US1753737A - Anchor and reel therefor - Google Patents

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April 8, V1930. s. F. Bol-1M 11,753,737.

ANCHOR AND REEL THEREFOR' Filgdxpril 2, 1928 z swans-snm` 1 STEP//E/v Boff/n @7 April 8, 1930. s. F. BQHM ANCHOR AND REEL THEREFOR Filed April; 2, 1928 2f Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 8, 1939 UNETED f *sri-iras'g PATENTl oFFlcE l s'rEPHENr. BOEM, or olonne, iLLrNors ANCHOR AND REEL THEEEEQE,

Application filed April 2,

This invention relates to improvements'in boat anchors and reels therefor; p

The principal obJect of the invention is t-o i provide an improved anchor having drag arms arranged to be folded into compact relation with respec-t to the body of the anchor for convenience in carrying or storing the same when not in use.

Another object is to provide Van anchor the 20 or horizontal position and which has a locking device for locking the winding members against rotation. A Y Y Further obgects relate to variousfeatures of construction and arrangement of parts which will be apparent from a consideration of the following specification and accompanying drawings, wherein: Y

Figure l is side elevation of the reel shown attached inkhorizontal position to the side or rear end of a boat by a. readily detach'- able clamping device.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the reel on the clamp side thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on a horizontal line through the center of Figure 1.

Figure 4 are detached details illustrating features of the locking mechanism. A

Figure 5 is a broken perspective view showing the clamping device.

side of boat by a bolt, the clamp lever having been discarded.

Figure 7 is an elevation of my improved v anchor, the drag arms being in folded relation.

Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the anchor. y

Figure 9 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 9-9 of Figure 8.

"o In the drawings the 10, 11 are cup shaped ,previously referred to.y vBothdisks 21 'are Figure 6 illustrates the reel attached to a 192'8.` Serial No. 266,529;

side plates provided with ears 12 between three pairs of which extend spacing tubes 13 and bolts 14 for securing the plates in spaced relation. Between the fourth pairv of earsl is a roller 16 rotatable on the boltl over which roller the anchor line 18 passes when the anchor is raised orlowered.

CentrallyV secured to the outer surface of each plate 10, 11 isa disk 19 having a number of pressed studs 20'Whi`ch pass through corresponding holes in the plates, the studs being riveted "over on theiruinner-ends to secure the disks to the plates. v The disks 19 form bearings forthefieduced ends 21, of

the reelshaft 22 as shown clearly in Figure v 3.V Secured to the shaft- 22against shoulders 23 are the reel disks 24;"which rotate with the shaft 22 and confine the chai-n 18 on the'large central drum portion 25 of the shaft. The disks 21 'arehoused within the peripheral flanges 10, 11a of the respective plates' 10, 11 which arrangement prevents the line `18` fromslipping over the disks-when the reel is nearly full or `when the line .comes in at an angle. A h0le'26 is provided in the shaft for attaching the chain. Between the reel disks 24 and the respective plates l0, 11

are disposed spacing washers 27 which prevent'lateral movement ofthe winding mechanism which isl actuatable b-y a crank 28 secured tothe threaded end 29 of the. shaft 22 byanut30.v'

As shown in Figure 3`the reel disks'21- arey centrally depressed to a plane slightly inwardly of theiplane of the outer rim or flange portion 24a. `The, curved connecting portions 31`of the disks are provided with openings V32 which form part of the locking mechanism shown .provided with such Vopenings 32 but it u 0 will be understood that only the disk 211 ad jacent the plate 10 need beso formed kbut as the disks as at present made are' formed by the same die the openings appearin'both; n

A locking slide Vcomprising a manually op# erable angular member 33, is secured byriV ets 34, 35 tortwo small plates 36, 37: as shown` Y in Figure 4i The plate 36 slides in an open# ing. 38 provided in plate lOvwhlile the innerslide plate .37 .overlaps the said opening and prevents withdrawal of the locking slide. T he rivet 34 may be formed as a stud at its inner end which is slidable into any one of the openings .32 in the reel disk 24 to lock the reel against rotation as will be clear. Thus i brackets to two adjacent bolts 14 as shown in Figure l. The plate 39 has `an opening4l for receiving a bolt 42 which also passes through an opening in the angular clamp member 43, the upper end of which is reduced to form an extension 44 whichpasses loosely into a second opening 45 in the plate 39. By means of a nut 46 the clamp 43 can be forced against the side of boat or a boat seat for detachably securing the reel in place.

When desired the plate 48 may be dispensed with and the reel secured tothe side of a boat by the bolt 42 as shown in Figure 6.

The anchor shown in Figures 7 8 and 9 has a centrally bored body 46 provided with a recess 47 in its lower end. The lower end is also provided with pairs of ears 48` betweeny each pair of which is pivoted a drag arm 49,

a preferably threein number. The arms are curved or arcuate as shown andare movable on their pivots to the position shown in Fige ure 7. lVhen in this inoperativeposition the anchor can bettransported conveniently or placed in a yrelatively small'place, as under the seat of a boat. i Y

Passing through the central passage of the body 46 is a slidable rod 50 having an enthe spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

What I claim is: An anchor comprising a body provided with a longitudinal passage, integral ears at the lower end of the body, arcuate drag arms pivoted adjacent their lower ends to'said ears, said arms being movable on said pivots in a direction to cause the upper ends of the arms to bear against the body member, a rod slidable in said passage and having its upper end enlarged tolimit the movement of the same through the passagein one direction, the enlarged portion of the rod having an opening therein for attachment to an anchor line, a plate secured to` the lower end of the rod adapted to contact with the lower'ends of said arms and to swing the upper ends of the arms away from the body member when the rod is moved in the passage by the anchor line.

In witness whereof I havesubscribed my name.

` STEPHEN F. BOI-IM.

larged upper end 51 provided with an open- Y' ing 52 for attaching the anchor line 18. To the lower end of the rod is secured a` plate 53' which is adapted to bear against the inner rounded ends of the drag arms 49. As will be apparent from the above description when the anchor is suspended by the anchor liney attached to the rod 50, the weightof the body 46 will force the arms 49 outwardly to the operative position indicated by dotted lines in Figure 8, in whichposition the arms will dig in or drag on the bottom of the lake or river and anchors the boat. Should the boat tend to move, the tugging on the anchor line will cause the plate 53 to exert pressure on the inner ends of the arms 49 and move the free ends away from thebody 46 to the dotted line position, in case the arms have become folded against the body whileresting on the river or lake bed. Y i

Although- I have shown certain features of -my improvements for the purpose'of illustra-v tion, it will be apparent that various changes may be made therein without departing from

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