Improved Mouldings Suitable for Ships' Bulwark Rails and for other Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: of the Comptroller-General of the 23rd day of July 1892 allowed,
r Section 18 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883, an Amendment of this
.cification.
Improved Mouldings Suitable for Ships' Bulwark Rails and for
other Purposes.
We JOHN HENRY BELL N° 8.1 Dundas Street, Sunderland (Iron Works
Manager) and WILLIAM ROCKLIFFE Engineer York Street Sunderland do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVED MOULDINGS SUITABLE
SHIPS BULWARK RAILS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES to be as follows:-
FOR
This Invention relates to improved sections of rolled Iron or Steel or other
suitable material (or they may be cast) suitable for Rails on Ships Bulwarks. These
sections entirely forms the Rails which may be secured to the top part of the
Bulwarks by means of rivets or other fastenings either from the outside or the
inside of the flange as desired. Where hand rail stanchions are used instead of
bulwarks the flange may be dispensed with.
2. The object of the invention is to dispense with the unnecessary building of the
rails, which is costly. In building the rails as they do now, angle bars are rivetted
along the top of the bulwarks, then a flat bar is placed on top of angle bars and
rivetted with two or three rows of rivets.
1000
JOHN HENRY BELL.
WILLIAM ROCKLIFFE.

page_text: Improved Mouldings Suitable for Ships' Bulwark Rails and for
other Purposes.
We JOHN HENRY BELL of 81. Dundas Street Sunderland, Iron Works Manager,
and WILLIAM ROCKLIFFE, Engineer of York Street Sunderland do hereby declare
the nature of our invention for IMPROVED MOULDINGS SUITABLE FOR SHIPS
BULWARK RAILS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in, and by the following
statement
The object of this invention is to dispense with the unnecessary building of the
rails, as is at present the custom; as examples of this, three inethods are here
enumerated viz.
1. One method is to rivet angle iron bars, and half round, or convex iron bars
along the tops of the bulwarks at each side of the same, then flat iron bars are
placed on the top of the angle iron bars, and rivetted to the underside of the flats,
and a row of half-rounds or convex bars are rivetted to the angle bars.
2. Another method is to use common buib-angles (instead of the above named
flats, and angles) the plain flange being rivetted to the tops of the bulwarks with
half-rounds along the outside.
3. Another method is to use common channel iron, rivetted to the bulwarks
through one flange, and a row of half-rounds, also rivetted to the other flange.
All these methods of construction as well as others not here described are costly,
causing the employment of much unnecessary labour and material; these drawbacks
to the method of constructing bulwark rails are obviated by the use of the
mouldings forming the subject of the present invention, which consists in rolling
or casting iron, steel or other suitable material (for use as rails of ships bulwarks)
in various sections which entirely form the rails, to be secured at the top part of
the bulwarks, by means of rivets, or some equivalent connection, or fastenings,
either from the inside of the flange, or from the outside as desired.
Where hand rail stanchions are used instead of bulwarks the flange may be
dispensed with.
This description will be more fully understood on reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1. is a cross section of a moulding or bulwark rail, which may be made in
suitable lengths, holed through the flange A, at intervals of say 6 inches apart,
countersunk from the rounded side of the flange, and rivetted or otherwise secured
to the bulwark U
Fig. 2. is a cross section of a moulding, the flange B, being slightly modified
in form.
Fig. 3. In this figure the flange shown in Figures 1 and 2 is dispensed with,
leaving it suitable for a rail for the top of bulwark stanchions; this rail may be
holed through the top part C, and countersunk, rivetted, or otherwise secured to the
top parts of the stanchions V.
Fig. 4 is double flanged, and may be holed through, counter sunk, and secured to
the bulwark by either flange D. D.

page_text: Fig. 5. This moulding is also provided with two flanges E. E. either of which may
be holed through, countersunk, and secured to the bulwark. In this case the
flanges are slightly modified in form as compared with the preceding Figure.
Fig. 6 is another modification of the form of moulding, the flange F, being holed
through, and secured to the bulwark.
Fig. 7 shows another section or form of moulding, the flange G, being holed
through and secured to the bulwark.
Fig. 8, is another modified section, which may be holed through the flange H, and
secured to the bulwark.
Figs. 9. 10. and 11. vary in their sectional formation and may be secured to the
bulwarks W through the flanges J. J. J.
Fig. 12 is a cross section of a moulding which may be holed through the
flange K, and secured to the stringer plates S. The recess R, covers the edge of
the sheer strake plates T. This recess may be varied in depth and width.
If necessary the section may be made solid, without the recess.
Fig. 13. This moulding is double flanged and may be holed and secured to the
bulwarks through either flange L. L
If necessary some of the mouldings may be formed concave in their more
solid parts.
All the mouldings are subject to variation in width and thickness.
The advantages of our improved sections, are a great saving of labour, over the
present method of building the rails, economy in material of rolled iron, and rivets,
Saving of labour in the putting up, punching, drilling, countersinking, rivetting,
caulking, or dressing the joints; corrosion being reduced to a minimum.
Top weight is reduced, which is a great consideration.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
nvention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
ve claim is
The construction of rolled mouldings which will dispense with the ordinary method
f building the bulwark rails substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set
orth.

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Mouldings Suitable for Ships' Bulwark Rails and for
other Purposes.
We JOHN HENRY BELL N° 81 Dundas Street, Sunderland (Iron Works
Manager) and WILLIAM ROCKLIFFE Engineer York Street Sunderland do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVED MOULDINGS SUITABLE FOR
SHIPS BULWARK RAILS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improved sections of rolled Iron or Steel or other
suitable material (or they may be cast) suitable for Rails on Ships Bulwarks. These
sections entirely forms the Rails which may be secured to the top part of the
Bulwarks by means of rivets or other fastenings either from the outside or the
inside of the flange as desired. Where hand rail stanchions are used instead of
bulwarks the flange may be dispensed with.
2. The object of the invention is to dispense with the unnecessary building of the
rails, which is costly. In building the rails as they do now, angle bars are rivetted
along the top of the bulwarks, then a flat bar is placed on top of angle bars and
rivetted with two or three rows of rivets.

page_text: other Purposes.
We JOHN HENRY BELL of 81 Dundas Street Sunderland, Iron Works Manager,
and WILLIAM ROCKLIFFE, Engineer of York Street Sunderland do hereby declare
the nature of our invention for "IMPROVED MOULDINGS SUITABLE FOR SHIPS
BULWARK RAILS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in, and by the following
statement:-
"
The object of this invention is to dispense with the unnecessary building of the
rails, as is at present the custom; as examples of this, three methods are here
enumerated viz.
1. One method is to rivet angle iron bars, and half round, or convex iron bars
along the tops of the bulwarks at each side of the same, then flat iron bars are
placed on the top of the angle iron bars, and rivetted to the underside of the flats,
and a row of half-rounds or convex bars are rivetted to the angle bars.
2. Another method is to use common bulb-angles (instead of the above named
flats, and angles) the plain flange being rivetted to the tops of the bulwarks with
half-rounds along the outside.
3. Another method is to use common channel iron, rivetted to the bulwarks
through one flange, and a row of half-rounds, also rivetted to the other flange.
All these methods of construction as well as others not here described are costly,
causing the employment of much unnecessary labour and material, these drawbacks
to the method of constructing bulwark rails are obviated by the use of the
inouldings formning the subject of the present invention, which consists in rolling,
or casting iron, steel or other suitable material (for use as rails of ships bulwarks)
in various sections which entirely form the rails, to be secured at the top part of
the bulwarks, by means of rivets, or some equivalent connection, or fastenings,
either from the inside of the flange, or from the outside as desired.
Where hand rail stanchions are used instead of bulwarks the flange may be
dispensed with.
This description will be more fully understood on reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1. is a cross section of a moulding or bulwark rail, which may be made in
suitable lengths, holed through the flange A, at intervals of say 6 inches apart,
countersunk from the rounded side of the flange, and rivetted or otherwise secured
to the bulwark U.
Fig. 2. is a cross section of a moulding, the flange B, being slightly modified
in form.
Fig. 3. In this figure the flange shown in Figures 1 and 2 is dispensed with,
leaving it suitable for a rail for the top of bulwark stanchions; this rail may be
holed through the top part C, and countersunk, rivetted, or otherwise secured to the
top parts of the stanchions V.
Fig. 4 is double flanged, and may be holed through, counter sunk, and secured to
the bulwark by either flange D. D.

page_text: Fig. 5. This moulding is also provided with two flanges E. E. either of which may
be holed through, countersunk, and secured to the bulwark. In this case the
flanges are slightly modified in form as compared with the preceding Figure.
Fig. 6 is another modification of the form of moulding, the flange F, being holed
through, and secured to the bulwark.
Fig. 7 shows another section or form of moulding, the flange G, being holed
through and secured to the bulwark,
Fig. 8, is another modified section, which may be holed through the flange H, and
secured to the bulwark.
Figs. 9. 10. and 11. vary in their sectional formation and may be secured to the
bulwarks W through the flanges J. J. J.
Fig. 12 is a cross section of a moulding which may be holed through the
flange K, and secured to the stringer plates S. The recess R, covers the edge of
the sheer strake plates T. This recess may be varied in depth and width.
If necessary the section may be made solid, without the recess.
Fig. 13. This moulding is double flanged and may be holed and secured to the
bulwarks through either flange L. L.
If necessary some of the mouldings may be formed concave in their more
solid parts.
All the mouldings are subject to variation in width and thickness.
The advantages of our improved sections, are a great saving of labour, over the
present method of building the rails, economy in material of rolled iron, and rivets,
saving of labour in the putting up, punching, drilling, countersinking, rivetting,
caulking, or dressing the joints; corrosion being reduced to a minimum.
Top weight is reduced, which is a great consideration.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
The construction of mouldings which will dispense with the ordinary method of
building the bulwark rails.