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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
May. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114 / ; 4141432 ; 212309 ;
Abstract
A working apparatus comprising openings formed as gondola access holes in tank web frame of a ship, a rail passed through the openings and secured to the tank web frame, a trolley adapted to travel along the rail, a hoist mounted on the trolley, and a gondola elevatably suspended from the hoist is provided. The working apparatus can transport workers or necessary articles to a working place to be inspected or repaired for carrying out the inspection and/or repair within tanks of a ship.