Ships – Towing or pushing – Coupling means
Patent
1977-03-28
1978-07-18
Kundrat, Andrew V.
Ships
Towing or pushing
Coupling means
254 67, 403 44, B63B 2100
Patent
active
041008758
ABSTRACT:
A connector for barges and the like is provided in the form of a threaded ratchet tube, a central ratchet drive for rotating said tube, an annular drive wheel surrounding and connected to said tube for rotating the same, separate right and left hand threaded screw members having one end threaded into said tube, fastening means on the other end of each said screw members and removable anchor means adapted to engage a surface over which the ratchet tube extends engaging one of said fastening means and holding said tube above said surface a distance greater than the radius of said annular drive wheel.
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Grapes Eugene F.
Patterson, III William W.
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