Line handling device for positioning and handling of mooring lines
US5699748A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B21/54
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a line handling device designed to facilitate positioning and handling of a mooring or docking line during a boat docking operation. The device employs a pair of arc-shaped spreader arms connected to an extendable pole. Each arm has a sleeve shaped to fit the pole. A fastening bolt passes through each sleeve, extending through the pole to secure the spreader arms to the distal end of the pole. A plurality of support tabs extend from an outer wall of each spreader arm and retaining posts extend orthogonally from each tab. While attached to the handle, the spreader arms form a U-shaped frame which is used to shape and hold the looped end of a mooring line so that it may be placed around a piling or dock cleat. Withdrawing the device away from the piling or cleat leaves the looped-end of the mooring line securely in place. Each arm includes a plurality of apertures or receiving holes sized to frictionally engage stacking pins. To store the device, the arms are removed from the pole and stacked so that pins in one arm are aligned with and penetrate corresponding apertures of the other arm.
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