US396202A - William wiieadon fuzzey - Google Patents

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W. W. PUZZEY.

MARINE SAFE.

Patented Jan. 15, 1889.

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XVILLIAM XVHEADON FUZZEY, OF I'IAVELET, GUERNSEY, ENGLAND.

MARIN E SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,202, dated January 15, 1889.

Application filed August 17, 1888. Serial No. 282,958- (No model.) Patented in England July 19, 1888, No. 10,488; in France August 6, 1888. No. 192,262; in Belgium August 6,1888,N0, 82,810, and in Canada October 20, 1888, No. 30,022.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM WHEADON FUZZEY, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and a resident of Havelet, in the Island of Guernsey, auctioneer, have invented certain improved means for conveying postal matter, bullion, valuables, and the like at sea, (for which I have filed an application for Letters Patent in Great Britain July 19, 1888, No. 10,480; in France August 6,

1888, No.192,262; in Belgium August 6, 1888,

1 section on a vertical plane passing through line a b, Fig. '1. Fig. 3 represents a transverse section on a vertical plane passing through line 0 (1, Fig.1.

The improved device consists, essentially, of a closed water-tight chamber or casing, 1, which is strongly built of timber or other suit able buoyant material, surrounded with strengthening-bands 2, preferably of metal, bolted or otherwise suitably secured thereto, and is adapted or fitted with an interior watertight lining, 3,015 galvanized iron or other suitable metal.

The casing or chamber 1 may be divided into any required number of compartments of any required shape for the reception of the mail or postal matter, bullion, or other valuables, by water-tight partitions at, also preferably formed of galvanized iron or other suitable metal. Additional buoyancy to any required extent is imparted to the device by any required number of air-tight compartments formed at the upperpart of the casing] adjacent to its sides or ends, or both, such buoyant compartments being divided off from the chamber 1, or the other said compartments thereof by partitions 5, also preferably formed of galvanized iron or other suitable metal.

Each of the said compartments into which the chamber is formed for the reception of the mail or other matter is provided with an opening, 6, by means of which access can be obtained to its interior for the purpose of placing and removing the bags'of mail or postal matter and receptacles of bullion and other valuables, and each of such openings is provided with a lid, 7, for closing the opening through the metal lining 3, and with a lid, 8, for closing the opening through the outer wooden casing, 1, the closure being rendered water-tight by means of seatings 9, of indiarubber or other suitable elastic material, adapted to the parts of the casing, and, if required, to the parts of the lining 3 surrounding such opening (3, and against which seatings the lids 8 7, respectively, press when closed and fastened. The lids 7 8 are respectively hinged to the lining 3 and easing 1 at one side, and are at the opposite side also respectively provided. with suitable looks or means for securing them when closed down, so that the contents of the respective compartments cannot be surreptitiously gotten at.

The device is also provided or fitted with a surrounding railing, 19, at its top, and with life-lines 10 at its top, sides, and ends, the same being secured thereto by rings, staples, or equivalent means 11. The railing 19 and life-lines 10 serve as means available on an emergency for persons in the water to cling to and for assisting them in getting on to the device, the top of which is further fitted with an open-topped cylinder, 12, within which is coiled a line connected thereto and to a contained buoy, 123, the pu rposc or utility of which is hereinafter referred to.

The under part or bottom of the device is adapted or fitted with a sufficient number of short conical feet, 14, to properly support it, and the lower part of its ends and sides is also provided or fitted with any suitable number of eyes, ring-bolts, or staples 15, the purpose or utility of which is also hcreinafterreferred to. The bottom partof the device may be made of a specially heavy construction to insure the upright floating of the device when launched, or it may-have a portion divided off, as at 21, which portion may be filled with any suitable ballast, or the sides of such por- IOO tion may be perforated, so as to allow of water entering thercinto for ballasting the device when afloat.

lhe chamber as thus adapted is intended to be placed on the deck 20 of the carryingvessel in the least incumbered part thereof, the quarter-deck or stern being n'eterred, and is secured thereto in such a manner as that it can be readily released therefrom upon the emergency of sh ipwrcck, coll isi on, or tire occurring, so that it may be readilylaunched therefrom by hand or by any convenient ap pl ia n cc, if oppm'tunity permits, or may float upon the vessel foundering, those who are able to cling thereto on beinglaunched or tloating ott' therewith being saved in addition to those who may be saved byboats, the device also saving its contents from foundering or being lost.

For the purpose of securing the device the deck of the ship is provided with shallow sockets it into which the said conical t'eet l-t are inserted, and with eyes, ring-bolts, or staples 1T, opposite those 15, with which the sides and ends of the device are provided, and the chamber is secured in position by lashing the opposite eyes 15 17 together by rope 18, which alone requires to be cut. away by a hatchet or other availal'ile implement in order to release the device from the ship. To facilitate the launehin of the device the portions of the bulwark ot the ship opposite the device may advantageously be so titted as to be capable of being readily removed.

If H101". should not be sut'ticient time to allow of the device being released and it should go down with the vessel, the said buoy 13 would rise to the surface of the water and indicate where the vessel had .tonndered, so that divers might go down and cut away the said lashings 18, upon which being effected the device, being buoyant, would immediately rise to the surface, and,being water-tight, the mail and other contained matter would be saved without loss or damage. Some of the said compartments may be reserved for the storage of water and provisions for the use of those who may be saved upon the device and for the storage of oilbags for use in rough. weather.

The device being constructed with independent containing and buoyant compartments, itsbuoyancy would not be liable to be wholly destroyed unless all its compartments were stove in.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a marine safe, in combination, the buoyant water-tight casing 1, strengthened with surrounding bands 2, and adapted with l lite-lines 10, top railing, 1t), cylinder 12, and

contained buoy 123, and water-tight doors 9, with an inner partitioned water-tight lining, 3, partitioned ot'f into a ballasting-compartment, 2'1, buoyant compartments 5, and watertight compartments for reception of mail or other matter, and adapted with water-tight doors 7, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the buoyant and water-tight casing, of the (Olllfitl leet 1-1, titting into likesshaped recessed sockets lit), the staples 1.5 17, and the lashing-cord,1%,substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto setmy hand in presence of two witnesses.

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