Patent · US Expired

Cover plate having adjustable latch means

US4059202A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 9, 1977
Grant dateNov 22, 1977
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Expiry dateMar 9, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1041
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An easily removable cover plate for sealingly closing a service opening or the like through a deck of a vessel into a cargo tank. The cover plate has a plurality of latch means spaced about its periphery which are adjustable without disassembly to compensate for different deck thicknesses with which the cover plate may be used.

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