US815631A - Barge. - Google Patents

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' IIN-riuso STATE-s JOHN PEARS'ON, OF BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PEARSON'.l

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Beit known that I,'JOHN M. PEARsoN, "a resident of Bellevue, in the. county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a neW and useful Improvement vin Barges; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof. l

My invention relates to timber-heads for barges and'other like vessels, and has special reference to s uch timber-heads being formed from metal. f Y

The object of my inventionvis to form a checking-post or timber-head entirely of sheet metal which will bestrong and durable in its construction, willbe easily and quicklyy formed, and will be cheap and easy to manufacture.

My invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement, construction, and combination of parts, as hereinafter more specifically set forth and'described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

vTo enable others skilled in the art to Which my invention appertai'ns to construct and use my improved timber-head, I will describe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of' a barge, showing my improved timber-head applied Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of one end of the barge. Fig. 3 is a cross-section'of the same on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig.. LI'is a top plan view of a portion of one end. Fig. 5 is a perspective view `of one of the timber-heads removed from the barge. n Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-section of the head-log and connecting parts. Y,

Like symbols of reference hereinv indicate like parts in eachof the iigur'es of the draw-- in s. iy invention is illustratedin connection with a metallic vessel or barge, in which A re resents such vessel or .barge,'which has its si es 1, bottom 2, and curved ends 3 formed of metal Asheets or plates 4, and such plates are connected orriveted together in any suitable manner to prevent leakage. The sides 1 are connected to the bottom 2 and curved ends 3 by means of the anglo-bars 5, which extend a ong the interior A of thebarge and are riveted to said sides,vbotto1n, and ends,

' VSpeciflc'ationvof Letters Patent. Application filed October 19,1904. Serial No. 229,082. l

of 'and to lsaid sides by riveting toform the gunw'ales 7. Extending along and riveted to Patented Maren-2o, 1906. I

V- While angle-bars 6 extend along the interior I the interior face of the bottom and ends 3 are` A a'series of Z-bars 8 8 and a series of channel-lbars 8 extend across these bars 8 and are riv- -eted thereto, while such bars 8 can be riveted to said Z-bars 8 and are riveted at their ends to the supporting angle-bars 9 which extend up along and are riveted to the interior face of the sides 1. -vThese angle-bars 9 are also riveted to the angle-bars 6, and riveted to these bars 9 and channel-bars 8 are the side gusset-plates 9 While supporting angle-bars 9 are riveted at their lower. ends to gusset-plates 10, and such plates 10 'are riveted t0 said channel-bars 8. The supporting-bars 9 extendup from said bars 8 in a vertical line and' are riveted at their upper ends to gussetplates 10 which are riveted to and depend from a series of supportingchannel-bars 11,

extending across the interior A of said barge and at the top of the same, while such channel-bars 11 are riveted at their ends tothe angle-bars 6 and to the side-supporting anglebars 9 At each end ofthe barge A is the chamber 13, which is water-tight and is formed between the bulkhead division-Wall 14, extending across the interior A ofthe barge and the curved end 3', such division-Wall passing between the Z- bars 8 and 8 and being formed' on plates Which are connected or riveted together in any suitable mannen This division plate or wall 14pis riveted at its lower endto an angle-bar 14-, extending across and l 'riveted to the bottom 2 of said barge,l and 'is' riveted at its side edges to oneof the anglebars 9, while angle-bars 15 varefriveted to the one side face of said division-Wall 14 to brace the same, and an angle-bar 15 extends across and is riveted to the top of said'wallf' 1 4 to support' and further brace the saine.

-Extending 'across each'end 3 of the barg'eA and at the top of the same Within the chamber 13 is a head-log 16, which is hollow and is formed of an outer plate 17,vwhich extends across each end and isl bent around the sides 2.to form the corner-bands 17, so as to vbe riveted to the curved end portion orplate 3'., to said sides -2and to an angle-bar 18, extending across the upper end. A Z-bar 19 is riveted to this plate 17 at its lower end, and to this bar 19 is riveted a channel-bar 20, which extends across said end and is also riveted at 'each end of the angle-bar 18, while a platform 21, formed of plates connected together and riveted at each end to angle-bars 22, which in turn are riveted to the sides 1 of said barge. This platform 21 is used as a walk for the operators, while acting also as a stiffener, and it is riveted at one side to an anglebar 23, which isriveted to said bars 22, and such bars are also riveted to the channel-bars 2O and act with said channel-bars 20 and angle-bars 22 to support said platform.

On each side of the division-walls 14 for forming the chambers 13 are my improved checking-posts or timber-heads 24, which are hollow, and each timber-head is formed from two flat sheets or pieces of sheet metal, such as is shown at 25 26 in Fig. 5. The outer or section plate 25 for the timber-head 24 is pressed by any suitable means to form the flanged portion 25@ which extends inwardly from the body portion 25 thereof and connects with the flat portion 25a of said body portion by the angular portions 25h. The inner plate or section 26 for such timber-head 13 is also pressed by any suitable means to form the flanged portions 26', which extend inwardly from the body' ortion 26" thereof and connect with angu ar portions 26b on said body portion, while curved portions 26a connect the angular portions 26b with the flat portion 26C of said body portion. The timber-heads 24 are connected to the sides 1 of the barge A by first securing the outer section 25 thereto by means of the rivets 27, passing through the flat portion 25a and sides 1, and a number of such rivets are placed through these parts and at the top of the same below the angular portions 25b on said section in order to securely hold said section and timber-head in position on account of the greatest strain being at such point. After this is accomplished the inner section 26 is placed in position against and within the section 25 by its flanged portions 26', fitting within and lapping against the flanged por* tions 25 on the section 25 to form the hollow upper end 28, as at 28, so that rivets 28 can pass through both the flanged portions 25'/ and 26 at such lapped joint 28, while rivets 29 are passed through the flat portions 25a and 26C on said sections 25 and 26, respectively, and through said sides 1 in order to secure the two sections together and to hold and secure the same in forming the timberhead to the sides of the barge.

It will thus be seen that my improved tim` Der-head is cheap and simple in its construction and application and does not require its being formed of special shapes or plates. The parts can be made of thin and light material l in order to render the same easy to bend and form to shape and when in position they will not be liable to become displaced.

It will further be obvious that myimproved timber head may be applied to what are known as coal-boats, as well as other vessels, and for other uses and purposes, while various modifications in the construction and design of the various parts ofthe timber-head may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

l/Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from sheet metal and bent to shape to form an upper rectangular section and a lower flat securing-section.

2. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed of two sections or sheets of metal and flanges on said sections to form a hollow upper rectangular section and said sections having a lower flat securing portion.

3. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from two sections or sheets of metal and flanges on said sections adapted to overlap each other to form a hollow upper rectangular section and said sections having a lower flat securing portion.

4. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from two sections or sheets of' metal, and having flanges on said sections adapted to overlap and be riveted to each other to form a hollow upper rectangular section and said sections having a lower flat securing portion.

5. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from two sections or sheets of metal and having flanges on said sections to form a hollow upper rectangular section, and said sections having a lower flat securing portion for being secured to each other and to the sides of said barge.

6. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from two sections of sheet metal and having flanges on said sections adapted to overlap and be riveted to each other to form a hollow rectangular section, and said sections having a lower flat securing portion for being secured to each other and to the sides of said barge 7. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from two sections or sheets of metal and having flanges on said sections adapted to overlap each other to form a hollow upper rectangular section, and said sections having a lower fiat securing portion for being secured to each other and to the sides of said barge.

In testimony whereof I, the said JOHN M. IEARsON, have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN M. PEARSON.

Witnesses J. N. Cookin, ROBERT H. AXTHELM.

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