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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2018
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brandon J. Wiedemeier, San Diego, CA (US);
Nathan T. Miller, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 9/02 (2006.01); B63C 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 9/02 (2013.01); B63C 1/12 (2013.01); B63B 2732/00 (2013.01); B63G 2008/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for capturing underwater vehicles. The device comprises a cap member connected to a first rib member and a first plate member connected to the first rib member. The device further comprises a bell member with a first bell hole formed therethrough. The first bell member also has a first bell slot formed therethrough. A damper and a shim are slidably received in the first bell slot. The first rib member is slidably received in the first bell hole.