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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:
Jun. 10, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroji Okuda, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Koyo Seiko Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114230 ;
Abstract
An apparatus to be attached to each of at least two portions of a structure for mooring the structure to a pier comprises two universal joint assemblies to be arranged along two sides of a triangle having a base in parallel to the structure. Each of the joint assemblies includes a telescopic shank composed of two tubular members slidable one within the other, two universal joints provided at the opposite ends of the shank respectively, and superposed dish springs disposed within the shank to bias the tubular members away from each other.