Improvements in Water-cycles and other Boats or Vessels.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Jan., 1893—Accepted, 4th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water-cycles and other Boats or Vessels.
1, JOHN MORTON HALE, of 131, Torriano Avenue, Camden Road, in the
County of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention of improvements in water-cycles and other boats or vessels relates
mainly to improvements in the form and construction of the hulls whereby the
boats are rendered more steady and safe than hitherto when the workers are
placed in an elevated position and when used by inexperienced persons or when
fitted with sails.
In carrying out my invention I use bilge pieces or chimes of suitable section
with rabbets or channels on two of their edges or sides and bend or form them to
the outer shape or plan of the boat at or near the water line in such a manner that
my bilge pieces shall form longitudinal ribs or supports at the lower part of the
boat's sides; the outer edges of the said bilge pieces are rounded off or curved to
suit the lines of the sides and bottom of the boat. The lower rabbets receive the
outer edges of the boat's bottom which is securely fastened thereto, the lower edge
of the boat's sides being fastened to the upper rabbets. Side ribs are dovetailed
or otherwise fastened to my bilge pieces and fixed flush with the inner side of the
upper rabbets so that when the sides are fixed in their proper position they shall be
flush with the bilge pieces on the outside.
In some cases instead of employing rabbeted bilge pieces as above described I
fix strong fillets to the outer boards of the boat's bottom for the purpose of forming
a rabbet to receive the boat's sides, the side ribs being fastened to the fillets in the
manner described for attaching them to the bilge pieces.
The central part of the boat's bottom near the keel may be either flat, curved,
or of other suitable shape, then inclined upwards and outwards to a flat, curved or
inclined margin which extends to the rounded outer edge, whereby any tendency
to rolling is guarded against; the central depressed part of the bottom of the boat
formed by my construction lowers the centre of gravity and also acts as a check to
lateral motions. The general plan of the said depressed central part of the bottom
of the boat within the outer margin follows approximately the outline of the
boat but may be varied to suit the position of the machinery and propellers, or
other requirements.
Dated the 7th day of Anril 1892
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water-cycles and other Boats or Vessels,
I, JOHN MORTON HALE, of 131, Torriano Avenue, Camden Road, in the
County of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention of improvements in water-cycles and other boats or vessels relates
mainly to improvements in the form and construction of the hulls, whereby the
boats are rendered more steady and safe than hitherto when the workers are placed
in an elevated position and when used by inexperienced persons or when fitted
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page_text: with sails; in addition to which the speed of the boats is increased and their
steering improved.
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In the accompanying drawing,-
Figure 1 is a transverse section (amidships) of the hull of a boat constructed
according to my invention; and,
Figures 2 and 3 are detached details.
In carrying out my invention I use bilge pieces or chimes a of suitable section
with rabbets or channels b, c on two of their edges or sides, as clearly shewn in the
detached view at Figure 2, and I bend or form them to the outer shape or plan of
the boat at or near the water line in such a manner that my bilge pieces shall form
longitudinal ribs or supports (extending from stem to stern) at the lower part of
the boat's sides; the outer edges of the said bilge pieces are rounded off or curved,
as shewn, to suit the lines of the sides and bottom of the boat. The lower rabbets c
receive the outer edges of the boat's bottom d which is securely fastened thereto,
the lower edge of the boat's sides e being fastened to the upper rabbets b. Side
ribs are dovetailed or otherwise fastened to my bilge pieces a and fixed flush with
the inner side of the upper rabbets so that when the sides are fixed in their proper
position they shall be flush with the bilge pieces on the outside, as shewn in the
drawing.
In some cases for the sake of economy instead of employing rabbeted bilge
pieces as above described I fix, as shewn in Figure 3, strong fillets f to the outer
boards d of the boat's bottom for the purpose of forming a rabbet g to receive the
boat's sides e, the side ribs being fastened to the fillets in the manner herein before
described for attaching them to the bilge pieces.
The central part h of the boat's bottom near the keel i may be either flat, curved,
or of other suitable shape, then inclined upwards and outwards as at j to an inclined
margin (or this margin may be flat or curved) which extends to the rounded
outer edge, whereby any tendency to rolling is guarded against; the central
depressed part of the bottom of the boat formed by my construction lowers the
centre of gravity and also acts as a check to lateral motions. The general plan
of the said depressed central part of the bottom of the boat within the outer
margin follows approximately the outline of the boat but may be varied to suit the
position of the machinery and propellers, or other requirements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. In water-cycles and other boats or vessels, the use of bilge pieces such as a in
the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in Figures 1
and 2 of the accompanying drawing.
2. In water-cycles or other boats or vessels the use of fillets such as f, Figure 3,
as and for the purposes substantially as described.
3. Constructing the bottoms of boats and other vessels of the shape hereinbefore
described and illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing for the purposes specified.
4. Water cycles and other boats and vessels constructed in the manner herein-
before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Deted the 2nd dow of Lanew 1035
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.