Apparatus to Facilitate the Coaling of Ships and the Conveyance of Coal from Ships to Wharves and other Places.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 29th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus to Facilitate the Coaling of Ships and the Conveyance of
Coal from Ships to Wharves and other Places.
We, ALEXANDER SCHANSCHIEFF of Clifton Villa, The Avenue, Upper Norwood, S.E.,
Electrical Engineer, and MICHEL JOHN PAUL of 18 Montague Place, Russell
Square, London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has for its object apparatus to facilitate the coaling of ships and
the conveyance of coal from ships to wharves and other places.
We employ for this purpose lighters having movable decks which can be lifted
by means of hydraulic cylinders. The deck is of hopper like form and it receives
the cargo in bulk. To deliver the coal into a ship or on to a wharf the deck is
lifted so that the coal is raised above the point at which it is required to be
discharged. An inclined trough is then arranged beneath the deck and a door
being opened the coal descends and is directed by the trough to the place where
it is required. By suitable arrangements the descent of the coal can be controlled
and arrested when necessary.
By these appliances a great saving of manual labor is effected.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus to Facilitate the Coaling of Ships and the Conveyance of
Coal from Ships to Wharves and other Places.
We, ALEXANDER SCHANSCHIEFF, of Clifton Villa, The Avenue, Upper Norwood, S.E.,
Electrical Engineer, and MICHEL JOHN PAUL, of 18 Montague Place, Russell
Square, London, Gentleman, 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 has for its object apparatus to facilitate the coaling of ships and the
conveyance of coal from ships to wharves and other places.
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We employ for this purpose lighters having movable decks which can be lifted by
means of hydraulic cylinders. The deck is of hopper like form and it receives the
cargo in bulk. To deliver the coal into a ship or on to a wharf the deck is lifted so
that the coal is raised above the point at which it is required to be discharged.
inclined trough is then arranged beneath the deck and a door being opened the coal
descends and is directed by the trough to the place where it is required. By suitable
arrangements the descent of the coal can be controlled and arrested when necessary.
By these appliances a great saving of manual labour is effected.
In order that our said invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect we will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section, and Figure 3 is a
transverse vertical section of a coaling lighter provided with apparatus arranged in
accordance with our invention.
A is the moveable hopper like deck serving as a coal bunker; in Figure 1 it is shown
raised and in Figures 2 and 3 lowered down to the position it occupies when being

page_text: loaded and when travelling from place to place. B is a shoot descending from the
bottom of the coal bunker; it can be extended or drawn in by the hydraulic cylinders C).
In Figure 2 D is the steam boiler. EE is the steam accumulator. F are the pressure
pumps. H the steam engine. LLL L are the hydraulic rams for raising and
lowering the coal bunker. M is the platform on which the engineer stands and governs
the whole operation of raising and lowering the platform or coal bunker, extending or
drawing in the shoot. B and opening or closing the discharge trap N, the movements
being governed by three hand levers. A gauge is shown near the handls, by which
the engineer can ascertain the load in the coal bunker. The engine and pumps and
accumulators work automatically, self acting motion stops the engine as soon as the
accumulator is full, starting it again as the water is used.
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 :-
Apparatus to facilitate the coaling of ships and the conveyance of coal and con-
sisting of a lighter having a movable deck and coal bunker thereon which can be lifted
to facilitate the delivery of the coal substantially as described.
A. SCHANSCHIEFF.
M. J. PAUL.
By Carpmael & Co.,
Agents.
A. SCHANSCHIEFF.
M. J. PAUL.
By Carpmael & Co.,
Agents.