IMPROVEMENTS IN BOATS
Year: 1885

page_text: J, HENRY GILLESPIE, of 8 Castle Street, in the town of Cardigan, Honorary
Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve and Retired shipmaster, do hereby declare the
nature of my invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN BOATS to be as follows:-
My invention relates to ships and other boats, but more especially ship's boats;
and it is designed, without unduly encroaching on the space, to afford a means of
storing food and water for the subsistence of the passengers and crews in case of
shipwreck, foundering at sea, or other need; such stored food and water being
under the control of the officer or other person in authority seated in the stern
sheets, and free from risk of damage by sea water or bad weather.
Along the bottom of the boat, and conveniently on either side of the kelson,
I lay fore and aft, two or more longitudinal chambers or pipes, each terminating at
the stern sheets in a screw valve, flush with the seat. A moveable pump can be
screwed into these valves for the withdrawal, without waste, of the water or other
liquid stored in the chambers. The chambers are fitted with valves at their further
ends to permit of flushing, and air or suction pipes to permit of pumping. The
withdrawal valves might be at any other part of the chambers; but it is preferable
for them to be as specified, so that they are within easy control of the person in
charge of the boat.
For the storage of solid matter and food, I fit longitudinal chambers along each
side of the boat, and immediately underneath the thwarts. These chambers are
preferably cylindrical in form and of such diameter as to easily admit canisters or
tins of preserved provisions. These are strung together by galvanized iron bands
or other suitable means, to permit of their withdrawal, as required. The mouths
of the chambers are preferably in lockers in the stern sheets of the boat, and which,
are under the immediate control of the person in charge of the boat. The chambers
are fitted with suitable ventilators and key valves or caps.
Dated this 18th day of Santambor 100K
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicant.

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1, HENRY GILLESPIE, of 8 Castle Street, in the town of Cardigan, Honorary
Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve and Retired Shipmaster; 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 ships' and other boats, but more especially to ships'
boats; and it is designed, without unduly encroaching on the space, to afford the
means of storing food and water for the subsistence of passengers and crew in case
of shipwreck, foundering at sea, or other need; such stored food and water being
under the control of the officer or other person in charge seated in the stern sheets,
and free from risk of damage by sea water or bad weather.
In order that my invention may be the better understood, I now proceed to
describe the same in relation to the drawings hereunto annexed, reference being
had to the letters and figures marked thereon. Like letters refer to like parts
throughout the drawings.
Figure 1 represents a plan of a boat fitted with my improvements.
Figure 2 represents a longitudinal section of the same.
Figure 3 represents a cross section.
Along the bottom of the boat, and conveniently on either side of the kelson,
I lay fore and aft two or more longitudinal chambers or pipes A, each terminating
at the stern sheets in a screw valve B, flush with the seat.
A movable pump C
can be screwed in these valves for the withdrawal without waste of the water or
other liquid stored in the chambers. The chambers are fitted with valves D at
their further ends to permit of flushing, and air or suction pipes to permit of
pumping. The withdrawal valves B might be at any other part of the chambers;
but it is preferable for them to be as specified, so that they are within easy control
of the person in charge of the boat.
For the storage of solid matter and food, I fit longitudinal chambers E along
cach side of the boat and immediately under the thwarts. These chambers are
preferably cylindrical in form, and of such diameter as to easily admit canisters or
tins F of preserved provisions. These are strung together by galvanised iron
bands, or other suitable means, to permit of their withdrawal as required.
The mouths of the chambers are preferably in lockers G, in the stern sheets
of the boat, which are under the immediate control of the person in charge of
the boat.
The chambers are fitted if necessary with suitable ventilators and key valves or
caps H.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performñed, I declare that what
I claim is:
The combination with a boat of longitudinal chambers for the storage of liquid
and food, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
f Novemben 100k
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicant.