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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4143436 | Directional control mechanism for a trolling motor A pedal operated control mechanism for controlling the direction of travel of a fishing boat. In order to remain at a location convenient to the fisherman, the pedal is mounted on a bracket arm which rotates with the boat seat. The pedal has a control wir... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4115888 | Pool float propelling apparatus A carrier float is adapted to be propelled while floating in a pool of water. A manual control on the float operates control valves that control escape of propellant fluid from two outlets in such relation that forward propulsion and steering are achieved... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4112865 | Navigation harnesses A harness for sail board operators including a chest belt and shoulder straps. A hook carried by a plate on the belt attaches to a connecting element whose other end is fastened to the rigging. The hook pivots about an axis between a hooked-up position an... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4111148 | Apparatus facilitating removal of a kort rudder ring on a marine vessel This invention is an arrangement for easily removing a kort rudder ring from the hull of an oil drilling rig for examination of the bearings from time to time. The housing of the lower rudder ring pintle bearing is quickly removable from the outside by a ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4107806 | Anchoring device This invention relates to an anchoring device to be contained within and cemented into a cavity formed in a surfboard, this device comprising a housing having a recessed and an axially rotatable post, the post having an exposed end which is adapted for th... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106146 | Connecting arrangement between a floating structure and an anchor A connecting arrangement between a floating installation such as a floating platform, and an anchor, comprises an upwardly extending rigid bar or rod connected at its lower end for vertical swinging movement about two perpendicular horizontal axes to an a... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4102288 | Operations vessel for ice covered seas A mobile monopod operations platform for use in ice covered seas and adapted for carrying out two modes of ice disaggregation, either or both such modes being selectively useable during either transit or relatively stationary operations. An ice breaker bo... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4102291 | Electrical generator for a sailboat A sailboat is provided with an electrical generator that is connected to its on-board battery. A propeller immersed in the water is connected via a flexible shaft to the input of this generator so that as the sailboat moves through the water the propeller... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4100872 | Slurry vessel A vessel provided with a hold for transporting a cargo of slurry, such as pulverized iron ore and water, is provided with vacuum dewatering means and a device for monitoring the progress of consolidation of the solid particles. When vibration or other mot... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4099280 | Hull, mold therefor, and process for producing same Marginal zone-reinforced foam moulding, especially for hulls, are produced in situ technique by coating the inner surface of a mould with a viscous, hardenable adhesive or gel-coat; placing a fiber-reinforcing insert into this layer while it is still visc... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4098217 | Trip-release anchor An anchor of the twin fluke type in which crown members attached to the flukes support transverse restraining bars adapted to limit swing of the shank out of the plane of the flukes. One end of each restraining bar is pivotally connected to its respective... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4098212 | Tanker loading terminal An offshore mooring system for tankers having a fixed vertical column anchored to the ocean floor that is provided with a rotating arm having one end connected to the column by a centralizing structure formed by a weight-actuated gravity spring system.... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4098211 | Bumper rings A bumper assembly for fending off vessels floating adjacent a marine structure includes bumper rings having flat lower surfaces and uniquely relieved upper outer surfaces. In a further aspect, an assembly includes a spring support element at one end there... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4097947 | Inflatable wearable flotation device An inflatable wearable flotation device having flotation material in front and back panels and an inflatable bladder having sections located at said front panels and a collar section positioned over said back panel comprising a bladder section, and fasten... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4098213 | Dual-role ski-rope retriever The disclosure is a dual-role ski-rope retriever. In its vertical-axis position the reel is rotatable by a geared-down electric motor reversible for paying-out or winding-in the ski rope. The mounting structure also permits the spool to be swung into a ho... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4096819 | Marine propulsion device including propeller protection means Disclosed herein is a marine propulsion device including a lower unit having a gear case, a laterally extending anti-cavitation plate extending above a propeller carried on a propeller shaft rotatably mounted in the gear case, and a pair of generally flat... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4097080 | Telescoping energy absorber with anti-rotational interlock for vehicle bumpers A pair of telescopic energy absorbers is employed to mount a laterally extending bumper to the side rails of a vehicle frame. A mechanical interlock prevents relative rotation of the components of the energy absorbers so that the side rails are rigidly co... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4095549 | High performance water vehicle A high performance marine vehicle capable of attaining record-breaking velocities is disclosed herein having an elongated hull supporting aft mounted and outwardly extending wing members from which side ski-floats downwardly depend. A frontal ski-float is... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4095550 | Self-burying anchoring devices A self burying anchor of invert conical construction having an apex fluidng water outlet and compressed air outlets close to the apex. The fluidizing water in conjunction with the compressed air, which expands in the confines of undisturbed bed material,... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4094027 | Interlocking two piece hull for a catamaran The invention is a molding process for forming a hull for a catamaran which has a sidewall that includes a first layer of fiberglass and polyester resin forming its exterior surface and a second layer of fiberglass and polyester resin forming its interior... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4094028 | Automatic inflating lifesaving buoy An automatically inflating lifesaving buoy device having a gas generating device in which the gas generating composition is ignited by an electric ignition device powered by a water-activated electric cell or battery. The gas then generated is cooled as i... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4092754 | Boat interior and cabin design A hull is provided defining longitudinal upstanding opposite sides interconnected by a bottom extending between lower marginal edges of the sides and by a bow structure at their forward ends and a transom structure at their rear ends. A pair of spaced apa... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4092756 | Diver's buoyant caddy Diver's Caddy Vessel, adapted primarily to move beneath a seaway surface, made buoyant by the diver's exhalant into a skirt of the vessel, whereby to offset suspension weight of diver's gear, game and the like, characterized by a collapsible, bladder-like... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4092941 | Adjustable two-way cam cleat A two-way adjustable cam cleat is provided for use such as on sailboats having a fixed cam jaw rotatably mounted to a base opposite a movable cam jaw which is adapted with the base to vary the nip between the cams. Mounted on the arcuate periphery of each... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4092942 | Mobile shot blasting apparatus for shot blasting the bottom of a ship or the like A shot blasting apparatus rotatable about a caterpillar tractor has a rotor, fed recirculated shot via two screw conveyors, which hurls shot at the ships bottom at an angle optimal for collection and sorting of the reflected shot debris and dust. Shock ab... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4090459 | Side lubricated seal device for a surface effect ship In a surface effect ship of the type having at least two relatively spaced wall-like stationary structures extending longitudinally beneath the main body of the ship into and below the water line of the ship to partially confine thereunder the ship suppor... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4090728 | Bumper arrangement A bumper for an object to be protected, such as an automobile, has a closed profile-section support element comprised of a rigid rear support and a front hollow section made of deformable material. The front section has two freely extending shank portions... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4090461 | Sail boat mast containing sail furling device with swivel haul-up means A hollow mast having a longitudinal slot in the aft end thereof contains a stationary tension member supporting a rotatable rod having at least one C-shaped groove longitudinally disposed therein parallel to the tension member. The C-shaped groove is adap... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4089289 | Movable boat propulsion apparatus A movable boat propulsion apparatus for use with an inboard drive comprising a drive assembly disposed within a pivotally mounted housing coupled at one end to the drive by a universal joint and coupled at the opposite end to a propeller mounted on a subs... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4088089 | Riser and yoke mooring system A vessel such as a storage vessel is permanently moored, by means such as a yoke pivoted on the forecastle of the vessel, to a mooring leg, e.g. a riser or anchor chain, which is attached to a base located on the ocean floor. Mounted on the vessel is tens... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4088088 | Pivotable rudder and means for securing in various positions A rudder assembly for small sailboats with a tiller which extends forwardly of a stock member and which is pivotally connected with a vertical rudder also pivotally connected to the stock member. The tiller pivot is spaced rearwardly and above the stock p... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4086864 | Support device for ship-carried independent tank A support device for an independent tank, wherein a first support member secured to the tank is adapted to be supported on the top surface of a second support member attached to a ship's hold. Particularly in the case of a spherical tank, a horizontal rin... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086863 | Ocean-going catamaran An ocean-going catamaran has a pair of hulls which are connected by a bridge structure. Each hull has a longitudinal axis, forward hull portion and a rearward hull portion and is asymmetrical relative to its longitudinal axis. The forward and rearward por... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086869 | Boat trim adjusting apparatus Boat trim adjusting apparatus generally comprising a bracket of generally U-shaped configuration pivotally mounted on a support frame secured to the rear of the boat. The bracket comprises a lower transversely extending base portion and a pair of arms ext... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086868 | Oar lock attachment A removable attachment for small boats having generally flat gunwales for clamping oarlock sockets to the boat, at a convenient height. Threaded tensioning members serve to hold hooked ends of the attachment securely engaged with inner and outer edges of ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4084534 | Roll damping tanks for ships and like vehicles A roll-damping tank for ships to extend athwartships and to contain liquid that moves in the direction from end to end of the tank as the ship rolls, in which the ends of the tank at the sides of the ship are configured by curving or chamfering to destroy... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4084537 | Flank drive for planing hull and displacement craft The invention relates to a flank drive for propelling a boat wherein a plurality of propeller housings are rotatably mounted in a wheel body about and in driving engagement with a normally stationary guide wheel centrally of the wheel body, which wheel bo... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4084535 | Apparatus for cleaning submerged surfaces The present invention provides an apparatus for cleaning submerged surfaces. In the apparatus two rotary brushes are supported side-by-side by a frame and provided with drive mechanisms to rotate the brushes in opposite directions; the brushes are each pr... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4084533 | Reversible rubrail for vessels An improved reversible rubrail suitable for use on vessels such as ships, boats and the like comprises an elongated flexible resilient strip having an upstanding rear wall and spaced front walls connected to opposite ends, that is, the top and bottom of t... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4084532 | Line cleats for securing ropes, but especially for lines to sails of sailboats A line cleat for use in a sailboat environment having a base plate and a pair of cam elements pivotally mounted on the base plate about spaced axes normal to the base plate. The cam elements have eccentric confronting faces that coact to define a line-gri... | 04/18/1978 |
