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SECTION I - CLASS DEFINITION
This class includes marine vehicles and accessories, as merchant vessels, warships, submarines, torpedoboats, etc., their spars, sails, and fittings specific thereto and not otherwise classifiable.
SECTION II - REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
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| 33, | Geometrical Instruments, subclasses 713 through 731,and see the notes thereto for depth sounding devices and related art. |
| 182, | Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold, subclass 1 for a horizontally pivoted ladder wherein a step remains level, subclasses 83-86 for a wall attached platform and ladder, and subclasses 93-99 for a wall attached ladder. |
| 244, | Aeronautics and Astronautics, subclasses 3.1 through 3.3for control or stabilizing means for missiles and subclasses 75.1-99.9 for apparatus and devices for controlling aircraft generally of the manned typed. Subclasses 76-82 is the generic subclass for the automatic steering of mobile craft in two and three dimensions. See subclasses 175-197 and the classes specified in the notes thereto for the classes which provide for electrically controlled or actuated apparatus for automatically controlling the motion and/or steering of mobile craft and for a statement as to the line between the classes. |
| 440, | Marine Propulsion, appropriate subclasses for marine vehicle propulsion devices, per se, and especially subclasses 38 through 47for marine jet drive propulsion and subclasses 49-83 for screw propeller-type propulsion. |
| 441, | Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices, appropriate subclasses for rafts. |
| 505, | Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process, subclasses 150 through 239 for high temperature (Tc > 30 K) superconducting systems or devices, particularly subclass 164 for projectile or launching device or system. |
SUBCLASSES
![[List of Patents for class 114 subclass 1]](../ps.gif) 1 | WARSHIPS: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Ships and similar structures for offensive and defensive purposes, elements or details specific thereto, and inventions relating to the construction and building of such vessels not otherwise classifiable. | |
| 2 | Rams: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 1. Vessels provided with bow or stern extensions below the
waterline for ramming purposes or ships having battering-rams or
augers.
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| 3 | Battering: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 2. Vessels having reciprocating or thrusting rams designed
to batter in or puncture the hull of a vessel; also vessels provided
with augers or boring devices to effect the same ends.
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| 4 | Floating batteries: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 1. Floating forts designed to be anchored in harbors usually
of circular section and cylindrical or globular in form, and though
such forts may have means of propulsion they differ from the general
type of warships and form a distinctive class.
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| 5 | Turret: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 1. Warships having mounted thereon an armored short or flat
tower, generally cylindrical or conical in shape within which guns
are operated. These structures usually rotate upon or are elevated
or lowered on the vessel carrying them.
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| 6 | Combined elevating and rotary: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 5. Warships provided with revoluble turrets that may be elevated or depressed at will. | |
| 7 | Elevating: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 5. Turrets that may be elevated or depressed on the vessel that supports them. | |
| 8 | Rotary: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 5. Turrets that are revoluble upon the vessel supporting them. | |
| 9 | Armored: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 1. Miscellaneous armor-clad vessels in which turret features
are not claimed and which involve novelty in protected hulls or
decks, etc., either through belts or sheathing of armor-plate which
may be placed to form deflecting-surfaces or by means of temporary
shields and screens.
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| 10 | Deflectors: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 9. Devices for protecting warships by means of armor arranged
to form deflecting-surfaces to receive the impact of projectiles
and cause their rebound.
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| 11 | Belting and plating: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 9. Inventions in protecting warships by armor, involving the structure, assembling, and securing of armor-plates or equivalent upon the hull, decks, or elsewhere to form sheaths or belts. | |
| 12 | Compound: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 11. Armor-plating composed of a plurality of superposed parts jointed or locked together to form an integral plate or in which the belting or plating is of a compound character formed of different materials, including buffers or equivalent, or structurally united or in which the plating is composed of a plurality of layers of plates. | |
| 13 | Buffers: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 12. Armor belting and plating in which yielding or elastic means are provided either at the backing or supports or between the elements of the compound armor or plates. | |
| 14 | Screens and shields: | ||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 9. Devices in which protection is secured to the vessel or
crew by means of a screen or shield secured to the vessel or which
is portable.
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| 15 | Concealment: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 1. Means for rendering a warship invisible or indistinguishable at a distance by particular combinations of paints or through resemblance to surroundings. | |
| 18 | TORPEDO BOATS: | ||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Torpedo-boats that run on the surface or awash and that
are not submergible. All have means for placing, launching, or discharging torpedoes
or are themselves the carrier of the explosive.
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| 19 | Spar: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 18. Torpedoboats carrying torpedoes at the end of a spar, the torpedo being exploded on contracting the hull of the vessel toward which it is directed, being launched from the spar toward the hull, or discharged at will. | |
| 20.1 | TORPEDOES: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter including fish or automobile torpedoes, the
power or propulsion being self-contained and nearly always actuating screw-propellers,
which propel the torpedo on the surface or at any desired depth.
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| 20.2 | With power plants: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Subject matter wherein means are provided for driving the torpedo through the water. | |
| 20.3 | With net cutting: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Subject matter wherein means are provided for cutting a net. | |
| 21.1 | With external control: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Subject matter including fish or automobile torpedoes controlled
from a shore or other station by electrical or radiant energy means,
e.g., radio, electric conductors, etc., for steering.
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| 21.2 | With remote control: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 21.1. Subject matter wherein means are provided for controlling the device remotely. | |
| 21.3 | With homing means: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Subject matter wherein means are provided with some type of homing features. | |
| 22 | Separable sections: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Fish-torpedoes formed of a plurality of separable sections or parts, one of which contains the explosive, the remaining sections being capable of a subsequent use. | |
| 23 | Steering mechanism: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Torpedoes of this type wherein the invention relates to
the steering mechanism.
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| 24 | Gyroscope: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 23. Steering mechanisms for fish-torpedoes in which a gyroscope
disk or wheel controls the steadiness of the torpedo"s
course, direction, speed, etc.
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| 25 | Depth regulation: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 20.1. Devices for keeping torpedoes at a predetermined depth below
the surface while on its course or flight.
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| 26 | SCOWS: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Vessels of the well-known type approximately flat-bottomed or square-ended; also oyster-floats. | |
| 27 | Dumping and unloading: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 26. Scows having means for discharging a load by overturning,
opening doors at bottom or sides, by tilting platforms, by conveyers,
carriers, by sectional, hinged, or separable parts, or by flooding
or washing away, etc.
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| 28 | Sectional: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 27. Scows formed of a plurality of sections, hulls, or parts. | |
| 29 | Hinged: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 28. Dumping-scows in which the sections are hinged together and hold the load when united and dump it when separated, the sections turning on the hinges usually placed amid-ships. | |
| 30 | Separable: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 28. Dumping and sectional scows, the load being dumped by the separation of the sections. | |
| 31 | Platform: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 27. Scows carrying loads on platforms or decks rather than in
holds and having means or structure to facilitate dumping or unloading.
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| 32 | Tilting: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 31. Scows in which a platform carrying the load is adapted to
be tilted and dumped the load.
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| 33 | Carriers: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 32. Scows having tilting platforms which are movable laterally before tilting, affording greater facility in tilting the platform to discharge the load overboard. | |
| 34 | Conveyors: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 31. Scows of this type in which an endless belt, carrier, conveyer, or equivalent conveys and discharges the load by its movement. | |
| 35 | Side doors: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 31. Scows wherein the load is discharged by opening doors or gates at the sides of the scow, the platform usually being inclined and the load held in place by the closed gates. | |
| 36 | Bottom doors: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 27. Dumping-scows discharging loads by the opening of doors or gates in the bottom of the scow. | |
| 37 | Flooding gates: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 36. Dumping-scows having bottom doors and additional gates for admission of water to flood the load and facilitate dumping or discharge. | |
| 38 | Turnover: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 27. Scows adapted to be reversed or turned over to dump the load. | |
| 39.11 | METHOD OF SAILING SAILPOWERED WATERCRAFT: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Process for navigating a marine vehicle propelled by the
wind, the vehicle having (a) a portion which furnishes buoyancy
when in contact with the water and to which the main supporting
surfaces and other parts are attached, i.e., hull, (b) in combination
with either (1) an extent of material by which the wind is used
to propel the marine vehicle through the water, i.e., sail, (2)
mast, (3) spar, or (4) rigging.
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| 39.12 | SAILBOARD AND RIG MEANS THEREFOR: | ||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle includes (a) a
portion which furnishes buoyancy when in contact with the water
and to which the main supporting surfaces and other parts are attached,
i.e., hull, (b) the buoyant hull being elongated and of a width
comparable to the shoulder width of a user, intended to be propelled
by the wind, and supporting the user, and (c) the user supporting
wind affected structure, e.g., mast, boom, sail, etc., for propulsion
and navigation of the hull.
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| 39.13 | With rig means providing vertical lift: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.12. Subject matter wherein the arrangement of the wind affected
structure, e.g., mast, spar, sail, etc., on the buoyant hull causes
an upward force having a component at right angles to the horizon
to be imparted to the hull by the wind.
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| 39.14 | Having specific board shape or construction: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.12. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect of
the configuration of the buoyant hull or its composition is detailed.
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| 39.15 | With hydrofoil (e.g., keel, skeg, rudder, etc.): | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.12. Subject matter wherein the buoyant hull is provided with
a blade projecting downwardly into the water which creates a thrust
against the water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated
by the blade.
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| 39.16 | APPARATUS HELD BY OR ATTACHED TO RIDER TO CONTROL SAILBOARD OR SAILBOARD RIG: | ||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter wherein structure intended to be propelled
by the wind is (a) supported by or (b) connected to the user and
(c) utilized to manipulate either (1) an elongated buoyant hull
of a width comparable to the shoulder width of a user, with the
hull supporting the user and the user supporting wind affected structure,
e.g., mast, boom, sail, etc., for propulsion and navigation of the
hull, i.e., sailboard, or (2) wind affected structure, e.g., mast,
sail, or spar, etc., therefor.
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| 39.17 | Rig righting device: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.16. Subject matter wherein structure is provided for the user to grasp to restore the wind affected structure to a position in which the sail is upright. | |
| 39.18 | Harness means: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.16. Subject matter wherein the structure is an arrangement engaging
a portion of the body of a user and connected to the wind affected
structure, e.g., sail, mast, spar, etc., which is used for propulsion
and navigation of the hull.
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| 39.19 | Foot strap means: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.16. Subject matter wherein the buoyant hull has structure on an upper surface thereof which extends upwardly to encircle a portion of the foot of a user. | |
| 39.21 | WATERCRAFT WITH MEANS USED IN PROVIDING SAILPOWER: | ||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter wherein (a) the marine vehicle includes a
portion which furnishes buoyancy when in contact with the water
and to which the main supporting surfaces and other parts are attached,
i.e., hull, and (b) the hull which is propelled by the wind being
in combination with either (1) an extent of material by which wind
is used to propel the marine vehicle through the water, i.e., sail,
(2) mast, (3) spar, or (4) rigging.
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| 39.22 | With means used for converting from non-sailing watercraft: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle includes rearrangeable
elements for transforming it from a marine vehicle to a marine vehicle propelled
by the wind.
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| 39.23 | With means for uprighting capsized watercraft: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle has a mechanism
for restoring it to a position in the water with an upper surface
of the hull horizontal from a position in which the hull was overturned.
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| 39.24 | With hydrofoil for providing vertical lift to hull: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21. Subject matter wherein the hull is provided with a blade
which is (a) horizontal or at a small angle to a horizontal plane
and (b) aligned with the direction of travel such that when the
hull is in motion, the force of the water striking the blade creates
a resultant upward force that raises the hull with respect to the
water surface.
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| 39.25 | Having specifically defined hull shape: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect, e.g.,
shape, contour, etc., of the (a) perimeter or (b) cross section
of the hull is detailed.
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| 39.26 | Multiple hulls: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle has a plurality
of distinct hulls.
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| 39.27 | With connecting means as three-dimensional frame with vertically spaced apex (e.g., tetrahedral frame, etc.): |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.26. Subject matter wherein the hulls are interconnected by an arrangement of elongate members forming a polyhedron having a peak spaced above a base. | |
| 39.28 | With connecting means permitting relative movement between hulls: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.26. Subject matter wherein structure interconnecting one hull
with another allows displacement of one hull with respect to the
other.
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| 39.29 | With specific means acted upon by wind to provide sailpower: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect, e.g.,
shape, contour, etc., of the extent of material by which the wind
is used to propel the hull through the water, i.e., sail, is detailed.
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| 39.3 | Reaction rotor-type (e.g., Magnus effect, etc.): | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 39.29. Subject matter wherein the extent of material by which the
wind is used to propel the hull through the water is an airfoil
rotating through more than 360 degrees about an axis.
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| 39.31 | Having spaced sail surfaces defining airfoil: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.29. Subject matter wherein the extent of material by which the
wind is used to propel the hull through the water is a plurality
of separated elements.
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| 39.32 | Having specific mast mounting means: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 39.21. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect of
a device for connecting to the hull a tall vertical spar that rises
from the hull to support the extent of material by which the wind
is used to propel the hull through the water is detailed.
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| 40 | ICE BREAKERS: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Vessels or boats designed and operated to break and cut up ice-floes or to open channels for the passage of vessels. | |
| 41 | Rams: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 40. Ice-breakers adapted to break up the ice by ramming, the bow or stern structure being designed for that purpose, the cutting being produced by the blows and wedging caused by the speed and impact of the vessel. | |
| 42 | Cutters: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 40. Ice-breakers having saws or cutters for disrupting the ice,
usually actuated by means independent of the speed of the boat or
not due to the momentum of the vessel.
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| 43 | ICE BOATS: | ||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Boats or vessels designed to be used on water or ice and
sometimes land; the boat’s structure is essential.
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| 44 | VESSEL RAISING AND DOCKING: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Miscellaneous means or devices for raising sunken or submerged vessels, floating drydocks, or devices specific to such use. | |
| 45 | Floating dry docks: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 44. Means for raising vessels by use of semi-submergible docks,
nearly all of which are floating vessels and constructed to receive
the vessel upon its bottom or upon a platform or equivalent way,
the dock being raised by changing the line of flotation through
buoyancy by ejecting or pumping water from the water-tanks or by changing
ballast.
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| 46 | Sectional: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 45. Floating drydocks formed of a plurality of movable and independent sections that united form the dock or in which one or more sections may be used to dock other sections or vessels. | |
| 47 | End gates: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 45. Integral structures provided with gates or caissons adapted
to be closed and inclose the vessel in a dock, from which the water
may be expelled to expose the hull of the vessel.
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| 48 | Elevators: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 45. Floating drydocks having a platform upon which the hull
of the vessel is supported and which is elevated or depressed upon
the dock by buoyant action secured by emptying water-tanks or by
hoisting.
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| 49 | Camels, caissons, and pontoons: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 53. Devices between which a vessel is raised by their buoyant
action, the structures not being designed to be sunk (see search
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| 50 | Submerged: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 44. Devices for raising sunken vessels; also means for forcing air into a vessel and expelling the water after sealing up openings. | |
| 51 | Hoisting: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 50. Means for raising sunken vessels by hoisting or for hauling
vessels off shoals or bars. The sunken vessel is hoisted toward
some floating vessel which supports the hoisting apparatus.
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| 52 | Air tanks: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 50. Vessels, tanks, or receptacles for containing air adapted when filled to raise a sunken vessel by their combined buoyant force. | |
| 53 | Camels, caissons, and pontoons: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Structures adapted to receive water and be sunk, attached to sunken vessels, and have the water expelled, thus raising the vessel by buoyant force. | |
| 54 | Inflatable bags: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 52. Bags or receptacles for containing air adapted to be attached or secured to or in sunken vessels when empty and by inflation raise the same by buoyancy. | |
| 55 | Sand and mud loosening: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 50. Devices or means for removing the sand or mud about a submerged hull. | |
| 55.5 | MOTORIZED SELF-PROPELLED WATER-SKI OR WATERSCOOTER-TYPE VEHICLE (E.G., PERSONAL WATER-CRAFT, ETC.): | ||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle (a) includes a
portion which furnishes buoyancy when in contact with the water
and to which the main supporting surfaces and other parts are attached,
i.e., hull, (b) the buoyant hull is capable of supporting a user,
and propelled to skim over the surface of the water by a motor carried
by the vehicle, (c) the motor being operatively connected to propelling means
below the surface of the water, (d) the buoyant hull being steered
by the user, and (e) wherein a length of the hull is comparable
to the body length of a user and the width of the hull is either
somewhat greater than the user s foot but much narrower than the
shoulder width of the user, e.g., water-ski, etc., or comparable
to the shoulder width of the user, e.g., waterscooter, etc.
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| 55.51 | Having hull compartment drain or vent: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 55.5. Subject matter wherein the hull includes means (a) to permit
the escape of liquid from an enclosed area in the hull or (b) to
permit the ingress or egress of a gas, e.g., air, etc.
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| 55.52 | Having pivoted steering and towing mast for rider: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 55.5. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle has (a) a control
handle for controlling the direction of travel of the vehicle, (b)
the handle is connected to the hull to permit rotation about a horizontal
axis and (c) the handle when grasped by a user transmitting pulling
force from the hull to the user.
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| 55.53 | Having releasable hull compartment cover: | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 55.5. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle has an enclosed
area within the hull, an opening of which has an overlying moveable
lid for access to the enclosed area.
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| 55.54 | With ski, pontoon, or hydrofoil providing vertical lift: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 55.5. Subject matter wherein the hull is provided with either
(a) an elongated boardlike member having a width somewhat greater
than a user s foot and a normally upturned leading edge, (b) an
elongated floating member or, (c) a blade projecting into the water
which creates a force against the water in a direction perpendicular
to the plane approximated by the boardlike member, floating member,
or blade when the vehicle is traveling through the water to raise
the hull with respect to the water.
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| 55.55 | And rider straddles seat: | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 55.54. Subject matter wherein the user rides the vehicle with one
leg on each side of the part on which the user sits.
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| 55.56 | Having standing rider: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 55.5. Subject matter wherein the user rides the vehicle while
in an upright position with the user’s weight supported
by the user’s feet.
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| 55.57 | Having rider straddling seat: | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 55.5. Subject matter wherein the user rides the vehicle with one
leg on each side of the part on which the user sits.
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| 55.58 | Rider is prone or supine: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 55.5. Subject matter wherein the user rides the vehicle in a lying
down position with either (a) the front or (b) the back of the user
s body turned toward the surface it rests on.
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| 56.1 | DISPLACEMENT-TYPE HULL (E.G., SPECIFIC AFTBODY, ETC.): | ||||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter wherein (a) a particular structural aspect,
e.g., shape, cross-section, contour, etc., of that portion of the
marine vehicle which furnishes buoyancy when in contact with the
water and to which the main supporting surface, e.g., deck, etc.,
and other parts are attached, i.e., hull, is detailed, and (b) the marine
vehicle when in contact with the water is at all times only supported
by the volume of water moved out of its proper place by the hull.
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| 57 | Screw propeller type: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 56.1. Inventions in the exterior form of vessels propelled by screw-propellers. | |
| 58 | Paddle wheelers: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 56.1. Inventions in the form of vessels propelled by wheels. | |
| 59 | Spindle: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 56.1. Vessels of spindle form having nearly circular cross-section amidships and tapering toward bow and stern. | |
| 60 | Canal and ferry boats: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 56.1. Inventions relating to the form of vessels designed for
canal, ferry, or tow service.
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| 61.1 | Multiple hulls: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 56.1. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle has a plurality
of distinct hulls.
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| 61.11 | With capsize prevention or uprighting means: | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.1. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle has a mechanism
(a) for inhibiting the hull from moving from a position in the water
in which the hull has an upper surface horizontal to an overturned
position or (b) for restoring it to a position in the water with
an upper surface of the hull horizontal from a position in which
the hull was overturned.
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| 61.12 | Including a submerged hull (e.g., semisubmerged watercraft, etc.): | ||||||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.1. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle includes a hull
immersed, i.e., completely covered, in the water.
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| 61.13 | Vertically spaced from another submerged or semisubmerged hull: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 61.12. Subject matter wherein each immersed hull is separated from
and positioned at a different water level above or below either
(a) another immersed hull, or (b) another hull which has a portion
below the surface of the water.
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| 61.14 | Having plural spaced struts connecting each submerged hull and platform: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.12. Subject matter wherein each immersed hull is attached to
a raised horizontal surface by a support positioned a distance apart
from another support.
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| 61.15 | With connecting means permitting relative movement between hulls: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.1. Subject matter wherein structure interconnecting one hull
with another allows displacement of one hull with respect to the
another.
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| 61.16 | Connecting means is pivotable arm: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.15. Subject matter wherein the means interconnecting one hull with another is a member which is either (a) rotatable about or (b) angularly moveable about an axis. | |
| 61.17 | Arm pivots about a vertical axis: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.16. Subject matter wherein the member is rotatable about or angularly moveable about a line perpendicular to a horizontal plane. | |
| 61.18 | Connecting means permits transverse linear horizontal movement of hulls toward each other: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.15. Subject matter wherein the means interconnecting one hull
with another limits movement of the hulls laterally toward or away
from each other to a straight line in a plane parallel to the horizon.
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| 61.19 | Hull pivots about a vertical axis: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.15. Subject matter wherein the hull is rotatable about or angularly
movable about a line perpendicular to a horizontal plane.
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| 61.2 | Having a specifically defined hull shape: | ||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.1. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect, e.g.,
shape, contour, etc., of the (1) perimeter or (2) cross-section
of the hull is detailed.
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| 61.21 | Having lower hull portion asymmetrical with respect to a central vertical plane through that particular hull: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.2. Subject matter wherein the hull has a lower part at or below
the surface of the water which is lopsided with respect to a flat
surface perpendicular to the horizontal, the flat surface extending
fore and aft and passing through the center of that hull.
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| 61.22 | Having plural crossbeams supporting rigid deck means: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.1. Subject matter wherein more than one transverse strut connects
and sustains a stiff platform and each of the struts extends horizontally from
one hull to another.
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| 61.23 | Trampoline-type deck means: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.1. Subject matter wherein a platform for supporting a user
extends horizontally between hulls and is constructed from flexible
material which is stretched taut.
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| 61.24 | Having seat: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.1. Subject matter wherein the marine vehicle has a structure
primarily designed for supporting a user in a sitting position.
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| 61.25 | Inflatable-type hull: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.1. Subject matter wherein the hull has a compartment which
is capable of being filled up by a gas.
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| 61.26 | Having specific dimensional or speed ratio (e.g., Froude number, etc.): |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 56.1. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect of the hull in terms of a proportion of either (a) its physical measurements, e.g., length, width at its widest point, depth taken one to another, etc. or (b) its maximum displacement in a linear direction per unit of time taken to one of its physical measurements, e.g., square root of its maximum length, etc., is detailed. | |
| 61.27 | Having specific forebody: | ||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 56.1. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect, e.g.,
shape, contour, cross-section, etc., of a front portion, e.g., bow,
etc., of the hull is detailed.
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| 61.28 | Including bulb: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 61.27. Subject matter wherein the front portion of the hull includes
a forwardly projecting bulge which contacts the water.
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| 61.29 | And specific aftbody: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.27. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect, e.g., shape, contour, cross-section, etc., of a rear portion, e.g., stern, etc., of the hull is detailed. | |
| 61.3 | And specific midbody (e.g., waist, etc.): | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 61.29. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect, e.g.,
shape, contour, cross-section, etc., of a middle portion, i.e.,
that portion of the hull extending between the front portion and
rear portion, of the hull is detailed.
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| 61.31 | Having specific midbody (e.g., waist, etc.): | ||||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 56.1. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect, e.g.,
shape, contour, cross-section, etc., of a middle portion, i.e.,
that portion of the hull extending between the front portion and
rear portion, of the hull is detailed.
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| 61.32 | Having specific bottom: | ||||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 56.1. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect (e.g.,
shape, contour, cross-section) of that part of the hull which is
below the waterline from bilge to bilge is detailed.
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| 61.33 | V-shaped bottom: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.32. Subject matter wherein that part of the hull which is below the waterline from bilge to bilge has a transverse cross-section configuration of V-shape. | |
| 62 | Concave bottom: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.32. Forms of hull presenting a more or less concave surface to the water from bilge to bilge, bilges to keel, or longitudinally. | |
| 63 | Flat bottom: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 61.32. Inventions in ship"s forms in which flat bottoms
are used with or without keels or in which the bottom is nearly
flat or horizontal.
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| 65 | BUILDING: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Inventions relating to the construction of vessels except
warships or submarine types and not otherwise classifiable.
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| 66 | Observation boats: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Boats having glass bottoms or windows for the purpose of viewing marine life and scenery. | |
| 67 | Antifriction surfaces: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Devices providing means for diminishing the resistance between
the water and the vessel when moving through the water and effective in
increasing the speed. The present types comprise friction-roller
surfaces, conveyers, and air-distributing means or attachments to
produce a better cutting edge.
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| 68 | Insubmergible vessels: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Vessels provided with means for preventing a vessel from sinking, involving sufficient bulkheads or compartments to keep it afloat or providing impenetrable or puncture-proof skins or sides with or without linings or fillings of waterproof or leak stopping character. | |
| 69 | Linings and fillings: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 68. Vessels of insubmergible or nonsinkable type having linings or fillings in the sheathing that through yielding surfaces, waterproof, or leak stopping qualities prevent the admission of water. | |
| 70 | Canal and ferry boats: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Vessels designed and constructed for the above service and
including those carrying trains and cars.
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| 71 | Cabins: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Inventions relating to vessels having cabin structures or
means for supporting them.
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| 72 | Freighters: | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Vessels designed for carrying, securing, and preserving
freight or cargo.
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| 73 | Bulk cargo: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 72. Vessels constructed to carry cargo in bulk, as ore, grain, coat, etc., whether of the hopper type or otherwise. | |
| 74 | Liquid: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 73. Bulk cargo freighter vessels, constructed to carry liquid
or gaseous fluids. Waterborne tanks which are tight and not obviously
unseaworthy are included.
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| 75 | Antishifting devices: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 73. Inventions relating to means for keeping the cargo from
moving about during the movements of the vessel.
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| 76 | Ceilings and floors: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 73. Devices for sustaining and covering cargoes, preventing access of water or moisture, etc. | |
| 77 | Sectional: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Composite vessels constructed of a plurality of independent
parts structurally united or decked to form a single vessel.
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| 78 | Bulkhead and compartment: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Vessels having bulkheads or compartments as elements of
combinations.
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| 79 | Iron: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Various types of construction for iron vessels or in which iron or metal is an essential element of the hull structure. | |
| 80 | Corrugated: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 79. Ships in which corrugated iron is used. | |
| 81 | Tubular: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 79. Ships in which iron tubes are used in construction. | |
| 82 | Wood: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Vessels in which wood is the principal material used in construction. | |
| 83 | Bracing and staying: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Means for bracing, staying, trussing, etc., the timbers, frames, sheathing, and decks of vessels. | |
| 84 | Sheathing and planking: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Various means and methods of constructing the sides of vessels,
involving the use of planks or sheaths or placing additional sheaths
or linings thereon or therein.
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| 85 | Decks: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Methods and means for constructing vessels’ decks
or relating thereto.
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| 86 | Calking and seaming: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Methods and means for filling or closing the seams between
planking, etc., and making them watertight.
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| 87 | Knees: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Braces or knees used in shipbuilding. | |
| 88 | Joints: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 65. Specific means or devices for uniting timbers, plates, frames,
seats, and thwarts, etc.
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| 89 | SPARS: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Inventions in ships’ spars, e.g., masts, yards, booms, gaffs, etc., their attachments, connections, and manner of mounting, raising, and securing them. | |
| 90 | Masts and masting: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 89. Inventions in masts, their material, form, construction, and position, and means for securing them. | |
| 91 | Swinging: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Devices for pivoting masts, adapting them to be turned down,
up, around at will, or automatically.
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| 92 | Cross and trestle trees: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Inventions in the above-mentioned devices or their equivalents,
trestle-trees being defined as fore-and-aft pieces secured on each
side of a mast or resting on the hounds to support the rigging,
cross-trees, etc.
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| 93 | Coats, shields, and steps: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Devices for protecting a mast or the deck through which it passes, rendering the joint impervious to water, and devices or means for securing the heel or foot of the mast to the ship"s timbers, keel, or keelson, etc., and fastening it in place. | |
| 94 | Heads and irons: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Caps and trucks or structure of the upper end or head of
the mast and the various types of metal bands or irons, etc., that
are secured to masts not otherwise classifiable.
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| 95 | Yards: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 89. Inventions in the horizontally-disposed spars extending athwartships to which the sails of square-rigged vessels are secured, as courses, topsails, topgallant, and royal sails. | |
| 96 | Trusses and parrels: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 95. Devices for hanging, supporting, or securing the yards of vessels, trusses usually being of iron, to which the lower yard is pivoted or secured, and parrels being hoops, rings, or chains encircling the mast and secured to the yards. | |
| 97 | Gaffs, booms, etc.: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 89. All ship-spars except masts and yards (separately classified) and their connections to masts or yards. | |
| 98 | Pivoted: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 97. Gaffs, booms, etc., which are pivoted or the means or devices
for pivoting them to the masts or other supports.
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| 99 | Crotches and supports: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 97. Devices for supporting booms, usually a support having a crotch in its upper end in which the boom rests. | |
| 100 | Spar irons: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 89. Bands or irons of various types which are attached or secured to yards, booms, gaffs, etc., and which are not classifiable in subclasses 94, 96, 98, 101, 112, and 218. | |
| 101 | Fair leaders and chocks: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 89. Devices to secure the free running of ropes, cables, etc., adapted to be secured to spars or ship-timbers or structurally a part of spars or attached to tops, cross-trees, decks, pinrails, etc. | |
| 102.1 | SAIL OR CONTROL MEANS THEREFOR: | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter having (a) an extent of material by which
wind is used to propel the marine vehicle through the water or (b)
apparatus for manipulating the extent of material with respect to
other marine vehicle structure.
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| 102.11 | Sail assembly freely held by rider: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Subject matter wherein both the extent of material by which
wind is used to propel the marine vehicle through the water and
the apparatus for manipulating the extent of material are supported
with respect to the vehicle solely by the user.
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| 102.12 | Having means to tension or stretch sail: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Subject matter having apparatus to either (a) pull on, or
(b) apply stress to the extent of material by which wind is used
to propel the marine vehicle through the water.
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| 102.13 | Having airflow control device for sail: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Subject matter wherein structure is provided to (a) direct
a portion of the wind before, or (b) redirect a portion of the wind
after it has contacted the extent of material by which the wind is
used to propel the marine vehicle through the water from the wind
s normal path to enhance the wind"s affect on the extent
of material.
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| 102.14 | Fairing: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.13. Subject matter wherein the structure provided to direct or redirect a portion of the wind is a member or formation the primary purpose of which is to produce an aerodynamic leading edge to the extent of material for propelling the marine vehicle through the water. | |
| 102.15 | Having means to stow, load, or unload sail: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Subject matter wherein apparatus is provided to facilitate
either (a) storage of the extent of material, or (b) connection
of the extent of material to in-use supporting structure, or (c) removal
of the extent of material by which the wind is used to propel the
marine vehicle through the water from its in-use supporting structure.
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| 102.16 | Including means to orient sail: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Subject matter wherein there is a mechanism to adjust the
alignment of a straight line, i.e., chord line, joining trailing
and leading edges of the extent of material with respect to the marine
vehicle.
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| 102.17 | Having gearing: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.16. Subject matter wherein the mechanism used to adjust the
alignment of the straight line, i.e., chord line, connecting the leading
and trailing edges of the extent of material includes a system having
(a) a toothed (1) wheel, (2) cylinder, or (3) other machine element,
that meshes with (b) another toothed (1) wheel, (2) cylinder, or
(3) machine element to transmit motion, or to change speed or direction
of the mechanism.
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| 102.18 | Having rope or line (e.g., sheet, etc.): |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.16. Subject matter wherein the mechanism includes a flaccid, elongated element which can transmit force only when under tension. | |
| 102.19 | And traveler: | ||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 102.18. Subject matter wherein the mechanism has (a) an apparatus
fixed with respect to a hull of the marine vehicle and (b) an element slidably
connected to the apparatus for movement therealong, (c) the slidable
element being operatively connected to the extent of material through
the flaccid, elongated element for adjusting its alignment.
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| 102.2 | And winch (e.g., capstan, driven pulley, windlass, etc.): | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 102.18. Subject matter wherein the mechanism has (a) a rotatable
drum which is caused to turn about its axis of rotation by a source
of power, (b) the flaccid, elongated element being wound around
the drum and (c) the drum applying a tensioning force to the flaccid,
elongated element.
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| 102.21 | And sheave or pulley: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.18. Subject matter also including an element having a generally circular perimeter which (a) engages the flaccid, elongated element and (b) is freely, i.e., nonpowered, rotatable about an axis through its center in response to movement of the flaccid, elongated element over its perimeter. | |
| 102.22 | Having means to vary shape of sail (e.g., camber, etc.): | ||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Subject matter having structure to change the surface contour,
e.g., curvature, etc. of the extent of material by which the wind
is used to propel the marine vehicle through the water.
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| 102.23 | Inflatable-type: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.22. Subject matter wherein the extent of material has a compartment which is capable of being filled up by a gas. | |
| 102.24 | Batten: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 102.22. Subject matter wherein the structure to change the surface
contour is a strip of flexible material extending from a trailing
edge toward a leading edge of the extent of material for rigidifying
a portion thereof.
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| 102.25 | Having separate adjustment means for batten: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.24. Subject matter wherein the strip of flexible material has a mechanism which acts on it to permit the strip s effect on the extent of material to be varied. | |
| 102.26 | For plural battens in a horizontal plane: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.25. Subject matter provided with an additional strip of flexible material, extending from a trailing edge toward a leading edge of the extent of material for rigidifying a portion thereof, which is disposed at a common vertical level with respect to the horizon. | |
| 102.27 | Having specific construction: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.24. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect of the strip of flexible material is detailed. | |
| 102.28 | Spinnaker pole: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Subject matter wherein (a) a long, slender element, e.g.,
boom, spar, etc., is detailed which is connectable (1) at one of
its ends to a mast, and (2) at its opposite end supports one corner
of a triangular extent of material for propelling the marine vehicle
through the water, (b) the extent of material having (1) an apex,
(2) a base, (3) two equal length sides and (4) supported only at
its corners and apex, i.e., spinnaker.
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| 102.29 | Specific sail structure or arrangement: | ||||||||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect or
configuration of the extent of material by which the wind is used
to propel the marine vehicle through the water is detailed.
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| 102.3 | Spinnaker: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 102.29. Subject matter wherein the extent of material is triangular
in shape having (a) an apex, (b) a base, (c) two equal length sides,
and (d) is supported only at its two corners and apex.
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| 102.31 | Of laminate or composite construction: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.29. Subject matter wherein the extent of material is fabricated
either from (a) a plurality of layers bonded together one over the
other, or (b) a layer of material having a plurality of flexible
pliant elements which run along stress lines of the extent of material
in an unwoven manner, i.e., on a surface of the fabric, in addition
to the normal fabric threads.
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| 102.32 | Constructed from a plurality of connected panels movable relative to each other: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.29. Subject matter wherein the extent of material is fabricated
from a number of sections, each section being connected to and shiftable
one with respect to another.
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| 102.33 | Constructed from a plurality of edge connected panels: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.29. Subject matter wherein the extent of material is fabricated
from a number of sections, each section being connected to and shiftable
one with respect to another.
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| 104 | Reefing and furling: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Inventions for taking in or shortening sail. | |
| 105 | Fore-and-aft sails: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 104. Means and methods of reefing and furling those sails which are set normally in a fore-and-aft line, as jibs, stay-sails, spankers, and sails of the sloop or schooner rig types. | |
| 106 | Rolling: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 105. Devices for shortening fore-and-aft sails by rolling them upon rollers, said rollers being the booms, gaffs, etc., or rollers attached thereto or to stays, etc. | |
| 107 | Rolling: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 104. Devices for shortening the sails of other than fore-and-aft types on rollers, the rollers being the yards or attached thereto or to the masts. | |
| 108 | Fastening device for sail: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Mechanical devices, usually metallic, by means of which sails are secured to their support, these devices usually being secured to the sail, and which are not classifiable in subclasses 112, 113, 114, and 115. | |
| 109 | Rigging screws and stretchers: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Means for tightening up or shortening shrouds or other standing
rigging and permanently placed, the turning of screw producing greater tension
between the ends of shrouds, etc.
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| 111 | Running rigging: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Means for making or setting sails, hoisting means, or relating thereto. | |
| 112 | Mast travelers: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Devices by which the hoops or sail-fasteners are made to
travel up and down on masts and longitudinally on yards or spars
when the sails are being set or furled, etc., the sail-fastening device
having an element movable in a guide, slot, or iron attached to
or structurally a part of the mast or spar.
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| 113 | Hoops and connections: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. The title is self-explanatory, the connections usually being a part of the hoop rather than a sail-fastener, the latter forming a part of or secured to the sail or its bolt-rope. | |
| 114 | Cringles and hanks: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. Eyes, loops, grommets, etc., or their metal equivalents worked in or secured to the sides or leaches of sails at the bolt-ropes, the eye or loop adapted to receive the hook of a tackle or equivalent or to sail-fastening devices secured to jibs and stay-sails or fore-and-aft sails and having a plurality of loops, one for the stay, another for the bolt-rope of sails, and which are usually in the same plane and adapted to secure the free running of the sail on its stay or support. | |
| 115 | Clews: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 102.1. So-called "spectacle" or other irons or
devices secured to the lower corners of sails to which the sheets
are attached.
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| 116 | BULKHEADS AND DOORS: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Inventions in bulkheads usually adapted to form watertight compartments of vessels. | |
| 117 | Doors: | ||||||||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 116. Bulkheads provided with doors.
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| 118 | Automatic: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 117. Doors of bulkheads adapted for self-closure or in which
the closing is automatic, as on the entry of water to a certain
height, the doors being closed by swinging or rotating.
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| 119 | Sliding: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 118. Automatic closing doors of the bulkheads, said doors being sliding. | |
| 120 | Sliding: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 117. Bulkhead-doors which close by sliding.
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| 121 | BALLASTING: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices designed to steady and trim vessels, prevent careening, rolling, pitching, etc. | |
| 122 | Antirolling: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Means to prevent the rolling, pitching, etc., due to wave motion. | |
| 123 | Floats: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Means providing buoyant floats, caissons, etc., secured
to the vessel and floating alongside, preventing careening, capsizing,
etc.
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| 124 | Shifting weights: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Devices in which weights are adapted to move about or to be moved to distribute the weight and change the position of the center of gravity to steady, trim, or ballast a vessel when sailing or in a seaway. | |
| 125 | Water tanks: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Devices in which ballasting is secured by watertanks adapted to be filled or emptied, thereby distributing weight, which steadies and trims the vessel in sailing, etc. | |
| 126 | Fins and boards: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 121. Ballasting devices in which lee or weather boards or fins,
plated, blades, etc., are adapted to project from the vessel’s
sides or keel laterally, obliquely, or horizontally to form a resistance-surface
to prevent careening or capsizing and to enable a vessel to point
or sail closer to the wind and prevent making leeway.
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| 127 | CENTERBOARDS: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Vessels having boards, plates, planks, etc., placed longitudinally amidships and projecting in line with the keel or approximate thereto and adapted to be raised or lowered to increase the resistance-surface and prevent capsizing or sudden careening, thereby steadying and trimming the vessel, usually preventing making to leeward, and enabling a vessel to point or sail closer to the wind. Centerboards are usually short in length and move in a recess or casing formed in the bottom of the vessel and raised, lowered, or adjusted at will. | |
| 128 | Steering: | ||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 127. Centerboards adapted to be turned more or less obliquely
or athwartships and capable or adapted to be used for steering.
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| 129 | Multiple: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 127. Devices in which more than one centerboard is used and in line with the keel longitudinally. | |
| 130 | Vertical drop and pivoted swing: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 127. Devices in which the centerboard is adapted to be lowered vertically and then swung down to greater depth at will or tilted or turned transversely athwartships. | |
| 131 | Sectional: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Centerboards of vertical drop and swing type and made of a plurality of movable parts. | |
| 132 | Pivoted: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 127. Centerboards pivoted at or near one end, adapted to swing down to greater or less depth, and adjustable at will. | |
| 133 | Sectional: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 132. Pivoted centerboards composed of a plurality of separate parts usually movable or pivotally connected. | |
| 134 | Fan: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 133. Folding sectional boards in which the parts fold together fan-like and having a common pivot on which the sections turn. | |
| 135 | Lateral: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 132. Centerboards displaced laterally from the keel and not in
line therewith.
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| 136 | Lateral swing: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 132. Centerboards adapted to be swung obliguely across the line of the keel, but not primarily for steering. | |
| 137 | Lateral tilt: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 132. Centerboards that are adapted to tilt horizontally or obliquely up or down against the keel, being usually hinged at or in line therewith. | |
| 138 | Vertical drop: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 127. Centerboards that are adapted to be raised or lowered vertically, both ends being adjustable at will either separately or simultaneously, and in most cases the centerboard is moved as a whole and not merely one end. | |
| 139 | Sectional: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 138. Centerboards adapted to be moved vertically and composed of a plurality of movable parts. | |
| 140 | KEELS: | ||
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Keels and their structure and means and methods of securing
them, whether fixed or movable.
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| 141 | Vertical adjustment: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 140. Keel structures which are adapted to be moved vertically
as a whole and which extend from bow to stern and not merely centerboards.
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| 142 | Bilge: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 140. Keels laterally displaced from the true keel, i.e., located upon the sides or bilge of the vessel’s bottom. | |
| 143 | Rocking: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 140. Keel structures that are adapted to rock or swing upon pivots laterally or longitudinally and which are keels rather than centerboards. | |
| 144 | STEERING MECHANISM: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices for changing the direction or speed of a vessel’s
motion by means of rudders, brakes, speed-retarders, etc.
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| 145 | Speed retarders: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144. Brakes or devices for retarding a ship’s motion through
the water and also adapted for steering when used separately, usually
rudders or projecting plates attached to the vessel"s sides.
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| 146 | Auxiliary: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144. Inventions in steering apparatus having a plurality of devices
for operating the rudder or steering means, one auxiliary to the
other for simultaneous use, or as an aid to that in general use.
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| 147 | Paddles and wheels: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144. Devices in which paddle-wheels or screw-propellers, etc.,
are used to effect a change of direction, such devices being used
for steering and not primarily for propulsion.
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| 148 | Channels: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 147. Wheels or propellers placed in channels or waterways formed
in the ship’s side or hull to effect changes in direction
by propulsion, the wheels or propellers located in the channels setting
in motion a column of water or jet which be reaction changes direction
of course.
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| 149 | Keel: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144. Rudders or equivalent which are located upon or below the
keel and partaking of the nature of centerboards and adapted to
be turned across the keel, but not adjustable vertically.
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| 150 | Fluid pressure: | ||||||||
This subclass is indented under subclass 144. Steering mechanism in which fluid-pressure is used to control
the rudder, tiller, or steering wheel, etc., or to react upon the
water through which the vessel moves.
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| 151 | Jet: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 150. Devices in which a jet of fluid, usually water, is thrown
out approximately athwartships or obliquely to the keel at bow or
stern, turning a vessel by the reaction due to jet propulsion.
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| 152 | Fins: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144. Structures located at ships’ ends designed to effect
diving, or similar devices at the sides of vessels, any of which
may be used for steering, but which are not rudders in the ordinary means,
their action and position being similar to those of the fins of
fishes.
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| 153 | Foot: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144. Means for steering operated by the foot or feet. | |
| 154 | Wheel-shaft gearing: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144. Combinations of the ordinary steering wheel or equivalent and its shaft with gears for operating the rudder, but not involving a wheel and drum. | |
| 155 | Screw: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 154. Wheel-shaft gearing in which screws or worms are used, also including multiple screw devices in which a plurality of screws or worms is used, provided one of them is upon the wheel-shaft and said shaft turns another through intermediate gear, all screws being of the same type. | |
| 156 | Intermediate gear: | ||
This subclass is indented under subclass 155. Screw-shaft gearing in which other gears are placed between
the steering wheel shaft and the screws or worms.
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| 157 | Right and left: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 155. Wheel-shaft gearing involving right and left screws or worms operating the rudder, one or both of the screws being upon the wheel-shaft. | |
| 158 | Intermediate gear: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 157. Steering mechanisms of the above-mentioned type in which other gearing is placed between the wheel-shaft and the screws or worms, which are geared to control the rudder. | |
| 159 | Segmental rack: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 154. Wheel-shaft gearing operating a rack of segmental shape or equivalent located upon the rudderhead and turning therewith. | |
| 160 | Wheel and drum: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144. Steering mechanism comprising a wheel and a drum, upon which the steering ropes or chains are wound. | |
| 161 | Intermediate gear: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 160. Wheel and drum steering means in which gears or mechanical elements are placed between the wheel or axle and the drum. | |
| 162 | Rudders: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 144. Miscellaneous forms of rudders, not otherwise classifiable; also includes "tillers". | |
| 163 | Multiple: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Steering mechanisms in which a plurality of rudders is used. | |
| 164 | Auxiliary: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Rudders of permanent nature brought into use upon loss of the usual rudder, which are movable into position, but are not portable, as are jury rudders. | |
| 165 | Hanging and shipping: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Means for pivoting, securing, or supporting the rudder or its post in the bearings in combination with stern or stem posts, keel, or keelson, and devices for shipping or unshipping the rudder from its hanging or support. | |
| 166 | Tubular: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Rudders of tubular shape through which the propeller forces
a jet or through which water reacts to move the stern.
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| 167 | Sectional: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Rudders composed of a plurality of rudders, parts, extensions, or blades designed to increase resistance-surface. | |
| 168 | Jury: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Portable and temporary devices designed to serve as a steering
means when the usual rudders have been lost or rendered inoperative.
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| 169 | Post bearings and heads: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 162. The title is self-explanatory. | |
| 170 | Brakes: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Devices for relieving strain on the helmsman or rudder, adapted to yield gradually to the force of the waves, thereby preventing the breaking of the rudder or its connections. | |
| 171 | Hydraulic: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 170. Brakes in which tension is relieved through fluid resistance, the fluid being compressed or retarded in its flow. | |
| 172 | Locks: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Devices for securing the steering mechanism or rudder in fixed position, and controllable at will. | |
| 173 | PORTS: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices including openings through ships’ sides
or decks not otherwise classifiable, and stoppers, shutters, and
shields for closing the same.
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| 174 | Stoppers: | ||||||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 173. Covers, doors, etc., for closing ports, differing from the
covers of the light and air ports principally in the use to which
said port is adapted and being generally larger and of rectangular construction,
while the light and air ports are usually circular.
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| 175 | Gun port: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 174. Port-stoppers specially adapted for ports through which
the gun is pointed, the stoppers fitting the muzzle of the gun or
forming a shield or protector.
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| 176 | Hinged: | ||||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 174. Port-stoppers in which the cover or stopper is hinged or
pivoted in or to the port.
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| 177 | Light and air: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 173. Ports, usually of circular shape, designed to secure light and air, and smaller than cargo or gun ports. | |
| 178 | Hinged covers: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 177. Light and air ports provided with hinged, pivoted, or swinging covers for closing the same, usually forming air and water tight joints when closed. | |
| 179 | HAWSE PIPES: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices involving openings or passages in a vessel’s bow or stern or sides to permit cables or hawsers to run through. | |
| 180 | Stoppers and covers: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 179. Hawse-pipes having means of closure. | |
| 181 | Friction rollers: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 179. Hawse-holes having friction rollers or pulleys to facilitate the running out or heaving in of the cable. | |
| 182 | SCUPPERS: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices involving passages or holes from the decks through the ship’s side to permit water accumulating on the decks to run out. | |
| 183 | BILGE DISCHARGE: | ||||||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices for expelling bilgewater, ash, or refuse from a
ship’s bilge or hold, including ejectors or other devices
operated by the movement of the vessel in the water, or specific
to ship use or structure.
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| 184 | Ejectors: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 183. Devices for entraining water or ashes, etc., by the motion of the ship through the water, water being injected to entrain the former or by suction produced by shape of discharge orifice or its position in the bottom of the vessel. | |
| 185 | Ships motion: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 184. Ejectors which take in water forward or acting by suction due to the shape of the discharge orifice or its position, either type being operative only when the ship is moving through the water or when a current is flowing and the vessel is stationary. | |
| 186 | Ash: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 184. Ejectors including hoppers or other means for dumping and expelling ashes through water or steam injection, etc. | |
| 187 | SMOKESTACKS: | ||
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Steamboat stacks or chimneys specially adapted to use on
vessels, mostly swinging or telescopic in structure and having no
application elsewhere.
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| 188 | FURNITURE: |
| This subclass is indented under the class definition. Furniture and furnishings of ships not classifiable elsewhere because of special fitness to use on ships. | |
| 189 | Cabins and staterooms: | ||
| This subclass is indented under subclass 188. Devices or arrangements of cabins and state-rooms to secure
light, ventilation, comfort, and economy of space and usually separate
structures rather than permanent structures in shipbuilding.
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| 190 | Life-preserver racks: |
| This subclass is indented under subclass 188. Devices for holding or supporting life preservers on vessels and specific thereto. | |