US2476563A - Ship's portable batten clip - Google Patents

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July 19; 1949. I c. w. PIRL ETAL 2,476,563

SHIPS PORTABLE BATTEN VCLIP Filed Feb 3, 1945 1 N VE N TORS- Patented July 19, 1949 SHIPS PORTABLE BATTEN CLIP Carl W. Pirl, Long Beach, and Kazmier L.

' Holody, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application February 3, 1945, Serial No. 575,970

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvement in ships portable batten clips, and the objects of said improvements are: (1) to keep portable battens in a locked and secured position at all times in case of underwater explosions or from other forces which may act upon them, (2) .to provide a clip which is self locking and always remains in a set position, (3) to enable the removal or installation of portable battens more quickly and easier.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a device of the aforementioned character which will be strong, durable, highly eflicientyand reliable in use, and which may be manufactured at low cost.

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from a reading of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates what is at present deemed to be a preferredembodiment of the invention:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross section on line l-l of Fig. 3, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a complete plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1, the batten being shown in cross section.

Fig. 4 is a part reproduction of the longitudinal cross section of Fig. 1 showing the dog plate of the portable batten clip in an open position.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation on a reduced scale of the complete unit as installed in general use.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the unit shown in Fig. 5.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the batten proper 4 is shown held in place at its upper end by an angular bracket 5 attachable to a ceiling, and at its lower end by a sheet metal clip I attachable to a floor. The lower portion of the bracket 5 is suitably apertured to receive loosely the upper part of the batten 4, and the clip I is 01' an inverted U-shape and has a horizontal upper part la furnished with an opening lb which loosely receives the lower end portion of the batten. There is enough clearance between the upper end of the batten and the ceiling to allow the batten to be lifted clear of the clip I during installation and removal.

The batten 4 which may be variously designed as to its cross-sectional contour and construction, without exceeding the scope of the claimed combinations, is shown as consisting of sheet metal which is bent to the shape of a rectangular C as viewed in cross section, there bein shown an aperture 40 in its lower end portion with which cooperates a dog plate 2 swingably supported by a pivot pin 3, said pin being secured in any convenient manner to the lower side of the clip wall la and underlying the slot id in which the dog plate 2 swings. Said slot occupies an upper corner portion of the bottom clip I and has a lower edge portion If positioned to arrest the down-swing of the outer portion of the dog. Said dog has a downwardly projecting stop extension 2w positioned to arrest the anti-clockwise swing of the dog when the-latter reaches the released'positionshown in Fig. 4. Said dog is a plate of a generally semicircular shape, said stop projecting from its straight edge and occupying a space between the batten and the adjacent end wall of the clip. The dog is shown having a pointed. nose portion 2b. The pivot 3 is located nearer the nose portion of the dog than to its opposite corner portion, so that the dog, when left free to do so, will automatically gravitate to the locked position, shown most clearly in Fig. 1.

In operating the device the portable batten is installed simply by pushing it into the cut-out in the overhead clip 5 and then bringing it down and pushing it into the clip I. Doing this will push the hinged dog plate 2 down until the slot 40 in the batten is reached by the dogs nose. At this moment the dog plate 2 will automatically fall into the correct position and lock the portable batten in 4 in place. The portable batten 4 can have slots on each side and on each end. In this case a portable batten can be picked up and put in place without looking for the right end and side. This will enable one to install portable battens without hesitation.

To remove portable batten 4 the workman will lift up the hinged dog plate 2 by the bottom overhanging straight edge, either by hand or by his foot, and then pull upon the batten. When the portable batten 4 is out and the dog plate 2 released, the latter will automatically fall in the correct position ready for the insertion of the batten 4 when required.

We claim:

1. In a structure of the kind described the combination with a ship's batten having a lower end portion provided in at least one of its sides with an aperture providing an upwardly directed shoulder, a clip for said batten attachable to a deck of the ship, said clip having a sheet metal top portion provided with an aperture loosely to receive said batten, said aperture having a lateral extension partially located in an upper corner portion of said clip and providing a stop shoulder, a dog pivotally mounted in said extension of said aperture, said dog being of a plate-like structure and having at end-sidev or its pivotal mounting a nose to extendjntosaid aperture of the batten and overlie said shoulder of the batten to lock the latter in its mounted relation to the clip, the portion of the dog at the side of its pivotal mounting opposite its nose at such time resting upon and projecting beyond said'stop shoulder, said projecting portion of the dog affording a downwardly facing operating shoulder for manually swinging the dog to a released relation to the aforsesaid shoulder in the batten. V

2. In a device of the kind. described, a clip having a basal portion attachable to a deck or floor thereby maintaining said nose portion positioned topreventwithdrawal of the batten from the clip,- the projecting portion of the dog being manually-accessible to enable the operator to rock-the dogaga'inst-gravity to a release position, said dog havinga-stop projection positioned to engage"internallywthe"aforesaid side portion of the-clip to li mitthe swing of the dog when it reaches a released'position.

3. Ina structure of the kind described, in combination, a ships batten having a lower end portion provided inat' least one of its'sides with an upwardly directed shoulder, a sheet metal clip of an inverted U- shape for said batten attach able to-the-deck of a ship, said clip havin end walls and a top wall provided with an aperture loosely to receive-the batten, said aperturebeing spaced inwardly from an end wall of theivclip,

ten in place, that end portion of the dog which projects through the slot in the clip being at .isuchitimes amaiiually accessible for swinging the 7 dog to an unlockedposition.

4: Inia'structure of the kind described, in combination,-aships batten having a lower end por- ItiOILQIOVidBdsD-lfaih'least one of its sides with an 7 upwardly directed shoulder, a clip structure attachable to the deck of a ship to receive the lower end portion of said batten, said clip structure includingrapart: having: in it a .s'lot "which lies in a vertical-plane,- a1p1atet11ke dog pivotally related to said :clipinrarposition to swing-in an edgewise mannerrwithin andzzlongitudinally of said slot, said dog-having'azrnosexportionrat one side of its pivotrpositionablerabove .sai'd: shoulder of said batten tolockzthe latter in-zplaoe, said dog when in such locking-positiom having its; opposite. end portion: supported .7 by: an upwardly directed shoulder formed by an end portion of said slot, saidqdog jbieingr swingable against-the opposition of gravity to azpositiomwhereiriitsusa-id-v nose portion is ins-a releasediposition in: relation to said shoulderfofrthe-battenz CARL W. PIRL.

L; iH-OLODY.

; ...,..nE'FEREncEs CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

'1 UNITED. STATES. PATENTS Number 1-1 Names" Date 204,762; ..'-R1mton June 11, 1878 7 3093298 .1"Fll111 n; ,DeC. 16, 1884 2,371,921 Tucker Mar. 20, I945

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