Ships – Bitts – cleats – and pin rails
Patent
1980-08-05
1983-02-15
Blix, Trygve M.
Ships
Bitts, cleats, and pin rails
24129R, B63B 2104
Patent
active
043734634
ABSTRACT:
For rapidly restraining and releasing a flexible line, a cleat device including a base; a plurality of at least three jam cleats mounted on said base in juxtaposition with adjacent open ends facing in opposite directions; and at least one pair of hooks, one each on the base adjacent and outside the first and last jam cleats. The jam cleats each include an upper face and a lower face converging to form a first acute angle. In a preferred embodiment, at least one face of each jam cleat includes a longitudinally extending ridge thereon.
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Avila Stephen P.
Blix Trygve M.
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