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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2018
The United States of America, San Diego, CA (US);
Ralph David Hooper, Lemon Grove, CA (US);
William A. Chambers, Jamul, CA (US);
Jeffery Towns Gilchrist, Cardiff, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) transport cart comprising: a wheeled frame including vertical posts, a front end, and a rear end; a UUV cradle adjustably clamped to the vertical posts such that the UUV cradle is vertically adjustable with respect to the frame; a U-shaped handle pivotally attached to the front end of the frame such that the U-shaped handle pivots up and down around a first axis, wherein the U-shaped handle includes a handle spring that acts between the U-shaped handle and the frame so as to bias the U-shaped handle toward an upward orientation; side handles pivotally attached to the UUV cradle such that the side handles pivot up and down around side axes that are perpendicular to the first axis; and a hand brake affixed to the U-shaped handle and configured to provide active brake control of the wheeled frame.