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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul R Johnson, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
254337 ; 212191 ; 254277 ; 254392 ; 254900 ; 414138 ;
Abstract
Motion compensated load-lifting apparatus for use on marine vessels. Apparatus includes a traveling weight used to maintain tension in the load-lifting member, and a locking mechanism to prevent movement of the traveling weight in one direction. The locking mechanism, such as a ratchet and pawl, can be employed to lift the load from the vessel at optimum periods of wave movement. Load direction sensing devices prevent attempted lift of the load as the vessel falls.