Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 25th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 26th July. 1887,
RESERVE
I JOHN CLAYTON WATKINS of Westgate Bradford in the County of York, Timber
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to novel and useful improvements in girthing tapes or
measures for measuring round timber; and its object is to avoid, or simplify,
calculations hitherto necessary when using such tapes.
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For this purpose in connection with each division on the measure there is marked
quater girt" of the size
the cubical contents of one linear foot of a log having a
indicated by each division; thus to ascertain the contents of the whole log it is only
necessary to multiply the cubical coutents of one linear foot, as indicated on the
measure, by the length of the log in feet.
In lieu of stating the cubical contents of one foot, or in combination therewith,
figures and signs may be used in connection with each division to indicate the
number of times each division or "quater girt requires to be divided into or
multiplied by the length of the log in feet to ascertain its cubical contents; as for
example: In connection with the division on the measure marked 6" there will be
placed the sign and figure÷4; also at the division indicating the quater girt to be
two feet x 2 will be placed. The same principle is applied to the other divisions on
the measure.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Girthing Tapes for Measuring Round Timber.
I, JOHN CLAYTON WATKINS, of Westgate, Bradford, in the County of York,
Timber Merchant, 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 novel and useful improvements in girthing tapes or
measures for measuring round timber; and its object is to avoid or simplify the
calculations hitherto necessary when using such tapes.
For this purpose in connection with each division on the measure there is marked
the cubical contents of one linear foot of a log having a "quarter girt" of the size
indicated by each division thus to ascertain the cubical contents of the whole log it is
only necessary to multiply the cubical contents of one linear foot, as indicated on
the measure, by the length of the log in feet.
In order to more particularly describe my invention reference is to be had to the
accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which Figure 1,
represents a portion or a girthing tape from six to nine inches. Figure 2, is a back
view of the same with my improvements applied. Similar letters of reference
indicate the divisions at the back of the tape which relate to those at the front.
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The figures at the top of each division in figure 2, respectively represent feet and
inches and the figures below the inches indicate the number of parts of an inch.
Thus the figures at the back of the six inches division marked by the letter A,
indicate that the contents of one linear foot of a log of round timber having a
quarter girt" of six inches is three inches, which is commonly understood in the
timber trade to represent a quarter of a foot or three inches by three inches by
twelve inches. And the figures at the back of the six and a quarter division
marked B, indicate the contents of one linear foot to be three inches and three parts
of an inch.
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It is obvious that figures may be similarly applied in combination with each
division of the tape to indicate the contents in feet of one linear foot of a log having
quarter girt" represented by such division. As for example the figures 0. 9. 2.
at the back of the ten and a half division of the tape indicate that one linear foot
with such a "quarter girt" contains nine inches and two parts, and the figures 5. 0.9.
placed at the back of the twenty-seven inches division denote that one linear foot

page_text: with such a "quarter girt" containes five feet and nine parts of an inch. In this
manner the tape may be extended to any required length.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what claim is :
quarter
The combination with the divisions of a girthing tape for measuring round
timber, of figures indicating the contents of one linear foot having a
girt" represented by such divisions, substantially as herein shown and described and
for the purpose specified.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.