US1070639A - Life-saving device. - Google Patents

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APPLICATION v.FILED NOV, 22, 1912.

Patented Aug. 19, 1919 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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Y Specification ef tctters Eatent.

T @ZZ fm1* i Be itl hat il, Winner TPPER, a son )ect ien Emperor, residing; at Kiel @om have invented certain new j :s U Il V andA ns rovernents in Lire Saving Devices .cli the followin@ is a s eciti'cation. ce being had therein to the n relates to life-saving; de- "1 signed especially for use in .ing sub-marine boats.

The app r tjes is secured inside of the sub marinebo by a ball and socket joint, se-

cured in s a manner that it may be opll crateri from within the boat. The

adapted for use by saft which case it is secured to e boat over one of its openi can ne operated from either e or the salvage vessel.'

rtus consists in an accordionoasing, havingr metal rods ,n..itened therein to plates and seing protected by an outer encover, consisting of rubber, air

velop' ai tight robber coated linen, or the like, so that I air., which is to be pumped i be retained and gradually force expand upwardly. Between "il d' are provided supports compress-iet therein.

u cal position.

he invention are shown in i longitudinal section through oi? the device. Fig. 2 is a or the device, folded upz section through a great-ly inclined sninniaime boat, showing the lit'e saving,f device partly pushed out. Fig. 4, shows the supports adjusted in three diti'erent positions. 5, is a bottom view of the life saving device. Fig. 6, is a vertical section fastened to the top, or over an opening', in the sub-marine. Fig. 'l' is a cross section, taken on the line A-B, of Fig. 6, and Fig. 8, is a cross section showing the parts adjacent 'to the winch.

The device is composed ot metal plates e equal in size, and fastened to ouadrangular frames c2 by means of hinges el, the longest edge of eachlplate c is again fastened by means of hinges to the next series. in such n the structure in its lona nanncr that the parts will readily fold up orffoovcr the other y vice.

veqnal length and Patented Ang. ill, i @i ft.

serial ne. 732,976.

Between the frames e2, supports are secured which will stretch outwardly as the device is being pushed out, and will be held in position by the parts t1, so they fall over the joints of the supports t.4 At the lower part the devine is provided with a door (l. At the upper end the device'has a receptacle g, whichhastat its lower part a door c, opening inwardly, while at its upper part it has a door openingA outwardly and still a fur ther door b, opening inwardly.

When the device isv notin use it is folded up as shown in Fig. G, so that its upper surface is fastened to and will rest by its flange on. the detachable cover Z of the defit the lower part of the apparatus a. winch f', is provided, arranged for four ropes an inlet m 'for compressed air will be found therein hav-ing an outlet in the charnber g. The four suspension ropes are of each rope is fastened to a drum of the Windlass f and wound up as far as is necessary. The other end o't' the ropes are passed through all the fluide holes in ythe corners at the inner sides of the bail and they are then fastened to the lid Z (see Fig. l) or to the door d. (See Fig. G.)

.if the apparatus is to be used to save a sunken submarine it. will be operated from the inside of the boat, as shown in ig. 3, being constructed in a casing" A, turnab-le in all directions. When the device is to be used from a salvage vessel, it will'be built in a cylindrical shaft C (See`Fig. ti), having a removable cover D, having; at. its lower part two connectinp,r curved tubes and le, which are in connection with a valve 0', by means of a door ai.

The operation of the device in a sub-marine, isas follows: When the device is being pushed out, or b'eing fastened on to the submarine, the latter, which may have sunk and be lying on oneJ brought into a .vertical position again. A manen/ill then go troni the boat through the door al, which will then be closed after him and the man will proceed on into the recep# tacie g. From the boat compressed air will now be forced through inlet m into the shaft whereby the receptacle' g will be raised and after having reached its highest position.

side will immediately be.,

had

into the shaft and the parts gradually exthe diver outside.

Then the man (roes baeli tended until the surface of the Water has tothe Winch f. Then from the salvage Ves- 45 been reaehed. The man in the reeeivei equalsel, er from the sunken sub-marine so much izes the air through the valve p, opens the compressed air is let into the curved tube it',

hatches in the receiver r/ and gives notice to that the shat't e extends itself upward While the persons in the boat, so that the latter fran the winch f is turned. NOW when the reopen the lower dooi.` (l, and one after air (zelver f/ has arrived at the Surface of the 50 other, climb' out of the hoat through the' water,t-helnan therein signals to the man at Shaft. the wineh f, to fasten the winch handle.

rIhe manipulation of the apparat-us from a Then the man in the receiver g, eqnalizes the salvage vessel, ie as follows: The receiver air to (he outside, lhrongli the valve p, and g, (see Fig. (i) is drawn out of the easing C opens the vents in the receiver g. Then nO- 55 and with the lid l)7 is fixed by pins s. Vlfhe t-iee is given h y the n'lan at the winch or by pulling ont, of the receiver y/ (Fig. (3) is the salvage vessel to the crew in the boat for etl'eeted while the apparatus is standing nn theni to open the vent 71 and one after anthe deck and a rope groin;- troni a crane or other to elinih out o t the beat, tlirough the other lifting apparatus, not shown herein, al'iparatus. 60 is fastened to the inner side of 'the reeepllaving novv deserihed the invention and tacle g ano the saine is pulled out so far the manner of usine` it., what l elaiin and dewith it, that the projerlors ran he projeeted. sire to secure, isi-- .Then the apparatus is raised, and (he curved 1. ln a lite saviirer apparatusl an extensible tube i is turned to correspond to the posiwaterproof' easinghaving toldahle7 aCeOl- 65 tion el the Sunken sull-marine. (ne man dion-like sides. made ol metal plates, hinges then elinllis info the reeeiver yr/ and one nTan ronneelinesaid plaies together, longitudiinto the rereivi'r near the winrh. 'l`hc'n nally adjustahle supports in said easing the vents a, and d ol' ihe apparatusI are uians to inflate, said easing and means to .closed and there is let in through the valve i seeure said easing to a heat. 70

n, int-o .the'enrved tuhe as inurh eourv L. In a life saving apparatus, a Collappressed air as is required vt'or the two per sihl s air tight shat'l having a universal joint sons in tl e apparatus, lo hrealhe. The vitil ronneetion with a vessel, a door at the lower ated air goes oli threue'h the valve p. Then i end of said shalt opening' into said vessel, the apparatus is lifted oll' hy an elevator and means to torre air into said Shaft, a recep- '75 set up on the sunken sulrniarine on one nl taule at the upper end of said shaft and Niesky-lights here il; is srrewed tast hv the. opening ihereinto, a top door and a side divers. 'then vthrough the valve n, more door in Ataid ref eptaele1 and means to opeonipressed air is let in. whieh pauses 1 erale the deviee. throuo'h the open valve u into the rurved i ln tesiin'iony whereof atlix my signature 80 tuhe fz, and vforces the water out of the same through the valve )n (The valve 'r has a hand wheel both inside and outside and ran therefore he operated from hoth sides.) rlhe i in the presenre et' two witnesses.

l0 lt i TT TOPPER.

Witnesses:

man at the winch. j', opens the door cl, and r-loses the valve 13' whieh can also he done hy

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