Modular ship's cabin and method of installation
AssigneeHopeman Brothers Marine Interiors LLC
InventorJames T. Caputo
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Abstract
After a deck is constructed on a ship, and before the next deck above it is constructed, prefabricated cabin modules are lifted by a crane from a pier, carried over the ship's hull, and deposited directly by the crane substantially at their final locations in a row spaced from the hull. Before the cabins are completed by the erection of wall elements that extend from the prefabricated cabin modules toward the hull, workers can attend to the construction of the overlying deck, and easily carry out the welding and outfitting operations needed to secure the overlying deck to the hull. Furnishings and fixtures for each cabin are concentrated and fixed within the prefabricated cabin modules, so that at least approximately 80% of the cabin construction labor is carried out ashore in the prefabrication process.
Claims18
A method of assembling accommodations aboard a ship comprising the steps of:
- lifting onto a deck of a partially assembled ship a plurality of prefabricated cabin modules;
- positioning the modules, on said deck, adjacent one another in a row extending in parallel relationship to a portion of the ship's hull adjacent to said deck, the cabin modules being spaced from the hull, the space between the cabin modules and the hull being sufficient for a worker to move about within said space;
- after positioning the modules on said deck in said row, installing another deck above the cabin modules, and fastening said another deck to said portion of the hull by fastening procedures carried out at least in part by a worker while located within said space;
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- after fastening said another deck to said portion of the hull, erecting wall elements extending across said space from said cabin modules toward the hull, whereby individual cabins are formed, each individual cabin being defined in part by one of said modules and two of said wall elements.
A method of assembling accommodations aboard a ship comprising the steps of:
- lifting onto a deck of a partially assembled ship a plurality of prefabricated cabin modules, each comprising at a first wall for separating the interior of the cabin from a common access passageway, and a pair of partition walls extending in a first direction from the first wall, the prefabricated cabin module having an opening located opposite to the first wall;
- positioning the modules, on said deck, adjacent one another in a row extending in parallel relationship to a portion of the ship's hull adjacent to said deck, the cabin modules being spaced from the hull and having their openings facing said portion of the hull, the space between the cabin modules and the hull being sufficient for a worker to move about within said space;
- after positioning the modules on said deck in said row, installing another deck above the cabin modules, and fastening said another deck to said portion of the hull by fastening procedures carried out at least in part by a worker while located within said space;
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- after fastening said another deck to said portion of the hull, erecting extension wall elements extending across said space from said partition walls toward the hull, whereby individual cabins are formed, each individual cabin being defined in part by one of said modules and two of said wall elements.
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