IMPROVED DECK SEAT FOR RIVER AND CHANNEL PASSENGER VESSELS FOR SAVING LIFE IN CASES OF COLLISION OR OTHER CASUALTY
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOSEPH SEXTON Manager to the firm of Messrs A. Hutchinson and Company
of 3 and 4 Great Winchester Street Buildings in the City of London India rubber
Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVED
DECK SEAT FOR RIVER AND CHANNEL PASSENGER VESSELS FOR SAVING LIFE IN
CASES OF COLLISION OR OTHER CASUALTY, to be as follows:-
According to this Invention I construct and arrange a Deck seat so that it can
be detached from the deck and form say three distinct rafts immediately and
capable of sustaining from eight to ten adults.
The ends of the seat I form hollow and connect them together by means of a
rod capable of turning therein. To this rod is jointed vertically another rod
having at its lower end a catch which takes into an eye fixed to the deck the rod
or eye being in connection with a lever so arranged that upon actuating the same
the rod is detached from the eye and consequently frees this part of the seat
(which forms raft No 1) from the deck. I then place between the ends aforesaid
Raft No 2 which form the frame for the seat proper to rest upon. This frame
consists of say two long hollow cases or cylinders which rest on projections on
the aforesaid hollow ends these two cases or cylinders are connected together
transversely by a rod or rods to which is connected a hanging seat.
The top or seat (forms the third raft) may have a hollow back and the seat is
made Buoyant being formed of Bamboo Cork or other Buoyant material.
The hollow parts aforesaid I fill with cork or other buoyant material.
It will be seen immediately the lever aforesaid is acted upon that the whole seat
is free of the Deck and supposing it to be washed or thrown into the water it will
form three distinct rafts. Lockers to contain provisions may be formed in any or
all of the Rafts.
1 1 Hahmo1884

page_text: I JOSEPH SEXTON Manager to the firm of Messra A. Hutchinson and Company
of 3 and 4 Great Winchester Street Buildings in the City of London, India-
Rubber Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
IMPROVED DECK SEAT FOR RIVER AND CHANNEL PASSENGER VESSELS FOR SAVING
LIFE IN CASES OF COLLISION OR OTHER CASUALTY, and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
According to this invention I construct and arrange a Deck seat so that it can
be detached from the deck and form say three distinct rafts immediately and.
capable of sustaining from eight to ten adults.
And in order to explain my said invention more fully I will now proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Figure 1 shews elevation of my improved deck seat as it would appear when
attached to the deck. Figure 2. shews section and end view of same.
A shews the deck line.-a shews the ends of the seat formed hollow and
connected together by means of a rod b capable of turning therein and held to the
deck by the pin m. To this rod is mounted vertically another rod c having at its
lower end an eye d which takes into a catch e fixed to the deck, the rod 6 being in
connection with a lever so arranged that upon actuating same the said rod is
detached from the eye d and consequently frees the hanging seat i (which forms
raft No 1) from the deck-I then place between the ends aforesaid raft N° 2.
which forms the frame for the seat proper to rest upon, this latter being also held
in position by the rod c-This frame consists of say two long hollow cases or
cylinders f. which rest on projections g on the aforesaid hollow ends. The two
cases or cylinders f. are connected together by a rod h to which is connected
another hanging seat -The top or seat k forms the third raft and may have a
hollow back the seat of which is made buoyant by being formed of Bamboo cork or
other buoyant material.
The hollow parts aforesaid I fill in with cork preferably prepared with vaseline
or other buoyant material.
It will be seen immediately the lever or rod u aforesaid is acted upon that the
whole seat is free of the deck and supposing it to be washed or thrown into the
water it will form three distinct rafts. Lockers to contain provisions may be
formed in any or all of the Rafts.
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
The improved Deck seats for forming into rafts and method of connecting same
to the Deck of a vessel substantially as set forth.
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