Patent GB-1910-1545
"1545. McKechnie, J. Jan. 20. Aerostats.-The lower portion of the gas envelope of an aerostat is secured to a rigid framework from which the car may be suspended. By transferring the weight of the car to a light netting which envelopes the upper portion of the aerostat, or by disconnecting the lower portion from the rigid framing, descent may be effected. As applied to a balloon, Fig. 1, the car E may be supported by the framing B through ropes D, D<2> and a ring D<1>, or the weight may be transferred from the framing to the light netting F through cords F<1> by means of tackle E<x>. A longitudinal section through an air-ship is shown in Fig. 2. The envelope A is secured to the framework B to within a short distance of the top of the aerostat, the position of the envelope when partly deflated being represented by AX. The attachments connecting the envelope to the framing may be released by pulling cords from the car to enable the envelope to contract and thus reduce the lifting power."
- Tech class CPC B64B1/40: Balloons
- Inventor location: McKechnie: Director of Vickers Sons & Maxim, Limited, of the Naval Construction Works, Barrow-in-Furness, County of Lancaster
Sources
- Neilson, 1910, Aeroplane Patents, p79
- Original patent document and bibliography entry on espacenet
- Patent GB191001545A on google patents
| Year filed | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Year granted | 1911 |
| Office | GB |
| Patent number | 1545 |
| Inventors | James McKechnie |
| Inventor country | GB |
| Inventor location | County of Lancaster |
| Applicant person | James McKechnie |
| Applicant firm | |
| Applicant type | INDIV |
| Applicant is inventor? | 1 |
| Original title | Improvements in Airships, Balloons and the like |
| English title | Improvements in Airships, Balloons and the like |
| Tech fields | |
| Filing date | 1910-01-20 |
| Full specification filed date | 1910-07-20 |
| Application number | 191001545D |
| Grant date | 1911-01-19 |
| Granted? | 1 |
| Publication date | |
| Supplementary to patent | |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
| Serial number | |
| Patent agent | Haseltine, Lake & Co. |
| Assigned to | |
| National tech categories | |
| IPCs | IPC B64B1/40 |
| CPCs | CPC B64B1/40 |
| Family year | 1910 |
| First filing? | 1 |
| Cites these patents | |
| Citations from after 1930 | 0 |
| Application ID | 23593880 |
| INPADOC family ID | 11087469 |
| Number of text pages | 3 |
| Number of diagram pages | 2 |
| Number of figures | 3 |
| Number of claims | 3 |
