Improvements in Chocks for Rowlocks.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1890'
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Chocks for Rowlocks.
We THOMAS SHEPHERD and EDWARD HARRY DEE of The Red Lion Hotel, Boat-
house, Henley-on-Thames, Boat-builders and Steam Launch Proprietors, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our Invention relates to Improvements in chocks for Row-locks and has for its
object to provide better support for latter and to prevent the top edges of the boat
side from wearing out too rapidly.
In carrying our Invention into practice, we replace the copper or brass band
usually covering a portion of the upper and projecting edges of a boat side and the
outer edges of the chocks which band is generally nailed to the boat side, by a solid
casting now forming such upper projecting and outer edges, this casting being let
into the wood and secured thereto in any suitable manner.
The back of the chocks are formed by a bar of brass or other suitable material
nailed over the former to the boat side.
Dated this 21st day of Januo 1889
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, Agents to the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Chocks for Rowlocks.
We THOMAS SHEPHERD and EDWARD HARRY DEE of the Red Lion Hotel Boat-
house, Henley-on-Thames, Boat Builders and Steam Launch Proprietors 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in chocks for rowlocks, and has for its object
to provide better support for the former and to prevent the top edges of the boat side
from wearing out too rapidly. In carrying our invention into practice, we replace
the copper or brass band usually covering a portion of the upper and projecting edges
of a boat side and the outer edges of the rowlocks which band is generally nailed to
the boat side, by a solid casting now forming such upper projecting and outer edges
this casting being let into the wood and secured thereto in any suitable manner. The
back of the chocks are held in position by a bar of brass or other suitable material
nailed over or formed integrally with the said casting.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have shewn the
same in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1. is the upper portion of a broad-
side shewing the rowlock with its chocks. Fig. 2. is a plan view of the same.
arrow indicates the direction in which the boat is propelled.
The
As shewn in Fig. 1. A is an angular casting of brass or other suitable metal whose
front side a serves as a support for the back of the chock T¹ while its longitudinal side
which is let in the wood of the boat side S is flush at the top with the upper edge of
the latter. The casting A is fixed to the boat side by means of screws as clearly
shewn in the drawings.
B is the bar that holds the chocks in position.
The chock T¹ is alone supported as shewn in Fig. 1. by a casting being the only
one of the two which has to resist the pressure exerted by the oar or skull when
pressed against the inner side of the said chock, for the purpose of propelling the boat
in the direction of the arrow, but we may likewise support the chock T with a similar
casting.

page_text: It will be obviously understood that although a portion of only one side of a boat
is shewn in a drawing the other side will be similarly fitted with one or two castings
as may be required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:
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The improved mode of supporting the chocks or sides of rowlocks substantially as
and for the purpose described.
Dated this 27th day of November 1889.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, Agents.