Improved Buoyant Deck-seats, Stools, Platforms, Steps, or other Analogous Articles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 9th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1991
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Buoyant Deck-seats, Stools, Platforms, Steps, or other
Analogous Articles.
We, CHARLES GANNAWAY, of 18, Merryland Street, Govan, Ship Inspector,
and JOHN MAITLAND and STEPHEN HANDS, both of Clyde Ship Furnishing
Works, Kelvinhaugh, Ships' Furnishers, all in the County of Lanark, North
Britain, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved buoyant deck seats, stools, platforms, steps, or
other analogous articles, and has for its object to construct the seats so that they
may be capable of carrying or supporting one or any number of persons on or in
The seats may be made of any shape, such as circular, oblong, square,
the water.
or triangular.
In order to show what the invention consists of, we shall describe one form of
seat, namely what is commonly known as a lounge chair or seat.
The bottom part or seat consists of an air-tight compartment or compartments
which is or are made of any suitable metal or material. To this there is or are
fitted one or more life-saving rods, rails, or lines. The lounge or back part is also
an air-tight compartment which may also have fitted to it a life-saving rod, rail, or
line.
A moveable casing or covering of wood, solid lattice or battens, wood and
cork, or metal and wood or any other suitable material provided with arms is or
may be placed on this seat.
In order that the seat may release itself without difficulty it is fitted into suitable
chucks.
In any convenient place there is or may be indicated the number of persons each
seat is constructed to carry or support in or on the water.
It is to be understood that the seats can be made single, double, treble, or of any
size, and in one or more heights.
Dated this 27th day of September 1890.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Buoyant Deck-seats, Stools, Platforms, Steps, or other
Analogous Articles.
We, CHARLES GANNAWAY, of 18, Merryland Street, Govan, Ship Inspector,
and JOHN MAITLAND, and STEPHEN HANDS, both of Clyde Ship Furnishing
Works, Kelvinhaugh, Ships' Furnishers, all in the County of Lanark, North
Britain, 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 :-
This invention relates to improved buoyant deck-seats, stools, platforms, steps, or
other analogous articles, and has for its object to construct the seats so that they
may be capable of carrying or supporting one, or any number of persons on or in
the water. The seats may be made of any shape such as circular oblong, square or
triangular.
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In order to show what the invention consists of, we shall describe one form of
seat, namely, what is commonly known as a lounge chair or seat.
The bottom part or seat consists of an air-tight compartment or compartments,
which is or are made of any suitable metal or material. To this there is or are
fitted one or more life-saving rods, rails or lines. The lounge or back part is or

page_text: may also be an air-tight compartment, which may also have fitted to it a life-saving
rod, rail, or line. A moveable casing or covering of wood, solid lattice or battens,
wood and cork, or metal and wood, or any other suitable material, provided with
arms, is or may be placed on this seat.
In order that the seat may release itself without difficulty, it is fitted into suitable
chucks.
In any convenient place there is or may be indicated the number of persons each
seat is constructed to carry or support in or on the water.
It is to be understood that the seats can be made single, double, treble, or of any
size, and in one or more heights.
In order that our invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect, we will now proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing our improvements as applied to what is
commonly known as a lounge chair.
Figures 2 and 3 are also perspective views showing our improvements as applied
to an ordinary double and single deck-seat respectively.
Figure 4 is likewise a perspective view of a different form of deck-seat.
In Figure 1, A is the bottom part or seat of the chair; while B is the lounge or
back part. These two parts A and B respectively consist of an air-tight compart-
ment or compartments, or the two parts may consist of one air-tight compartment
only, and are made of any suitable metal or material. To make the chair more
comfortable, as well as increasing its buoyancy, we may place a casing or covering C,
of wood, solid lattice or battens, wood and cork, or metal and wood, or other
suitable material over it. These air-tight compartments A and B are fitted with
life-saving rods or lines D, to which passengers or crew, in the event of a wreck,
could hold on.
In order that the chair may be easily released from its position in the case of
need, it is fitted into suitable chucks E on deck.
In Figures 2, 3, and 4, E is the seat, underneath which there are fitted by means
of lugs F, or in any other convenient manner, the air-tight compartments or tanks G,
which are made of any suitable metal or material, and of any convenient size or
shape. To these tanks G there are also fitted life-saving rods or lines D, for the
purpose herein before described.
In place of having the tanks G fitted underneath the seats as shown in Figures 2, 3,
and 4, we may have them in one piece with the seat as shown in Figure 1.
We may also indicate in any convenient place the number of persons each seat is
constructed to carry or support in or on the water.
It is to be understood that although we have only shown in the drawings one or
two different forms of deck-seats, our improvements can be applied to any other
kind of deck-seat, platform, step, or other analogous articles.
By our improvements it will be easily seen that sufficient buoyant and life-saving
apparatus for all the passengers and crew on board any ship or steamer can be
obtained at a much lower cost and by taking up less room than hitherto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
Deck-seats, stools, platforms, steps, or other analogous articles constructed so
that they may be capable of carrying or supporting one, or any number, of persons
on or in the water, substantially as described and shown on the accompanying sheets
of drawings.
Dated this 7th ddams 123)
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.