US1489556A - Landing gangway - Google Patents

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H. THOMSON LANDING GANGWAY Fii'ed June 2 1922 Fetented Apr. 8, 19 24.

UNITED fiTATES i 1,489,556 ATENTOFFICE.

THOMSON, OF MOTHEEWELL, SCOTLAND.

LANDING eaNew-AY. I 1

A plication filed June 20,

T all whom it may concern.

Beit known that I, HARRY THoMsoN, a sulnect of the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and resident of Southwood, hianse Road, Mother-well,

Scotland, have invented certaiir'new and useful Improvements in Landing 7 Gangways, of which the following is a specification. 5

This invention relates to ships landing gaugwevs and the like and has for its object to provide an improved construction of gangway which will relieve the congestion frequently arising at the entrance thereto.

According to the present invention the usual congangway according to the present inven tion. r V

Fig. 1 is a side view of the'end portion of the gangway.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view showing'the end'of the gangway expanded at one side only.

Fig. 3 isarvertical section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. l

The gangway illustrated consists of the usual side rails 4e. flooring 5 and longitudinal runners 6.

end sections 8 are hinged so as to turnout wardly about a vertical axis to any desired angle and thus afford more ready access to the gangway. V

In Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings only one end section is shown turned outwardly. but it will be understood that, when the gangway is'in use, both end sections will preferably be turned outwardly. T .e flooring 5 and runners 6: of'the gangway extend beyond the posts 7 and the space between the end sections 8 and the flooring 55 (when the. end sections are opened out) isfilled by side platforms 9 hinged to the end sections8.

The platforms 9 may be built up of timber and of substantially triangular shape hinged at 10 to the bottom runners 1 1 of the The sides of'the gangway terminate in posts or uprights 7 to which 1922. set-a1 No. 569,726.

' end sections 8 so that. when the end sections 8 are collapsed, the platforms9 fold up into avertical position side by side with the end sections 81n l1new1th the side rails 4.

The end sectrons 8 may be guided' by sultable means such as arcuate bars 12. which.

are rigidly secured at one end to the runners 11 respectively. and work through guide apertures 1 in the runners 6. At one end the'bars 12 are provided with perforated plates 1 for attachment to runners 11 and at the other end limiting stops 13 are provided. The bars 12 are vertically spaced,

as shown in Fig. 3, 'in order to avoid interference; hen the end sections 8' of the platform are swung outwardly (lower part ofFig. 2, and Fig. 3 at the left)this movement will be guided by the bars 12 working in apertures 1 and limited by the end steps 13 when the latter come against the runners .6,

Claims:

1, Alanding gangway having alaterally expanding and'collapsible end or ends, the floor of wh ch extends in line with the gang way flOOllhg :StlbS'titlltlallY, as described.

2. A landing-gangway according to claim 1 having side rails terminating in vertically hinged end sections and side platforms adapted to fit between the end sections and the flooring of the gangway 'v substantially as described.

3. A) landing v rails. vertically-hinged end sections hinged gangway comprising side to said side rails, flooring betweeuisaid'side rails and extending beyond theends thereof and platforms carried by said end sections and adapted to 'fit between the latter and the flooring;-

4. A landing gangway comprising" side rails, flooring between said rails, runners supportingsaid rails and flooring, uprights at the ends of said side rails. end sections lunged to said uprights. the. flooringfand runners extending beyond said uprights to provide spaces between said end sections and the flooring and side platforms hinged to said end'sections and adaptedto fill said spaces. 1 l i The foregoing specification signed at Glasgow, Scotlandythisninth day of June, 1922'.

'Witnesses: r

CAMERON DEY, V Bonner Mmmoom HAnRY rHoMsoN."

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