Ships – Mooring device – Boom type
Patent
1979-04-20
1982-03-02
Blix, Trygve M.
Ships
Mooring device
Boom type
441 3, 242107, 254364, B63B 2100
Patent
active
043174213
ABSTRACT:
A mooring line handling apparatus comprising a small diameter sheave, a large diameter sheave, the small sheave and the large sheave being axially mounted on a shaft secured to a base, a first line wrapped for at least part of its length on the large sheave, and an elastic line extending from an anchor to the small sheave for resisting rotation, by the elasticity of the elastic line, of the large sheave when a load is applied to unwrap the first line. A plurality of elastic lines of equal length can be used. Another version of mooring line handling apparatus has a lever pivotably secured to a base, a mooring line attached to a first end of the lever, and an elastic line extending from the anchor to the second end of the lever. A load applied to the mooring line pivots the lever which stretches the elastic line thereby effectively increasing the mooring line length as a load is applied.
REFERENCES:
patent: 458938 (1891-09-01), Bloomfield
patent: 1811400 (1931-06-01), McClellan
patent: 2470059 (1949-05-01), Watson et al.
patent: 2712919 (1955-07-01), Calvert
patent: 3129688 (1964-04-01), Buchholz
patent: 3802375 (1974-04-01), Janssen
patent: 3913157 (1975-10-01), Versluis et al.
patent: 3980037 (1976-09-01), Tuson
Bohannan, Nylon Makes Ideal Dock Line but Dacron's Best for Towing--Hall Syndicate, 1969.
Blix Trygve M.
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
Sotelo Jesus D.
LandOfFree
Mooring line handling apparatus does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Mooring line handling apparatus, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Mooring line handling apparatus will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-56553