CERTAIN APPARATUS AND ARRANGEMENTS, APPLICABLE TO STEAM BOATS AND OTHER NAVIGABLE VESSELS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING SEA-SICKNESS
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Horace de Manara at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his-Petition; on the
20th January 1853.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, HORACE DE MANARA, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "CERTAIN
APPARATUS AND ARRANGEMENTS, APPLICABLE TO STEAM BOATS AND OTHER
NAVIGABLE VESSELS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING SEA-SICKNESS," to be
as follows:-
This Invention consists in the use and application of balloons to
steam boats, sailing and other vessels, for the conveyance of pas-
sengers and merchandize; these balloons are attached to seats which
are supported beneath by a ball and socket joint, and the balloons are
inflated with gas or other suitable elastic fluid, by which the seats.
become suspended, the intention thereof being to preserve a nearly
horizontal position of the seats, notwithstanding the pitching and
rolling motion of the vessel or boat to which such Invention is

page_text: attached, and thereby to prevent sea-sickness consequent upon such
motion. And in order that this Invention may be better understood
I will proceed to describe the accompanying Drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
At Sheet 1, Fig. 1, exhibits a longitudinal and vertical section of a
portion of the hull of a vessel, shewing my Invention applied thereto.
At Sheet 2, Fig. 2, is a transverse and vertical section of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, exhibits a side elevation of a 'steam vessel shewing my In-
vention applied thereto. Fig. 4; is an end elevation of Fig. 3. At
each of the Figures of these Sheets of Drawings similar letters of
reference are employed to denote corresponding parts, in so far as such
parts appear or can be seen at each of the Figures respectively. At
Figs. 1, and 2, of Sheets 1, and 2, A, A', marks a ball and socket joint;
the socket A whereof should be firmly connected to the bottom of the
boat or vessel in any convenient manner. B, a platform connected to
the ball A. C, C, are seats. D, D, bars of iron securely fixed by
their lower ends to the platform B; the upper ends of said bars being
fixed to a strong ring of metal E, E. G, marks a balloon, having a
strong band of silk or other suitable material or substance fixed thereto;
said band has rings attached thereto, through which cords H, H, are
passed, as also through holes in the ring E, E, for the purpose of
connecting the balloon G to the platform B; and in order to prevent
any unnecessary movement of the balloon arising either from the
motion of the vessel or the wind a strong curved bar of iron or other
metal I is securely fixed to the sides of the vessel, and is passed through
a curved slotted piece of metal K, which moves upon a grooved pulley
attached to the piece L, which piece slides upon the bar I. It will be
seen upon referring to Fig. 2, of Sheet 2, that the bar I has collars
a, b, fixed to or formed thereon, against which pieces of metal c, c,
abut occasionally, and to said pieces elastic cords d, d, are attached by
one end, and by their other end to the curved piece K; thus it will.
be seen that when the wind is blowing harder than usual, and the
vessel is pitching or rolling violently, the elasticity of the cords d, d,
will offer resistance thereto, which may be readily adjusted as found

page_text: necessary, and thereby preserve the vertical position of the balloon, and
thus prevent the seats C, C, which are attached from partaking of the
motion of the vessel, and the inconvenience of sea-sickness arising from
the ordinary motion of the vessel will, by this Invention, be entirely
prevented. It should be observed, that, if necessary, the platform B,
and seats C, C, may be surrounded by and covered above with glass or
canvass as a protection against bad weather or from the rays of the
sun, and may be readily removed when desired.