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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Carl R. Foreman, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 2/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 2/300 ;
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus for launching or retrieving a vessel. This apparatus includes a first vertical member having a top and a bottom end. A lower vessel engagement hook is positioned at the lower end of the vertical member. A second vertical member is positioned in parallel spaced relation to the first vertical member. An upper vessel engagement structure is positioned at the lower end of the second vertical member in spaced opposed relation to the lower vehicle engagement hook. The second vertical member moves axially upwardly and downwardly to allow for engagement with the vessel.