US Patent: 1,820 - Improvement in the manner of propelling boats upon canals or other shoal water by the agency of steam


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US Patent: 1,820

Improvement in the manner of propelling boats upon canals or other shoal water by the agency of steam

Patentee:

Mellen Battle (exact or similar names) - Albany, NY

USPTO Classifications:

440/90

Tool Categories:

propulsion and energy : steam apparatus : steamboats

transportation : boats and ships

structures : boats and ships

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

George West

Thomas P. Jones

Patent Dates:
Granted:	Oct. 14, 1840

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Description:

The inventor's surname is spelled "Battel" on this patent but his earlier patents used the spelling "Battle".

This boat is, at first glance, a convention paddle-boat with the paddle-wheel mounted amidship. However, in shallow water the paddle-wheel is meant to push directly against the bottom of the river- or canal-bed.