Hatch for trawlers

• US 3,074,369 A
• Filed: 05/03/1960
• Issued: 01/22/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/1960
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Frank J. Luketa
• Original Assignee: Frank J. Luketa
• Inventors: Luketa, Frank J.
• Application Number:
  US04/026,555
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• US Class Current: 114/201.00R
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 19/14 Hatch covers opening devices in general E05F
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 35/24 Fish holds

Claims

1. A VESSEL HAVING A MAIN HATCH AFFORDING ACCESS BETWEEN A DECK ABOVE AND HOLD SPACE BENEATH THE DECK, A RAISABLE MAIN HATCH COVER FOR OPENING OR CLOSING THE HATCH, SAID HATCH COVER BEING FORMED WITH AN AUXILIARY HATCH ALSO ADMITTING TO THE HOLD SPACE, A TWO-PART CHUTE MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH THE AUXILIARY HATCH, ONE SUCH PART BEING FIXEDLY SUPPORTED UPON THE MAIN HATCH, WITHIN THE OUTLINE THEREOF, AND THE OTHER SUCH PART BEING HINGEDLY MOUNTED BENEATH THE FIRST PART, AND HAVING A LATERALLY DIRECTED LOWER TERMINUS EXTENDING OUTBOARD OF THE OUTLINE OF THE MAIN HATCH WHEN IN POSITION OF USE, BUT SWINGABLE INBOARD THEREOF BY ITS HINGED MOUNTING, FOR MOVEMENT THROUGH THE MAIN HATCH UPON RAISING OF THE MAIN HATCH COVER, AND AN AUXILIARY HATCH COVER FOR CLOSING THE AUXILIARY HATCH AND THE UPPER END OF SAID CHUTE MEANS.