Improvements in Ships' Side Lights.
Year: 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ships' Side Lights.
I, EDWARD JOBLING, Foreman Caulker, of 59 Hartington Street, Monkwear-
mouth, Sunderland, in the County of Durham, 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 relates to improvements in side lights applicable to steamers,
vessels, tugs, barges and the like, which consist of hinges and studs rivetted to the
ships side and attached to the said hinges are a movable glazed frame and a dark
shutter.
I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing,
in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation with the glazed frame and dark shutter closed;
Fig. 2, is a modification in which the dark shutter is omitted;
Fig. 3, is a section of a portion of the fittings drawn to an enlarged scale;
Fig. 4, is an elevation with the dark shutter and glazed frame thrown open.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
In this invention the metal frame usually rivetted to the ships side is dispensed
with, and the hinge on which the light works, and the stud e by which it is fastened
are rivetted or tapped to the shell a of the ship. The frame b containing the glass f
closes over the opening directly against the ships side, and is kept watertight by
india rubber packing i. The dark shutter g is hung from above, and is fitted in
exactly the same way as the glass frame.
The glazed frame and the dark shutter g are secured to the ships side by means
of buttons crevolving on the studs e, the said buttons c being fixed when in
position by the thumb screw d.
My invention may be constructed of any metallic substance, to receive the glass f
and the india rubber packing i.
The advantages of this invention are as follows:-
1. Lightness-There being no frame to rivet to ship's side, only the hinges
and studs.
2. Simplicity-If either the glass for dark shutter be broken, the pin of
the hinge can be taken out and a new light or shutter fitted in a few minutes."
3. Safety If the india rubber packing i comes out at sea, spunyarn can be
used and still be perfectly watertight.
4. Cheapness of renewal :--In the present light which has three frames in one ;
all are condemned if one is broken, but with my invention any part can be renewed
independent of the remainder.
It will be understood that the shapes, materials and proportions of the various
parts may be varied in many ways within the scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. In a ships side light, the combination of the opening hinge and frame b
glass india rubber packing i, with buttons e thumb screws d studs e and dark
shutter g, substantially as herein described and according to Figs. 1, 3, and 4, of
the accompanying drawing.
2. In a ships side light, the combination of the frame & glass button c thumb-
screw d stud e, substantially as herein described and according to Fig. 2, of the
accompanying drawing.

page_text: 3. The ships side light to be used with or without the dark shutter, substantially
as herein described.
Dated this 25th day of November 1891.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.