Grady M Burton

US Patent:

39700267, Jul 20, 1976

Filed:

May 29, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/582035

Inventors:

Grady Burton - Mountain Lakes NJ

Assignee:

MacGregor-Comarain, Inc. - Cranford NJ

International Classification:

B63B 348

US Classification:

114 85

Abstract:

A portable tween deck for a barge or the like includes a plurality of panel assemblies supported between a center support and two end supports. Each panel assembly includes a plurality of spaced pipes which are secured to a plurality of transverse collars. Deck plates are welded to the pipes to bridge the space between the pipes and connecting pins are provided for detachably securing the panel assemblies to each other and to the center support. The portable tween deck may be readily assembled and disassembled within a barge or the like to provide, when desired, a tween deck for carrying automobiles or the like.