSELS BY WHICH THE SAME ARE CARRIED TO HARBOUR AND IN THE MEANS
EMPLOYED THEREFOR,"
This Invention which relates to improvements in transporting boxes of fish from
fishing vessels at sea to other vessels by which the same are carried to harbour,
has for its object to enable the fishing vessels to remain at sea; to effect the
transference of the boxes of fish from the fishing vessels to the carrying vessels
without the dangers attending the existing methods of transference and that
without requiring the fishing vessels and carrying vessels to come near each other
at sea.
In carrying the Invention into practice advantage is taken of the fact that boxes
packed with fish do not sink in the sea but float at its surface and the Invention
consists in fastening together any number of boxes of fish by suspension cords pre-
ferably passing through loops formed on a rope of any desired length and of sufficient
strength, which is put overboard from a fishing vessel to be taken on board the
vessel for carrying the fish to harbour.-This vessel which for the sake of brevity
is hereinafter called the "carrier vessel," is, or may be provided with a suitable
derrick, or crane, having a pulley.-The said derrick or crane is preferably, as I do
not limit myself to the precise details hereinafter described, so arranged as to
overhang the open gangway in the vessel's side and to lean towards the bow or
stern of the vessel at such an angle that the one edge or shoulder of the pulley is

page_text: lower than the other so that while the main rope keeps its place in the groove
of the pulley the cords by which the boxes are suspended from the main rope pass
easily over the lower shoulder or rim of the pulley the boxes thus landing
continuously on the deck.
In working the Invention the boxes of fish are attached by the suspension cords
passing through the loops on the aforesaid hauling rope, at distances of about eight
feet apart. To one end of the hauling rope a small buoy or float, which may be
painted red or of other conspicuous colour, is fastened.-The buoy and rope with
the boxes of fish are put out over the side of the fishing vessel which then moves
slowly away leaving the ropes with the boxes and buoy floating in a line on the
surface of the sea. The "carrier vessel" then approaches the buoy which is picked
up and the buoyed end of the rope is passed over the aforesaid derrick pulley and
then fastened to the steam or other winch by which the rope with the boxes of fish
attached are continuously, or intermittently, as desired hauled into the "carrier
vessel," or the rope with the boxes may be drawn in by hand.

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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said James Scott in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 27th December
1883.
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JAMES SCOTT, of Granton in the County of Midlothian North Britain
IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORTING BOXES OF FISH FROM FISHING VESSELS TO
VESSELS BY WHICH THE SAME ARE CARRIED TO HARBOUR, AND IN THE MEANS
EMPLOYED THEREFOR
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My said Invention which relates to improvements in transporting boxes of fish
from fishing vessels at sea to other vessels by which the same are carried to harbour,
has for its object to enable the fishing vessels to remain at sea; to effect the
transferrence of boxes of fish from the fishing vessels to the carrying vessels
without the dangers attending the existing methods of transferrence and that
without requiring the fishing vessels and carrying vessels to come near each other
at sea.
In carrying the invention into practice advantage is taken of the fact that boxes
packed with fish do not sink in the sea but float at its surface and the Invention
consists in fastening together any number of boxes of fish by suspension cords
preferably passing through loops formed on a rope of any desired length and of
sufficient strength, which is put overboard from a fishing vessel to be taken on board
the vessel for carrying the fish to harbour.-This vessel which for the sake of brevity
is hereinafter called the "carrier vessel" is, or may be provided with a suitable
derrick or crane, having a pulley. The said derrick or crane is preferably, as I do
not limit myself to the precise details hereinafter described, so arranged as to
overhang the open gangway in the vessels side and to lean towards the bow or
stern of the vessel at such an angle that the one edge or shoulder of the pulley
is lower than the other so that while the main rope keeps its place in the groove
of the pulley, the cords by which the boxes are suspended from the main rope
pass easily over the lower shoulder or rim of the pulley, the boxes thus landing
continuously on the deck.
In working the Invention the boxes of fish are attached by the suspension cords
passing through the loops on the aforesaid hauling rope, at distances of about eight
feet apart. To one end of the hauling rope a small buoy or float which may be
painted red or of other conspicuous colour is fastened.-The buoy and rope with the
boxes of fish are put out over the side of the fishing vessel which then moves slowly
away leaving the ropes with the boxes and buoy floating in a line on the surface of
the sea. The "carrier vessel" then approaches the buoy which is picked up and
the buoyed end of the rope is passed over the aforesaid derrick pulley and then
fastened to the steam or other winch by which the rope with the boxes of fish
attached are continuously or intermittently as desired hauled into the "carrier
vessel" or the rope with the boxes may be drawn in by hand.
And in order that my said Invention may be properly understood I now
proceed more particularly to set forth the system, mode or manner in or under
which the same is, or may be used or practically carried into effect reference being
bad to the accompanying Drawings and to the Letters and Figures marked thereon,
that is to say:-
Figure 1, is an elevation of a derrick used in the carrying out of my present
Invention.
Figure 2, represents a portion of a rope with a box suspended therefrom as used
in the carrying out of my present Invention.
Figure 3, is a view of two vessels occupied in the transferrence of boxes of fish
in the manner hereinafter set forth.
Figure 4, is a modified form of part of a derrick used in the carrying out of my
present invention
In carrying my present Invention into practice I take advantage of the fact
that boxes packed with fish float on the surface of the water and my invention

page_text: consists in fastening together any number of the boxes a, of fish by the suspension
cords 6, preferably passed through loops c, formed on the rope d, which may be of
any desired length and strength. This rope d, with the boxes a, attached thereto
is put overboard from the fishing vessel e, to be taken on board the "carrier
vesself for conveying the said boxes a, of fish to harbour.-The "carrier
vesself, is or may be provided with a derrick, the construction of which is shewn
more particularly at Figures 1, and 4.-The derrick represented at Figure 1, is so
arranged on the "carrier vessel" f, that the pulley g, overhangs the open gangway h,
in the vessel's side and the said derrick or crane also leans towards either the bow
or stern of the vessel at a sufficient angle to enable the boxes a, of fish suspended
from the rope d, to pass on board the ship f, clear of the legs i, of the derrick, also
to provide that one end, or shoulder, or rim of the pulley g, is lower than the
other; so that the cords b, by which the boxes a, are suspended, pass easily over
the lower shoulder or rim of the said pulley and the cords b, are thus prevented
from passing into the groove of the pulley; or the pulley g, may be placed on a
stud either perpendicular to the legs i, of the derrick (which in this case would
themselves be at an angle), or as represented at Figure 4, at an angle thereto, in
which case the main leg of the derrick is perpendicular, or the said derrick may be
formed in any other convenient manner to enable the pulley to be in such a
position that the boxes a, and cords b, have sufficient clearance angularly to pass
over them.
In working my present Invention the boxes a, of fish are attached by the
cords b, passing through the loops c, on the hauling rope d, at any convenient
distances apart, say for example, eight feet.-To one end of this hauling rope d,
the buoy or float j, is attached and which buoy may be painted red or of any other
conspicuous colour.-The buoy or float j, and rope with the boxes a, of fish are
put out over the side of the fishing vessel e, which then moves slowly away leaving
the rope d, with the boxes a, and buoy j, floating in a line on the surface of the
sea. The "carrier vessel" f, then approaches the buoy j, which is picked up and
the buoyed end of the rope d, is passed over the before mentioned derrick pulley g,
and then fastened to the steam or other winch %, by which the rope d, with the
boxes a, of fish attached are continuously or intermittently (as may be desired)
hauled into the "carrier vessel "f, or the rope d, with the boxes a, attached thereto
may be drawn in by hand.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and the system, mode or manner in or under which the same is, or may
be used or practically carried into effect I would observe in conclusion that what
I consider to be novel and original and therefore Claim as the invention secured
to me by the hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent is :-
First. In transporting boxes of fish from fishing vessels to vessels by which the
same are carried to harbour, the attaching of the said boxes packed with fish to a
rope so that they can be hauled into the "carrier vessel" either over the mechanism,
or by hand substantially as herein before described.
Second. The arrangement of the pulley on the derrick or equivalent support at
an angle so that the outer rim of the said pulley is at a lower level and by which
arrangement facility is afforded for the links attaching the boxes to the ropes, to
pass over the rims of the said pulleys substantially as hereinbefore described and
shewn on the annexed Drawings.
In Witness Whereof I, the said James Scott, have hereunto set my hand and
seal this twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty three.