US1773759A

US1773759A - Detecting and salvaging device

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Publication number: US1773759A
Application number: US177247A
Authority: US
Inventors: Spacsinszki George
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-03-22
Filing date: 1927-03-22
Publication date: 1930-08-26
Anticipated expiration: 1947-08-26

Description

Aug; 26, 1930 G. sPAcslNszKl 1,773,759

DETEGTING-AND SALVAGING DEVICE Filed March 22, 1927 v vwentot george pdcsinszlfi/ nhl lt/rma# v Patente-ci Aug. 26, i930 UNTE STATES intatte GEORGE sPAcsINszKLoF New YORK, N. Y.

D'ETECTING AND lEJKI'AGIN'Gr DEVICE Application led March 22, 1927. Serial No. 177,247.

This invention relates to float detecting devices for vessels and more particularly to a novel yet extremely simple means for detect ing and determining the position of submersibi'e vessels particularly submarines.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a plurality of floats in conjunction with cables and positioned on the deck of a submarine and which maybe released at will l0 so that they may oat on the water surface directly above the location of the submersed Vessel and thus indicate its position Ato other vessels operating in the same lane.

A further obj ect of my invention is toprovide a plurality of float detecting devices in connection with cables attached' to Vsuitable masts, said floats being fastened either on the deck of the vesselorlwithin'the vessel, or both, and releasable at will to afford means to signal the location in case of danger when the vessel is submersed.

ToV enable others skilled in the art to which the above invention relates that it may be practiced to accomplish they purposes above set forth, drawings depicting a preferred form have been annexed hereto to illustrate my invention, wherein l Fig. l is a plan showingthe positionrand i location of the detectingdevices on the deck Y of a'vessel.

Fig. 2 is a side view. n Y Fig.` 3 is a sectional view showing a detail of the releasing means for the float detectors. Referring' now to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

5 designates the bow and 6 the ster-n of a conventional type .of Vessel of the submersible type. The said vessel is providedV with a 40. front and

rear mast

7, 8, the top of which' is equipped with cross bars 9 having suitable..

eyes 10 vfor the passage of a cable 10a.

Each cable is trained about a pulley 11 located Aon each sideof the mast and is attached 45 to a ring 12. A float vdetecting buoy-13 pro-k vided with a signal such as an incandescent lamp 14 is connected by a cable 15 from a'reel 16 andthe end of said cable attached to the rings 12.

As shown by Fig. 3, the buoy 13 may be retained on the deck of the vessel by a pivoted hook 17 passing through a loop 18 in one end of the buoy, the pivoted hook being connected to a rod 19 passing through a. housing 20 within the body of the vessel. The rod 19 is provided with a spring 21 and shoulder 22 so that the hook normally retains and locks the buoy on the deck but when urged downwardly from the interior, the hook may be released from the loop and the buoy may float fto the surface as thecable unwinds from the ree v,The rings 12 are so locatedbetween the masts that the location of the buoy will be directly above and substantially intermediate the bow and the stern of the vessel when submerged. Y

At the stern of the vessel, a second buoy 23 may be provided and also connected by a cable from a reel and leading into the interior of the vessel. The cable in this instance may be a conductor lwhich may be utilized"` in connection with a suitable signal device or telegraphic key 24 whereby signals may be flashed` to the incandescent lamp of the buoy to indicate danger and the exact location of the vessel Y when submerged. vrangement may be provided at the bowof rlvhe saine ar-` the vessel but for vthis purpose it has been Y deemed necessary to show the buoy confgi) struction at thestern only.

Having shown and described my invention what Inow claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe U. S. is;

v Inv combination with a submersible marine a5 vessel, detecting meanscomprising a system of' buoys having `cables which are attached thereto at one end and to the vessel structure at the other, pivotally mounted levers on the exterior of the saidf vessel, down-turned hooks on the said levers and thesaid hooks engaging members ofY the -said buoys and adapted to secure the Vsame in position adjacent thereto, vpull-rods `passing through to .the interior of the vessel and substantially at right angles to -the hook elements, hous-f. vings inclosing the said pull-rods and Aenkgagingthe same at spaced intervals from the louter casing of the vessel,` springs about the said-rods and within the said housings, ic'.

and shoulders on the said rods engaging the ends of the said springs and trimslnitting ytherefrom :L pressure adapted to force the said rodsand the hooks thereto attached into normally closed positions. l

Signed kai', Ne7 AYork in the county of New York and 4State 4of New York this 19th day of March A. D. 1927. Y

GEORGE SPACSINSZKI.