Patent · US Expired

Mooring buoy

US4148107A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 1977
Grant dateApr 10, 1979
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B22/025
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A buoy for mooring vessels, has a rotatable turntable on the top, which rotates about the vertical axis of the buoy. A mooring yoke which couples to ships at one end has the other end pivotably attached to the turntable so that it is pivotable about a horizontal axis. The mooring yoke has bumper equipment on either side of the location of the pivotable axis so that its pivotable motion can be restricted to a predetermined arc.

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