Environmental control system for use in combination with ceiling hatch

An environmental control system for use in combination with a watercraft hatch comprising, in combination:

• a watercraft hatch, the watercraft hatch being spatially and fixedly positioned in a substantially horizontal plane, said watercraft hatch being adjacent support structure, the support structure having bracket fastening means receiving structure, said watercraft hatch having pre-selected horizontal hatch size dimensions;
• a platform, the platform being suspended below the watercraft hatch, said platform being adapted to support matter inferior to said watercraft hatch, said platform having platform fastening means receiving structure, said platform further comprising:
• a planar portion, the planar portion having an upper support surface and a lower exposed surface, the upper support surface facing opposite said watercraft hatch, the lower exposed surface facing a floor surface opposite said watercraft hatch;
• an upwardly extending contiguous hem flange about the perimeter of said planar portion;
• the hem flange having an inner retaining surface and an outer exposed surface, said hem flange having at least one water outlet aperture for exhausting water from said upper support surface through said inner retaining surface and said outer exposed surface;
• at least two laterally opposed mounting brackets, each mounting bracket having a superior mounting flange portion and an inferior sliding flange receiving portion, each superior mounting flange portion having mounting bracket fastening means receiving structure for secure attachment to support structure adjacent said watercraft hatch;
• at least one rigid tubular conduit union for diverting water away from said platform, the conduit union having one water inlet end and one tube-engaging end opposite the water inlet end, said water inlet end being integrally formed with said hem flange adjacent the water outlet aperture, said conduit union extending laterally from said outer exposed surface;
• at least one flexible water diversion tube for diverting water away from said conduit union, the water diversion tube having one conduit union-engaging end and at least one water outlet end opposite the conduit union-engaging end, said conduit union-engaging end being snugly engaged with the tube-engaging end;
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• at least one water collection and containment structure for receiving and containing exhausted water, the water collection and containment structure having at least one water receiving aperture, the water receiving aperture being cooperatively associated with the water outlet end for receiving exhausted water from said water outlet end.

An environmental control system for use in combination with a watercraft hatch comprising, in combination:

• a watercraft hatch, the watercraft hatch being spatially and fixedly positioned in a substantially horizontal plane, said watercraft hatch being adjacent support structure, the support structure having bracket fastening means receiving structure, said watercraft hatch having pre-selected horizontal hatch size dimensions;
• a platform, the platform being suspended below the watercraft hatch, said platform being adapted to support matter inferior to said watercraft hatch, said platform having platform fastening means receiving structure, said platform further comprising:
• a planar portion, the planar portion having an upper support surface and a lower exposed surface, the upper support surface facing opposite said watercraft hatch, the lower exposed surface facing a floor surface opposite said watercraft hatch;
• an upwardly extending contiguous hem flange about the perimeter of said planar portion;
• the hem flange having an inner retaining surface and an outer exposed surface, said hem flange having at least one water outlet aperture for exhausting water from said upper support surface through said inner retaining surface and said outer exposed surface;
• at least two flexible hanging members located opposite one another, each flexible hanging member having a superior attachment end and at least one inferior attachment end, each superior attachment end having support structure attachment means for attachment to support structure adjacent said watercraft hatch, the support structure attachment means being removably attached to support structure adjacent said watercraft hatch, each inferior attachment end having platform attachment means for attaching each inferior end to said platform, the platform attachment means being removably attached to said platform, thus allowing said platform to be releasably hung in position inferior to said watercraft hatch for easy ingress and egress through said watercraft hatch;
• at least one rigid tubular conduit union for diverting water away from said platform, the conduit union having one water inlet end and one tube-engaging end opposite the water inlet end, said water inlet end being integrally formed with said hem flange adjacent the water outlet aperture, said conduit union extending laterally from said outer exposed surface;
• at least one flexible water diversion tube for diverting water away from said conduit union, the water diversion tube having one conduit union-engaging end and at least one water outlet end opposite the conduit union-engaging end, said conduit union-engaging end being snugly engaged with the tube-engaging end;
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• at least one water collection and containment structure for receiving and containing exhausted water, the water collection and containment structure having at least one water receiving aperture, the water receiving aperture being cooperatively associated with the water outlet end for receiving exhausted water from said water outlet end.

An environmental control system for use in combination with a watercraft hatch comprising, in combination:

• a watercraft hatch, the watercraft hatch being spatially and fixedly positioned in a substantially horizontal plane, said watercraft hatch being adjacent support structure, the support structure having bracket fastening means receiving structure, said watercraft hatch having pre-selected horizontal hatch size dimensions;
• a platform, the platform being suspended below the watercraft hatch, said platform being adapted to support matter inferior to said watercraft hatch, said platform having platform fastening means receiving structure, said platform further comprising:
• a planar portion, the planar portion having an upper support surface and a lower exposed surface, the upper support surface facing opposite said watercraft hatch, the lower exposed surface facing a floor surface opposite said watercraft hatch;
• an upwardly extending contiguous hem flange about the perimeter of said planar portion;
• the hem flange having an inner retaining surface and an outer exposed surface, said hem flange having at least one water outlet aperture for exhausting water from said upper support surface through said inner retaining surface and said outer exposed surface;
• at least one suspension means for suspending said platform below said watercraft hatch, the suspension means having at least one spatially superior attachment structure and at least one spatially inferior attachment structure opposite the spatially superior attachment structure, the spatially superior attachment structure being attached to support structure adjacent said watercraft hatch, the spatially inferior attachment structure being attached to said platform;
• at least one rigid tubular conduit union for diverting water away from said platform, the conduit union having one water inlet end and one tube-engaging end opposite the water inlet end, said water inlet end being integrally formed with said hem flange adjacent the water outlet aperture, said conduit union extending laterally from said outer exposed surface;
• at least one flexible water diversion tube for diverting water away from said conduit union, the water diversion tube having one conduit union-engaging end and at least one water outlet end opposite the conduit union-engaging end, said conduit union-engaging end being snugly engaged with the tube-engaging end;
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• at least one water collection and containment structure for receiving and containing exhausted water, the water collection and containment structure having at least one water receiving aperture, the water receiving aperture being cooperatively associated with the water outlet end for receiving exhausted water from said water outlet end.

An environmental control system for use in combination with a vehicular ceiling hatch comprising, in combination:

• a vehicular ceiling hatch, the vehicular ceiling hatch being spatially and fixedly positioned in a substantially horizontal plane, said vehicular ceiling hatch being adjacent support structure, said vehicular ceiling hatch having pre-selected horizontal hatch size dimensions;
• a platform, the platform being suspended below the vehicular ceiling hatch, said platform being adapted to support matter inferior to said vehicular ceiling hatch, said platform further comprising:
• a substantially planar portion, the planar portion having an upper support surface and a lower exposed surface, the upper support surface facing opposite said vehicular ceiling hatch, the lower exposed surface facing a floor surface opposite said vehicular ceiling hatch;
• an upwardly extending contiguous hem flange about the perimeter of said planar portion;
• the hem flange having an inner retaining surface and an outer exposed surface, said hem flange having at least one liquid outlet aperture for exhausting liquid from said upper support surface through said inner retaining surface and said outer exposed surface;
• at least one suspension means for suspending said platform below said vehicular ceiling hatch, the suspension means having at least one spatially superior attachment structure and at least one spatially inferior attachment structure opposite the spatially superior attachment structure, the spatially superior attachment structure being attached to support structure adjacent said vehicular ceiling hatch, the spatially inferior attachment structure being attached to said platform;
• at least one water conduit structure for diverting water away from said platform, the water conduit structure having one water inlet end and at least one water outlet end opposite the water inlet end, said water inlet end being cooperatively associated with the water outlet aperture for receiving exhausted water from said liquid outlet aperture;
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• at least one water collection and containment structure for receiving and containing exhausted water, the water collection and containment structure having at least one water receiving aperture, the water receiving aperture being cooperatively associated with the water outlet end for receiving exhausted water from said water outlet end.

An environmental control system for use in combination with a ceiling hatch comprising, in combination:

• a ceiling hatch, the ceiling hatch being spatially and fixedly positioned in a substantially horizontal plane, said ceiling hatch being adjacent support structure, said ceiling hatch having pre-selected horizontal hatch-size dimensions;
• a platform, the platform being suspended below the ceiling hatch, said platform being adapted to support matter inferior to said ceiling hatch, said platform further comprising:
• a substantially planar portion, the planar portion having an upper support surface and a lower exposed surface, the upper support surface facing opposite said ceiling hatch, the lower exposed surface facing a floor surface opposite said ceiling hatch;
• an upwardly extending contiguous hem flange about the perimeter of said planar portion;
• the hem flange having an inner retaining surface and an outer exposed surface, said hem flange having at least one liquid outlet aperture for exhausting liquid from said upper support surface through said inner retaining surface and said outer exposed surface;
• at least one suspension means for suspending said platform below said ceiling hatch, the suspension means having at least one spatially superior attachment structure and at least one spatially inferior attachment structure opposite the spatially superior attachment structure, the spatially superior attachment structure being attached to support structure adjacent said ceiling hatch, the spatially inferior attachment structure being attached to said platform;
• at least one liquid conduit structure for diverting liquid away from said platform, the liquid conduit structure having one liquid inlet end and at least one liquid outlet end opposite the liquid inlet end, said liquid inlet end being cooperatively associated with the liquid outlet aperture for receiving exhausted liquid from said liquid outlet aperture;
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• at least one liquid collection and containment structure for receiving and containing exhausted water, the liquid collection and containment structure having at least one liquid receiving aperture, the liquid receiving aperture being cooperatively associated with the liquid outlet end for receiving exhausted liquid from said liquid outlet end.