Ships – Towing or pushing – Towing by means of cable
Patent
1993-04-27
1994-11-29
Swinehart, Edwin L.
Ships
Towing or pushing
Towing by means of cable
114242, B63B 2156
Patent
active
053679725
ABSTRACT:
A launching assembly designed to be used in combination with a rider support connected to a parachute and a tow line which is movably secured so as to connect the rider support to a towing boat which is typical of para-sailing activity. A line guide assembly includes a winch mounted on the towing boat and movably connected to the tow line and adapted to extend and retract the tow line as well as the rider support attached thereto wherein the line guide assembly includes a guide means mounted in spaced relation to the winch and adapted to movably engage and guide the towing line along a path of travel of the towing line extending between the winch and the rider support regardless if the rider support is in the launched or retracted position. The guide means is disposed at any one of a plurality of vertically fixed, spaced apart positions dependent on the type of rider support and accordingly the disposition of the rider support which is connected to the tow line immediately prior to launching when the rider support is occupied.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3987746 (1976-10-01), McCulloh
patent: 4460160 (1984-07-01), Tillotson
patent: 4738414 (1988-04-01), McCulloh
Controlled Para-Sailing Corp. of America, Ltd.
Swinehart Edwin L.
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