IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANCHORS."
Year: 1855

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Scott, of Sunderland, in the County of
Durham, Blacksmith, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF ANCHORS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Scott at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th January
1855.
I, JOHN SCOTT, of Sunderland, in the County of Durham, Blacksmith,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANCHORS" to be as follows:-
The shank of my improved anchor is formed of two plates of iron, kept
apart by a filling piece of wood or other suitable material between them. The
shank is united to the arms either by two forelocked pins, or clinched bolts or
screw bolts; a metal collar embraces the two plates and the filling piece, which
form the shank, for the purpose of combining them more effectually at their
junction with the arms, which are formed flat, and of an uniform thickness. A
metal brace attached to the other end of the filling piece has formed in it a
hole, through which and through the plates of the shank a stock passes, this
stock being forelocked in the usual manner. The swivel to which the cable is
attached is embraced by the two plates, and united to them either by a
forelocked pin, or a clinched bolt or a screw bolt.

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Anchors thus constructed are of greater strength than a common anchor
containing the same quantity of metal, are of simple construction, and
taken to pieces readily. They are very portable and of easy stowage.
may
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said John Scott in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 6th July
1855.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
SCOTT, of Sunderland, in the County of Durham, Blacksmith, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, in the eighteenth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me,
the said John Scott, Her special licence that. I, the said John Scott, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said John
Scott, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at' any time agree
with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during
the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF ANCHORS," upon the condition (amongst others) that I,
the said John Scott, by an instrument in writing under my hand and seal,
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same
to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar mouths next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
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NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Scott, do hereby declare the
nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement thereof, reference being had to the Drawings hereunto annexed,
that is to say-
The shank of my improved anchor is formed of two plates of iron or other
metal, kept apart throughout the whole or a portion only of their length by
means of a filling piece of wood or other suitable material, or by means of
suitable enlarged portions of the plates themselves. The shank is united to
the arms either by a forclocked pin or pins, or by clinched bolts or by screw

page_text: bolts, according as the arms are intended to be. moveable about a centre or
otherwise. When the filling piece is used, a metal collar is made to embrace
the two plates and the filling piece, which forms the shank, for the purpose of
combining them more effectually at their junction with the arms, which may
be made flat and of an uniform thickness, or of any other desired form.
Anchors constructed as above described are of greater strength than common
anchors containing the same quantity of metal. They are also of very simple
construction, and possess the advantage of being readily taken to pieces, in
consequence of which they are very portable, and capable of being stowed with
great facility and convenience.
:
Figure 1 of the Drawings hereunto annexed represents a side view of an
anchor constructed with a filling piece of wood, as above described; and
Figure 2 is a section of the same, taken longitudinally through the shank, at
right angles to the plane of the arms. A, A, are the side plates; and B is the
wooden filling piece, of which the shank is composed; C, C, are the arms of
the anchor. The shank A, B, A, is in this case united to the arms C, C, by
two forelocked pins or bolts a, a. D is the metal collar, which embraces the
plates A, A, and the filling piece B, for the purpose of combining them more
effectually, as has been described. A metal brace E attached to the other end
of the filling piece B has formed in it a hole, through which, as also through
the plates A, A, the stock F passes, this stock being forelocked in the usual
manner. The swivel G, to which the cable is attached, is embraced by the two
plates A, A, and united to them by a forelocked pin b.
Figure 3 represents a side view of another anchor, in which the side plates
of iron are kept. partially apart by means of suitable enlarged portions of the
plates themselves, as herein-before mentioned; and Figure 4 is a section of
the same, taken longitudinally through the shank, at right angles to the plane
of the arms. A, A, are the two side plates, and on these are formed the pro-
jections a, a, which come together at the middle line of the shank; B, B, are
the arms of the anchor. The shank A, A, is in this case united to the
arms B, B, by a single forelocked pin or bolt d, about which the arms are
intended to turn, as in Porter's and other anchors. In this case the metal collar
employed in the anchor first described may be dispensed with or retained,
as is considered desirable. The stock C passes through the two side plates
A, A, as shewn, and is forelocked, as usual. The swivel D, to which the
cable is attached, embraces the side plates, and is united to them by a fore-
locked pin b.
And having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that I claim as my improve-

page_text: ments in the construction of anchors, the forming of the shanks of two plates of
iron or other metal, kept wholly or partially apart by means of a filling piece
of wood or other suitable material, or by means of suitable enlarged portions
of the plates themselves.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Scott, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Third day of July, One thousand eight hundred and
fifty-five
JOHN SCOTT. (L.S.)
Signed, sealed, and delivered (being first duly stamped),
by the above-named John Scott, in the presence of
W MOORE, Sol',
Sunderland.