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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975638 | Method and device for releasably latching a water vessel to a line A method and device to permit a water vessel to releasably capture a line. The water vessel may include a step cutout portion to receive a line capturing device. The line capturing device includes a device housing having a capturing notch and a pivotal guide arm. Th... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7104213 | Hawser guidance system for quick release mooring hooks The present invention provides a hawser guidance system, adaptable to a quick release mooring hook assembly, which is provided with a hook and a vertical arm supporting a rope carrier that can orient itself aligned with the direction of an incoming hawser or mooring... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097137 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10). The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and pic... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6558084 | Device for connecting a submerged fluid-transporting line A connection device for connecting a submerged tubular structure to a floating support structure. The connection device includes first and second tubular connection elements that connect the submerged tubular structure to the floating support structure. T... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6363876 | Device for coupling a boat to a mooring A device for coupling a boat to a boat mooring. The device comprises an elongate shaft having a hook member at one end thereof and an eyelet at the other end thereof. The hook has a pivotable latch for facilitating coupling and decoupling of the hook memb... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5154131 | Anchor An anchor which attaches to a tree, stump or other stationary object for anchoring a buoyant vessel such as a boat, in a relatively stationary position. The anchor consisting of a clamping device, a pair of tongs attached to and extending from the clampin... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5123374 | Releasable toggle locking mooring hook An improved releasable toggle locking mooring hook (10) having a releasable hook (20), toggle linkage (89), a stop/release mechanism (119), a self locking safety latch (126) and a self release mechanism (251) adapted to provide a secure locking mooring ho... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4785509 | Hook for rope used to pull a boat into a dock Disclosed is a hook which may be attached to an end of a rope and used to pull a boat into dock. The hook has an elongated shank having first and second ends and an end opening in the first end of the shank into which a rope may be received. A single tine... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4741283 | Boat securer The present invention is directed to a mooring device for more quickly, safely and securely mooring a boat to a stationary object. The device includes first and second opposed, inwardly curving arms forming a jaw portion and a handle portion extending fro... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4560098 | Threading device A device for threading a line with, or through, an annular member, or other endless or apertured member, from a remote position, comprises a body for location at the end of a pole, a rotor having a recess therein, and a threading member to which a line is... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4281612 | Boat mooring device A pair of opposed arms extend in spaced parallel arrangement to each other, each of which arms include relatively short handle portions and relatively long gripping portions. The inner or opposed gripping edge of each arm includes a plurality of jagged te... | 08/04/1981 |
| 3992934 | Mooring device A mooring device having a pivotal joint which is subjected to shear strain or stress at a pin when in use. The pin is provided with at least one region having a cross section with a diameter smaller than that of the bearing surface of the pin. At least on... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3970028 | Vessel mooring system A vessel mooring system for mooring a vessel to a mooring facility on a wharf by means of a plurality of mooring systems, which mooring systems incorporate tension detectors therein, whereby the vessel is moored to the mooring facility in a well balanced ... | 07/20/1976 |
