Improvements in Mousing Clip or Sister Hooks for Attaching to Boats, Sails, and Moorings, and for other Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 25th Feb.. 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 13th Apr., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mousing Clip or Sister Hooks for Attaching to
Boats, Sails, and Moorings, and for other Purposes.
JOHN COSENS High Street Hythe Southampton Hants. I do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
First. A strong metal hook with an eye or swivel at the end, to which is attached a
thimble to take the chafe of a rope, or a swivel in case chain is used.
Secondly. A smaller hook attached to the first by a rivet at the shank.
Thirdly. A ring cut, so as to slip over a key fitted to the second or smaller hook.
Fourthly. A movable or revolving key which allows the ring to move up or
down, to mouse or close the hooks when in use.
Fifthly. In case of chain being used for moorings &c. a shackle is used instead
of a thimble and eye with a pin through the end of shank.
CT 1000

page_text: Improvements in Mousing Clip or Sister Hooks for Attaching to
Boats, Sails, and Moorings, and for other Purposes.
JOHN COSENS, High Street Hythe Southampton Hants no occupation I 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:-
First. A strong hook with an eye or swivel at the end, to which is attached a
thimble to take the chafe of a rope, or a shackle in case chain is used.
Secondly. A smaller hook attached to the first by a rivet at the shank.
Thirdly. A ring cut so as to slip over, a key fitted to the second or smaller hook.
Fourthly. A movable or revolving key which allows the ring to move up or down
to mouse, or close, the hooks when in use.
Fifthly. In case of chain being used for moorings &c. a shackle is used instead of a
thimble and eye with a pin through the end of shank.
Sixth. They can be of any size or strength.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1. shows the Main hook and eye, showing swivel A for stable purposes &c.
Fig. 2. shows Secondary hook with hole to take key Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. shows Key which revolves to let the mousing ring Fig. 5. pass.
Fig. 4. shows Rivet.
Fig. 5. shows the Mousing ring cut to slide up or down past key Fig. 3.
Fig. 6. shows the Thimble to splice rope on.
Fig. 7. shows the whole closed, but without swivel for boat and ship purposes.
Fig. 8. shows the whole open.
Fig. 9. shows the Main hook fitted with Shackle and pin for Mooring purposes, &c.
B. shows shackle,
C. shows the Pin..
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
I claim is
1. That by means of the ring and key no yarn, string, or other substance is
required to mouse the hooks, the ring and key being always in place.
2. The hooks, ring and key being complete in themselves, no time will be lost, in
getting a mousing, in cases of emergency.
3. The mousing ring being metal it will not give or chafe with the weather or wear
and tear, and so will not work loose.
4. In stable or other uses it can be easily freed by turning the key and slipping
the hook.
5. For moorings the whole being metal no danger arises of the mousing getting
loose or decayed by the action of water &c.
Dated this 23rd day of February 1889.