Improvements in Ships' Cabins and Saloons adapted for Life Saving.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ships' Cabins and Saloons adapted for Life
Saving.
JOHN PITMAN Knockholt near Sevenoaks Kent Retired Ship Builder do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Saloon is to float on the water when the ship sinks the saloon can be made of
any length or breadth to suit the ship or place to be fitted inside of iron coaming
one end to be half round or a V shape The height of Saloon to be according to
height of coaming If the Saloon is 8 feet high the coaming to be 4 feet high &
half an inch thick well secured to ships beams with angle iron well riveted. If the
Saloon is 9 feet high the coatings to be according to height of Saloon A small
angle iron to be fitted on Saloon over top of coaming to stay water from getting in,
with stays inside of coaming to secure it.
This Saloon to be made of iron well riveted together the bottom of Saloon to
be thick with frames of iron inside & pillars under the beams & side lights all
round to screw up as ships lights for air & a water tight door. This Saloon is to
be fitted out in a first class style as a Ladies Saloon or a dining Saloon with small
water tanks under seats to be always ready in time of any accident round the pillars
a table to be fixed & under the table a locker to carry biscuits to be always ready. A
small light on top of deck to open that a flag may be put out in time of distress & a
small hatch on top of deck for man to go out.
March 17th 1807
Improvements in Ships' Cabins and Saloons adapted for Life
Saving.
JOHN PITMAN Knockholt Kent Near Sevenoaks Retired Shipbuilder 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 Saloon A is to be made of Iron plate well rivetted together. This Saloon
may be made of any length or breadth or two saloons may be made for one ship
according to size of ship and number of passengers and crew the ship is registered to
carry. The Saloon is to be fitted inside Iron coamings B well secured to the ships
beams C.

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The Bottom Plates to be inch thick and the first Plate from the Bottom
and wide Enough to bring the rivets above the Coaming Plate the top Plate inch
and Deck Plates inch or more according to Size of Saloon.
INTERIOR OF SALOON.
To be fitted out in a first Class Style for Passengers with Sofas Seats all round
or a Part, and iron Pillers under the Beams in the Centre of Saloon and a table
round the pillers under the table a Locker that Locker to be kept filled with
Biscuits for Passengers in time of distress and Small iron water tanks J under
the Seats round the Saloon filled with fresh water, and a force Pump to force
any water out that may Possibly get in and any other improvements to Suit the
Passengers.
Having now particulary discribed 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
The Combination of a Water tight Saloon or Cabin with a Coaming, through
the side of which are Water inlet or outlet Scupper holes of a Suitable hight
around the Coaming for the Purpose of keeping the Saloon in Position, the
Saloon arranged and fitted so that it Easily Can Slide out and float Clear of the
Ship in the Event of the Ship Sinking Substantially as described with reference
to the Drawings.
The Combination With a floatable Saloon or Cabin of Water tight Door and
Lights Seats Lockers and water tankes force Pump Substantially as described with
referance to the Drawings.