Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 26th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 1st June, 1895
I SYLVESTER ALEXANDER WATKINS of 29 Stratford Road Earl's Court
Road W. London Horologist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
The object of my invention is to provide a substitute for the loose key generally
used for winding travelling clocks, and to render them keyless, and capable of
being wound with greater facility than at present thereby superseding other
methods hitherto attempted, which are unnecessarily complicated.
And my invention is applicable not only to new clocks, but to those already in
existence, and at small cost.
My invention consists in toothed wheels fitted on to the barrel arbors of say a
travelling clock, with a driving wheel gearing into same under a bridge screwed
to the back plate of clock and pierced with two circular holes connected by a slot.
Working alternately in these orifices and passing freely through the said driving
wheel, and then through the back plate of clock is a steel horizontal shaft of
suitable length & thickness, one end formed into a screw with a shoulder, followed
by a short round arbor, and a square full size of same, with a groove cut between
them; the end of square is cut down to an arbor and a long pivot, to which is
attached a spiral spring; and to the screw end is fitted the winder, which consists
of a metal disc, to which is pinned or screwed on both sides, near or in a line with
the centre a semi circular arın so as to enable the said arm to lay evenly with the
disc, or be raised perpendicularly on its axis, when required for winding.
A modification of this arrangement consists of loose pinions on stationary
bearings, screwed or otherwise attached to back plate, and gearing respectively
into the wheels on the barrel arbors. Connected with the said pinions are upright
toothed wheels fixed centrally on perpendicular driving shafts running through a
metal block or blocks, screwed or riveted between the two plates to the base of
clock, under which, and screwed or keyed to the shafts is the said winder or
winders.
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Improvements in Keyless Apparatus for Clocks.
I, SYLVESTER ALEXANDER WATKINS, late of 29 Stratford Road Earl's
Court, W. but now of 24 Coleherne Road, South Kensington, S.W. Horologist,
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 object of my invention is to provide a substitute for the loose key generally
used for winding travelling clocks, and to render them keyless, and capable of
being wound with greater facility than at present, thereby, superseding other
methods hitherto attempted, which are unnecessarily complicated.

page_text: And my invention is applicable not only to new clocks, but to those already in
existence, and at small cost.
My invention consists in toothed wheels, fitted on to the barrel arbors of say a
travelling clock, with a driving wheel gearing into same under a bridge screwed to
the back plate of clock, and pierced with two circular holes connected by a slot.
Working alternately in these orifices, and passing freely through the said driving
wheel, and then through the back plate of clock which is pierced in a similar
manner to the said bridge, is a steel horizontal shaft of suitable length and
thickness, one end formed into a screw with a sboulder, followed by a short round
arbor, and a square full size of same, with a groove cut between them. The end
of square is reduced down to an arbor, and a pivot, and to the screw end is fitted
the winder, which consists of a metal disc, to which is pinned, or screwed on both
sides, near, or in a line with the centre a semi-circular arm, so as to enable the said
arm to lay evenly with the disc, or be raised perpendicularly on its axis, when
required for winding.
A modification of this arrangement consists of loose pinions on stationary
bearings, screwed or otherwise attached to back plate, and gearing respectively
into the wheels on the barrel arbors. Connected with the said pinions are bevel
or upright toothed wheels fixed centrally on perpendicular driving shafts, running
through a metal block or blocks, screwed or riveted between the two plates to the
base of clock, under which and screwed or keyed to the shafts is the said winder
or winders. When suitable the intermediate pinions can be dispensed with and the
barrel wheels increased in diameter to gear direct into the drivers.
Having thus stated the nature of the said invention, I will proceed to describe
more particularly in what manner the same is to be performed, by the aid of the
accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows the keyless arrangement on the back plate of a travelling
clock. A is the barrel wheel, B the driving wheel, C the bridge, D the driving
shaft, and E the winder, the latter is first raised and then turned to the right,
which action, winds the clock proper. When this has been accomplished, a slight
pull is given to the winder, and a side pressure to the right, which causes the
driving shaft to slide from one hole in the bridge to the other, bringing the driving
wheel in connection with the striking mechanism, which is then wound the same
way. The hands are set by turning the button F.
Figure 2 is the modified arrangement. By raising the winder F, and turning
same to the left, the pinion A, actuated by the driving wheel C which is fixed to
shaft D, and resting on block E, winds the wheel B, attached to barrel arbor.
The striking mechanism is wound in same manner.
Figures 3 and 4 are the winder.
Figure 5, the driving shaft, and
Figure 6, the bridge, comprised in the arrangement under Figure 1.
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 1
claim is :
Firstly. The particular driving shaft and bridge, with the arrangement of
wheels in combination with the winder, substantially as described and illustrated.
Secondly The articular winder or winders in combination with the arrangement
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:
Firstly. The particular driving shaft and bridge, with the arrangement of
wheels in combination with the winder, substantially as described and illustrated.
Secondly The particular winder or winders in combination with the arrangement
of wheels as illustrated in Figure 2, and as modified, for winding travelling clocks,
substantially as described and illustrated.
Thirdly. The particular winder, or piece of metal to raise up on same principle,
in combination with an arrangement of wheels for winding travelling clocks.
Dated this 24th day of April 1895.
S. A. WATKINS.