SERVE CO Headway of Vessels.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Feb., 1889
RESERVE CO
Headway of Vessels.
1, CHARLES DARIUS WOOLEY, of Walden, in the County of Orange and State of
New York, United States of America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows
The object of my invention is to provide marine and other navigable vessels with
an auxiliary vertically-moving rudder which may be lifted completely within a well
or water-tight compartment in the stern of the vessel when not needed for use and, in
case of accident to the main rudder or steering apparatus or of other emergency,
readily lowered and easily handled for controlling the vessel. The well is as near the
stern as practicable, and the rudder post is vertically movable and at its lower end
is furnished with a brace adapted to move with the rudder when it is raised or
lowered.
The vessel is provided with the ordinary rudder, and the well for receiving the
auxiliary rudder consists of a longitudinal downwardly opening recess extending
upward from the rear part of the vessel or keel at the stern and of a width to
completely receive the said rudder. The rudder is a nearly balanced rudder fixed
at or near its middle to a round post which is mounted to slide vertically in a
water-tight compartment or well within the rear part of the vessel, the walls of
the well being also water-tight so as to prevent leakage into the interior of the
vessel. The upper end of the post has an upwardly projecting threaded extension
which is mounted to slide loosely in a fixed guide and on which above the guide
is mounted a correspondingly threaded hand-wheel or nut, the arrangement being
such that the rudder can be lifted wholly within its recess or projected completely
below the vessels' bottom. The lower end of the post projects below the rudder and
carries fixed collars between which on the post is mounted a loose sleeve formed
with an eye-lug or eye-lugs to which is pivoted the outer end of the brace the
inner end of the said brace being slotted longitudinally to receive a transverse pin
fixed in this instance within a downwardly opening recess in the vessel's bottom.

page_text: The recess forms a forward continuation of the rudder recess. It is water-tight
and is arranged to receive the rudder brace when the rudder is lifted into the
well,, the brace riding lengthwise on its pivotal pin. The brace when the rudder
is lowered. serves to stiffen the same against displacement while allowing it to be
turned freely. In case of danger ahead the rudder may be turned directly across
the keel.
It is evident that the arrangement described may be greatly varied without
departing from the essential features of my invention.
C. D. WOOLEY.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
Improved Auxiliary Rudder for Steering and Checking the
Headway of Vessels.
I, CHARLES DARIUS WOOLEY, of Walden, in the County of Orange, and State of
New York, United States of America, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide marine and other navigable vessels with
an auxiliary vertically movable rudder which may be lifted completely within a
well or compartment at the stern of the vessel, when not needed for use and, in
case of accident to the main rudder or steering apparatus or of other emergency,
be readily lowered and easily handled for controlling the vessel. The water-tight
compartment or well is placed as near the stern as practicable and a vertically-
movable rudder post is fitted therein, a tension brace at the bottom being adapted
to move with the rudder when raised or lowered. The rudder is nearly balanced
and attached to the rudder post, so that in case of impending collision or danger
ahead it can be turned athwart the keel and act as a brake to suddenly retard and
stop the headway of the vessel.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
specification, in which figure 1 is a side sectional elevation of the after part of a vessel
provided with the auxiliary steering gear of my invention, and figure 2 is a cross
sectional elevation of the same, on line -x figure 1. Similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in both figures.
The vessel A which is provided with the ordinary stern rudder and with any means
of propulsion, is formed with a longitudinal downwardly-opening well or recess B
extending upward from the bottom of the vessel or keel at the stern and of a width to
completely receive the auxiliary rudder C. The rudder C is a nearly balanced rudder
fixed at or near its middle to a round post D which is mounted to slide vertically in
a water-tight guide socket E, as shewn. The upper end of the post D is provided
with a tiller D¹ or equivalent device for turning it and with an upwardly projecting
threaded extension F which is mounted to slide loosely in a fixed guide G and on
which, above the guide G is mounted a correspondingly threaded hand-wheel or nut H
by means of. which the rudder can be lifted wholly within its recess B or projected
completely below the vessel's bottom so that it can be turned to control the vessel's
course at will. The lower end of the post D projects below the rudder and carries
fixed collars J and K, between which on the post is mounted a loose sleeve L formed
with an eye-lug or eye-lugs to which is pivoted the outer end of a brace N ; the
inner end of the said brace being slotted longitudinally to receive a transverse pin
fixed, in this instance, within a recess P in the vessel's bottom. The recess P, which
forms a forward continuation of the rudder well or recess B, is water-tight and is
arranged to receive the rudder brace N when the rudder is lifted into the well B, the
brace riding lengthwise on its pivotal pin O. The brace N, when the rudder is

page_text: lowered, serves to stiffen the same against displacement while allowing it to be turned
freely. In case of danger ahead, the auxiliary rudder C may be turned directly
across the keel, as shewn in dotted lines in figure 2, to act as a brake to stop the
headway of the vessel.
It is evident that the arrangement described may be greatly varied without departing
from the essential features of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The combination, with the round rudder post.D. screw-threaded at its upper end
and having a rudder on its lower end, of the adjusting nut on said threaded portion
and the tiller D fixed to the post or sliding up and down upon it and connected with
a feather or clutch.
2. The combination, with a marine or navigable vessel having downwardly opening
rudder and brace-receiving recesses in its bottom, of a vertically adjustable rudder
post carrying a rudder and projecting below the same, a loose sleeve on the said pro-
jecting end of the rudder post and a brace pivotally connected to said sleeve and to a
pin or part within the brace recess, substantially as described.
3. A vessel having a rudder-well formed at or near the stern in combination with
a vertically-movable rudder and rudder post for operating the same, as described.
.4. A vessel having a rudder-well formed at the stern in combination with a
vertically-movable rudder post, a rudder fixed thereto, and a swinging brace attached
to the bottom of the vessel and to the lower end of the rudder post, substantially as
described.
5. The vessel having a rudder well at its stern and the vertically-movable rudder
post in combination with the balanced or nearly balanced rudder centrally
attached to the rudder post whereby the rudder may be used as a brake, substantially
as described.
6. The vessel having the rudder well B and extension P formed in its bottom in
combination with a vertically-movable rudder post, rudder, and brace N attached to
the vessel and bottom of the rudder post, substantially as described.
Dated this 144l, dow of Lanus 1000
Dated this 11th day of January
1000
C. D. WOOLEY.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.