Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1887.
Complete Left, 24th June, 1887.
-Complete Accepted, 26th July, 1887.
I LEWIS HENRY PHILLIPS of 52 Newgate Street in the City of London, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in life boats and ships' boats for sea
going vessels and such like, the object being to provide storage of provisions and
other necessaries in sinall compass and available for use in the event of such a boat
becoming castaway or in the event of failure to provide a supply of provisions or
water in case of sudden disaster.
In carrying this invention into practice there are provided under the seats and along
the sides, under the gunwale or forward and at the stern of the boats airtight casings,
in which will be packed food in concentrated condition, a sufficient quantity of water,
spirit, and it may be medicines (or articles) such casings being made in compartments
divided one from the other so that damage to one compartment will not involve
damage to the whole of the stores; or the cases or compartments will be made to
receive hermetically closed canisters or packages containing the requisite articles, and
such canisters or packages will be made so as to fit the compartments, or fit into the
compartments neatly and so as not to allow of their shifting about.
In the case of self righting life boats the cases for containing the packed stores will
be arranged about, on each side and below the central axial line of turning or
righting."
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In some boats it will be found desirable on account of the available space to
provide a central longitudinally arranged casing and this may consist of a cylindric
case covering the packages of stores and having hinged covers capable of being
locked or fastened so as to be under control of the proper officer or it may be, fitted
with screw clamps properly sealed to prevent the stores being tampered with.
Where the cylindric or semi-cylindric form of casing is employed lugs or projec-
tions will be formed so as to allow of their attachment to the sides, it may be, or to
the other required part of the boats. Copper casings of this kind would be light
strong and well suited to the purpose.
WALTER A. BARLOW,
6, St. Paul's Churchyard, E.C.

page_text: I, LEWIS HENRY PHILLIPS of 52 Newgate Street in the City of London Furrier,
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 relates to certain improvements in life boats and ships' boats for
sea-going vessels and such like, the object being to provide storage of provisions
and other necessaries in small compass and available for use in the event of such a
boat becoming castaway or in the event of failure to provide a supply of provisions
or water in case of sudden disaster.
In carrying this invention into practice there are provided under the seats and
along the sides under the gunwale, or forward and at the stern of the boats airtight
casings, in which will be packed food in concentrated condition a quantity of water,
spirit and it may be medicines, such casings being made in compartiments divided one
from the other so that damage to one compartment will not involve dainage to the
whole of the stores; the cases or compartments will be made to receive hermetically
closed canisters or packages containing the requisite articles and such canisters or
packages will be made so as to fit the compartments or fit into the compartments neatly
and so as not to allow of their shifting about.
In the case of self righting life boats, the cases for containing the packed stores will
be arranged about on each side and below the central axial line of turning or
righting.
In some boats it will be found desirable on account of the available space to provide
a central longitudinally arranged casing and this may consist of a cylindric case
covering the packages of stores and having hinged covers capable of being locked or
fastened so as to be under control of the proper officer, or it may be fitted with screw
clamps properly sealed to prevent the stores being tampered with. Where the
cylindric or semi-cylindric form of casing is employed lugs or projections will be
formed so as to allow of their attachment to the sides, it may be, or to the other
required part of the boats. Copper casings of this kind would be light, strong and
well suited to the purpose, or the casings may be of galvanized iron so as to with-
stand the action of the water or be of the general material of the boat according as
desired..
In the drawings hereunto annexed Fig. 1 illustrates a portion of a boat fitted.
according to this Invention. Fig. 2 represents similar fitting but without the central
longitudinal casing. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section illustrative of a boat fitted with
the receptacles under the thwarts and a bunker at the end of the boat together with
side compartments for reception of the airtight casings.
Referring to Fig. 1. a is a semi-cylindrical casing made up of sections b, b' which
are hinged at c. The ends d of the alternate sections b, are overlapped by
the ends d, of the alternate sections ¹, and any convenient form of fastening may

page_text: covers
be employed as indicated at e. , are side compartments with hinged flaps or
In Fig. 2, the
which will also serve when closed down as seats.
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fittings of these side compartments are shown constructed in metal and will serve
conveniently for ready application to existing boats.
Inner casings of metal will be provided (not shown in the drawings) to fit as nearly
as possible the exterior compartments, in which inner casings the supplies of stores
will be contained and these will keep the stores from damage in case of any leakage
or accident occurring to the outside compartments. In the case of removable canisters
being employed, containing water, the same may be fitted with screw plugs for facility
of getting at and renewing the contents.
In the drawings Fig. 3, the end compartment h, may be lined with metal forming
a watertight receptacle or cistern which may be kept filled with water.
The compartment i. of said Fig. 3, under the thwarts will in some cases be provided
instead of the continuous longitudinal casing a, but in such case it may be found
convenient to have intermediate casings similar to a, fitted longitudinally between
the said compartments or casings.
In cases where the form of fitting is similar to the covers a, but where the holders
of the stores are made sufficiently strong to withstand accidental blows, hinged strips
of metal similar to the ends d', may be employed to hold, strap-down, or retain, such
holders in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
In a life boat or ship's boat the receptacles and containers for containing stores of
provisions ready for use constructed and combined as and for the purpose herein set
forth.
WALTER A. BARLOW,
6, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, E.C.,
Agent for L. H. Phillips.