Cable release system for marine craft

Details Cable release system for marine craft Cable release system for marine craft

1988-02-09

1989-05-09

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Ships

Towing or pushing

Coupling means

114252, 294 8233, B63B 2104, B66C 138

Patent

active

048278610

ABSTRACT:
A towing system adapted for quick and safe release of a towing tug from a barge string. Cable cleats and bits are mounted on the tug and on the barge string to position and support a cable which is connected into a winch apparatus to tightly connect the tug and the barge string together. A cable loop is looped around and retained by a cable retainer arm pivotably connected into a frame mounted to retain the cable. The retainer arm forms a distal finger retained to latch the arm into cable retaining position by a latch lock device. The latch lock device is pivotably mounted in the frame to retain the distal finger. A catch device forming a catch hook is pivotably mounted to the latch block device. A retainer bar is fixably mounted with the frame to engage the catch hook for keeping the latch block in position to retain the finger. A lever arrangement is pivotably connected to the frame for pushing the catch hook free of the retainer bar device. The catch releases the latch block, the latch block then moves to release the finger, the finger then moves with the retainer arm to free the cable. The lever arrangement is actuated to push the latch hook off the latch bar in response to a remotely actuated electrical solenoid device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2868581 (1959-01-01), Minty
patent: 4034992 (1977-07-01), Epstein
patent: 4587920 (1986-05-01), Thompson
patent: 4611842 (1986-09-01), Epstein

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