Temporary barge or boat hatch insert for facilitating void space
AssigneeDow Solutions, LLC.
InventorsJustin Dow, Erik Arlet
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Abstract
A temporary hatch insert facilitating void space servicing wherein the hatch insert is sized to be received in a given hatch opening and will support a person walking across the insert in the hatch opening, and wherein the hatch insert includes a plurality of openings for venting or ventilation of the void space during servicing of the same. A fan or blower mount may be secured below the hatch insert to facilitate venting of the void space.
Claims20
A method of facilitating void space servicing comprising the steps of
- a) Providing a temporary hatch insert including
- i) A frame sized to be received in a given hatch opening and defining an open area;
- ii) An insert body extending from the frame and covering the open area and configured to support a person walking across the insert in the hatch opening;
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- iii) a plurality of openings through the insert body for venting or ventilation of the void space during servicing of the same;
- b) placing the temporary hatch insert within the given hatch opening during servicing of a void space accessed by the hatch opening for support of a person walking across the insert in the hatch opening and for venting or ventilation of the void space during servicing of the same;
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- c) removing the temporary hatch insert from within the given hatch opening following servicing of a void space.
A temporary hatch insert comprising:
- a) A hatch frame sized to be received in a given hatch opening and defining an open area;
- b) An insert body extending from the hatch frame and covering the open area and configured to support a person walking across the insert in the hatch opening;
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- c) a plurality of openings through the insert body for venting or ventilation of the void space during servicing of the same.
A temporary hatch insert facilitating void space servicing wherein the hatch insert is sized to be received in a given hatch opening and will support a person walking across the insert in the hatch opening, and wherein the hatch insert includes a plurality of openings for venting or ventilation of the void space during servicing of the same.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.