Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 10th Aug., 1887
Complete Accepted, 10th Dec., 1887
DESEDIE
GEORGE COWLEY, Iron Founder Queen Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, and
MALCOLM HUNTER, Iron Shipbuilder 7, Wear Street Southwick Sunderland do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The Stand is made either of Cast or Malleable Iron with a radius at the bottom on
which the foot of the Davit travels. The stand is made in two pieces the side cheek
being secured by screw Bolts and Nuts to the other part of Stand. The bottom of the
Stand has a flange for fastning the Stand on to the Deck or such other places as may
be required for the Stand or Stands to be fixed. Also a flange on the top of the Stand
with an aperture in same for the "Davit" to work forwards and backwards. The top
flange is also for fixen or fastning the wood or other chocks upon, for the boat to rest
upon while secured when inboard.
The Davit is made of Malleable Iron or Steel having the bottom squared with a lip
or shoe on the back edge of foot to fit into an aperture at the end of the Radius of the
Stand, acting as a stop to prevent the Davit from shifting when the boat is being
lowered. The squaring the foot of the Davit is to prevent the Davit from turning in
in the Stand when either lowering or hauling the boat back on to the Stand.
upper part of the Davit is bent or turned to suit the size of the boat. When hauling
the Boat back inboard the ordinary block and Tackle can be used for same.
Dated this 9th day of December 1886.
The

page_text: Ships' Davit Stand, Boat Stand, and Davit Combined.
GEORGE COWLEY Iron Founder Queen Street Sunderland MALCOLM HUNTER, Iron
Shipbuilder 8 Goldsmith Terrace, late 7 Wear Street Southwick Sunderland 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:
The Davit Stand and Boat Stand is made either of Cast or Malleable Iron with a
radius at the bottom of the Stand, on which the foot of the Davit travels. The Davit
is made of Wrought Iron, with a shoe or lip on the back edge of foot, to fit into an
aperture at the end of the radius acting as a stop the Stand is cast in two pieces, the
side cheek being secured by screw bolts and nuts, and the whole is bolted down to the
Deck, or to the Bulwark or Rail as may be required. The Davits are curved to suit
the shape of the boats, when on the Stand and can be varried to suit the width of any
boat. The Chocks are made of wood and bolted on the upper flange of the Stand and
adapted to the form or shape of the boat. The drawing represents, plan and sections
of the Combined Davit Stand and Boat Stand and Davit.
A The Cast or Malleablo Davit Stand and Boat Stand.
B The Wrought Iron Davit with lip or toc.
C The Wood Chock for easy drawing.
The method in getting out the davits is by easing the boats, so as the boat chocks
can be turned down then simply by giving the boats a slight push either by hand or
boat hook when the blocks and falls marked "D" added to the plan is used for easing
the davits out, and hauling the davits and boats back on to the chocks. The davits
works forward when the boat is being launched out, and backwards when the boat is
being hauled back on to the chocks as by our invention there is no twisting or
screwing the davits, as the boats are always fastened on the outside of the davits.
When the boats is launched out they are then lowered in the usual way by blocks
and falls.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim by our invention for a combined Ships Davit Stand, and Boat Stand and
Davit.
1st. We provid a compact, strong reliable Stand by which the Davits is firmly
secured and always ready for use.
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2nd. By our invention we provide secure Stand, for Ships Boats, the passengers
can all be seated in the boat, when on the Stand, safe within the line of the bulwarks 3
before drawing the Chocks and lowering the Boat.
Dated this Ninth day of August 1887