Stern deployment and recovery assembly for a small craft on a larger vessel
US9522715B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B27/36
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A deployment and recovery assembly for use on a vessel that includes a tiltable ramp section mountable to a vessel to tilt into and out of the water. The ramp section is configured to support the craft. A capture and release assembly that includes a rotatable tire and wheel assembly is mounted to the ramp section to tilt therewith and is disposed on the ramp section so as to engage a hull of the craft. The capture and release assembly further includes a one-way clutch assembly coupled to the tire and wheel assembly allowing free rotation of the tire and wheel assembly in a first direction and retarding or inhibiting rotation in a second direction opposite the first direction.
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