Improvements in Anchors.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 11th Dec., 1897
Improvements in Anchors.
We, LEWIS LLOYD of Broomhill Lodge Moseley near Birmingham, and WILLIAM
HENRY SIMON, of Cradley, Staffordshire, Anchor & Chain Cable Manufacturer, and
Manager of Works, respectively, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
A Stockless Ships' Anchor, with solid straight. forged iron shank, drilled through at
the lower end to receive an axle of proportionate strength. The shank is passed
through a hole in the crown, until it is in contact with the axle, which is secured in
position by cotter shaped bolts rivetted through the solid weldless combined Crown
and Arms, thus forming an Anchor, working on an Axle, self canting in operation not
liable to become jammed, and adapted to all kinds of Anchorage.
Dated this eighth day of December 1896.
W. H. SIMON.
LEWIS LLOYD.
We, LEWIS LLOYD, of Broomhill Lodge, Moseley, near Birmingham, Anchor and
Chain Cable Manufacturer, and WILLIAM HENRY SIMON, of Cradley, Staffordshire,
Manager of Works. do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
imanner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
This Invention consists of the hereindescribed Stockless Ships' Anchor, with solid
straight forged iron shank drilled through at the lower end to receive an axle of
proportionate strength. The shank is passed through a hole in the crosshead or crown,
until it is in contact with the axle which is secured in position by an L pin or Cotter
bolt on each side, which are rivetted through the solid Weldless Crosshead (or Crown)
with Arms combined, thus forming an Anchor working on an Axle, which is self
canting in operation, not liable to become jammed and adapted to all kinds of
anchorage.
Our Invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings on which,
Fig. 1. is a Front elevation of an anchor, constructed in accordance with our
invention;
Fig. 2. Shews the side section of the said Anchor, resting on the Crosshead (or
Crown) and arins combined;
Fig. 3. is an inverted plan of the said anchor with one of the pins or cotters
removed;

page_text: Fig. 4. Shews separately one of the L pins or Cotters of the said anchor and Fig. 5.
is a sectional elevation of part of the said anchor.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the Figures.
A is the shank of the anchor and B is the cross head or crown forged in a piece
with its two arms 61 62 and made with the through central hole 63 through which the
lower end of the shank A is passed. C is the axle which fits in the hole a¹ which is
drilled in the lower end of the shank this axle projecting at each side of the shank
(see Fig. 5) and its projecting ends fitting in slots 64 65 formed in the underside of the
cross head or crown so that the parts of the cross head or crown at the top of these
slots 64 b5 come in contact with the projecting parts of the axle C as shewn in Fig. 5
and the axle is secured in this position by the two L-pins or cotter bolts D1 D2 one of
which is shewn separately by Fig. 4 and which pass through holes 66 67 drilled in the
cross head or crown. Each of these L-pins or cotter bolts D is made with a side
projecting head d¹ which takes under the projecting ends of the axle C and fills up
the slots 64 65. The L-pins or cotter bolts D2 are secured in place by their ends d²
being rivetted over the face of the cross head or crown B as shewn in Figs. 1 and 5.
The hole 63 is shaped as usual so as to allow of the canting of the cross head or
crown B and its arms 61 62 on the axle pin C as a centre.
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:
In a stockless anchor the herein described improved means for securing and
jointing the shank in the canting cross head or crown, consisting of the axle C fitting
in a cross hole in the shank and projecting and engaging at each side with the
slots 64 55 in the cross head or crown and there secured by the two L-pins or cotter
bolts D1 D2 fixed in the cross head or crown and filling up the said slots all
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by. the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of August 1897.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.