Interlocking system, apparatus and method for connecting modules
US6470820B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B35/38
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An interlocking system, apparatus and methods for connecting floating structures by utilizing a male-female interlocking arrangement of shafts, cams, and connector bodies which manually lock and unlock thereby permitting, when attached to structures, quick and easy connecting and disconnecting of the structures in various states of motion including rough seas.
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