Ships – Bitts – cleats – and pin rails
Patent
1993-02-03
1994-03-29
Swinehart, Edwin L.
Ships
Bitts, cleats, and pin rails
114230, B63B 2100
Patent
active
052974995
ABSTRACT:
Cleats are provided for securing a boat to a dock or to piling. The cleat includes a cleat plate having at least one slot with a chamfered entry into which a line may be tossed. Cleats intended for mounting on a dock preferably have a plurality of slots aligned to face away from the boat being docked. The cleat may be secured to the dock by a mounting block configured to achieve a cleat angle appropriate for the height of the dock and the size of the boat. The cleat also may be secured to a conventional dock cleat to avoid drilling new holes in the dock. Alternatively, the cleat may be mounted to piling, and may include a diagonally aligned dowel to create a large tapered entry into a small retention notch. The cleat may be used with a line having a knot in the working end sufficiently large to be engaged by the cleat.
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Casella Anthony J.
Hespos Gerald E.
Swinehart Edwin L.
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