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Patent No.:

US 9032893 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2013
Applicant:

Matthew Caccamo, Chesapeake, VA (US);

Inventor:

Matthew Caccamo, Chesapeake, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/04 (2006.01); B63B 21/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/04 (2013.01); B63B 21/56 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and device to permit a water vessel to releasably capture a line in a towing station, remote from a parent ship. The towing station may be attached to the parent ship via a tow line. The line capturing device is an actuated catch that includes a hook assembly that is moveable between a release mode and a retrieval and holding mode. The actuated catch also includes a spring biased retaining catch that prevents a captured line from being inadvertently released.


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Caccamo, Matthew. (2015). Actuated catch for releasably securing a water vessel in open water (U.S. Patent No. 9032893). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9032893

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