An Improved Combined Side-light or Scuttle and Ventilator.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1893-Accepted, 10th June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Side-light or Scuttle and Ventilator.
I, THOMAS UTLEY, of 5 Woburn Hill, Stoneycroft, Liverpool, in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to an improved combined side-light or scuttle and ventilator
for use on shipboard and intended more particularly for deck-houses.
The object of my said invention is to provide an improved compact light or
scuttle which has the usual hinged frame containing a strong glass, and, in addition,
is fitted with a ventilating-trunk containing baffle plates or other means which will
permit the passage of air from one side of the scuttle to the other, and so into the
deckhouse, the air passages being so arranged that the passage of spray or water
therethrough can be prevented.
According to my invention I provide a strong casing adapted to make a water-
tight joint, in the usual manner, with the opening in the plating to which it is to be
applied.
An annular frame containing a strong glass is hinged to the said casing. It is
provided with a rim containing a packing of rubber or other material suited to
make a watertight joint between the said rim and the casing.
A jaw, or two or more jaws, is or are provided upon the rim, and screws are
hinged to the casing to engage with the jaw or jaws as is customary.
A portion of the casing is extended to form a trunk which is provided with
baffle plates so arranged that the passage of spray or water therethrough can be
prevented. The lower end of the said trunk opens outboard, and the upper end
opens inboard, so that air but not spray can pass freely through the trunk. Across
the said trunk a fixed grid extends, upon which a movable grid is arranged to slide
to regulate the amount of air which passes through the fixed grid. A ridge is
formed around the inboard end of the trunk, and a door provided with lugs or jaws
and grooved to receive rubber or other packing is hinged to the casing, which is
fitted with a hinged screw adapted to engage with the said door so that the latter
can be closed and caused to force the packing tightly against the ridge to prevent
the passage of water through the trunk in the event of the light or scuttle becoming
momentarily submerged, for instance.
Dated this 16th day of November 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Side-light or Scuttle and Ventilator.
I, THOMAS UTLEY, of 5 Woburn Hill, Stoneycroft, Liverpool in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer, 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 an improved combined side-light or scuttle and ventilator
for use on shipboard, and intended, more particularly, for deck-houses.
The object of my said invention is to provide an improved compact light or
scuttle which has the usual hinged frame containing a strong glass, and, in addition,
is fitted with a ventilating-trunk containing baffle plates or other means which will
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page_text: permit the passage of air from one side of the scuttle to the other, and so into the
deck house, the air passages and trunk being so arranged that the passage of spray
or water therethrough is prevented.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will now proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is an elevation of the inboard side of a combined side-light and
ventilator constructed according to my invention, part thereof being removed for
the sake of clearness.
Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line of Figure 1, and
Figure 3 is a plan, in section on the line y y of Figure 1.
Figure is an elevation, and
Figure 5 is a vertical central section of a combined side-light and ventilator
having a square glass.
Figure 6 is an elevation, and
Figure 7 is a vertical central section showing my improved ventilator without a
light.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures.
Referring now to Figures 1 to 3 which show a combined side-light and ventilator
constructed to replace the ordinary side-lights that may be in use on vessels already
built, A is the plating to which the said improved side-light or scuttle is secured in
the usual manner. B is the main casing of the said side-light or scuttle, provided
with a flange B¹ and rim B as is customary, to enable a tight joint to be made
between the casing and the edge of the opening A¹ in the plating on which it is
applied. C is an annular frame or holder containing a strong glass D. The said
frame is hinged to the casing B at B3 and is provided with a rim C, containing, in
a groove on its face, a packing C' of rubber or other material suited to make a
water-tight joint between the said rim C' and the inner edge of the casing Bas
shown in Figure 2. C³ C³ are jaws provided upon the frame C, and EE are
screws hinged to the casing and provided with nuts E' to engage with the said
jaw or jaws as is customary. The frame or holder C may be hinged at the side if
desired instead of at the top as shown, or the glass may be fixed as shown in
Figures 4 and 5.
A portion B of the casing B is extended to form a trunk which is provided with
baffles B. The lower end of the said trunk opens outboard, and the upper end
opens inboard, so that air, but not spray, will pass freely through the trunk, past
the baffles. The baffles B are shown horizontal but in some cases I make the
same inclined downwards to discharge more readily the spray or water which finds
its way partially up the trunk.
Across the inboard end of the said trunk a grid F is fixed, upon which a movable
grid G is arranged to slide in a guide frame G' secured on the said end of the
trunk. The said grid G is employed to regulate the amount of air which passes
through the fixed grid. The said guide frame G' is arranged with a continuous
projecting ridge G³ thereon around the four sides thereof. A door H, not shown
in Figure 1 for the sake of clearness, is hinged to the trunk at H' and is grooved
upon its face as at H2 to receive a packing of rubber or other suitable material, to
make a tight joint with the said ridge G. The trunk is fitted with a screw I,
which is hinged thereto so that it will enter a jaw H³ on the door; the said screw
is fitted with a nut I' to engage with the said jaw, so that the door when closed can
be forced against the end of the trunk, to make a tight joint therewith. Thus the
said door H can be employed, at any time, to prevent the passage of water through
the trunk, in extremely bad weather for instance. My improved ventilator secures
a free circulation of air in all weathers, while protecting the property inside the
deck house from damage by spray.
Figures 4 and 5 show a combined side-light and ventilator that differs from the
one just described in that the glass is square and is fixed in the casing instead of
being hinged thereto. The glass is retained in place in the recess provided to
receive it by a frame D' which is screwed to the casing. The glass may however

page_text: be mounted in a frame or holder which is hinged to the casing either at the top
or side.
In Figures 6 and 7 I have shown my ventilator without a light intended for a
cheaper class of work. The construction of the ventilator is the same as those
above described.
Having now particularly described 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 :-
1. The combination of the side-light or scuttle, the ventilating trunk leading
from the outboard to the inboard side of the said side-light or scuttle, and baffles
placed in said ventilating trunk, with or without the regulating grids in or upon
the trunk, and with or without the watertight door hinged to the trunk, sub-
stantially as described, for the purpose specified.
2. A combined side-light or scuttle and ventilator constructed substantially as
described with reference to Figures 1 to 3, or to Figures 4 and 5, and operating as,
and for the purpose, specified.
3. The ventilator constructed substantially as described with reference to
Figures 6 and 7 for the purpose specified.
Duted this 2nd day of May 1803
THOMAS UTLEY.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.