An Improved Means for Preventing the Capsizing of Boats.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th May, 1890-Accepted, 14th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means for Preventing the Capsizing of Boats.
I, WILLIAM BONE, Machinist 3 Sandon Terrace Harrowby Road Grantham
Lincolnshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the construction or arrangement of a new or
improved apparatus for attaching to boats. In carrying out the Invention in tho
new or improved apparatus there are pieces of wood or other suitable material fitted
on both sides of the boat, and shutters or wings attached to these pieces of
wood or suitable material on both sides of the boat, these shutters or wings are
connected with joints whereby they can be raised in case of any obstruction such as
meeting anything or drawing up to the bank in getting out of the boat. The shutters
or wings are easily elevated or dropped into the water by a small lever or handle
which makes them firm and may be used one side only or both sides, and can be
worked under the water, or on the top of the same, and steadys the boat, preventing it
upsetting, or turning over in the water, these shutters or wings can be made of
suitable material, such as wood, cork, gutta percha leather, or any kind of metal such
as copper zinc &c. They are so constructed as not to hinder the speed of any boat,
but to prevent the capsizing of any boat.
This apparatus can be made and fitted to any kind of boat.
any
WILLIAM BONE,
No. 3, Sandon Terrace, Harrowby Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means for Preventing the Capsizing of Boats.
WILLIAM BONE Machinist No. 3 Sandon Terrace Harrowby Road Grantham,
Lincolnshire, 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 the construction or arrangement of a new or
improved apparatus for attaching to boats. In carrying out the invention in the new
or improved apparatus there are pieces of wood or other suitable material fitted on
both sides of the boat and shutters or wings attached to these pieces of wood or suitable
material on both sides of the boat, these shutters or wings are connected with joints
whereby they can be raised in case of any obstruction such as meeting anything or
drawing up to the bank in getting out of the boat. The shutters or wings are easily
elevated or dropped into the water by a small lever or handle which makes them firm
and may be used on one side only or both sides, and can be worked under the water or
on the top of the same and steadys the boat, preventing it upsetting or turning over
in the water. These shutters or wings can be made of suitable material, such as
wood, cork, gutta percha, leather, or any kind of metal such as copper, zinc &c.
They are so constructed as not to hinder the speed of any boat, but to prevent the
capsizing of any boat. This apparatus can be inade and fitted to any kind of boat.
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―
Shutters or wings attached to the sides of a boat to prevent cansizing.