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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:
Feb. 02, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arvind Rikhy, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Stamatis Makirnos, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignee:
Sea-Land Corporation, Elizabeth, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4161 / ; 4162 / ; 440 73 ;
Abstract
The specification discloses a combined rope and fish net guard for use on large ocean going marine vessels. A rope guard extends outwardly from the stern frame to closely overlap the propeller hub. The propeller hub defines an annular groove underlying the rope guard. A cutting ring is mounted on the inner cylindrical wall of the rope guard and extends inwardly into the annular groove. The cutting ring is equipped with bidirectional cutting edges or teeth.