NL1021662C2 - Houseboat, provided with propulsion system and vertical steel tubes with pointed ends for use as anchors - Google Patents

Abstract

The houseboat comprises living quarters, a propulsion system and a vertical steel tubes with a sharp pointed bottom end for use as anchors. These sharp tubes are lifted up and down inside outer steel tubes on the boat.

Description

Mechanically driven boathouse with spud-pole anchoring.

5. The origin of the invention

More than forty years of watersports have taught me that there are big differences in what men and women like about this recreational activity.

10. The men want to experience water sports actively.

They want to achieve sporting achievements, experience spectacular things and experience adventures.

In short, give them wind water and a boat.

15. Their wives show a more risk-avoiding behavior.

They want a carefree comfortable life with peace and space around them.

A little house on the water with a boat in front of the door seems like an obvious choice.

20. Because the recreational house on the water is often too expensive, it is decided to purchase a boat.

After a few years of sailing, the differences of opinion become palpable and the valuable boats remain unused in the harbor.

25. The desire to bring the wishes of men and women in water sports together in one product gave me the idea that the emphasis should not be on sailing on the water but living on the water.

30. A large boat seems like an obvious solution. Nothing could be further from the truth. Apart from the fact that such a boat is priceless for most people, it is too much like sailing on the water. It is too active, has too many risks and is by no means carefree. Moreover, it is anchored in the traditional way. not a joke for everyone in all circumstances.

SS 1 0 2: 6 6: ·> H Living on the water also seems to be excluded. Every water-rich municipality has berth regulations that prohibit longer than e.g. mooring or anchoring in one place for three days. The boat house must therefore be movable. Also the taking of water and diesel, the removal of dirt.

5. water and maintenance makes mechanical propulsion necessary.

Finally, something about mooring or anchoring.

The problem of mooring is finding a suitable place. The boat house is large and will therefore be difficult to find a good location.

Mooring alongside another boat is almost impossible. Not only the 10. size (weight) plays a part in this, but also taking a view will not be appreciated.

I Anchoring in the traditional way is too adventurous with a boat house (scratching I anchor) to guarantee a risk-avoiding and carefree time. Moreover, a lot of wind can violate the desire for comfort.

I The way in which dredging companies perform waterworks from the water brought me the solution.

H Dredging companies use flat barges with a mobile or non-mobile crane.

20. The activities of the crane (dredging, piling piles, applying shore protection I) create great pressure on the boat. in order to remain in place, it must be firmly anchored. They use so-called.

I spud poles. Spud poles are steel pipes with a pointed bottom that can move vertically in a casing arranged for this purpose vertically by the boat. By dropping these posts straight down, the work vessel is anchored.

The above shows that the mechanically driven boathouse with I spud-pole anchoring consists of four well-known I utensils, namely: I 30. a house I a houseboat I - a floating body (boat) I a propulsion I - spud poles I -v i π 3

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The design. the size. the materials and the like used are not determinative of the invention, were it not for the usefulness of making choices.

5. functionality, the sailing characteristics. comfort, environment and the like should not be overlooked.

The sailing characteristics are particularly important. The maneuverability of such a wind-sensitive vessel can be easily regulated with a bow and a stern thruster.

10. The home must meet the needs of the user looking for comfort, space, tranquility, a sun terrace and the like. For the user looking for excitement on adventure, not only will sailing with a house be an experience, he can also use the boat house as a base for actively practicing water sports. The sun terrace of the boat house has an unprecedented reception and can easily accommodate a (fishing) sloop or sailing boat. A simple hoisting mechanism (sufficiently known on the market) ensures transport from and back to the boat house.

The floating body 20.

Design and material are again not determinative of the invention. The floating body (the boat) is needed to support the superstructure and to ensure good sailing properties. A ship architect will ultimately take care of that.

25. In addition, part of the floating body will have to be used for the storage for water and diesel tank, the engine, the equipment (central heating system, boiler, waste water tanks, etc.).

The propulsion 30.

The manner in which the boathouse is propelled is not relevant to this invention. A diesel engine appears to be the most obvious choice for the time being. although the realization of an electrically driven boathouse will be a challenge. Plenty of space for solar panels.

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H1) c spud pole H The size or amount of spud poles is also not important for the invention.

Η 5. What is important is the combination of usual items that together form a new and H somewhat unusual item of use.

For example, at two or four diagonally opposite points, steel tubes are arranged vertically in the ship. These tubes serve as a casing 10. and guide the spud poles that can move up and down in the steel tubes mechanically and / or with manual force. On flat dredgers the spud poles protrude above the ship due to the low height of these ships. The steel casings (supervisors of the spud poles) are integrated in the whole for the boat show. See drawings as an example Η 15. The bottom of the casings / guides of the spud poles is open. The I spud pole is finished off at the bottom.

I When the boat is ready to sail, the spud pole is at the top of the steel casing. If anchoring is required, "a push of a button" must be sufficient to allow one or more spud poles to fall down. The steel spud pole 20. will penetrate deeply into the bottom of the waterway (with sufficient weight) and firmly anchor the boat fin.

I The completion of the use of the spud-pole will greatly simplify the difficult traditional anchoring. The nice thing about using the spud poles is that the number of poles to be used can be made dependent on the circumstances under which anchoring is carried out. Moreover, with traditional anchoring, only one way of anchoring is possible, namely with the head of the boat "in" the wind.

I With anchoring pole you can anchor the boat house as you wish (head in the H wind or not. In the sun or in the shade, view of the land or the I water etc.). You look for a place, you determine a direction and you drop the spuds.

The execution of the spud pole (length, weight, material and the like) will depend on the type of use, the area of use (deep, shallow water) and the dimensions and displacement of the boat. The use of stainless steel posts and sheaths seems obvious.

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Advantages of a mechanism-driven boat house with spud-posts anchoring.

IX * boat house is a combination of all wishes of every kind of water sport enthusiast (active and passive) 5. - 1 let is the solution for those who cannot afford a large motorboat or house on the water.

The boat house is easy to operate.

The boat house can be used in practically anywhere in the Dutch waters.

10. Finding an anchor location is no longer a problem with this invention.

There is always the best anchorage in relation to wind and views. Because the boat house is feasible in all sizes and the level of finish will be your choice, this invention is suitable for every (water sports) fair.

15. - Trouble-free transport of dinghies is possible by placing on deck through a simple lifting mechanism.

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Claims (2)

5. The original consisted of a composition of (parts of) existing consumer articles into a new consumer article, namely a mechanically driven boat house with spud-pole anchoring. 10. Objective line: not bringing together wishes and eliminating differences of opinion about how water sports should be practiced and experienced in an "affordable" user article (a combination of carefree living on water and active water sports). Merged existing consumer articles I are a home (houseboat), one or more floating bodies (a boat), a propulsion mechanism (the engine) and two or more spud poles (the temporary anchorage) I The execution: the design, the size. used (building) materials, the layout, layout, type of floating body (underwater ship) of the existing I assembled consumer articles are not important, as long as safety, environment, sailing characteristics, functionality and usability are not at stake. : a dwelling body or bodies (the boat part) that is geared to the displacement of water is placed a house in such a way that I boat and living space are sufficiently anchored to each other. A steel or a 25. polyester version of both parts is obvious, with which the use of other materials (wood and the like) is not excluded. A drive and propulsion mechanism is placed in or on the floating body (in or under the dwelling). A diesel or electric motor seems the most obvious although another propulsion mechanism is not excluded (gasoline engine and the like). The method of propulsion (propeller, water displacement, etc.) is at the user's discretion. The anchor mechanism consists of a so-called spud-pole system. Two or more stainless steel pipes diagonally opposite each other are placed vertically in (through) the boat house I to ,. “I n 9 i nηrachi. in such a way that these tubes are integrated into the whole (architecture). These tubes serve as a casing, guide and storage place for the so-called spud poles. Spudpalc are solid poles or hollow tubes made of stainless steel with a pointed bottom that can move vertically up and down in the casing. The poles in the casings are moved manually and / or mechanically. With mechanical operation, it must also be possible to use manual operation (mechanical operation failure). In the sailing state, the piles are hoisted so far into the casing that they no longer form an obstacle under the ship. When anchoring, a locking mechanism is or is not mechanically unlocked, as a result of which the spud pole will fall downwards and will anchor itself in the water bottom due to its weight. The attached drawing does not show a locking mechanism to keep the pole in the raised position, because the method of locking is not of immediate importance. There are many proven solutions to this issue. The lifting possibilities indicated on the drawing are also a few of the many solutions. The drawings serve to clarify the principle of the spud pole. The fall depth of the spud pole is not only dependent on its length, but is also determined by the amount of support that the pole requires from the casing. The lifting of the spud pole can be done in many ways. The most obvious method seems to be the following method: a stainless steel wire is attached to the underside of the casing on one side. A stainless steel pulley is placed in an elongated opening in the spud pole. The steel wire is guided from the casing wall through the opening in the spud pole along the pulley and from there through a pulley in the casing wall upwards, to the mechanical or non-mechanical hoisting mechanism. The steel wire can also be attached directly to the bottom of the post and brought to the hoisting mechanism in such a way that the post is not skewed upwards by the casing. The steel wire can also be attached at the top of the spud pole and can be led down again via pulleys at the top in the casing and in the casing wall down to the hoisting mechanism. A cogwheel system with a landed frame on the spud pole and a toothed wheel adjoining it, which may or may not be mechanically advanced to lift the pole, is also possible. The pile is lowered by uncoupling the toothed wheel and toothed rack. In fact, the manner in which the posts 30 are raised or lowered does not play a role for the invention as a whole. ^ 1 0 2; 'O 6 2