Line hauling device
US10081520B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B21/16
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A line hauling device such as a windlass is disclosed for marine craft. The device has a support, a drum held on the support and rotatable with respect to the support, a motor for selectably driving rotation of the drum in a forward (hauling) direction and a reverse (paying out) direction, and a line laying mechanism for laying the line onto the drum. The drum is adapted to store the line on the drum. When operated in the forward direction, the line-laying mechanism lays the line onto the drum in a first series of turns. On completion of the first series of turns the line-laying mechanism lays the line in a second series of turns overlying the first series of turns. The line-laying mechanism includes a carriage which is driven reciprocally with respect to the drum by rotation of the drum.
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