IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF METAL ROPES, STRANDS, BANDS OR CABLES to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I TELFORD CLARENCE BATCHELOR of 2 Castleton Road, West Kensington in
the County of Middlesex Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF METAL ROPES, STRANDS, BANDS OR
CABLES to be as follows:-
"
My invention relates to improvements in the construction of metal ropes,
strands, bands or cables and consists in locking or holding together the parts or
wires composing the strand rope band or cable with or without a single twist in
such a manner that although the parts or wires forming the outside of the rope
strand band or cable continue on the outside of its entire length in the event of
fracture of any individual part or wire it is still retained in its position.
For this purpose in some cases I make the transverse sections of the wires
forming a metal rope strand band or cable so that they will interlock with one
another and hold together without a single twist and in other cases the sections of
the wires are such that they are held together by a single twist. In each case the
wires forming the outside of the rope strand band or cable continue on the outside
of its entire length and are by reason of their sectional combinations retained in
position should either of them break.
Flat ropes or bands are also composed of interlocking wires or strands in
accordance with my improvements.

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I TELFORD CLARENCE BATCHELOR of 2 Castleton Road West Kensington in
the County of Middlesex Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF METAL ROPES STRANDS BANDS OR
CABLES" and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following Statement :-
My Invention relates to improvements in the construction of metal ropes strands
bands or cables and consists in looking or holding together the lengths strips or
parts composing the strand rope band or cable with or without twisting in such a
manner that although the lengths strips or parts forming the outside of the rope
strand band or cable continue on the outside of its entire length in the event of
fracture of any individual length strip or part of the rope strand band or cable the
broken length strip or part will still be retained in its position.
For this purpose in carrying my invention into practice in some cases I make the
transverse sections of the parts lengths or strips forming a metal rope strand band
or cable so that they will interlock with one another and hold together without
twisting as in figure F of the drawings hereto annexed.
Figure F¹ shows how the outside lengths or strips are placed before being pressed
into the grooves of the interior parts lengths or strips by being drawn through a
die or otherwise pressed into position as shown in Figure F.
In other cases the sections of the parts lengths or strips are such that they are
held together by twisting as in Figures A. B. Č. D. E. G. E. I. and J.
In each case or example the parts lengths or strips forming the outside of the
rope strand band or cable continue on the outside of its entire length and are by
reason of their sectional combinations retained in position should either of them
break.
In the manufacture of these improved metal ropes I sometimes use a revolving
or fixed die or plate at the head of the machine for the purpose of consolidating or
setting the lengths strips or parts in position.
Flat ropes or bands as for example figures K and K¹ are also composed and
constructed of interlocking parts lengths or strips in accordance with my improve-
ments and are placed together as in Figure K¹ when the projecting bead or ribs of
metal are made to fill up the corresponding grooves by being passed through rolls
or by other suitable means thereby locking them together as shewn in Figure K.
When required two or more of such flat ropes or bands are held and locked
together as shewn by Figures L and M.
Figure L shows how two or more metal ropes strands bands or cables of similar
construction to Figure K are locked or held together.
I would remark that I do not confine myself to the sectional forms of the
lengths strips or parts shewn in the drawings nor to the number of coils of which
the ropes strands bands or cables are made.
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Figures A. B. C. D. E. G. H. I. J. of the drawings are sectional views of metal
ropes made by twisting.
✗ is a longitudinal view of the outside of sections C and H.
Y is a longitudinal view of the outside of sections B and I.
Z is a longitudinal view of the exterior of section J.
F is a sectional view of a metal rope made without twisting.

page_text: F1 is a sectional view showing how the parts lengths or strips are placed
together before being locked as shown in Figure F.
K and L are transverse sections to flat metal ropes.
K' is a sectional view of the parts lengths or strips before being locked together.
I shows how two or more strands bands ropes or cables are locked together.
M is an outside longitudinal view of L.
Having now particularly described 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 improved construction of metal ropes strands bands or cables whereby the
lengths parts or strips forming the rope strand band or cable are locked or held
together with or without twisting in such a manner that although the parts
lengths or strips forming the outside of the rope strand band or cable continue on
the outside of its entire length in the event of fracture of any individual length or
strip it will still be retained in its position by reason of its sectional combinations
substantially in the manner hereinbefore fully described and represented in the
Drawings hereto annexed.