NAUTICAL HATCH

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This patent application claims the benefit and priority of Brazilian patent application No. 2020240226262 entitled “NAUTICAL HATCH” filed with the Brazil National Institute of Industrial Property on Oct. 30, 2024, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety as part of the present application.

BRIEF SUMMARY AND FIELD OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present utility model patent application discloses a hermetic hatch applied to boats, capable of opening in two directions according to its installed position on the vessel, providing practicality, safety, and ease of handling. Field of application: boats, nautical engineering, and safety.

BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART

Current nautical inspection hatches or deck hatches are designed according to demand and are limited in terms of opening practicality. That is, it is necessary to specify exactly where they will be installed on the boat to determine in which direction they will open. This becomes complex since it is prone to errors, both for the boat designer and for the supplier who manufactures it, resulting in losses for both and increased delivery time, especially for the boat manufacturer.

The prior art document CN212267760U, published on Jan. 1, 2021, entitled “DIVING GATE DEVICE FOR BULWARK,” describes: “The diving gate device for the bulwark is small and elaborately structured, capable of preventing diving personnel from conveniently entering and exiting, and avoiding climbing. The aluminum gate comprises an aluminum gate frame arranged on an outer plate of the ship's side and an aluminum gate leaf hinged with the aluminum frame. A sealing rubber ring is arranged on the inner edge of the aluminum gate leaf, and a plurality of locks are additionally arranged on the aluminum gate frame. The locks are engaged on the edge opposite the hinge point of the aluminum door leaf, and the aluminum gate structure is located above the deck. The utility model applies to the technical field of diving doors.”

Evidently, this diving gate does not anticipate the features of the nautical hatch claimed herein, since it has a distinct application, a different position on the vessel, and its own constructive characteristics, which are not disclosed in the cited prior art.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present utility model patent application aims to provide safety and practicality of use, prioritizing ergonomics for accessing the vessel's compartments both from inside and outside. The hatch ensures highly effective hermetic sealing against fluids, while allowing practical bidirectional opening: left-to-right and right-to-left, without compromising hermetic sealing.

Advantages of the Model

The solution presented by this utility model patent application is relevant not only for the comfort and convenience of users, whether accessing from inside or outside the vessel, but also for safety. Users will always have the option to move adequately and with full confidence regarding safety, since the hermetic sealing of the hatch ensures that the vessel's buoyancy is effectively maintained even in case of water ingress.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MODEL

The innovative patent describes a hatch or access door for vessels, featuring hermetic sealing and ambidextrous opening as its key attributes. The hatch can be opened from either side, depending on whether the user is inside or outside the vessel.

FIGURE DESCRIPTION

The utility model will be described in detail below, with reference to the following attached drawings:

FIG. 1: Perspective view of the nautical hatch;

FIG. 2: Exploded perspective view of the nautical hatch;

FIG. 3: Sectional view of the nautical hatch with hinge details;

FIG. 4: Perspective view of the nautical hatch opening inward;

FIG. 5: Perspective view of the nautical hatch opening outward;

FIG. 6: Perspective view of the nautical hatch installed on a vessel.

DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

The NAUTICAL HATCH, object of this utility model patent, refers to a structure (1) comprising a hatch (1′) provided with hinges (2) capable of opening in two directions: left-to-right and right-to-left. The direction of opening depends on its installation, allowing access either from outside (E) or inside (E) the vessel, together with a frame (3) for sealing. The hatch (1′) is hermetically sealed.

More particularly, the hatch (1′) is fitted with a plurality of hinges (2), installed between the vessel's deck (A) and the frame (3), and between the frame (3) and the hatch (1′). The hatch (1′) alone opens exclusively inward, whereas the hatch (1′) together with the frame (3) opens outward.

Therefore, the innovative patent describes a hatch or access door for vessels, featuring hermetic sealing and ambidextrous opening. Its ambidextrous nature allows it to be opened from either inside or outside the vessel, depending on the user's position.

The present nautical hatch offers an innovative solution applied to vessels, being a technology specifically conceived for this purpose, satisfying the requirements of novelty and inventive step in its field of application, and providing undeniable functional improvement in its use.

It is known that significant solutions often arise from apparently simple devices. That is exactly the purpose of the present utility model patent application, which addresses a growing market through the simplicity, comfort, convenience, and safety it provides to users.