Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Buoy – Marker buoy
Patent
1993-11-23
1994-09-20
Avila, Stephen P.
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Buoy
Marker buoy
441 6, B63B 2214
Patent
active
053485025
ABSTRACT:
A mounting bracket for retaining an EPIRB or similar buoy on a ship comprises a housing with a support frame pivotally mounted in the housing. The lower part of the frame has a peg engaging a recess in the underside of an enlarged central part of the buoy to prevent forward or downward movement. An upper part of the housing overhangs the upper end of the buoy to prevent upward displacement. The frame is pivoted at its lower end and is retained in the housing against the action of a spring by a hydrostatic pressure release. When the mount is submerged, the hydrostatic pressure release allows the spring to displace the frame out of the housing so that the buoy can float free. The frame is in two parts held together by a locking pin so that, when the pin is released, the buoy can be removed without releasing the hydrostatic release mechanism.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1166651 (1916-01-01), Beck
patent: 3425070 (1969-02-01), Clark
patent: 4981453 (1991-01-01), Krishan et al.
Avila Stephen P.
Smiths Industries Public Limited Company
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