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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. 11, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul J Rapa, San Francisco, CA (US);
Angus MacDonald, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114230 ; 114214 ;
Abstract
Shock absorber apparatus for mooring lines of boats and yachts includes an automotive type, double acting, telescopic shock absorber arranged in a two part, telescoping cage with attachment rings on each end for the mooring lines. Tensile forces in the lines caused by wave action or the like elongates and cage and compresses the shock absorber and minimizes force transfer to the yacht. Relaxation of the tensile force in the lines permits the unit to return to a neutral condition.