Improvements in or Connected with Oars.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 24th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 3rd July, 1897
PROVISIONAL
CAT
Improvements in or Connected with Oars.
WILLIAM TURNER LORD Electrical Engineer 16 Davies St. Grosvenor Square W. do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A combination of one or more universal joints attached to an ordinary or other
suitable oar, cut or made in two pieces for the purpose, and two sleeves or other suit-
able carriers, which sleeves or carriers would be pivotted to an arrangement serving as
a rowlock one form of which would have. at each end rods or slides upon which
pivotted blocks would run for the purpose of being connected by means of rods to
pivots upon the sleeves or carriers in such a way as to enable the rower to work facing
front whilst the knuckle joints permit feathering. The sleeves or carriers can be so
arranged as to allow the removal of the oar and if desired a temporary sleeve or other
device can be attached so as to prevent the universal or knuckle joints working, and
allow the oar to be used as an ordinary one. .
WILLIAM TURNER LORD 16 Davies St. Grosvenor Square W. Electrical Engineer 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 state-
ment:-
I form a paddle with a double universal joint as shewn at A A in Fig. 1 which
paddle can be made rigid and used as an ordinary one, by slipping the sleeve B over
the jointed part. Fig. 2 shews an arrangement by which the paddle can be worked
face to front, in which C C are two sleeves pivotted at D D to a main centre frame E
which is itself pivotted the reverse way on the ends of the slides or guide rods F For
other suitable manner, which rods are supported by the raised centres G. G. G. G. of
which Fig. 3 is a side view or gunwale of boat. H H are sliders with pivots upon
which work the connecting rods J J J J, the other ends of which are pivotted on to
the sleeves C C at K K. The jointed paddle P can be placed in position in the
sleeves C C and kept in position by a forked key passing through the holes L L in E
or other suitable means but so as to allow P to revolve for feathering. It will be seen
that if the handle of P is pulled from front to rear, the force and movement are trans-
mitted through the connecting rods and other parts, and the outer part of paddle
moves in the same direction, whilst by means of the universal joints there is perfect
freedom for the paddle to revolve, at any angle, for feathering. And it will also be
seen in Fig. 4 that when out of use the paddle can be folded together on the gunwale
of the boat if desired.

page_text: I prefer to use the connecting rods in pairs above and below, for the due support of
the parts, and avoidance of undue strain and friction, but the paddle with its universal
joints A A and sleeves C C, can be combined with the ancient arrangement of cogs for
the purpose of the reversing action as shewn in Fig. 5, or any other convenient
method.
It will be noticed that the centres A A in Fig. 1, and the centres D D in E. Fig. 2,
are the same distance apart but work free of each other-this is made evident in het
cross section Fig. 6 which shews that the centres are independent of each other.
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 Paddles as herein described.
2 Paddles with compound universal joints.
3 The combination of centres and sleeves as herein described.
4 Paddles which can be changed from ordinary rigid working paddles, to jointed, as
herein set forth.
WM. TURNER LORD.