Improvements in the Construction of Sculls, Oars, and Sweeps.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th June, 1887
Complete Left, 25th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar:, 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Sculls, Oars, and Sweeps.
I HENRY POWELL GOLTON of 6 Upton Park Road, Forest Gate, in the County of
Essex, Brazier and Iron Plate Worker do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The blade is made of Papier Mâché or other fibrous material with a metal socket
and frame inside to connect it with a wooden loom of the usual shape the said
metal frame is corrugated and perforated to ensure strength and adhesion of the two
materials the socket made water tight by an India rubber band also an adjustable
leather rowlock band secured by metal interlocking loops and wooden wedges.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings and to the figures and letters of
reference marked thereon
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my complete oar or sweep.
Fig. 2 edge view of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 side elevation of a loom.
Fig. 4 side elevation of corrugated and perforated metal frame and socket.
Fig. enlarged section on line A B fig. 1.
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Fig. 6 enlarged section on line C D fig. 1.
Fig. 7 enlarged side elevation of rowlock band.
Fig. 8 enlarged section across the rowlock band.
Dated this 10th day of June 1887

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Sculls, Oars, and Sweeps.
I, HENRY POWELL GOLTON of 6, Upton Park Road, Forest Gate, in the County of
Essex, Brazier, and Iron Plate Worker 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:-
My Invention is to improve the construction of Sculls, Oars and Sweeps, combining
strength with lightness, non liability to bruises, leakage or rust; and the facility of
repairing or renewing parts of the same. And for this object the adoption of a metallic
and Paper Mâché or Cork blade, and an adjustable leather rowlock band and
button.
Referring to the drawings left with the Provisional Specification
Fig. 1 is a side clevation of my complete oar or sweep.
Fig. 2 edge view of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 side elevation of a loom.
Fig. 4 side elevation of corrugated and perforated metal frame and socket.
Fig. 5 enlarged section on line A B fig. 1.
Fig. 6 enlarged section on line C D fig. 1.
Fig. 7 enlarged side elevation of rowlock band.
Fig. 8 enlarged section across the rowlock band.
According to my invention I use a suitably shaped wooden-loom Fig. 2 with tapered
end shaped to fit the socket in the blade. The blade I make in the following manner:
I make a metal frame cut and stamped to the required shape pierced with holes and
corrugated in straight or curved lines, a metal tube or socket to fit loom, stamped to
shape and soldered and rivitted to metal frame. The frame is then coated with
marine or other suitable glue-it is then covered with Paper Mâché or Cork, or
Paper Mâché and Cork, and moulded to shape by pressure, and afterwards enamelled
or japanned.
The loom is secured and made water-tight by an India-rubber band inside the top
of blade.
I make the leather rowlock band thus: a piece of suitable leather is cut to fit round
loom the edges being about one inch apart, to the edges. I fix my rivets or wire,
brass or copper loops (see Fig. 7) interfitting with each other, the button is rivetted
or sewn on the band.
The band is fixed on the loom by interlocking the loops and driving in two wooden
wedges it is thus fixed without injury to the loom and may be shifted or removed
as desired. The bands may be used on the ordinary wooden oars or sweeps in place
of the usual bands.
The metal used for the blade may be steel, copper, brass, delta-metal, phosphor-
bronze, or any other suitable metal and the outer coating of Paper Mâché, Cork, or
any other suitable fiberous material.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
Firstly The improved construction of Sculls, Oars, and Sweeps, by the combined
use of Metal and Paper Mâché or Cork; or Metal with Paper Mâché and Cork in
the construction of the blade, united to a wooden loom and made water-tight by an
India-rubber band as described and illustrated by the drawings.
Secondly The corrugation and perforation of the metal frame to secure strength
and perfect adhesion of the materials used.
Thirdly An adjustable rowlock band secured by metal loops and wooden wedges
as described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this 24th day of January 1888