Dampening system for use in towing a vessel

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1997-03-12

1999-02-23

Swinehart, Ed L.

Ships

Towing or pushing

Towing by means of cable

B63B 2104

Patent

active

058733205

ABSTRACT:
A towboat uses a dampening system with a towline to tow a vessel. The dampening system includes a housing, a beam, a first towline connector, a second towline connector, a spring and a plurality of shock absorbers. The housing is attached to the towboat. The beam is slidably coupled within the housing. The spring resiliently couples the beam to the housing. Each shock absorber is connected to the housing and mechanically coupled to the beam. The towline connector is mechanically coupled to the beam. The towline is connected to the towline connector.

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patent: 4205619 (1980-06-01), Mock, Jr. et al.
patent: 4817978 (1989-04-01), James

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