US1167108A - Steering-wheel for boats. - Google Patents

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G. A. & G. C. PENNY.

STEERING WHEEL FOR BOATS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.2I,.I9I5.

1,167,108. Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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S'IEERINGr-WHEEL FOR BOATS.

tion.

Our inventlon relates to new and usefullmprovenients 1n steering devices for boats,

being particularly designed for use upon inotor boats and adapted to be placed n the bow of the boat and connected by ropes with the rudder for operating the same.

It is the purpose of. the invention topr0 vide an improved form of steering devlce,

including a hand wheel, whereby the'ropes mav readily be adjusted from time to time in a manner to take up the slack, or to let out the rope as occasion may require, to design the same so that it will becompact and prac-' ticaoie: further to form the same of a coin-1 parativelv few number of parts made in an,

inexpensive and durable manner.

With these and other eb'ects 1n view the invention resides and consists inthe *c onstruction and novel comblnation and ar rangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out vin the claims hereto appended, it oeing understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departure from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Similar characters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout the sev eral figures of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and up on which,

Figure 1 shows a central vertical longi-" tudinal sectional view of our improved form n of boat steering device. Fig. 2 is a front view of the base plate, supporting post and flange of drum forming a part of the invention. Fig. 3 illustrates a transversecross section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 shows a front elevation of the operating wheel and connected parts of the steering de-' vice.

Referring in detail to the reference characters marked upon the drawings 5 repree Specification of Letters Patent.

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sents a part of the bow ofa boat to which the device is attached and 6 a locking pin that is slidably mounted in the part of the boat and adapted to be shovedibackw'ardand forward in a manner to engage and disengage a notch 6 in one of the rope drums to secure the same in position.

7 represents a plate which is designed to be attached to the fixed part ofthe boat structure by means of screws 8. This plate receives the threaded end of a supporting post 9 which eXten'd'sfo-ut in substantially a hori zontal position and serves 'as-a spindle upon I which the'ro'pe drums turn. There are two, of these rope drums one of which is arranged 1 within the other. llheinner' one is designated as 10 and the outer'one as 11. The iiiner' drum is provided with a right and a left hand peripheral groove to receive the ropes 12 and-13f and is further provided with a' binding screw '14 and-15 by meansof which the ends of the two saidcropes are secured to the inner drum.

16 represents the inner hub and Y17 the;

;' outer hub of theinner drum which are fitted to turn on the spindle 9 beforeimentioned. The peripheral surface of the outer hub is shaped to receive the hub, 18 of the operating wheel19 that is keyed or otherwise secured thereto. A nut 20 is threadably attached to the'outer end of the post 19 and servesto retain the" inner drum-and wheel upon, the

'The outer drum is also providedwith an inner hub "21' that'has its bearing upon the inner end of'the post 9, while the outer inner portion of the same drum is supported upon an annularshoulder 22 upon the periphery of the inner drum. A longitudinal slot 23 is formed in the'su rface of the outer drum and serves as an opening through which the two ropes 12'and 13"are threaded preparatory to being wound upon the outer surface of the outer drum. A

Patented Jan. a, rare.

Application filed September 21, 1915. Serial No. 51,758. I v

said spring. actuated pins 26 and are also locked in position with reference to the fixed part of the boat by means of the before mentioned locking pin 6.

As before stated the ends of the ropes are secured to the inner drum and are wound around the same more or less as required and then passed out through and around the outer drum, said ropes being carried away from the drum in opposite directions so that the turning of the drum upon the post will tend to wind up one rope and run out the other. If it is necessary to take up the slack in the rope, or perchance to let the rope out a bit as a result of it being too tight then the operator simply draws out the spring actuated pins and adjusts the inner drum with relation to the outer drum thereby winding in or running out the ropes in a way to bring the same toa proper and equal degree of tension after which the pins are freed and allowed to seat themselves again within the adjacent sockets 2a of the fiange thereby again fixing the two drums together so that the turning of the wheel will turn both drums and wind or unwind the'ropes upon the outer drum without affecting the position of the ropes upon the inner drum. It will thus be seen that the independent turning of the inner drum with respect to the outer drum is only for the purpose of taking up or letting out the rope in a way to adjust the tension of the same. 7

Having thus described our invention what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is g 1. In. a steering wheel of the class described, the combination of a rotatable drum, a second drum within the first named drum, a wheel attached to the inner drum, means for detachably connecting the inner and outer drum, and ropes secured to the inner drum and. extended out through and over the outer drum.

2. In a steering wheel of the class clescribed, the combination of a post, a drum rotatably mounted thereon, a second drum within the first named drum and having a flange to overlap the outer drum, a Wheel secured to the inner drum and adapted to turn therewith, means for detachably 0on necting the inner and outer drum, and means for securing the outer drum in position.

3. In a steering wheel of the class described, the combination of a rotatable drum having a side opening, a second drum within the first named drum, a wheel secured to one of the drums and adapted to turn therewith, means for detachably con necting the two drums, and ropes secured to the inner drum and extended out through and over the outer drum.

4. In a steering wheel of the class described, the combination of a post, a drum rotatably mounted thereon, a second drum within the first named drum, a wheel se cured to one of the drums and adapted to turn therewith, means for detachably connecting the two drums, and ropes secured to the inner drum and extended out through and over the outer drum.

5. In a steering wheel of" the class described, the combination of a post, an outer drum rotatably mounted thereon, an inner drum within thefirst named drum and also mounted on the post, a wheel secured to one of the drums and adapted to turn the same, means for detachably connecting the two drums, ropes secured to the inner drum and extended out through and over the outer drum, and means for securing one of the drums in a locked position.

'6. In a steering wheel of the class described, the combination of a rotatable drum, a second drum within the first named drum and having annular grooves formed in its peripheral. surface, a wheel attached to one of the drums, means for detachably connecting the two drums together and ropes wound in the grooves of the inner drum and extended out throu h and over the outer drum.

Signed at Good Ground in the county of Suffolk and State of New York this 13th day of Sept, A. 1)., 1915.

GILBERT A.PENNY. GEORGE C. PENNY.

Witnesses:

ARCHIE D. SKIDMORE, GEORGE E. VAN ScoY.

I Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

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