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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Robert J. Galway, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Inventor:
Robert J. Galway, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 27/30 (2006.01); B63B 7/00 (2006.01); B66C 11/00 (2006.01); B66C 23/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 27/30 (2013.01); B63B 7/00 (2013.01); B66C 11/00 (2013.01); B66C 23/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the water-based transfer of heavy loads. The invention is a lightweight apparatus is reconfigurable, and it includes a gantry arrangement mounted on beams or a platform and the apparatus is used to transfer heavy load items. The apparatus reconfigurable and may be used in a water-based loading environments in performing a variety of loading functions in situations involving one or more watercrafts and/or a pier or the like.