US1263154A - Ship-protector. - Google Patents

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 28, 1917. Serial No. 209,272.

ends to backs 19 Carried by the hun 1o While e To aZZ'wwm 'it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN Toroznwsnr, a citizen of Russia', residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State lof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements ,in Ship-Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a protector for ships adapted for mounting upon the hull thereof for presenting a spiked barrier to the enemy as well as resilient holding means for torpedoes and thereby preventing injury to the ship.

A further object of the device is the provision of a torpedo catching plate foldably carried by the hull of a boat and resiliently mounted whereby upon being struck by a torpedo, the force of the blow will be cushioned and the torpedo will be held by its sides in a suspended manner without exploding the torpedo and saving the ship uninjured.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a resiliently mounted barrier foldingly carried by the hull of a ship arranged with spaced resilient members adapted for catching and holding torpedoes before reaching the hull.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ship provided with my device.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevational view of a portion of the structure.

' Fig. 4 is a side view thereof with parts broken away,

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken upon line V-V of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a sectional View taken upon line VI-VI of Fig. 4.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, my device is herein illustrated in connection with the hull 10 of a ship 11 having a cabin 12, funnels 13, and wireless apparatus 14.

The device broadly consists of a plurality of frames or ygrids 15 foldably carried by the hull 10 upon hinged arms 16 while the grid is arranged with openings l17 through which an oncoming torpedo may project and become engaged with catching members 18 arranged at each corner of the said openings 17.

The arms 16 are pivoted at their inner hinged collars 20 are hinged as at 21 to the grid 15 and with the vcollar portions 22 slidably arranged upon the arms 16. Springs 23 interposed between the collars 22 and shoulders 24 of the arms adjacent their inner pivoted ends serve to resiliently hold outwardly the grid 15 which is connected to the collars 22, itbeing understood that heads 25 are formed on the outer ends ofl the arms Patented Apr. 1e, 191s.

16 to prevent the collars 22 from being ref moved from the arms, said heads 25 being normally arranged in circular openings 26 in the opposite sidesof the grid. -The grids 15 are connected together by links 27 and are maintained unfolded by cables 28 attached to the terminal grids 15 and passing through the sides of the hull 10, it being understood that the grids may be swung to-y ward the stern 29 of the hull in their folded positions vagainst the hull whenever desired and may be again unfolded to their outwardly arranged protecting position by means of the cables 28 whenever desired for use.

. Spikes or spears 30 are carried by the grids 15 intermediate the catching members 18 so that the outer faces of the grids present the appearance of a formidable barrier when approaching the ship from either side thereof. Any oncoming object may hit the spears 30 or any portion` of the. grid 15 and the impact of the blow will be cushioned by means of the springs 23. The catching members 18 each consist of a lug 31 having four resiliently mounted ears 32 thereon normally positioned in substantially the Vform of a pyramid with the point outwardly arranged. A torpedo approaching the hull 10 become engaged with the catch members 18 as well as the adjacent portions of the grid 15 while the cushioned springs 23 and the resiliency of the catching members 18 stops the movement of the torpedoV and holds the same in the water without striking the hull 11.

The device presents only little resistance to the passage of the ship through the water as the grids 15 are folded flatly against the hull 10 when not in use while in the manner indicated, the device prevents any injury to a ship which is provided therewith.

1. A ship protector com rising a grid, hinge means adapted for oldably mounting the grid upon a hull7 cushioning means for the grid carried by said hinge means, and resilient torpedo catchingl members' upon the outer face of the grid.

2. A protector for ships hulls comprising arms pivotally mounted upon the hull,

vhinge collars resiliently carried by said arms, a grid pivoted to'said collarsvadapted for fiatly engaging the hull when the device is folded and for arrangement outwardly and in parallelism therewith when operatively arraI-igcd and resilient torpedo catching meansv carried by the grid.

3. A protector for ships hulls comprising arms pivotally mounted upon the hull, hinge collars resiliently carried. by said arms, a grid pivoted to said collarsadapted for flatly' engaging'. the-hull when the device is folded and for arrangement outwardly and in parallelism therewith when operatively arrangech. sai-dy gridl arrangedY with torpedo receivii'igopenings therethrough, outwardly projecting lugs carried. by the grid at the corners of said openings,- sets of resiliently mounted ears up'on said lugslnorlnally positioned in an outwardly pointed arrangement, and outwardly projecting. supports carriedby the grid intermediate the said lu s.-v

;gi'. A device of the class described comentamos-ime mammary be attained for prising a grid having perforations in the side rails thereof, mounting arms arranged with heads positioned within said perforations and having shoulders adjacent their opposite ends, pivoting blocks for the arms at the shouldered ends of the arms, hinge collars piv-oted to the grid adjacent said perforations with portions slidably arranged around said arms, and cushioning springs upon the arms between said collars and shoulders.

5. A device of the class described comprising a grid having perforations in the side rails thereof, mounting arms arranged with heads positioned within said perforations and having shoulders adjacent their opposite ends, pivoting blocks for the arms at the shouldered ends of the arms, hinge collars pivoted to the grid adjacent said perforations with portions slidably arranged around said arms,.cushi0ning springs upon the arms between said collars and shoulders, sets of resiliently mounted cars carried by the grid adjacent the openings therein at lthe opposite side ot' the grid from said arms and outwardly projecting spears carried by the grid.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my'signature.

JOHN TOPCZEWSKI.

ve cents each, by addressing the Gommssioner of Patentt;

Washington, B. RGL

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