An Improved Hank, Hook, or Attachment for Sails and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hank, Hook, or Attachment for Sails and the like.
I, ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER DAVEY, Merchant, of 118, Leadenhall Street. London,
E.C., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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I make the hank of brass or other suitable metal in the form of a ring divided
into two halves. To one half I add two ears with a hole in cach-or other suit-
able means for attaching the hank to the edge of the sail. Then I join the two
halves together by a hinge or pivot on one side and by a spring catch the opposite
side-so that when the catch is released the other half opens outwards to embrace
the wire rope or stay to which the sail is to be secured and closing over it again
is safely fastened by the spring catch.
I, ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER DAVEY, of 118, Leadenhall Street, London,
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 follow-
ing statement:-
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This invention relates to improvements in hanks, hooks or attachments for
sails and the like, and has for its object the provision of a hank or hook that can
be easily and readily opened and closed, and when closed is securely fastened
and can be used with safety.
I make the said hank or hook preferably of brass or other suitable metal,
and of any convenient size and strength. I make it in the form of a ring, divided
into two halves, to one of which I provide two ears or lugs with a hole in each.
or if preferable I provide some other suitable means for attaching the hank to
the edge of the sail.
The two halves are joined together by a hinge or pirot on one side, and by a
spring catch on the opposite side, in such a way that when the catch is released,
one half of the hank or hook opens outwards to embrace or receive the wire or
other rope or stay to which the sail is to be secured, and closing over it again is
safely fastened by the spring catch.
In order that my invention may be readily understood I will describe the same
with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 represents the
hank or hook with the one half released and thrown back or outwards, and

page_text: Figure 2 the bank or hook closed and fastened by the spring catch aforesaid,
Fig. 3 being an end view of the same. In these several views A is the half of
the hank or hook having the ears or lugs B, 13, attached to the same, C is the
hinged half of the hank or hook, opening or closing on the pivot D, E, is the
spring catch, which when the hank or hook is closed snaps into the pocket or
recess F, and holds the two halves A, and C, firmly together.
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
1. In a hank, hook or attachment used for sails and the like, the provision of
a means whereby the said hook enn be opened out into two halves for the purpose
of receiving and embracing the wire or other rope or stay to which the sail is to
be secured, and closing the said hook or bank again, and fastening the same
safely substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The application of this invention to any form or kind of hank, hook or
attachment for holding sails, sail ropes and the like, substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth and described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 18th day of July 1898.
REGINALD W. BARKER,
Applicant's Agent, 56, Ludgate Hill, London, E.C.