US Patent: 20,170
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| Windlass
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Patentee:
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| Reuben Packard (exact or similar names) - Rockland, Lincoln County, ME |
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Patent Dates:
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May 04, 1858 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| Abstract:
The nature of my invention consists in the arrangement of a circular plate (or other device which shall be its equivalent) of iron or other material in such manner as to be turned freely around when desired and fastened in any position by pawls or other de- vice, upon which to build or construct any combination of mechanical powers to be used for the purpose of drawing or lifting heavy bodies or their equivalents, and also the application of the barrels or heads to the shells or framework substantially as described so as to be used as a portable purchase on shipboard or otherwise as may be desired.
Claim:
The circular plate or its equivalent arranged substantially as described in order that it may be turned easily and held in any desired position by pawls or their equivalents for the purpose of sustaining any combination of mechanical powers constructed thereon for drawing or lifting heavy weights or their equivalents. |
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