Improvements in Anchors.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 14th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 15th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Anchors.
I HENRY HUTCHINSON residing at 59 Campbell Street Newcastle upon Tyne
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to those stockless anchors in which the tripping
head and arms are made in one casting, and the shank fits into a cavity in the head
and is there secured by a pivot pin placed well within the head so that the
preponderance of weight is in front of the axis of the pivot pin, therefore making
it trip easily.
My invention consists of the hereinafter described shape of the arms, which will
prevent any rolling or dragging and will insure it going easily into the ground, and
when there, will have a greater holding power than any anchor of its kind.
In carrying out this invention, the head which is made of cast metal or alloy has
a central cavity as heretofore to take the end of the shank, but in place of the arms
being parallel with the shank or having curved arms with the points in the same
direction as the shank as heretofore, I curve each arm in an outward direction so
that they spread out, and their direction points away from the shank, thus making
the width at the points of the arms much wider apart thau where they join the
tripping head.
Dated this 15th day of November 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Anchors.
I HENRY HUTCHINSON of 59 Campbell Street, Newcastle upon Tyne,
Engineer 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 :—
This invention has reference to those stockless anchors in which the tripping
head and arms are made in one casting, and the shank fits into a cavity in the head
and is there secured by a pivot pin placed well within the head so that the
preponderence of weight is in front of the axis of the pivot pin, therefore making it
trip easily.
My invention consists of the hereinafter described shape of the arms which will
prevent any rolling or dragging, and will insure it going easily into the ground, and
when there will have a greater holding power than any anchor of its kind.
In carrying out this invention, the head which is made of cast metal or alloy, has
a central cavity as heretofore, to take the end of the shank, but in place of the
arms being parallel with the shank or having curved arms with the points in the
same direction of the shank as heretofore, I curve each arm in an outward direction
so that they spread out and their direction points away from the shank, thus
making the width at the points of the arms much wider apart than where they join
the tripping head.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom-
panying drawings in which similar letters are used to indicate corresponding parts
throughout.

page_text: Figs. 1, 2 & 3 shew three views of a complete anchor, Fig. 1 is a plan view,
Fig. 2 is a side elevation and Fig. 3 is a rear end view.
a is the tripping head having on it the curved arms b, c is the shank, d is the
pivot pin.
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
Improvements in anchors consisting of the arms being curved as herein described
and illustrated.
Dated this 13th day of August 1894.
HENRY HUTCHINSON.