Improvements in Anchors.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 4th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 4th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Anchors.
I, FREDERICK DAVID TAYLOR, of Collis Street, Stourbridge, Worcestershire,
Anchor and Cable Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows
This invention consists in the hereindescribed improvements in securing the
tripping head to the shank of what is known as a "stockless" anchor. By my said
invention the construction of the anchor is simplified and the cost of production is
reduced.
In carrying out my invention I secure the tripping head of the anchor to the
shank thereof by two flat cheeks or links which pass through a central hole in the
head one on either side of the shank to which latter the cheeks or links are jointed
by a cross pin passing through the cheeks and through the shank. The ends of
this pin project through the cheeks and are or may be halved against the head so
as to form stops to prevent the head riding up the shank. Or for the same purpose
the cheeks may be enlarged where they project through the front of the head.
The said cheeks project beyond the bottom of the tripping head and through these
projecting parts a second cross pin is passed the ends of which project beyond the
cheeks and prevent the shank pulling out of the tripping head. This pin is or may
be secured in place by cotters passing through the pin outside the cheeks so that
by removing one or both of these cotters the pin can readily be withdrawn and the
tripping head removed from the shank if required. In order to keep the cheeks or
links the proper distance apart and permit of the shank working freely between the
cheeks, the first said pin has a swell between the cheeks and the second pin has or
may have a tubular collar threaded upon it between the cheeks, or the same effect
may be obtained by recessing the cheeks in the said hole in the tripping head in
which the cheeks fit. The said second pin at the back part of the tripping head
may be made so long as to project past the arms and thus form a stock and
prevent any tendency of the anchor to roll.
When the head trips it turns about the first said pin as a centre and as by the
construction above described this centre can be brought level with the front of the
head or even within the head if desired the weight of the head being near
the tripping centre acts but very little as a counterbalance to the arms which
therefore trip very freely.
The front end of the hole in the head is bevelled off to come in contact with
the shank at either side when the head is a trip and thus form stops to prevent the
head turning too far on either side of the shank.
Dated this 5th day of February 1892.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Anchors.
I, FREDERICK DAVID TAYLOR, of Collis Street, Stourbridge, Worcestershire,
Anchor and Cable 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 :-
This invention consists in the herein-described improvements in securing the
tripping head to the shank of what is known as a "stockless" anchor. By my said

page_text: invention the construction of the anchor is simplified and the cost of production is
reduced.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying three sheets of
drawings on which the same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding
parts in all the figures.
On the accompanying drawings
Fig. is a front elevation of an anchor_constructed according to this invention;
Fig. 2 is a side elevation and Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of part of the
same;
Fig. 4 is a plan of the tripping head of the same separately;
Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 shew parts of the said anchor separately;
Fig. 9 is a part front elevation of a modification of my invention;
Fig. 10 a part sectional side view and Fig. 11 a sectional plan of the same with
the shank removed; and
Figs. 12 and 13 shew details of the same;
Figs. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 illustrate further modifications of my invention
as hereinafter described.
In carrying out my invention I secure the tripping head A. of the anchor to the
shank B thereof by two cheeks or links marked respectively C¹ C² made of wrought
iron or steel or other suitable metal which pass through a central hole D in the
head A one on either side of the shank B to which latter the cheeks or links C¹ C³
are jointed by the cross pin E passing through the cheeks and through the shank.
The ends ee of this pin E project through the cheeks C1 C2 and are or may be
halved against the head as shewn in Figs. 1 and 6 so that the projecting parts el e
will form stops to prevent the head A riding up the shank B. Or for the same
purpose the cheeks C' C' may be enlarged at e (see Figs. 9 and 10) where they
project through the front of the head. The checks C₁ C² project beyond the
bottom of the tripping head A and through these projecting parts a second cross
pin F is passed the ends f¹f of which project beyond the cheeks and bear against
the underside of the head so as to prevent the shank B pulling out of the tripping
head A. In order to take some of the strain off this pin F there may be
projections (see Figs. 16, 17, 18, 19 and 2:)) on each side of each cheek C¹ C'
which bear against the underside of the head, but when the cheeks C1 C2 are made
with these projections then the holes in the cheeks C1 C2 for the pin E have to
be kept beyond the level of the front of the head as shewn in Figs. 15, 16, 17, 18,
19 and 20 so as to permit of the pin E being inserted to connect the shank to the
cheeks C'C' after the cheeks CC have been pushed through the head from the
underside thereof. This pin F may be removably secured in place by any con-
venient means so as to permit of the tripping head being removed from the shank
and replaced thereon when required. For instance a head f¹ may be formed at
one end of the pin F and a collar G fixed on the other end f³ (see Figs. 9, 12
and 13); or a cotter not shewn upon the drawings may pass through this end ƒ2;
or a bolt such as H (see Figs. 1 and 4) may be passed through the tripping head A
near the head f¹ of the pin F to prevent this pin being withdrawn. In order to
keep the cheeks or links CC the proper distance apart and permit of the shank B
working freely between the cheeks, the pin E has or may have a swell e³ between
the cheeks (see Figs. 1 and 6) and the second pin F has or may have a tubular
collar I threaded upon it between the cheeks (see Figs. 1, 3 and 8) or instead of
using the tubular collar I the cheeks C¹ C² may each have a lump k formed upon
that side which is next to the other cheek (see Figs. 14, 18, 19 and 20) or the same
effect may be obtained by recessing the hole D in the tripping head at d¹ d² as
shewn by Figs. 9, 10 and 11, so that the cheeks will fit in these recesses and be kept
the proper distance apart. The front end of the hole D in the head A is bevelled
off at d³ d to come in contact with the shank B at either side when the head is
a trip see Figs. 2, 3, 4, 10 and 11 and thus form stops to prevent the head A turning
too far on either side of the shank B; or as shewn in Fig. 16 projecting stops b¹ 2
may be formed on the shank to come in contact with the head.

page_text: The pin F at the back part of the tripping head A may, as shewn by dotted lines
in Fig. 9, be made so long as to project past the arms and thus form a stock and
prevent any tendency of the anchor to roll. When the cheeks C¹ C² are made with
the side projecting parts j¹ j² and inner lumps kk (see Figs. 18, 19 and 20) the pin F
may be dispensed with.
When the head A trips it turns about the pin E as a centre (see Figs. 2, 3 and 16)
and, as by the construction above described this centre can be brought level with
the front of the head as shewn in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 or even within the head
if desired, the weight of the head being so near the tripping centre acts but very
little as a counter-balance to the arms and the head therefore trips very freely.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improvements in securing together the tripping head and the shank of a
stockless anchor herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings, that is to say, securing the tripping head to the shank by two cheeks
jointed to the lower end of the shank and passing through a hole in the head and
there secured below the head in any of the several ways substantially as herein-
before set forth.
2. In a stockless anchor and in combination with the shank and. tripping head
thereof the cheeks C¹ C² and the cross pins E and F constructed and arranged in
any of the several ways substantially as described so as to secure the shank and
tripping head together.
3. In a stockless anchor and in combination with the shank and tripping head
thereof the cheeks C' C³ and the cross pins E and F constructed and arranged in
any of the several ways substantially as described so as to secure the shank and
tripping head together the pin F being produced as described and shewn in Fig. 9
to prevent the anchor from rolling.
4. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the improved stockless
anchor herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the accom-
panying drawings, whether the cheeks C' C² are made as shewn in Fig. 5 or as in
Fig. 14 for the purpose set forth.
5. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the improved stockless
anchor herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 9 10 and 11 of the accom-
panying drawings.
6. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the improved stockless
anchor herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 15 and 16 of the accom-
panying drawings whether the cheeks C¹ C² are made as shewn in Fig. 17 or in
Fig. 18 for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of November 1892.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.