Patent ID: 6715235
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
Seal for a pivotally mounted door the door arranged to close off a load area on board a ship and is provided with sealing elements around the periphery of the door and exhibits battening jacks that are caused to move to batten down the door to a deck and a bulkhead of the ship, characterized in that the sealing elements are pivotally supported along at least one of a top edge or a bottom edge of the door, the sealing elements are capable of actuation by a number of the battening jacks causing the sealing elements to be moved into a sealing position along the at least one of a top edge or a bottom edge of the door against a contact surfacewherein the sealing elements are supported by a horizontal sealing support rail, and a drawing device is so arranged as to connect the sealing support rail with a battening jack piston rod.