Bung plug assembly

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1991-02-26

1992-10-13

Swinehart, Edwin L.

Marine propulsion

Engine, motor, or transmission control means

440 42, B63C 922

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active

051546531

ABSTRACT:
A bung plug assembly (30) for a clamshell life-raft canister (14) comprises a tubularly-shaped housing (32) for holding wound, or coiled, rope (84) with a resilient grommet cap (34) on an outwardly-directed end (64) thereof and a resilient rear cap (36) on an inwardly-directed end (66) thereof. The resilient grommet cap defines a grommet-cap bore (40) therethrough through which an outer-end portion (50) of the rope extends and a canister slot (72) for receiving edges of top and bottom halves (16, 18) of the canister as well as a key slot (46) for receiving a resilient molded key (44) to engage an edge of at least one canister half. A bung plug (38) having a rope passage (42) therethrough for receiving the outer-end portion of the rope is inserted into the grommet-cap bore. The tubularly-shaped housing has a smooth inner surface (56) but has annular slots (60, 62) in an outer surface (58) at outwardly- and inwardly-directed ends for receiving radially inwardly directed flanges (68, 71) of the grommet cap and the rear cap. The outer-end portion of the rope pays out from an interior of a rope winding (48).

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patent: 2968820 (1961-01-01), Pritty
patent: 3448471 (1969-06-01), Oldham
patent: 3507417 (1970-04-01), McCarthy et al.
patent: 4280239 (1981-07-01), Brown

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