An Improved Buoy.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 4th May, 1892-Accepted, 30th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Buoy.
ERNEST VIVIAN HUNTER, Builder, and MARIANNE HUNTER, both of 19
Eastdown Park, Lewisham, S.É. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to what may be termed an improved buoy for fishing, sea,
channel, river, or other purposes, the object of the invention being to keep the
buoys in an upright, or vertical position in a running tide, instead of being in an
angular position as those now in use.
In carrying out our invention we manufacture the buoys in iron, wood, zinc, or
other suitable material, in any shape, or design, with, or without staffs, or poles at
any required length, whole, or in parts, fixed, or removable at will.
Instead of fastening the mooring chain or rope to the end of the staff under.
water, or to the lower part of the buoy as done by the method now in use, we have a.
swinging handle, or sling attached to the sides of the buoy of sufficient length to
fall under the lower part of the buoy, which may be made of iron, chain, rope, or
wire, or any suitable material to which we attach the mooring chain or rope which
allows the buoy to be always in an upright, or vertical position.
We ballast the buoy with any suitable material inside, or fixed to the bottom
outside, and we put sufficient buoyant material inside to float the buoy in case of
leakage, or damage.
The invention may be applied to any buoys now in use.
We may paint the parts above water with any known illuminating paint, or
we may fit the buoy with the requisite appliances for lighting with oil, gas, or
electricity.
Doted this 3rd day of August 1891
ERNEST VIVIAN HUNTER.
MARIANNE HUNTER.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Buoy.
We ERNEST VIVIAN HUNTER of 28 Gilmore Road Lewisham S.E. Builder,.
and MARIANNE HUNTER of 45 High Street Bognor, in the County of Sussex,
Drapers Assistant both late of 19 Eastdown Park Lewisham, S.E. 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:
Our invention relates to what may be termed an improved buoy for fishing, sea,
channel, river or other purposes, the object of our invention being to keep the
buoy in an upright, or vertical position in a running tide...
In carrying out our invention we manufacture the buoys in wood, iron, zinc, or
other suitable material, which can be made buoyant in any shape, or design, plain,
corrugated, or ribbed, with, or without staffs or distinguishing poles, or pillars, or
balls, or globes as now used, of any suitable material in one, or more parts, which
may be made to screw, or scarf into each other.
To prevent the buoy from turning over, or capsizing, we ballast it with water,
lead, iron, sand, gravel, or any other suitable material or it may be done by being
constructed with stouter, or heavier material at its base, or by any of the usual
methods..

page_text: On each side of the buoy, outside, a little below the line of flotation, or there-
about we rivet a clamp with a socket, or hole, inside of which socket, or hole is a
thread for a screw bolt, or nut headed pin to screw into. Intc this socket, or hole,
is screwed a screw bolt, or nut headed pin, upon which is suspended a swinging
hanger, or handle, or by swivel, shackle. or any of the usual methods of attachment,
fixed, or removable at will, of sufficient length and play to admit of its swinging
clear of the base of the buoy, which may be made of bar iron, steel, chain, wire,
rope, or any other suitable material. At the centre of this hanger, or swinging
attachment is an eye to which the mooring chain, or rope is attached by swivel,.
shackle, or any of the usual methods of attachment.
For the purpose of keeping the buoy afloat in case of leakage, or damage by
collision, we may place cork, or any other buoyant material inside, or outside, in
any form desired.
This invention may be applied to buoys now in use.
The advantages of this invention are that the mooring attachment being shifted
from the base to a little below flotation line, or thereabout, by the swinging hanger,
or handle, gives the buoy increased buoyancy, and ensures its always remaining in
an upright or vertical position, which enables the distinguishing poles, or pillars, or
buoys lighted with oil, gas, or electricity to be seen at much greater distances.
And in order that our invention may be thoroughly understood, we now proceed.
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1 represents a buoy with socket on crown for poles, or staffs to be placed.
A and A are the clamps with sockets and threads inside, rivetted to the outside..
B is the swinging hanger, or handle, with an eye at each end for screw bolt, or nut
headed' pin to pass through. C and C are the screw bolts, or nut headed pins which
pass through the eyes at each end of hanger B, and screw into the socket, or hole
of clamps A, and A. Dat the centre of hanger B, is the eye to which is attached
the mooring chain, or rope. E represents the ballast.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we would have it understood
that we do not confine ourselves to the precise method of attachment as shown in
the annexed drawing, as many modifications may be made without departing from
the principle, or leading feature of our invention, but what we claim is,
1. The manufacture of an improved buoy of any shape or design, with the
swinging hanger, or handle attached, for the purpose of keeping the buoy in an
upright or vertical position in a running tide, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
2. To apply the swinging hanger or handle, with attachments, and fittings to
buoys now in use, for the purpose of keeping them in an upright, or vertical position
in a running tide, substantially as herein before described.
Dated this 3rd day of May 1892.
ERNEST VIVIAN HUNTER.
MARIANNE HUNTER..