Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1887.
Complete Left, 30th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1887.
I, HENRY SWINDALL, of 14 Pump Street, Nottingham, Shoe Maker, do hereby
declare, the nature of my invention to be as follows :-
My improvements consist in providing each person forming the crew of a life-boat,
with a belt made of canvas and cork, to which one end of an elastic cord or band is
attached, the other end of the cord or band is secured to an indiarubber, or water
proof canvas bottle, provided with a spring and valve to close the mouth of the bottle,
to the belt a swivel is also attached which is connected to one end of a line or
cord, the opposite end of the line or cord being secured to the thwart, or other
convenient part of the life boat.
The bottle being filled with a stimulating liquid and belt secured round the person
the line being secured to the boat, if the person falls or is washed out of the boat,
he is enabled, upon pressing the spring of the bottle to unstop the mouth, and imbibe
a portion of the liquor, he is also enabled to regain the life boat by hauling upon the
line or cord.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Life Saving Equipments.
I, HENRY SWINDALL of 14 Pump Street, Nottingham, Shoe Maker, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shows a side view and Figure 2 a plan of a belt hereafter referred to.
Figure 3 shows a side view of a water proof bottle I employ.
My improvements consist in providing each person forming the crew of a life boat,
with a belt A see Figures 1 and 2, made of waterproofed canvas stuffed with cork
at B, the belt is secured upon the person by means of a whip cord lace passed
alternately through the eyeletted holes near each end of the belt, a ring C is secured
to the belt to which one end of an elastic cord or band D is attached, the other end of
the cord is secured to an indiarubber, or water proof canvas bottle E provided with a
valve inside it to close the mouth of the bottle, as shown by dotted lines at Figure 3,
-the closing being effected by a spring helically coiled round the stem of the valve, the
stem projects at a right angle at the bottom and has its outer end turned up vertically
and passed through the top of the bottle and terminates in a disk which when pressed
downwards opens the valve at the mouth of the bottle, the portion of the valve stem
which passes through the top of the bottle carries a rubber covered disk which presses
up to a seat under the top of the bottle, the interior of the mouth of the bottle is
provided with a rubber washer, up to the underside of which the closing valve presses.
ring on the belt, a swivel
is connected
or cord G of convenient length having its other end secured to the thwart or other
convenient part of the life boat.
The bottle being filled with a stimulating liquid, the belt secured round the person,
and the line G being secured to the boat, if the person falls or is washed out of the
boat, he will be enabled upon pressing down the valve stem to unstop the mouth of
the bottle, and imbibe portion of the liquor, he will also be enabled to regain the life
boat by hauling upon the line G.
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 :
The improved life saving equipments substantially as described and illustrated in
the Drawings annexed.
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