Ship stabilizer assembly
US4776294A · kind A · utility
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18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2039/067
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A water vessel with a bow-mounted pitch stabilizer having a rigid support structure attached to the bow and projecting in front of it, and one or more horizontally pivoted flaps on the support structure below the vessel's water line for opposing the up or down movement of the bow in the water. Roll stabilizers on opposite sides of the vessel's hull below the water line each comprise a hinged horizontal vane which is spring-biased to position substantially coplanar with the fixed vane.
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