A New or Improved Gripping Device for the Conveyance of Objects in Cable Haulage.
Year: 1897

page_text: A New or Improved Gripping Device for the Conveyance of Objects
in Cable Haulage.
We, EDWARD CROSS, of The Hewarths, Sandiacre, in the County of Derby,
Colliery Enginewright, and WALTER CARRINGTON FOWLER, of The Yows, Beeston, in
the County of Nottingham, Civil and Mining Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object a new or improved gripping device for the
conveyance of objects in cable haulage by which we are able to more easily and
quickly attach or detach the grip to and from the cable and also to greatly simplify
and reduce the cost of construction.
In carrying our invention into practise we form the main portion or bracket of
our gripping device from a casting or forging the bottom end of which is carried or
bent into a semicircle to suit the size of the cable and in the centre or thereabouts
of this curved end we form a slot. The other end of this main portion is formed so
as to enable it to be fixed to the object being hauled. Fitting loosely into the
slot of the curved end of this main portion is one end of a lever formed with a half
round recess to suit the size of the cable and a projection or clip at one side which
when gripping the rope cr cable binds against the face of the bracket or main
portion. The other end of this lever is cranked and fits into a catch or its
equivalent fixed to the object being hauled. The rope or cable passes between the
recessed end of the lever and the curved end of the main portion or bracket and
by pressing the lever into the catch it grips or firmly holds the rope or cable until
released.
Dated this 6th day of September 1807
A New or Improved Gripping Device for the Conveyance of Objects
in Cable Haulage.
We, EDWARD CROSS, of The Hewarths, Sandiacre, in the County of Derby,
Colliery Enginewright, and WALTER CARRINGTON FOWLER, of The Yews, Beeston, in
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page_text: the County of Nottingham, Civil and Mining Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
to
statement:-
Our invention has for its object a new or improved gripping device for the con-
veyance of objects in cable haulage by which we are able to more easily and quickly
attach or detach the grip to and from the cable and also to greatly simplify
and reduce the cost of construction.
In carrying our invention into practice we formn the main portion or bracket of
our gripping device from a casting or forging the bottom end of which is curved or
bent into a semicircle to suit the size of the cable and in the centre or thereabouts
of this curved end we form a slot. The other end of this main portion is formed so
as to enable it to be fixed to the object being hauled. Fitting loosely into the slot
of the curved end of this main portion is one end of a lever formed with a half
round recess to suit the size of the cable and a projection or lip at one side which
when gripping the rope or cable binds against the face of the bracket or main
portion. The other end of this lever is cranked and fits into a catch or its equivalent
fixed to the object being hauled. The rope or cable passes between the recessed
end of the lever and the curved end of the main portion or bracket and by pressing
the lever into the catch it grips or firmly holds the rope or cable until
released.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect we have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which we have shown an example of our gripping device.
Figure 1 is a front elevation shewing our gripping device in the act of gripping
the rope R.
Figure 2 is a end elevation of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a view of the lever B detached.
In carrying our invention into practice we form the main portion or bracket A of
our gripping device from a casting or forging with the foot as through which the
bolts a pass and the end or jaw a¹ of this bracket is curved or bent semicircular to
suit the size of the cable or rope in use and in this jaw portion we cut or form
the slot or gap a². The bracket is bolted or otherwise secured by the bolts a to
one of the ends D of the vehicle being hauled. The nose or end 6 of the detachable
lever B which grips the rope R is formed semicircular or with the hollow 68 and
also with the projection or spur 6' which projection fits between the slot a² in the
bracket A. The opposite end of this lever is preferably cranked and formed with
the handle b' and when the rope is being gripped between the end and the end
a of the bracket A this end of the lever fits under the catch or rack Ę fixed by the
bolts e¹ to the end D of the vehicle or other object being hauled when gripping the
rope. This catch or rack may be formed so that the grip of the lever on the cable
may be varied It will thus be seen that when the lever is pressed downwards the
end b¹ will bind or grip the rope against the part a¹ of the bracket A the projection
or spur b³ acting as a fulcrum for the lever thereby firmly locking the rope to the
vehicle and the more the lever is depressed the tighter the rope is gripped.
release the rope the lever is lifted from under the catch or rack E.
To
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-

page_text: vehicle by means of the catch or rack plate substantially as herein set forth and as
shewn upon the accompanying sheet of drawing.
Dated this 10th day of April 1898.
EDWARD CROSS.
WALTER CARRINGTON FOWLER.
By George Barker, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicants, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.