Ships – Bitts – cleats – and pin rails
Patent
1993-08-27
1994-04-12
Swinehart, Edwin L.
Ships
Bitts, cleats, and pin rails
B63B 2104
Patent
active
053016270
ABSTRACT:
A cleat assembly having a base plate for receiving the cleat of the assembly. The base plate has a body portion for receiving the shank of the cleat and a pair of slots for receiving a pin carried by the shank. A single "W" shaped spring engages one of the ends of the pin and is operative to alternately hold the cleat in its exposed operative position or in its depressed inoperative position.
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Accon Inc.
Shall Harold D.
Swinehart Edwin L.
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