Patent · US Expired

Adjustable load automatic releasing cleat

US5784979A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 21, 1997
Grant dateJul 28, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/394
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable load automatic releasing cleat for automatically releasing a rope or line at a predetermined tension load range. A rolling member (26) positioned adjacent to a cam member (30), releases the rope above the set tension range and recleats the rope below the load setting. The amount of load on the line activates the release and cleating mechanisms which are manually overridable.

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