Patent Model - Dumping-Scow
Maker and role
John Knuth (b.1837, d.1904), Patentee
Production date
Apr 27 1880
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Copper, string, wood
Measurements
4 3/8 x 12 1/8 x 6 5/16" (11.1 x 30.8 x 16cm)
Description
Knuth's invention "consists in a scow having its deck beveled and provided with rubber cushions along the longitudinal ends, upon which scow a number of compartments or sections are mounted on an axle pivoted on chucks, and are provided with tail-boards held between two bent arms which are pivoted to the sides of the sections and have their rear ends connected with the deck by means of a piece of rope or chain. The rear ends of the sections are held by chains passing to windlasses, so that when the said chains are loosened the outer ends of the sections drop down upon the cushioned inclined part of the deck, and the tail-boards are moved upward and outward from the ends of the sections, thus permitting the contents of the sections to slide into the water." (Patent Number 227,019)
Collection
Object number
61.47.305
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