IMPROVED DETACHABLE LIFE SAVING SALOON. FOR SHIPS
Year: 1884

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I WILLIAM HUTCHINGS Shipwright and Shipdraughtman 3 Chapol House
Street Millwall Poplar London E do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for AN IMPROVED DETACHABLE LIFE SAVING SALOON. FOR SHIPS to be as follows:-
The saloon can be put over board with the aid of one man by putting it out of
gear.
The saloon to be slided off on slidos or rollers across the beam of the vessel in
case of collision storm fire or any emergency the saloon when put over board can
be prop'led by sail steam or hand power the deck of the saloon is fitted with seats
anchors chains ropos oars one hoat and rocket apparatus the inside of the saloon to
be fitted with fresh water tanks and provision tanks and to be fitted up with all
modern improvements for the convenience of passengers when on the deck of the
vessel or when overboard; the hull of the saloon to be built of plate steel and
angles galvanize if required or of iron or any other suitable meteriels and fittod
with two rudders and drop keel the saloon to stand on two teak wood slides
secured to ship deck by locking gear tho bulwarks starboard and port sides to be
mado portable a cork tender to be fitted around each side of saloon with a stoel
plate over it life lines ring bolts and rope tackels fitted to sides of saloon gangways
to top of saloon fitted with four steol ladders with hand rails from deck of vessel
and the entrance into the saloon to have on large stairs on each sido.
The object of this invention is for better security of life at sea and will be a
great advantage to large ship owners and goverment transport service also fitted
up for passenger accomadation and will in case of accident to the vessel be made
useful for saveing the greatest number of lives at soa ever known before and can
be navigated on any son.

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WILLIAM HUTCHINGS Shipwright and Shipdraughtman 407 West Ferry road
Millwall, London E I, William Hutchings do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for AN IMPROVED DETACHABLE LIFE SAVING SALOON FOR SHIPS and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement to be fitted up on vessels steam or
sailing for saving life at sea to be as follows:-
The saloon can be put over board with the aid of one man by putting it out of
gear the saloon to be slided on rollers across the beam of the vessel into the water
in case of collison storn fire or any emergency; the saloon' when put over board
can be propeled by sail steam or hand power; the deck of saloon; is fitted with seats 1
anchors chains ropes oars one boat and rocket apparatus, the inside of the saloon to
be fitted with fresh water tanks and provisions tanks and to be fitted up with all
modern improvements for the convenience of passengers when on deck of the
vessel or when over board the hull of the saloon to be built of plato steel and
angles or of iron or any other suitable meteriels galvanize if required and fitted 1
with two rudders and a drop keel the saloon to stand on two teak wood slides
secured to the ship deck by locking gear the bulwarks starboard and port of ship
made detachable a cork fender to be fitted around saloon with a steel plate fitted
over it, life lines ring boits ropes and tackels fitted to the sides of the saloon
ganways to top of saloon fitted four ladders in steel with hand rails from deck of
vessel and one large stair case to entrance into saloon on each side the object of this
invention is for the better security of life at sea and will be a great advantage to
large shipowners and goverment transport service and is also fitted up for
passenger accommodation and will in case of accident to the vessel be made useful
for saveing the greatest number of lives at sea ever known before and can be i
navigated on any sea.
Haveing now particularly described the naturo my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed I.declare that what I claim is
1 is the simple method of unlocking the saloon by the aid of one man by.
moveing the wheel and pinion shaft A which as the locking gear atached to it by
a steel wire rope or chain and the whole of the lockings drops instantaneouly into
a pocket or or recess provided in the ships deck then the saloon is entirely free to
go overboard to leeward.
2 What I claim is to fix as many lockings to saloon to suit size of saloons and of
sufficent strenght to stand any heavey sea and all lockings and gearing to be brass
or metal bushed.
3 What I claim is that the saloon shall stand between wrought iron or steel
plated transverse brackets to be well rivetted to deck of ship and to fix as many as
would be required to secure size of saloon and to be made to recive the lockings.

page_text: 4 What I claim is the fixing of springs on deck of saloon to keep the wire or
chains rigid to leveers and gearing wheel A and also the gearing the ships bulwarks
over board.
5 What I claim is that the saloon stand on two teak wood slides on rollers.
fitted between angles across the beam of the ship.
6 What I claim is the saloon to be fitted with every safety for navigation such
as drop keel provision tanks water tanks mast sails and all nessary gear.
Dated this 22nd day of Jul 100K
WILLIAM HUTCHINGS.