Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1887.
Complete Left, 25th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 27th Sept., 1887.
I, CARL AUGUST KLAUKE of Muncheberg near Berlin, Germany, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to chains which serve to exert or transmit mechanical power'
and iny invention has for its object to reduce the wear and tear of the chains and
give thus more safety.
The chains heretofore used for the above mentioned purpose were stud-chains, that
is, all the links of the latter had an oblong shape and the hinge-like parts of the links
often broke by the constant strain exercised upon them.
To avoid this deficiency I construct the links of my improved chain of circular
rings being connected or fitted into one another, so that the frictional surfaces
between the rings will turn and thus another point of the ring will come into contact
with another point of the adjoining ring being fitted into it. But I do not use one
ring alone for each link, I rather take two or more rings for one link and fit these
into two or more rings of the adjoining link, thus preventing a break of the chain,
when one ring of a link should crack by the strain exercised upon it, and the other
ring or rings, which also constitute the same, link, will be strong enough to stand
the strain.
By my construction of the chain links a greater safety is obtained and my improved
chain is well adapted for hauling any matter of heavy weight.
A. KUHNT & R. DEISSLER,
38, Alexander Str., Berlin, Germany,
Agents for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Chains.
I, CARL AUGUST KLAUKE of Muncheberg near Berlin, Germany, Manufacturer,
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:-
My invention relates to "Improvements in chains" and more especially to such
chains, which serve to exert or transmit mechanical power, and my invention has for
its object to reduce the wear and tear of the chains and to give greater safety.
The chains heretofore used for the above mentioned purpose were stud-chains, that
is, all the links of the latter had an oblong shape and the hinge-like parts of the links
often broke by the constant strain being exercised upon them.
To avoid this deficiency I construct the links of my improved chain of circular
rings, (as shown in the accompanying drawing) being connected or fitted into one
another, so that the frictional surfaces between the rings will turn and thus another
point of the ring will come into contact with another point of the adjoining ring
being fitted into it.
But I do not use one ring alone for each link, I rather take two or
more rings for one link and fit these into two or more rings of the adjoining link,
thus preventing a break of the chain, when one ring of the chain cracks by the strain
exercised upon it, and the other ring or rings, which also constitute the same link,
will be strong enough to stand the strain.
By my construction of the chain links a greater safety is obtained and my improved
chain is well adapted for hauling any matter of heavy weight.
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 claim is
--
A chain for hauling heavy loads consisting of circular rings of which two or more
are connected or fitted into two or more other ones of same shape, for the purpose
of changing the frictional surfaces and of giving greater safety, substantially as
described.
T11.
1
1000
A. KUHNT & R. DEISSLER,
38, Alexander Str., Berlin, Germany,
Agents for Applicant.