Cleat for mooring a watercraft, and mooring assembly having a cleat and a line having a stopper
US12214846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63G2008/004
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cleat for mooring a watercraft at a thrown end of a line has a base surmounted by a body, the base being fastenable to a watercraft deck, the line having a rope and stopper formed by a transverse protuberance, the cleat having an engagement part adjoining the base and a funnel-shaped through-opening to an elongate slot in the body, the slot having a height allowing the longitudinal progression and transverse passage of the rope from the opening towards the interior of the body, the slot leading into a chamber having a minimum dimension greater than the minimum slot height, the maximum dimension of the chamber being less than the dimension of the protuberance forming the stopper so the stopper of a line passing transversely through the body can be blocked against a the body side face both with the rope in the slot and in the chamber.
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