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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sinclair U Cunningham, Kinghorn, GB;
Donald Firth, East Kilbride, GB;
Douglas Jackson, East Kilbride, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114230 ; 2541 / ; 114293 ; 114247 ; 1141 / ;
Abstract
This invention provides a system which includes winding apparatus for haug in and paying out a substantially inextensible steel rope tethering a floating vessel to a moorage or towing vessel, and a control system responsive to signals indicative of the tension in the steel rope and of the length of rope paid out for controlling the winding apparatus. There is also provided an energy reservoir for receiving and storing energy from the winding apparatus when the rope is paid out. The control system operates such that the tension in the steel rope does not exceed a predetermined value.