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- the object of this invention is to facilitate the starting of a vessel on its ways and thereby obviate the delay and embarrassment usually attending the launching of vessels especially those of large dimensions.
- the invention consists in the employment or use of runners provided with balls and used in connection with ways as hereinafter shown and described, whereby the desired end is attained by very simple and econo1nical means.
- A, A, A represents three ways which are inclined as usual. These ways should have their upper surfaces covered with metal in order to avoid abrasion, and the upper surfaces may be a plane, or they may be fluted or grooved longitudinally if desired, to form channels or guides for balls a, see Fig. 2.
- the ways A near their lower end or at points just above t-he contact of the ways with the water boxes B, are placed, one to each way, and an opening b, is made through each way directly over the box, said openings having their lower edges brought to a sharp edge or angle by having a basil both above and below.
- the surfaces of the ways below -the openings 7), are a trifle higher than the upper portions, see ax, Fiom l.
- C, C represent runners which are placed on the ways A, A, A. These runners are curved upward in front as shown at c, so as to form boxes or hoppers which communicate with the lower portion (l.
- the lower portions d, of the runners have no bottoms nor back end pieces but have side pieces e, which extend down nearly to the surface of the ways.
- balls a are placed, which pass down into the lower portions d, of the runners and form their bearing surface. These balls may be of cast iron and should be perfect spheres or as near such form as may be.
- the lower ends of the front part of the boxes c are formed of a thin strip or plate g, the use of which will be presently shown.
- the ways A, A, A, as well as the runners C, C, C may be constructed of Wood, the upper surfaces of the ways as well as the under surfaces of the lower parts d, of the ruimer being faced with metal, metal might be wholly used, but that would be attended with more expense and would not be preferable.
- the vessel is built on the runners and is properly blocked thereon, the vessel being braced and retained in proper position on the ways as usual.
- the runners C have their lower portions filled with the balls a, and also the'boxes c, so that the balls form an anti-friction medium between the runners and the ways.
- the runners reach the front part of the ways below the openings Z
- the thin plates or strips g are broken or staved in by the sharp lower edge of the openings b
- the balls a pass out from the runners and fall through the openings into the boxes B, while the bot-toms of the side pieces e, of the runners rest on the bottoms of grooves made in the lower parts of the ways, and the vessel descends into the water.
- the balls a while they cause the vessel to start easily and overcome the ordinary diiculty attending the launching of vessels would, if not prevented, cause the vessel to be precipitated too rapidly into the water.
- the lower and higher portion ax, of the surface of the ways therefore prevent Vthe purpose set forth.
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Description
UNITED TAlFSIATNT OFFICE.
GURDON CONKLING, OF CONKLINGVILLIG, NEV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO lV. T. CONKLING, OF SAME PLACE.
MODE 0F LAUNCHING VESSELS.
Specification of Letters Patent No. 21,534, `dated September 14, 1858.
To all whom t may concern:
Be it known that I, GURDON Cox KLiNe, of Conklingville, in the county of Saratoga and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Contrivance or Device for Launching Vessels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l, is a longitudinal vertical sect-ion of my invention. Fig. Q is a transverse vertical section of do.
Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in the two figures.
The object of this invention is to facilitate the starting of a vessel on its ways and thereby obviate the delay and embarrassment usually attending the launching of vessels especially those of large dimensions.
The invention consists in the employment or use of runners provided with balls and used in connection with ways as hereinafter shown and described, whereby the desired end is attained by very simple and econo1nical means.
To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.
A, A, A, represents three ways which are inclined as usual. These ways should have their upper surfaces covered with metal in order to avoid abrasion, and the upper surfaces may be a plane, or they may be fluted or grooved longitudinally if desired, to form channels or guides for balls a, see Fig. 2.
Underneath the ways A, near their lower end or at points just above t-he contact of the ways with the water boxes B, are placed, one to each way, and an opening b, is made through each way directly over the box, said openings having their lower edges brought to a sharp edge or angle by having a basil both above and below. The surfaces of the ways below -the openings 7), are a trifle higher than the upper portions, see ax, Fiom l.
C, C, represent runners which are placed on the ways A, A, A. These runners are curved upward in front as shown at c, so as to form boxes or hoppers which communicate with the lower portion (l. The lower portions d, of the runners have no bottoms nor back end pieces but have side pieces e, which extend down nearly to the surface of the ways. In the boxes c, balls a, are placed, which pass down into the lower portions d, of the runners and form their bearing surface. These balls may be of cast iron and should be perfect spheres or as near such form as may be. The lower ends of the front part of the boxes c, are formed of a thin strip or plate g, the use of which will be presently shown.
I would remark that the ways A, A, A, as well as the runners C, C, C, may be constructed of Wood, the upper surfaces of the ways as well as the under surfaces of the lower parts d, of the ruimer being faced with metal, metal might be wholly used, but that would be attended with more expense and would not be preferable.
The vessel is built on the runners and is properly blocked thereon, the vessel being braced and retained in proper position on the ways as usual. The runners C, have their lower portions filled with the balls a, and also the'boxes c, so that the balls form an anti-friction medium between the runners and the ways.
When a vessel is ready to be launched, the usual braces which retain it are removed and the vessel readily descends on the ways A, as the balls a, diminish friction to a very great extent. The balls a, do not move with the runners they remainstationary, the run ner having no back end pieces they are allowed to proceed without dragging the balls along with them, the balls being fed by their own Gravity down the boxes c, into the lower portions d, of the runners as the runners descend, the strips or plates g, retaining the balls a, both in the runners and on the ways behind them. Then the runners reach the front part of the ways below the openings Z), the thin plates or strips g, are broken or staved in by the sharp lower edge of the openings b, and the balls a, pass out from the runners and fall through the openings into the boxes B, while the bot-toms of the side pieces e, of the runners rest on the bottoms of grooves made in the lower parts of the ways, and the vessel descends into the water. The balls a, while they cause the vessel to start easily and overcome the ordinary diiculty attending the launching of vessels would, if not prevented, cause the vessel to be precipitated too rapidly into the water. The lower and higher portion ax, of the surface of the ways therefore prevent Vthe purpose set forth.
ployrnent or use of balls separately considered; but,
I claim as new andv desire to secure by Letters Patent,
The runners C, balls a, and ways A, Colnbned and arranged substantially as and for lsunnou CONKLING.
Witnesses:
WVM. T. GONKLING, Rofr. HUMPHBEY.
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