Ships – Implements – Underwater cutting
Patent
1991-05-29
1992-05-26
Swinehart, Edwin L.
Ships
Implements
Underwater cutting
114230, 294 191, B63B 2154
Patent
active
051162601
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus to assist a user in tying a boat to a cleat or rail. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a line having a loop and a pair of spreaders which are independently, slidably mounted thereon. Each spreader has a connection recess to receive an end portion of one of a pair of spaced-apart spreader arms. The spreader arms are attached to one end of an elongated shaft and the other end of the shaft is for grasping by the user. The spreaders hold the loop in an open position for easy placement around the cleat and when the handle is pulled by the user in a direction away from the cleat with a predetermined separation force, with the loop in place around the cleat, the spreaders separate from the spreader arms and the loop is free to assume a closed position around the cleat for tying the boat to the cleat. In an alternative embodiment, the line has a pair of spliced end portions, each of which is fixedly attached to one of the spreaders. Each spreader has a hook fixedly attached thereto for grasping a mooring rail.
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