An Improved Hank or Traveller for Ships' Spankers or Trysails.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 10th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hank or Traveller for Ships' Spankers or Trysails.
I, JAMES FAIRLIE, of 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark,.
North Britain, Shipowner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved bank or traveller for ships spankers o
trysails, and has for its object to provide an efficient hank or tras eller which will
work smoother and with less friction than those at present in use, also the tendency
to catch or jam during the setting or taking in of the sail will be obviated.
In carrying out my invention I employ a short length of 1ound iron or steel'
having a square or other shaped stud o projection near its centre, the said stud
being connected to an nou or steel ing or eye which is mounted at light angles to
the sound iron or steel pin The said pin is provided with two friction follers
which work in an iron or steel railroad mounted underneath the gaff or on the after
side of the mast as required.
The whole thus forming an efficient bank or traveller in which friction 18 reduced
to a minimum
1000
JOHNSONS,
115 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents
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I, JAMES FAIRLIE, of 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Shipowner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an improved hank or traveller for ships spankers and
trysails and has for its object to provide an efficient bank or traveller which will
work smoother and with less friction than thoso at present in use, also the tendency
to catch or jam during the setting or taking in of the sail will be obviated.
In describing my invention, I will refer to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a side view and Figure 2 is an end view of my improvements.
Referring to the said drawings I employ a short length of round iron or steel
rod A, having a square or other shaped stud or projection B, near its contre; the
said stud on projection B is connected to, though preferably formed in one with, an
iron or steel ing or eye C, which is mounted or placed at right angles to the round.
iron or steel pin A, as shown.
The pin A is provided with two friction rollers D which work or run in au iron.
or steel railroad E mounted underneath the gaff or on the after side of the most as
required; said railroad being made of a suitable shape, preferably such as is shown,
so as to reduce the friction to a minimum and lessen the tendency to catching or
jamming whilst setting or taking in sail.

page_text: Having now patticularly 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 18.-
1st. In the rigging of ships, the employment of my improved hank or traveller
for the spankers or try sails, substantially as hercubefore described and shown in
the accompanying drawings.
2nd. In the nigging of ships, constructing the hanks or travellers for the
spankers or trysails, of a ring or eye having a cross pin and friction rollers which
work in a corresponding railroad attached to the mast oi gaff, substantially as and
for the purposes hereinbefore described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated thun 7:11. of Falu 1000c
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.