A New or Improved Grip for Holding Ropes, Rods, and for similar purposes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1899
Camminta Cornifination Loft Chin
1000
1000
Date of Application, 7th June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1003 Accepted, 12th May, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Grip for Holding Ropes, Rods, and for similar
purposes.
I, WILLIAM SWINBURN, 274, Cleethorpe Road, Great Grimsby, in the County
of Lincoln, Wood Turner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved grip for holding wire or other
ropes, or rods as used in towing, trawling, hoisting and for lifting purposes in
general.
As at present in use wire and other ropes are connected by means of links,
the chief object of which being to receive the hooks used for towing, trawling,
& for similar purposes.
This grip is intended to dispense with links which are now placed in different
parts of trawling warps, for instance, and it may be instantly placed in any posi-
tion upon the rope used.
My grip consists of a hollow bracket of iron or other suitable metal, the rope
or rod passing inside, along the bottom side of the bracket, in the groove pro-
vided for the purpose. In attaching the grip to a rope for instance, the grip is
first slipped over the rope at any point desired, then a wedge is inserted having
an eye at the smaller end, to which a towing hook may be attached, the centre
of the wedge being cut away, and gradually increasing in size at the opposite
end. In order to fasten the wedge and to cause the grip to take a firm hold of
the rope, or rod, I insert a small wheel between the sides of the bracket, on the
top of the wedge, so that on any strain on the rope or rod, the grip is instan-
taneously fixed, and the greater the strain the firmer is the grip."
Dated the Sixth day of June 1899.
WILLIAM SWINBURN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Grip for Holding Ropes, Rods, and for similar
purposes.
I, WILLIAM SWINBURN, of 274, Cleethorpe Road, Great Grimsby, in the County
of Lincoln, Wood Turner, 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:-
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page_text: or holding wire or other ropes, rods, and the like, and is applicable for towing,
trawling, and lifting purposes generally.
For towing, trawling, and other like purposes wire and other ropes have here-
tofore been connected by means of links placed in suitable positions on the
trawling warp, for example, and intended to receive hooks or shackles, and my
improved grip enables these links to be dispensed with, and an attachment
instantly made in any position on the rope used.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings illustrate in side elevation my im-
proved grip engaging with a wire rope, and Figure 2 is a transverse section on
line of Figure 1.
The grip consists of a hollow bracket a of iron or other suitable metal with
a gap on one side thereof as shewn and furnished with a retaining latch c hinged
at d and taking over a stud or projection e. This latch preferably has a flange
or projection on its inner side of a depth corresponding more or less to the
thickness of the hollow bracket a. The bracket a is also furnished with a
roller which is free to rotate upon the pin d. A hollow g is formed in the lower
part of the bracket a which is intended to form a bed for the rope b. h is a
wedge which rests upon the upper face of the rope b and is provided with an
eye at its smaller end to receive the end of the towing warp or the towing
hook or other convenient form of connexion. The under side of this wedge is
preferably curved as shewn so as to afford a better hold on the rope b.
When it is required to use the grip the latch is thrown back until its flange
or projection rests against the curved outer surface of the hollow bracket a
as shewn in dotted lines in Figure 1. The rope is then caused to enter the
gap in the hollow bracket and lie in the hollow g in the lower part thereof. The
small part of the wedge is then passed through the gap and its concave under-
side is caused to rest upon the rope b. The wedge is then drawn by its eye k
to the right until its upper edge comes into contact with the roller f between
the periphery of which and the rope the wedge is jammed and the greater the
pull on the eye k the tighter will the rope b be jammed between the lower edge
of the wedge h and the hollow y in the bracket a. The retaining latch is then
lowered until it engages with the stud or projection e and its flange or projec-
When it is
tion comes more or less tightly against the side of the wedge h.
desired to release the rope 6 from the grip, it is only necessary to force the
wedge backwards, which may easily be done by a blow on the end thereof.
It is obvious that in some cases the roller f may be dispensed with and the
upper surface of the wedge be adapted to engage with the inner surface of
the upper part of the hollow bracket a.
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
First. A grip for holding ropes, rods, and for similar purposes, which con-
sists of a hollow bracket a adapted to receive the rope, rod, or the like, a roller f
wedge h, with or without a retaining latch c, combined and operating substan
tially as described with reference to the drawings.
Second. A grip for holding ropes, rods, and for similar purposes which con-
sists of a hollow bracket a, in combination with a wedge h with or without a
retaining latch c, substantially as described.
Dated this 5th day 01 Apri 1300.
W. SWINBURN.
Per W. H. Beck,
Agent, 115, Cannon Street, London, E.C.