IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH THE HATCHWAY COVERS OF BARGES AND LIKE FLOATING VESSELS
Year: 1884

page_text: I THOMAS TURTON of the Liverpool Forge Brunswick Quay, Liverpool in the
County of Lancaster, Iron and steel manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH THE HATCHWAY
COVERS OF BARGES AND LIKE FLOATING VESSELS, to be as follows:-
Hatchway covers constructed under my invention are arranged to slide fore and
aft on grooved or other rails on the deck or hatchway coamings and are so
constructed and arranged in sections that when open a great length of free
hatchway is obtained, when closed they are strong and fit tightly to exclude water
and are easily operated.
The sections are made of suitable size to cover the hatchway and each one is
made larger than the other so that the one can be passed under.or over the other.
Each section is fitted with rollers, pullies or slides to run on the longitudinal rails
or grooves. Corrugated iron answers well for the body of each section. Where
the sections join when the covers are closing the hatch way there are flanges and
packing pieces to keep them tight.
When it is desired to have a free open hatchway the full or nearly the full length
of the barge or vessel the sections are run either to forward or aft one over the
other, or they are run in two portions one forward and the other aft.
When two long hatchways are desired the sections are run under a housing
placed amidship or at any other desired part in the length of the ship. Or they
may be arranged to house each other.
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page_text: I THOMAS TURTON of the Liverpool Forge Brunswick Quay Liverpool in the
County of Lancaster Iron and Steel Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH THE HATCHWAY COVERS
OF BARGES AND LIKE FLOATING VESSELS and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
Hatchway covers constructed under my invention are arranged to slide fore and
aft on grooved or other rails on the deck or hatchway coverings and are 50
constructed and arranged in sections that when open a great length of free
hatchway is obtained, when closed they are strong and fit tightly to exclude water
and are easily operated.
The sections are made of suitable size to cover the hatchway, and each one is
made larger than the other so that the one can be passed under or over the other.
Each section is fitted with rollers, pullies or slides to run on the longitudinal rails
or grooves. Corrugated iron answers well for the body of each section. Where
the sections join when the covers are closing the hatchway there are flanges and
packing pieces to keep them tight.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig 1 is a longitudinal elevation; fig 2 a transverse section, and fig 3 a detail
view of a hatchway cover constructed under my invention, a deck of barge or
floating vessel b hatchway combings, c. c¹ rails secured to hatchway combings by
angle irons d. e e¹ hatchway covers of sheet iron strengthened by stiffening
bars f, e. is of less transverse section than e¹ and is fitted with pulleys g which run
on the rails c: the section e¹ is fitted with pulleys g¹ which run on the rails c¹, the
section e of the hatchway cover can be run under the section e¹ or the section e
over the section e. thus allowing of either end of the hatchway being uncovered.
Packing pieces are provided where the sections meet to make the covers tight.
When it is desired to have a free open hatch way the full or nearly the full length
of the barge or vessel the sections are run either to forward or aft one over the
other, or they are run in two portions, one forward and the other aft
Fig 4 is a longitudinal elevation, and fig 5 a plan of a hatchway cover. under my
invention when it is desired to have a free open hatchway nearly the full length of
the barge or vessel; the cover is made in three sections e. e¹ e² and the rails c. c¹ c²
are secured to the deck. When it is desired to have a free open hatchway the
section are run one under the other on the deck at h, as shown in fig 5. If desired
the cover might be in a greater number of sections, and part run on the deck
-forward, and part aft.
When two long hatchways are desired the sections are run under a housing placed
amidship or at any other desired part in the length of the ship; or they may be
arranged to house each other.
Fig 6 is a longitudinal view of hatchway covers under my invention where there
are two hatchways, here a housing i is provided between the two hatchways and
the covers for either hatchway are run under the said housing the cover e is shown
under the housing leaving the hatchway j open.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that
what I claim is :—
First. Hatchway covers constructed and arranged to house each other sub-
stantially as set forth.

page_text: Second. Hatchway covers constructed and arranged to house each other on deck
substantially as herein setforth.
Third. Hatchway covers constructed and arranged to be run under a housing on
deck substantially as herein setforth.
Fourth Hatchway covers when constructed and arranged to house each other or
to be moved under a housing on deck fitted with rollers or slides and carried on
rails substantially as herein setforth.