Improvements in Ships' Anchors.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 9th Feb.. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ships' Anchors.
WILLIAM JAMES BROWN 24 The Paddock Chatham Master Smith H.M.
Dockyard Chatham, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-.
My invention relates to improvements in ships' anchors, and its objects are to
retain all the advantages of the various anchors fitted with stocks, and at the same
time be so constructed that the shank may easily be drawn into the hawse-pipe, or
the anchor stowed on a vessels bows without projecting above the deck, or taking
up the valuable space now occupied by "close stowing anchors" on the decks of
war ships.
Up to the present time all stocked anchors have had their stocks fitted to the ring
end of the anchor.
In carrying out my invention the stock is passed through the head or crown of the
anchor, carrying on it the two arms, which are kept parallel to each other by keys
fitted to the stock and secured by forelocks passing through the stock. When
holding, the strain on the arms is met, when at the required angle, by the tripping
part of the arms coming against a pin which passes through the head of the shank
produced. The arms being close together the palms act as one large palm, thus
giving steady and sure holding power, at the same time the position of the stock
assists materially when weighing. The anchor on account of its simplicity in
construction, may be made of forged iron or steel or of cast steel.
Dated this Twenty-second day of February 1894.
Improvements in Ships' Anchors.
I WILLIAM JAMES BROWN 24 The Paddock Chatham in the County of Kent
Master Smith H.M. Dockyard Chatham 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in ships anchors, and its objects are to
retain all the advantages of the various anchors fitted with stocks and at the same
time be so constructed that the shank could easily be drawn into the hawse-pipe, or
the anchor stowed on a vessel's bows without projecting above the deck or taking
up the valuable space now occupied by close stowing anchors on decks of
war-ships.
Up to the present time all stocked anchors have had their stocks fitted to the ring
end of the anchor.
Fig. I represents a front elevation of an anchor constructed according to my
invention.
Fig. II represents a side elevation of the same with arms in the position for
holding.

page_text: Fig. III is a plan of the stock of the same."
Fig. IV represents a side elevation of one arm of the same.
In carrying out my invention the stock is passed through the head or crown of
the anchor carrying on it the two arms which are retained in the same plane by
keys a. a. fitted to the stock, as shewn in Fig. III, and secured by forelocks e. e.
passing through the stock.
When holding the strain on the arms is met, when at the required angle, by the
tripping part of the arms coming against a stop-pin b. b. which passes through the
head of the shank produced.
In fitting the stock the keys or feathers a. a. on the stock are made to pass
through the key-way c. c. in the head of the shank after which it is turned round to
receive the arins. By this arrangement the anchor would continue to hold by one
arm should the other be carried away or otherwise damaged.
The arms as shewn in Fig. IV are so formed that the parts d. d. which bring up
against the stop-pin also act as second trippers and so destroy any chance of the
anchor dragging no matter in what position the arms are when it reaches the
ground.
This anchor having a stock fitted in the position herein before described and
illustrated in Figs. I & II of the accompanying drawing, admits of its shank being
drawn into the hawse-pipe. It also prevents the anchor gyrating, and assists
materially when weighing.
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.) The passing of the stock through the head or crown of the anchor as herein
set forth..
(2.) The securing of the arms to the stock as herein set forth, whereby the stock
and arms are continually in the same plane.
(3.) The arrangement and application of the stop-pin forming a stop against the
second trippers of the arms, by which the palms of the anchor are held at the
required angle with the shank for holding, as herein set forth.
(4.) The general arrangement and combination of the various parts of the anchor
as herein described and set forth in the several figures of the drawing.
Dated this Twelfth day of November 1894.
WILLIAM JAMES BROWN.