Device for damping impacts between a load and a floating support when the load is removed
US4408930A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B35/003
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for damping impacts between a load (1) and a floating support (70) while the load is being removed from said support which includes at least one housing (10) on which the load rests. The device includes means (11, 15, 18) for automatically and irreversibly inserting a damping unit (14) between the load and its bearing point on the floating support as soon as the weight of the load is removed from the bearing point.
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