Arrangement for hatch covers
AssigneeMacGregor International, S. A.
InventorGeorge Leitch
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Abstract
A cover arrangement for a container comprising two cover elements hinged and movable together to open and close the container under the action of pulling means attached to one of the cover elements, the pulling means acting through direction changing means to enable opening of the container to be carried out by an upward pull on the pulling means. A tripping lever provided on the same cover element as the pulling means extends towards the other cover element and a guide ramp cooperating with and guides the tripping lever in a downward direction to pivot the cover element bearing the tripping lever into a substantially vertical position on opening of the cover arrangement by the pulling means.
Claims12
A cover arrangement for a container comprising first and second cover elements hinged together and movable together to open and close the container, pulling means attached to said first cover element and direction changing means, through which the pulling means passes on said second cover element, to enable opening of the container to be carried out by applying an upward pull on said pulling means after it has passed through said direction changing means, a tripping lever on said first cover element extending in the direction of said second cover element, and guide ramp means cooperating with said tripping lever to guide said tripping lever in a downward direction, and to pivot said first cover element, with the assistance of said pulling means, into a substantially vertical position on opening of the cover arrangement.
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