A NOVEL CONSTRUCTION OF STORM DEEP SEA FLOATING ANCHORS
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Bailey, of Hull, in the County of York, Steam
Ship Owner, for an Invention of "A NOVEL CONSTRUCTION OF STORM DEEP
SEA FLOATING ANCHORS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Bailey at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th May 1880.
WILLIAM BAILEY, of Hull, in the County of York, Steam Ship Owner.
"A NOVEL CONSTRUCTION OF STORM DEEP SEA FLOATING ANCHORS."
This Invention has for its object the construction of a novel description of deep
sea Hoating anchor to cast overboard from a vessel in a violent storm in order to
keep the vessel " end on in the direction of the wind, and thus prevent her from
getting into or to get her out of the trough of the sea.
For this purpose, according to one part of my Invention, I construct a dish
shaped vessel or instrument furnished with a series of ribs to impart strength
thereto.
The centre is formed with an eye, link, or shackle to attach the instrument or
floating anchor to the end of the chain cables usually employed for the ordinary
anchors of a ship or vessel, or a supplementary or special cable may be employed
for this purpose if desired.
The size of this novel instrument or floating anchor will depend upon the size
and tonnage of the ship or vessel it is used in, and the amount of resistance it is
required to offer to the "way" or drifting of the ship.
The form of the instrument or anchor may be greatly varied, as it may be
circular, octagonal, rectangular, or of other suitable shape and construction, and it
may be made of metal, wood, or of different materials combined, and if desired
elasticity may be given thereto.
A float may be applied to one side of the instrument or floating anchor to keep
it in the position desired when in use.
Two or more of such instruments may be used in combination, or they may be
formed in parts jointed together, so as to fold up into a comparatively small compass
in like manner to an umbrella or otherwise, and so as to be capable of offering
different degrees of resistance.
This instrument or floating anchor may be constructed of waterproof canvas or
other flexible material in the form of a bag or hollow vessel capable of expansion
and contraction to vary its resistance, as may be required.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Bailey in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 6th November
1880.
WILLIAM BAILEY, of Hull, in the County of York, Steam Ship Owner.
"A NOVEL CONSTRUCTION OF STORM DEEP SEA FLOATING ANCHORS."
This Invention has for its object the construction of a novel description of "deep
sea floating anchor" to cast overboard from a vessel in a violent storm in order to
keep the vessel "end on" in the direction of the wind, and thus prevent her from
getting into or to get her out of the trough of the sea.
For this purpose, according to one part of my Invention, I construct a flat
circular shaped body, such as is represented by Figures 1, 2, and 3, Sheet 1, of the
Drawings hereto annexed; or the floating anchor may be of dish shaped form,
such as is represented by Figures 7, 8, and 9, Sheet 3, of the Drawings. These
floating anchors are furnished with a series of ribs A and B on one side to impart
strength thereto, and have on the upper edge of the opposite side an air vessel
or float C attached to ensure the anchor floating in a vertical position when in
in use.
On the centre of the same side is fixed a single eye, to which may be attached
by chain or rope a conical buoy F, this buoy acting as a supplementary drag when
in use.
The drag or anchor is furnished with three (or more if required) chain bridles D
attached to one ring in centre E, to which is fastened the cables or hawsers usually
employed for the ordinary anchors of a ship or vessel, or a supplementary or special
cable may be employed for this purpose if desired.
The size of this novel instrument or floating anchor will depend upon the size
and tonnage of the ship or vessel it is used in, and the amount of resistance it is
required to offer to the "way" or drifting of the ship.
The form of the instrument or anchor may be greatly varied, as it may be
circular, octagonal, rectangular, or of other suitable shape and construction, and it
may be made of metal, wood, or of different materials combined, and if desired
elasticity may be given thereto.
Two or more of such instruments may be used in combination; or they may be
formed in parts jointed together, so as to fold up into a comparatively small compass
in like manner to an umbrella, as represented in Figures 4, 5, and 6, Sheet 2, of
the Drawings annexed.
Figure 4 represents this form of instrument or floating anchor fully expanded,
and Figure 6 represents it closed; it may however be fixed in any intermediate
position, so as to offer different degrees of resistance.
This instrument or floating anchor may be constructed of waterproof canvas or
other flexible material in the form of a bag or hollow vessel capable of expansion
and contraction to vary the resistance, as may be required.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of performning
or carrying the same into practice, I would remark that I do not claim any of the
parts separately, which are well known and in common use, but what I claim
is,
The improved arrangement and construction of storm deep sea floating anchors,
such as are hereinbefore fully described and represented in Figures 1 to 9, Sheets
1, 2, and 3, of the Drawings hereto annexed.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Bailey, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this First day of November, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty.