Hydraulic and earth engineering – Marine structure or fabrication thereof – Dock
Patent
1998-03-26
1999-08-31
Bagnell, David J.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Marine structure or fabrication thereof
Dock
4051951, 405219, 114258, 1142301, 175 7, 242379, B63C 100, B63B 3544
Patent
active
059444517
ABSTRACT:
A constant force dock compensator that provides an mooring system for floating docks. The dock compensator is comprised of constant force power springs, a reel around which sufficient lengths of cable are wound, and a case containing the springs, cables and reel. The dock compensator is attached underneath a floating dock. The cables are withdrawn from the dock compensator and attached to weights placed on the floor of the body of water. The springs maintain a constant pull-force on the cables to hold the dock in place, and the cables automatically dispense or retract to compensate for changes in water level. Thereby, the dock has some leeway in terms of movement in response thereto, but is eventually stabilized by the dock compensator.
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Martin Leonard Vernon
Martin Steven Wyatt
Bagnell David J.
Lee Jong-Suk
Snap-Back Enterprises, Inc.
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