US1918405A - Submarine rescue device - Google Patents

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July 18, 1933.` l P. KoUMoUTsAKos 1,918,405

SUBMARINE RESCUE DEVIQE l Filed Feb. 18, 1933' 3 Sheets-Sheet az l l I l 12 l l l 10 76.0 :Jn/ventola PETE/7 nounours/J nos @lum/wut July 18, 1933. P. KoUMoUTsAKoS SUBMARINE RESCUE DEVICE Filed Feb. 18, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 18, 1933 P. KoUMouTsAKos 1,918,405

SUBMARINE RESCUE DEVICE Filed Feb. 18, 1933 s sheetsfsheet 3 Syvum/Lto@ Pf ff Kou/you TSA/m5 l o2? 45 reliable means by which the previously"re-` 5 with@ @S0116 apparat@ :may be ',pereted Patented July 18, 1933 y iil'riaiz.izotriirourrsaltos, 01jBRQQKLYN, NEW Your;L i

*i fm theloiver end thereof tothes'ubniarine to the end that the audible and visualffsignals mounted; onthelioat may be controlled byVV those within the submarinef Further; the

signal'float may be found to carryateleplione "I5 set operatively connected withthe interior of,V v Y the submarineso thattWo-Way communica-V tion maybe VInaintaine'd, y` between those trapped Within the submarine and 'those endeavoring to effect a rescue;Y By: way of fur4` ther briefreferene to the's'ignal floatitfis pointed out that `the various signal devices thereon are strictly Waterproofjandjthe arfmngement of Such-devices 'Wthf'lQ-.SPectftorhon, of the improved; Signalrfloat mplaee. 51

they other parts of thefloat'," such 'as' helium filled spheres, is such that these'signal' devices are protected againstthe destructive ef-vv fects ofheavyfseas; g Another'feature ofthe invention Willrbe 3 0 foundl toreside in the meansaby which salvage cables'are' attached to` the hull of i the submarine and are' 'operatively vconnected to i Y salvage buoys `through the intervention 'of 1 lighterfcables, so that when thev'essel is lo'- p 35 cated theV light cables attached vvto the/sala vage buoys may be hauled into `bring` tothe isurface the heavier cablesf'byiwhi'chlthe submarineitself may beraisedandintlis connection it is noted tha-tflexible hosesections4 f4@ may bei attached .tofthe aforesaid cables to allowYV fresh air to be introduced'int the sub- Y mari/ne andtoallovv foul airL to be Veapelled i therefrom.v

i "i Anotherpbject is to provide a Vferred vto salvage buoys and signal float may be released from vvarious compartments/Of Vthe submarine so that should oneor'fmoreof, .the compartments of the submarine' be; floodrefuge.

tion of the f vessel 101i' 'tendedusga Y `numerals are employed tof desi equippedv With the improvedfrescue appara-v 'submarine'- equipped*withltheiniproved:r t d i f cue apparatusw 'fr' 5..'"f if 3 5 2 z FigureIfis avs fragmentary Iside VVelevation 1 AVof) a submarine: equipped With'the vimprovedl ernbcdied inthe invention,

"zxathefdrawnssl wherein Yfmfth Piirp ofA illustration isf shown( a .preferred embodif `xnent Of the in vention,"the numeral 10 y designates Va-subin arine fof 'conventi f)n 'V or other defromt :compartment or compartments; in which vthe crevvcfthe submarine has` taken v A further-aim :is: to provide/ia `rescue apL paratus of vthe typealluded to which may out substantial v"alteration in the; construc` interfering Withits in; p

Other' objects and; advantages will be4 ap-v parentduring the course of the following dev scriptiori. q

ln the, accompanyingdrawings forming apart of thisfapplfication and inv which like of Figure l is aside elevationof a submarine;

tus; Vthev ,signal .float and the salvage {buoys being shown `Heating, von the surface of the Water,Y Y Figure aaa Side elevati@partiyfnie;

Withiny ga signal-receivingtovveithe signal buoy andth'ecver ofthetowerbeing'shovvn in dotted lines in the positions occupiedwhen K Arelease Figure` 3 ;isl vertical sectimalfvievv through v'ap-buoy receiving vcompartrrient `or 53 y the buoy to` riseito the surface, t l" to'wer with, the -fcover thereof opentofallcviv Figure, l isfal fragmentaryg'planviewoffa-v f rescue apparatus, `parts being ybrokenTaway I Ito illustrate thelreleasingnechariism; for; the'z '863761111 buoys: .f Figure 6 `-sua detail; vertical transversewseci Figure 7-1 vplan View fof a? signal ilo L fliguregS is' verticalitransverse:Stional ,915 i vieWtakenQl BUSSY-)Sint FigureT- A e Y se f be applied to af.'submarine either. duringthe f Y construction ori-'at anytime thereafter wWithy i pair of semi-circular Asections 14 horizontal`V ly hinged to the upper `end of thetoweras sign having the usual conning tower 12 and such other appurtenances as are found on submarines.' 7 f As illustrated in Figure 1,'the submarine isfprovided on the deck thereof and at` aV suitable ,point between the hull and stern, withatower 12 ofcylindrical or otherout* linezand having afclosure consistinglof a i ure 2"that the sections .14 rare jconstlantly z urged to' fully open positions through the employment of contractilecoil springs18 attachedv tothe outer sides ofthe sections at points 'spaced from theV hinges thereof and tQsuita-ble points von the eXteriorof theftow- .er7 the exterior arrangement ofthe springs being intended to leave the interior of the tower unobstructed-'for the' free releaseof lsignal floats,to be described.

"It 'is' furtherY Vshown in Figure 2 that a spring latch^of asuitable design is employed to secure'the sections 14 in closedpof Vsition and such latch has connection with a flexible cable 22 extending-'into the submarine through a --suitable .guide Ytube 2&attached tothe outer side of the tower and'extending verticallythereof.. Particular -attention is now invited to Figure .5 in which it isclearlyillustrated that-'the lower endof the'cable i 22,h'asiconnection with the crank 26ofa shaft 28 and that suchfshaft; extends lengthwise vtlirrough allthe major compartments of the submarine so thatthe saine isavailable to thecrew of the submarine regardless ofthe compartment'in which they might happen tb float, .being of a highly buoyant material suchy to'rbe trapped. In this connection itis pointed out that the shaft-2811's provided at lon-vv gitudinallyv spaced points and in each com-- partment, with a handle k30V extending radial#A ly'to a'llovvthe shaft `tolbe turned* and there-V byl actuate the cable 22 .for y the release-of the latch 2O.V ,Y p 5 Y InFigure 2 itis illustratedV that a signal as cork or balsa wood may rise'to the surface unobstructed by hinges, springs, latches 'or rigiif 7v mi ve a will at more or less uniformly spaced points and on the upper surface thereof fwith'shallow l A[sockets 'receiving the base' portions of helium ii 4containing spheres 46,1 v Itis intended-that the spheres46 shall beof metal orvother ysuitably `rigid material Vand such spheres are provided between lthe upperfandlower ends "thereof with y-circumferentialribs l8`over .4 'which the ofsetupper portionso-f an"ch`or i sy ` theV vsurface of the, water.,

ingposts 50,'areextended.;A Theflower por-l tions oftheposts 50 are extended angularly and are' anchored-to the body of the float byVA suitablefastening'devices 52'.

Of course; the spheres 46 are provided with suitable `valv'esi52 and. with protecting `caps 54 extending over such valves. It is believed to'be clear that sincethe spheres '4 6' are lfilled with helium lor other buoyant gas7 such.

spheres will 'add Vto the buoyancy of the float.

W ith further reference to Figures 7 and 8,

itfis pointed Vout that `the signal iioatis provided at the center thereof with a siren 56 arranged withthe horn downward and suitably Waterproof'edjso that the same will not beV rendered inoperative in heavy seas or While risingfto theJ surface.. Theis-irren has connection withv an'electric. cable GO-extended through a trunk line 62 lto the` interiorxof Vthe submarine, to the end u'thatthe siren may be energized Vby" the batteries' carried'`V in` the v submarine. It is shown inFigure 2tha`tthe cable 6 2 is coiled; inthe lower .compartment` of the `tower 12 immediately beneath the par?.`

tition'` {l21untilthe float isreleased at which time the cable ,is'u-ncoiled 'through the ascent siren'A 56 `the ioat 40 is fprovidedwith signalV` lights Q66of the saine lor `diiferent colorsenergizedthroughgelectric 'Wires f 68v extending'through the trunk line V62 :to a, sourceof current `withinthe submarine.VY

' From-Figures Zand Sltwill alsobe seen Y,

that .the-Viioatr12 is provided on-theupper I surface ,thereof with .-j a Vcylindrical Vor other Y container 70 withinfwhichpthere is vlocated a telephone set 7 2 connected to thef interior` of the 'submarine 'throughfacable 74, extended downthrough-.thetrunk line 62allowing' atwo-waycommunicationito be maintained be,- I-51 tween Vthe rescue party'and those alive with,-

vin thesubmarine The topofthe container V70 is'shown to be removable and at the same timer strictlyjvaterproof toggpositively pre-` vent the incursion of .waterwintovtheyinterior1 ofthe c'ontainer. In fact, the-signalrlights Y 66, the siren 56 and thetelephone arrange- Y' i ment arefall strictly waterproofed as aretl-le i cables 'leading-1 therefrom rtotheend that these parts are not interfered with either bef V'tore being released vor while in actual use oniu5 Q 'It is ortant fto Vobserve "ing posts thereof against destructive vengagement byjheavy waves.

siren Y56 'is supported by an upstandiiig tug that thesi'gnalt i 'lightsj andv the telephone mechanism .are spaced betiveen'thebuoyantsphereslfand are be seen that the s'lgnalfioat 40 is'provided protected thereby against'theldestrctveeffects of heavy seaslkr Also", the siren 56 is'sur- Figures 7 @and s also"iliustmec-thatfthe bularbraeket 79 whieh'k not only functie'usasv such but [as acon'duit for the A adjacent por! tions-of the electric cables 68 and .25 by the numeral l110 and are provided on the Y il.) ticularly, the V-shaped arms 136 are shownV to be locatedon the deckof the submarine with the trunnions130 thereof inalignedrelation to allow the severalbails 128 to be` l mesas that the deck of thefsub'ma'rine carriesv at spaced points a pair of towers 90 of cylindrical or other form, havingHthe-upper ends thereof provided withfa closure in the form ofa pair of semi-circularv sections 92 "hori,

Zontally hinged to the .e "upper end of the tower asindicated at 94.u Asin the case' of the tower 12the tower 90 ,is .provided on1the exterior thereof witha suitable numberV of contractilecoil springs 96 attached to the sec- `tions 92 to swing the same to-Open positions Y immediately `upon beingv released.

' ing spheres 112, such spheresV being secured -in place by anchoring devices 114. l g

Byfreference to Figure 3 it willbe seen l '.39 that" each salvage buoy has arather light.

l Spring latches 97 serve to normally hold the closure' sections 92 in closed positions and such -latches have connection with actuatmg cables 99, these cables being attached to an operating shaft 101. VAs in the case `of the shaft v28,v the shaft 101 is provided in each main compartment of the submarinewith a handle 103 by which the sections l92 of the towers 90 may be released to, in turn, allowl of the release of salvagebuoys.

, The several salvage buoysare vdesignated upper surfaces thereof with helium containcablell attached thereto so that uponV the release of the buoy 110V from the tower 90 Vthereof such cable is hauled tofthe surface.

When the submarine is located thejrather light 'cables 116 are drawn to bringtov the surface somewhat heavier cables120 by which the submarine mayberaised..

' Both the heavy and light"` cables v116 Aand 120, respectively, are shown Ato be ,coiledV within the several towers90, with the lighter are'drawn to the surface first.

cables on top for the reason that such cables TheA cables ,120 are Vshown lto ings extending lengthwise of the deck of the submarine and are mounted upon the trunnions 130 of V-shaped arms 136. More parswung from the horizontal position, las

shown, to upright positions, under` the influence of the pull` exerted from the surface.

Normally, the bails are clamped to the surrace by rangibleclamps 147 and when a f Vsul'licient pullV is exerted on the cables 120 to Vlift the submarine, these clamps arebroken.'v

' The V-shaped` arms136 are shown to be rigidly attached at the outer ends thereof to straps `140 which extend at 'suitable points about the hull of thesubmarine so that when a lifting pull is'exertedonl the cablesy 120.l

be., extended exteriorly of the towers andato" be anchored to the bight portions of `U-shapedbails 128,k

which bails are provided with Y*aligned bear-f thef strainon ythe hull will ,bel'uniformlydis-5` i In: carrying outjthe invention,hose sec# 'tion`s`1f60 may vrbeattachedftoJthe cables 116 l `orf12`0'4for both," andfoneofsuch .hose secs tionsmayfbe utilized to introduce new lair f into thehull and the othertb' expel the oldy In use, should the -submarmef become fds -l fair herefromand the ends ofthe' hose sec.-y i tions may befprovided with. suitable valves "as'illustratd,toexclude'waterl abled and vunable tof'rise to the'surface,` the f crew, regardless of the, particular compart- `ment, or compartments of the `submarine in which they might happen to be located," maylr;L

actuate the( shaft28 to'release the signal I float, after which theshaft 101`2may'be`operated to` releaserthe salvage buoys an'd in@ this manner entanglement l of the', se'verzatl cables is avoided. -V .s

The numeral 197 is employed Fig. 7 to denote a `part ofa wirelessset andthe ref'.` Y v emaining portionof the wireless set `may be ,located within the vesselso as to allowvthose withinfthe submarine to communicate with.l 7.

rescue parties at distant points;l

The visual and audible signals on the sur- Vvface of thesignal r`float maybe operated to attract attention and' therebyV assist rescuel partiesinlocatingthe Vessel-.n l .e `Vhen,thelsubmarine is located, communi#V cation ishad-with thecrew with the Yaid of L the .telephone set andat'anappropriate time 4 the cables may"v be hauled to the surface- H as one of the steps in the'salvaging.,` of the do? i l vessel itself. 1

It is.l to be understoodfi'thatlthe 'invention herewithshown and'describediseto L j be taken *merely as afpr'eferred example ot the vsame andthatlsu'ch ychanges in larrange-fw.v i

ment and construction ofparts may bemade as# will remain within the Spirit of the inven- Y y :tion and the Ascope of-wh'at is, claimed.

Having thus described` he; invention what' `bail attachedftosaid cable and `having bear'-l ings', V-*shaped arms attachedto said hull and 1; 4 qhavingtrunnionsextending through said bearings, and Afrangible vmeans normallyfsegA f curing the bail in an inoperative positionf: I ,2

hull havingf af tower provided 'with a` closure,

-a salvage .buoy within the; closure and Vhaving a cable, a releasingrdevice for said. closureaQv ,bail attached to said cable andhavingbe'ar-i iIlgS'yl/lsh apedfarms'attached tosaid hulland :having trunnions 1 extending through said I' bearin gs and frangiblev means r normally isecuring thebail in an inoperative position,. jand'straps extending about said' hull and ses cured to saidVshaped airmail/1. Y

, 2. 'In astructure of Athe class "described,

lf3. Inafstruetukrjeiefthe elagissv deseribed,a buoyant elements, mid' signal lights leest-ted V,float having @plurality of buoyant elements between saidbuoyant elements.

fmountedvthereonaiid extended upWa-rdthere- 5.1113 structure 4othefelass desciloerl, r fromfand @signal mountedicejntr'ailyon thev float-:a plurality of buoyant elementsy and i 'T ,ioat @11d sur-rounded and prQtec-ted -b-y said signal-s lczttedvvglternately ongjthe upper surf- 5,0

buoyantelements, Y

. 1 A, Vfeceoijthefloat, and @second *signallocatedVK L ln @structure of the' Glasszfdescribed, a, l.celfltrally `@il the float and'su'rfroundedby said float having. agplflvlrality of biloyant elementsJ .frst ,named signaljand r4svami'd buoyant Q ele-V lrlOll-Ilted 'theleon and'extendedupward therements. f, 'v

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