Improvements in Anchors.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Mar., 1893-Accepted, 6th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Anchors.
I, FREDERICK DAVID TAYLOR, of Collis Street, Stourbridge, Worcestershire,
Anchor and Cable Manufacturer, 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 in a recess in the head
and is there secured by a joint pin located well within the head so that the weight
of the head does not act, or acts but very little, as a counter balance to the arms
which latter therefore trip very freely.
My invention consists of the hereindescribed improved construction of the head
whereby I am enabled to get the joint pin into place and secure the head and
shank together with less labour and at a less cost than heretofore when the joint
pin is located well within the head as aforesaid.
In carrying out this invention the head which is made of cast metal or alloy has
a central recess as heretofore to take the end of the shank. At one or both sides
of this recess I provide a recess or groove in the head extending to or almost to
the arms or one of them. This side recess is or these side recesses are separated
from the central recess by a strong rib or web (one at either side of the shank) in
which are the holes for the joint pin. The said side recess or side recesses is or
are made of a size to admit the joint pin which is made without a head.
To joint the head to the shank the latter is placed in position in the central
recess in the head, the joint pin is then placed in the side recess or in one of the
side recesses and then moved end wise through the hole in the shank and the holes
in the said ribs or webs where the joint pin is secured by any convenient means as
by one of its ends being in contact with a stop, a cross pin being passed into the
recess at the other end of the joint pin to keep the joint pin in contact with the
stop.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1892.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Anchors.
I, FREDERICK DAVID TAYLOR, of Collis Street, Stourbridge, Worcestershire,
Anchor and Cable Manufacturer, 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 in a recess in the head and
is there secured by a joint pin located well within the head so that the weight of
the head does not act, or acts but very little, as a counter balance to the arms
which latter therefore trip very freely.
My invention consists of the hereindescribed improved construction of the head
whereby 1 am enabled to get the joint pin into place and secure the head and
shank together with less labour and at a less cost than heretofore when the joint
pin is located well within the head as aforesaid.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on which
Fig. 1 is a sectional plan of an anchor constructed according to this invention;

page_text: Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same on the line X X of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a cross
section of the same on the line Y Y of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 shews the joint pin of
the same separately.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
In carrying out this invention the head A which is made of cast metal or alloy
(preferably steel) has a central recess B as heretofore to take the end of the
shank C. At both sides of this recess B I provide a recess or groove (which
grooves are respectively marked D D²) in the head extending to or almost to the
arms E E2. Each of these side recesses D¹ D2 are separated from the central
recess B by a strong rib or web one at either side of the shank (marked
respectively FF2) in each of which is a hole for the joint pin G. The side
recess D¹ is made of a size to admit the joint pin G which is made without a head
and is shewn separately by Fig. 4,
To joint the head A to the shank C the latter is placed in position in the central
recess B in the head as shewn on my drawing the joint pin G is then placed in the
side recess D¹ and then moved endwise through the hole c in the shank C and the
holes ff in the ribs or webs F1 F2 and there the joint pin G is secured by any
convenient means as by one of its ends being in contact with the stop a which is
cast with the head A in the recess D2 and by a cross pin H being passed into the
recess D¹ at the other end of the joint pin G to keep the latter in contact with
the stop a.
This cross pin H is by preference made as shewn to pass through
the head across the recess D¹ the ends of the pin H being rivetted over to
secure the same in place.
It will be evident that instead of making two recesses D1 D2 in the head as and
for the purpose described, the recess D2 might be dispensed with without departing
from the nature of my invention the recess D¹ at one side of the shank being
sufficient for the insertion of the joint pin G.
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 :-
1. In anchors of the kind herein referred to in which the joint pin securing the
tripping head and shank together is located well within the head as aforesaid,
casting the head with a recess such as D' at the side of the shank in combination with
the central recess B for the shank and the cross ribs F1 F2 for the joint pin, the
said recess D' being arranged substantially as hereinbefore set forth and shewn so as
to permit of the joint pin being placed therein and then moved end ways into position
to secure the head and shank together, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
2. An anchor having its tripping head constructed and secured to the shank
in the improved manner hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1893.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.