US1710697A

US1710697A - Rope controller

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Publication number: US1710697A
Application number: US22?144A
Authority: US
Inventors: Albert D Gilbert
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-10-14
Filing date: 1927-10-14
Publication date: 1929-04-30
Anticipated expiration: 1946-04-30

Description

p i 3 1929 A; D. GILBERT 1,110,691

ROPE CONTROLLER Filed Oct. 14, 1927 I INVENTOR.

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Patented A r.30, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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' ROPE com-noun.

application filed Oetober 14, 1921. Serial m. 220,144.

This invention relates to improvements in rope controllers and is more particularly adapted for use on boats to control the raising and lowering of an anchor.

It is one of the objectsof this invention to provide a rope controller which ma be readily attached to any boat to contro the raising and lowering of the anchor.

It is a, further object of this invention to provide a rope controller which makes it possible for an occupant of a boat to control the raising and lowering of the anchor from any point within the boat.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a rope controller which has means for automatically engaging the anchor rope to hold the anchor in any desired position.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a rope controller which is simple in construction and operation and well adapted for the purpose described.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved rope controller, and all its arts and combinations 2 as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the drawing, in which the same reference numerals designate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a sectional, broken away view of a boat with the improved rope controller in attachment therewith, an anchor and anchor rope being shown in use with the pulle Fig. 2 is a side view of the improve rope controller in attachment with a portion of a boat, parts being broken away and parts being shown in section to show theinterior construction of the pulle and Fig. 3 is an edge view thereof. 7

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates a housing or frame, which comprises two parallel plates 6, joined together by the connecting sections 7, 8, 9, and 10. A pulley wheel 11 is mounted within the housing on a pin 12.

A U-shaped pawl 13 having teeth on one end is pivoted on a pin 14. A lever 15, having its outer end formed with an eye 16 is also pivoted within the housing on a pin 17. The inner end of the lever is arranged to engage the awl to move it into or out-0f engagement wit the rope 18. The rope is also normally engaged by the teeth on the section 9. The section 10 is formed with a projection 19 for receiving one end'of a spring 20. The spring is U-shaped, and passes. around a pin 21, its free end holding the lever 15 yieldingly in such a position that the pawl 13 is'engaging the rope.

he lower end of the'housing has extending therefrom a rod 22 which is pivotally mounted in bearings 23 of a U-shaped clamping member 24. One end of the-clamping member has a threaded perforation 25 for receiving a clamping bolt 26. The bolt is formed with a all-shaped inner end 27 to which a surface engaging member 28 is loosely connected. The other end of the clamping member is formed with teeth 29 for gripping the clamped surface.

In using the device, it may be clamped on any portion of a boat, but preferably the rear, as shown in Fig. 1. The rope is passed through the eye 16 of the lever, between the teeth of the section 9 and the pawl 13, and over the pulley 11. The outer end of the rope is attached to an anchor 30. When the anchor is in a raised position, as in Fig. 1, there is a pull upon the ro which causes the teeth of the section 9'an the pawl 13 to grip the rope tightl and thus prevent the anchor from descen g. This construction is such that the heavier the anchor, the more t' htly the teeth will the rope. When it is desired to lower the anchor, the free end of the rope is pulled slightly downwardly. This may be done from any position in the boat, and may be readily accomplished by the person doing the rowing without movmg from-his seat. The pull upon the rope causes the lever 15 to assume the position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. In this position it will be noted that the pawl 13 is moved out of engagement with the rope by reason of the inner end of the lever raising it slightly. With the teeth no longer gripping the rope, the anchor will descend by the force of gravity. When it touches the bottom of the lake, the rope is released, and the lever automatically springs back to its normal position because of the action of the U-shaped spring 20 upon it. This allows the pawl to once more engage the re By reason of this construction, them wi 1 be no slack in the rope, and the anchor will hold the boat in the exact position in which it was intended to be ancho To raise the anchor, the free end of the rope is pulled, and by means of the automatic locking construction, the anchor may be held in any desired position.

The housing is swiveled in the bearings 23 to permit the device to be readily operated from any angle. a

While I have described the invention more particularly for use in connection with an chors, it is not desired to limit it to this particular adaptation, as the broad concept of the invention contem lates its use for controlling ropes general y.

From the foregoing description it may be seen that the improved rope controller is simple in construction and operation, and is well adapted for the purposedescribed.

What I claim is: v

1. A rope controllefcomprising a frame, a pulleymounted within said frame, a fixed locking member and a substantially V-shaped movable locking member for engagin a rope therebetween, said locking members olding the rope against movement in one direction and permitting movement in the other direction, and a lever pivoted to the frame and en gageable between the ends of the V-shaped movable locking member to move the latter into or out of engagement with the rope, said lever being engaged by the rope and being operable by a pull on the free end thereof.

2. An anchor rope controller for boats,

comprising a frame, means for securing said frame to a boat, rope supporting means mounted within said frame, releasable means normally locking the rope against movement in the direction of descent of the anchor and permitting movement in the other direction, and a lever through which the free end of the rope extends engageable with said releasable locking means, said lever extending at an angle upwardly, so that a normal pull on the free end of the rope will operate to move said lever downwardly.

3. An anchor rope controller for boats comprising a frame, means for securing said frame to a boat, rope supporting means mounted within said frame, releasable means normally locking the rope against movement in the direction of descent of the anchor and permitting movement in the other direction, and a lever engaged by the rope and engageable with the releasable locking means, said lever extending at an angle upwardly, so that a normal pull on the free end of the rope will operate to move said lever downwardly.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

ALBERT D. GILBERT.