US2422835A

US2422835A - Bow facing oarlock

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Publication number: US2422835A
Application number: US500973A
Authority: US
Inventors: Elwin R Kosey
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1943-09-02
Filing date: 1943-09-02
Publication date: 1947-06-24
Anticipated expiration: 1964-06-24

Description

June 24, 1947. E. R. KO SEY BOW FACING OARLOCK Filed Sept. 2, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l E. R. KOSEY BOW FACING OARLOCK Filed Se June; 24, 1947.

2 Sheets- Sheet 2 r I I I f I I I I I A r I I l Patented June 24, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOW FACING OARLOCK Elwin R. Kosey, Ontonagon, Mich.

Application September 2, 1943, Serial No. 500,973

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to an oarlock construction and aims to provide an efiicient oar which is operable facing the front of the boat in order to enable the oarsman to readily view the scenery, which is a distinct advantage in rivers having swift currents, Whirlpools and rapids, and which also adds to the pleasure of fishing.

In addition to increasing the safety of rowing, the construction provides a minimum of moving parts and is relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the boat fragmentarily, equipped with a set of the improved oarlocks;

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on the plane of line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section, on an enlarged scale, taken through portion of the oarlock and looking downwardly onto the boat;

Figure 4 is an enlarged section taken on the line |4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is an enlarged section taken on the line 55 of Figure 4, and

Figure 6 is an enlarged section taken on the line B6 of Figure 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate like or similar parts, a boat conventionally and fragmentarily shown at I is equipped with a set of my improved oar locks, the latter being generally designated II and shown one at each of the opposite sides of the boat and arranged so that the operator or oarsman will face the bow of the boat to add to the safety, efliciency and a pleasure of rowing.

Each structure ll utilizes any suitable clamp at |2, for instance one of inverted U-shape as shown which straddles the upper edge portion of the sides of the boat and are fastened thereto detachably by bolts as at I3. Pivoted to the clamps or brackets |2 are elongated plates 4. Such plates have integral depending barrels l which interfit between barrels |6 on the brackets |2 and through which barrels l5 and I6, pintles I! are passed, the latter being preferably in the form of bolts as shown. Thus the plates l4 are mounted to swing on horizontal axes disposed longitudinally of the boat.

The oars each comprise blade and operating sections l8 and I9, respectively. Said sections respectively, preferably have metallic sockets at 20 and 2|, and the former has an extension 22 fitted between and pivoted toears 23 of the section 2| through which detachable bolts 24 pass to pivotally secure the oar sections together. Sockets ZO are also pivotally connected to the plate 14 adjacent the forward end by means of pivot in the form of bolts 25 while the sockets 2| are both pivotally and slidably connected to the plates I4 adjacent the inner end by means of bolts 26 passing therethrough and through elongated openings or slots 21 in the plates l4. Such bolts 26, mount rollers 28, which are each disposed directly in the slot 21 in order to reduce friction, and washers 2% are strung on the bolts 26 on opposite sides of the rollers 28 to form flanges therefor and they engage the opposite surfaces of the plates I4 to more efiiciently mount and guide the operating section l9.

A blade 29 by means of a portion 29a is fastened in any suitable manner in the socket 2|] while a handle 30 is fastened at a portion 38a in any suitable manner in socket 2|.

As a result of the construction described, the oarsman while seated and facing the bow of the boat will operate the handles 30, in properly moving the blades 29, since the car sections will pivot and break at the joints 24, the oars and plate M as a whole will pivot on the horizontal axis I1, and the operating sections l9 will both pivot and slide at the connections of the bolts 26 and slots 21.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

An oarlock structure of the class described comprising a plate, mounting means for attachment to a boat, said plate and mounting means having barrels rigid thereon, said barrels being pivotally connected at one edge of the mountin means on an axis transverse with respect to the plate, a hollow cylindrical socket for an oarblade section, a bolt pivoting said section to the plate on one side of said means, a hollow cylindrical socket for an oar handle section, a bolt pivoting the latter section to the plate on the other side of said means, the plate having an elongated slot through which one of the bolts passes to enable shifting movement of one of the sockets, said 3 slot mounted by the adjacent bolt, said roller having flanges overlapping the upper and lower surfaces of the plate, one end of one of the sockets being reduced, the end of the other socket being solid and extending into the reduced portion, and means pivotally connecting the sockets at said reduced portion and solid portion.

ELWIN R. KOSEY.

REFERENCES CITED Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Durant Aug. 9, 1904 Foster Nov. 7, 1899 Streeter May 8, 1887 Johnson Aug. 6, 1912