Attachable prefabricated hatch

Claim 1

A hatch for attachment to a panel-like structure in which there is an opening, comprising in combination: a. a continuous frame having a channel section, and having an outwardly extended horizontal flange adapted to overlie marginal portions of the panel-like structure which border the opening thereof, b. said frame including a continuous depending skirt disposed along its inner sides and adapted to extend into the opening of said structure, c. a crowned cover spanning the area of the frame, d. said cover including a marginal depending flange extending around the exterior of the channel section of the frame, e. hinge means securing said flange to the outwardly-extended flange of the frame, f. a pair of adjustable telescopic two-part struts secured to opposite portions of the depending skirt of the frame and to spaced-apart portions of the cover to support the latter in different raised positions on the frame, g. a first fastener device mounted on the underside of the cover, and h. a second fastener device mounted on the inside of the frame and cooperable with said first fastener device to secure the cover to the frame in closed position thereover, i. inner areas of the outwardly extended flange of the frame being formed with a narrow, elongate upwardly displaced portion comprising a raised bead of lesser height that the channel section of the frame and constituting a wind and rain deflector tending to shield the bottom edge of the cover flange and to divert horizontally directed wind and rain across the top of the cover, the outer periphery of said flange lying in a flat horizontal plane disposed below the level of said raised bead.