Patent ID: 6105529
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A hatch assembly having an open and closed position for fitting within an opening in a marine vessel, said hatch assembly comprising:an outer frame for fitting within an opening in a vessel, a hatch cover and first hinge means for hingedly connecting said cover to said frame on one side thereof for opening and closing the hatch assembly;an elongated hatch adjuster connected at one end thereof to said frame and at an opposite end thereof to said hatch cover;said elongated hatch adjuster comprising a telescoping rod assembly including an outer tube, a tubular extension and a flexible coupling connecting said tubular extension and said outer tube in axial alignment, and a rod slidably received within said tube and within said tubular extension;means for fixing said rod within said outer tube and said tubular extension to thereby fix said rod and said tube in a preselected position with respect to one another to thereby fix said hatch cover in a preselected open or closed position with respect to said frame and for releasing said rod to be withdrawn out of said outer tube but within said tubular extension whereby the bending of said flexible coupling allows the hatch cover to be rotated through an angle of up to 180.degree..