Improvements in Attachments for Elevators on Floating Structures.
Year: 1886

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Improvements in Attachments for Elevators on Floating
Structures.
I WILLIAM GOODWIN of 7 Brunswick Street Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster Corn Broker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be, as
follows:-
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The object is mainly to provide simple attachments for connecting an endless
band and bucket or equivalent elevator to a floating structure. The attachments
are so contrived and arranged that whilst the elevator is freely movable into any
required position, the motor for actuating the endless bands of the said elevator
occupies a fixed position.
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The invention consists essentially in connecting the elevator to the floating
structure by two or more, preferably two links, or like articulated couplings and in
conveying the power of the motor from the floating structure to the elevator by
means of gearing belting or suitable devices carried by the said links or couplings.
Guys and stays are provided as required.

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Improvements in Attachments for Elevators on Floating
Structures.
I, WILLIAM GOODWIN of 7 Brunswick Street Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster, Corn Broker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
The object is mainly to provide simple attachments for connecting an endless
band and bucket or equivalent elevator to a floating structure. The attachments
are so contrived and arranged that whilst the elevator is freely movable into any
required position the motor for actuating the endless bands of the said elevator
occupies a fixed position.
The invention consists essentially in connecting the elevator to the floating 1
structure by two or more preferably two links or like articulated couplings and
in conveying the power of the motor from the floating structure to the elevator by
means of gearing belting or suitable devices carried by the said links or couplings.
Guys and stays are provided as required.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figs. 1 and 2 are elevations, and fig. 8 a detail view of an elevator with attach-
ments constructed in accordance with my invention.
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Barge a carrying a tower b. together constitute the floating structure. o elevator
connected to the floating structure by means of an arm d pivotted thereto at e and
fitting within a slide in a swivelling block jointed at g to the tower b; h motor, 1
ijk pulleys connected by endless bands so as to convey power from the motor to
the elevator. It will be seen that owing to the elevator being connected to the
floating structure by means of a pivotted arm free to slide within the swivel block f
that the said elevator may be easily raised and lowered up and down the hold of
a vessel such as m, the interposition of the pulley k between the pulleys j and 11
allows the arm d to slide within the block without derangement of the driving
gear the pulleys j k and being connected by pivotted rods n. Instead of the
sliding arm d. pivotted rods or bars similar to those connecting the pulleys j k l
might be used to couple the elevator to the floating structure. o block and tackle
for moving the elevator to and from its work. In fig. 1 the elevator is shewn in
use. In fig. 2 it is housed.
Fig. 4 is a view of a modified connection between the arm d and tower b; here
the swivelling block f is fitted with a quadrant p in gear with an endless screw q,
by this means the elevator can be swung round and housed without the necessity
for the tower b rising as high above the swivelling block as in figs. 1 and 2.
Any usual appliances are used for raising and lowering and giving motion to the
elevator,

page_text: 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. The improved attachments between elevators and floating structures
herein setforth.
Second. The combination of a floating structure, and elevator with adjustable
attachments substantially as setforth.
Third, Connecting an elevator to a floating structure so as to permit of it being
adjusted and housed substantially as setforth.