US1544121A - Anchor - Google Patents

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June 39, w25.

c. E. ALLEN ANCHOR ilednec. 24. 1924 14 Z 1615A I?? l@ Iva/E Patented litt, 19255..

intein CLAUDE B13131711? JLEN, 0F MGNCTON, NEW BRNSWCK, CANAB..

ANCI-IOR.

Application led Eecember To all whom t may concern.'

Be it lrnown that l, CLAUDE EDWIN ALLEN, a subject of the King 'o1u Great Britain, and resident of Moncton, in the Province of N ew Brunswick and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchors, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to improvements in anchors and the objects oi' the invention are to provide a collapsible anchor adapted to fold iat .and to consequently occupy much less space when not in use.

Further objects are vthe provision of an anchor ol' this description provided with a ring adapted to slide freely from end to end of the arm so that the anchor will grip securely no matter how it is thrown out.

Further objects are the provision of an anchor which will not 'foul and which, no

Vmatter how entangled the rope may become,

cannot let go. Furthermore, being provided with a fluke in each end, should the boat twist around so as to twist the rope around one end, the other fluke will talre hold.

A still further object is the provision of an anchorl which can be easily raised even when embedded in hard brick clay. Wfth an ordinary anchor some diiiiculty is often encountered when attempting to raise it while with my improved anchor the boa-t may be steered in the opposite direction and as the ring will slide to the other end of the arm the anchor will be raised without diliiculty as the embedded fiuke will come out in the same direction as it went in, making it unnecessary to tear its way through.

`YWit-h the `forego-ing and other objects, hereinafter more Yfully described, the invention consists essentially of a collapsible anchor comprising a central cylindrical portion having iixedly secured therein at one end an anchor member and slidably secured therein, at the other end, a second anchoring member and means for retaining it in position when adjusted.

Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each gure.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved anchor with one anchoring member at right angles to the other.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing both anchoring members in'parallel alignment.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section.

24, 1924. Serial No. 757,850.

.Figure 4 is a section on line 2 2 oi Figure 3.

ln the drawings, A designates an example of. my improved anchor as a whole comprising a tubular member 10 having integral therewith an anchoring member 11 01' well known construction and formed with the fiukes 12 and 13. 14 is a second and separate anchoring means adapted to it into and to slidably engage with the other end of the tubular member 10. To prevent the anchoring member 111 from becoming disengaged with the tubular member I provide in the tubular member a curved slot 15 adapted to engage with a pin 16 carried by the stem 17 of the member lll, while between the end of the stem 17 and the end of the tubular member 10 is arranged. a spiral spring 18 designed to automatically retain the member 14C in an outwardly extending position. Adapted to travel between the two anchoring members, on the member 10, is a ring 19 to which is attached a. link 2O to which the cable is attached to connect the latter with the boat. 22 is an orilice to allow for lubrication of the interior of the tubular member 10 and the spring 18.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when the anchor as a whole is shipped, the member 14 can be moved inwardly, the pin 16 engaging with a recess 21 in the top of a slot 15 permitting the anchor as a. whole to lie fiat as shown in Figure 1.

Furthermore as designed the adjustable anchoring member 14, before being thrown, can be set at right angles to the lixed anchoring member 13 so that no mattei' what way the anchor is thrown it will grip, as shown in Figure 1. 23 is the hole for removing pin 16 when taking the anchor apart.

As many changes could be made in the above construct-ion and many apparently widely dilerent embodiments of my invention, within the scope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall be .interpreted as illustrativeand not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A collapsible anchor comprising a tubular arm formed with an anchoring member at one en'd and adapted to slidably engage with a turnable anchoring member at the other end.

2. The device as claimed in claim l, in Which spring actuating means are arranged in the tubular arm for the turnable anchoring member.

3. The device as claimed in claim l, in which the tubular member is provided with a slot having,` a recess therein to engage with a pin carried by the adjustable anchoring tion, a ring adapted to travel on said shank between the anchoring members and a link connecting the ring with a cable. Y

5. A double anchor formed With a fixed anchoring head and a spring actuated ad just-able anchoring head and means for retaining the adjustable head in adjusted position and a ring member adapted to travel between said heads.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand inthe presence of two Witnesses.

CLAUDE EDVIN ALLEN.

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