IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAWLING APPARATUS
Year: 1885

page_text: STEPHEN KEMP, of 8 Holbeck Road Kennington in the County of Surrey
Artisan do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
TRAWLING APPARATUS, to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an entirely new and novel means of sustaining the
trawlbeam at any desired height from the ground, thereby increasing the width
of the mouth of the net and increasing the fish catching capacity I sustain the
beam at any given height from the ground by means of substantial iron stays,
oue at each end of the beam, which stays are provided at each end with eyes jaws
or forked and may be provided with screw or shackle bolts so as to recieve and
secure eyebolts and suchlike and may be readily detached one end of eacli stay
being secured to a swivel eye attached to the under side of the beam, at the
required distance from each end of the beam The other or bottom end of the stays
are attached to the inside of the carriages by swivel eyes. The carriages may
consist of one wheel suspended from each end of the beam by means of chain or
rope chain prefered.
Or may consist of plain flat bottom carriages curved upwards in front and
provided with rings at each end, and a centre standard to which standard the
bottom end of the stays are attached by means of swivel eyes, and the suspending
chain attached to the top end of the standard.
If wheels are prefered they may be secured within latteral iron bands and
vertical iron forks, to which fork the suspending chains are attached, and the
ground rope and bridles to the fore and after ends of the bands or carriages of
the wheels, the axles passing through the bands forks and wheels.
I use double bridles at each end of the beam, or dandy bridles, the bridles proper
being attached to the iron caps fixed on each end of the beam provided with the
necessary eyes and rings, the dandy bridles being attached to the fore end of
the carriages, and the groundrope to the after end and at a slight strain on the
bridles the stays will lift the beam into position and retain it there whilst at
work; the stays assuming a diagonal position at an angle of about 60 or 70 degrees
from the carriages.
The dandy bridles may be attached to the bridles proper by means of spring
hooks or shackles so as to detach instantly thereby facilitating the act of siding

page_text: the gear, in which act when brought to the side of the vessel, the stay will lay
close alongside the beam and projecting beyond the end of the beam, and the
carriage being clear of the beam thus preventing the chance of the gear fouling in
any position, the dandy bridles being so much longer as to admit of the front
of the net being perpendicular when at work-the wheels may be made of iron or
iron and wood.
STEPHEN KEMP, of S Holbeck Road Kennington in the County of Surrey
Artisan do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
TRAWLING APPARATUS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to an entirely new and novel means of sustaining the
trawlbeam at any desired height from the ground, thereby increasing the width
of the mouth of the net, and increasing the hsh catching capacity, 1 sustain the
beam at any given height from the ground by means of substantial iron stays,
one at each end of the beam, which stays are provided at each end with eyes
jaws or forked, and may be provided, with screw or shackle bolts, so as to recieve
and secure eyebolts and suchlike, and may be readily detached one end of each
stay being secured to a swivel eye attached to the underside of the beam at the
required distance from each end of the beam The other or bottom end of the
stays are attached to the inside of the carriages by swivel eyes, The carriage
may consist of one wheel suspended from each end of the beam by means of an
iron rod, chain or rope, chain prefered-or may consist of plain flat bottomed
carriages-curved upwards in front and provided with rings at each end, and a
centre standard, to which standard the bottom end of the stays are attached by
means of swivel eyes, and the suspending rod or chain to the standard of the shoe
and the cap of the beam thus limiting the height.
If wheels are prefered they may be secured within latteral iron bands and
vertical iron forks, to which forks the suspending rod or chains are attached
and the bridles and ground rope to the fore and after ends of the bands or
carriages.
I use double bridles at each end of the beam, or dandy bridles, the bridles proper
or main bridles being attached to caps fixed on each end of the beam provided
with the necessary eyes & rings the dandy bridles being attached to the fore end
of the carriages and the ground rope to the after end-at a slight strain on the

page_text: bridles, the stays will lift the beam into position and retain it there whilst at
work the stays assuming a diagonal position at an angle of about 60 or 70 or
more from the carriage and may be made in sections so as to be made longer
or shorter at will and detached entirely if required.
The dandy bridles may be attached to the main bridles by shackles or spring
hooks so as to be instantly detached and facilitating getting the gear instantly
detached and facilitating getting the gear-in which act the stay will lay close
alongside the beam.
I will now by the aid of accompanying drawings proceed to describe more in
detail, means, pursued by me in carrying my improvements into effect.
A is the main bridles-A. 1 is the dandy or bottom bridles-B is the shoe or
carriages C is the stays-D is the suspending chain which may be a rod or rope-
E is the trawlbeam-F is the wingline which may be attached as shown G is the
groundrope.
Having now particularly and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
The novelty of the Trawling Apparatus substantially as described.