Ships – Bulkheads and doors – Doors
Patent
1992-03-26
1993-04-06
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Ships
Bulkheads and doors
Doors
114201R, B63B 1900
Patent
active
051993694
ABSTRACT:
A water tight prehung door for a ship bulkhead, the door being formed from a plate with a peripheral band welded thereto, being stiffened by a plurality of channels extending from one side of the door to the other and having elongated dimples in the plate disposed between the channels; a double directional gasket which buckles when closed is contained in a partial enclosure and cooperates with a dogging mechanism utilizing a parallel bar linkage which moves rollers over wedge shaped lugs to dog the door closed and form a water tight seal irrespective of which side of the door is subjected to pressure.
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Bridge Kevin V.
Kole Richard P.
Meyer Jeffry R.
Bartz Clifford T.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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