US82338A - mills - Google Patents

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IMPROVEMENT IN BOW-LOCKS. I

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TO ALL WHM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, l?. H. MILLS, of Greens Landing, in th'e county of Hancock, and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Row-Locks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in which- Figurerl is a. perspective View of my improved row-lock.'

Figure 2 is a side view of a portion of the same.

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My invention has for its object to furnish an improved row-lock to receive the oar when rowing, sculling, steering, 86o., and hold it securely, while, at the same time, allowing it to be moved freely in any desired direction, and which shall be so constructed as not to be liable to wear or breakage, and will work without clattering, entirely doing away with splitting row-locks, breaking pins, and other annoyances, so common with row-locks constructed in the ordinary m'anner.

IIt consists in therrow-lock and roller constructed and operating as hereinafter more -fully described.

A representsa portion of the side of a boat. B are two ears or supports, attached to the boat. C is a roller, pivoted to and between the ears B. D is the voar-lock or bracket, which receives the oar, and the pin of' which enters and works in a hole in the middle part of the roller `C, as shownr in figeQ.

In using the row-lock, the smallestl part ofv the oar is placed in the forkv of the bracket or lock D, and the oar is then pushed out to the proper distance, and when so arranged it cannot get out by any accident.

Should the boat strike against the wharf, side of a vessel, or other obstruction, all :thatis necessaryto do is todrop the oar, which will then take care of itself, moving freely in any direction.

Incase it is desired to have the oar stationary in the row-lock, all that is necessary is to drop a piece of rope-yarn or other soft substance into the oar-lock D before pushing the oar out to its place.

Having thus described my iventionI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The row-lock D and roller C, constructed and operating in combination with each other, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth. Y i

The-above specification of my invention signedby me, this fifth day of June, 1868.

' P. H. MILLS.

Witnesses:

C. A. SPorronD, A. T. HAMBLEN.

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