US2560153A - Ship - Google Patents

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Patented July 10, 1951 UNITED STATES gargT OFFICE SHIP Luther H. Blount, Warren, I. Application May 13, 1950, Serial No. 161,772

be ha'dgif cylinders are to be secured together forming; parts of the ship.

One of the objects of this invention is to utilize a cylindricalconstruction and form the bow and stern by cutting through a formed cylindrical unit with the cut made at an angle to the axis of the cylinder and then utilizing oneof the cut sections to'giv'e a desired shape to the bow. while the other of thefcut sections may be used to provide the desired shape of the stern,.thus utilizing both parts of the cylinder in the construction.

Another object of this invention is to utilize sections cut at an angle to their axes, as indi- 25 cated in the previous object, and to close these cut endsby-walls which will extend beyond the cylinder cut end into meeting engagement along a centerline between two such cut sections, thus forming a bow by a continuation of the wall which closes the ends of the cylinder and providing a very strong reenforced construction,

Another object of the invention is to obtain the desired bow or stem flare by rotating the cut cylinders about the cylindrical axis to dispose therangular cut as desired. 7 V

Another object of this invention is to provide a ship which will be of strong construction.

Another object of this invention is to provide a ship which is especially designed for use as a tanker, the cylinders being utilized partly for buoyancy and partly for storage of liquid to be transported.

Another object of this invention is to utilize a spacing between cylinders for carrying capacity by forming walls or bottom and deck substantially tangent to the cylindrical structures at their top and bottom portions.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ship constructed in accordance with this invention;

2 Claims. (01. iies) Figure -2.is a top plan view of the body of the ship' with portions of the upper deck broken away;

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2;

' Figure 4 is a section through one of the cylin drical" structures on substantially line '4-4 of.

Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic elevation illustratingthe manner of severing one of the cylindrical structures;

Figure 6 is an elevation of several cylindrical structures secured together;

Figure '2 is an end view thereof;

1 Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure fi'with the structure rotated through about its axis;

- Figure 9 is an end view thereof; and

Figure 10 is an exploded perspective view showingthe various parts which enter into the assembly ofthe'body of the ship. I

,-1 In proceeding with this invention I provide a plurality of cylinders which in end to end" tandem relation will be substantially the length of the body of the ship and provide an additional cylinder of the same diameter as the body cylinders butwhich I sever at an angle to its axis which will provide the 'bow or stern angle desired, 'in some cases the angle may be degrees. I then utilize one of the sections so formed as the -forwardend of the tandem cylinders of the body" and the other end I utilize as the sternandposi tion'them in tandem relation to the cylinders of the body. Two linesof cylinders thus made up with their axes substantially parallel are 'in spaced relation, the distance depending upon the width of the ship which is desired. Reenforcernents are provided between the cylinders and-fa bottom is provided substantially tangent with the lower arc of the cylinders and a deck is provided substantially tangent with the upper arc of the 0 cylinders. The bow is formed by closing the cut 5 midway between the axes of the parallelly ar ranged cylinders. The stern may have the ends of the cut sections similarly closed.

With reference to the drawings, the body of the ship is formed from cylinders Ill and II which for convenience of handling may be of any desired number of sections positioned with their axes substantially in line in end to end relation and secured together to provide a single cylinder of the required length for the body. Two of these lines of cylinders are positioned in parallel re1a- I refer to as a'pseudo dihedral although these.

may be severed along a plane if desired to provide a dihedral.

However, in most cases I have slightly curved the formation, as shown, and then cut the other section correspondingly by cutting off the portions and I6 to obtain the desired shape.

These two sections then form the bow section I! and the. stern section l8 and are positioned with their right angular edges against the edges of the end sections [0 with their cut edges or faces l3 at the ends of the formation. Rotatingacut section about its axis serves to vary the direction of the flare and the direction of the closure wall for the bow and stern of the ship.

The cut ends or faces l3 are closed by side walls 26 and 21 extending across the cut endsof the bow section I! and continuing to a junction line 28 at the middle of the ship where they join and form the bow of the ship. These walls are also carried above the section I! so as to form bulwarks 29 or a part of a rail at the bow. A wall 30 will close the cut ends at the stern and may extend across from one cylinder IE to the other I I and form a transom.

Bulkheads in the cross section of an I-beam having a vertical portion 2| with heads 22 and 23 are positioned between the body cylinders at intervals along its length and a bottom wall 24 is secured substantially tangent to the cylinders and onto the heads 23 of the I-beam. A deck 25 is similarly secured substantially tangent to the cylinders and to the heads 22 of the I-beams running across the body of the ship. The bottom 24 and the deck 25 will be carried forward to The body sections may be utilized for storage of 5 liquids where their buoyancy is not required as also may the portions between bulkheads and the bottom wall and the deck be utilized for storage or for living accommodations. A pilot house 32,

mast 33 and boom 34, stanchions 35, rail 36 or other super-structure maybe provided-on the 4 deck as desired. The propelling of the ship will be from the stern by a known arrangement.

Although the bottom is shown as tangent with the lower arc of the cylinders, the bottom can be flat. d, or rounded in accordance with intended service and desired conformity to a conventional hull shape.

I claim:

1. A ship comprising an end portion having a pair of substantially parallel spaced lcylinders whose axes are in substantially a horizontal plane, said cylinders each having an open end face disposed. at an angle to said horizontal plane and at an angle to the axis of the cylinder, a side wall contacting each end face and closing said cylinder and extending inwardly of the corresponding cylinder to jointhc opposite side wall at a distance substantially midway between said cylinders, and a bottom wall attached to said cylinders and engaging said side walls thus closing the end portion of the ship.

2. A ship comprising bow and stern end .por-. tions each portion having a pair of substantially parallel spaced cylinders whose axes are in substantially a horizontal plane, said cylinders each having an open end face disposed at an angle to said horizontal plane and at an angle to the axis of the cylinder, a side wall contacting each end face and closing said cylinder and extending inwardly of the corresponding cylinder to join theopposite side wall at a distance substantially midway between said cylinders, and a bottom wall attached to said cylinders and engaging said side walls thus closing the end portions of the ship..-

LUTI-IER H. BLOUNT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 226,264 Beasley Apr.- 6, 1880 1,303,690 Leparmentier May 13, 1919 1,620,867 Boyle Mar. 15, 1927 1,980,998 Knight Nov. 20, 1934 2,030,881 Knight Feb. 18, 1936 2,129,999 Ewing Sept. 13, 1938 2,401,453 Bell et al. June 4, 1946 2,413,985 Manson et a1 Jan; '7, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 326,420 Great Britain Mar. 13, 1930 326,248 Italy May 7, 1935

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