Device for attaching a coupling device to a free-floating object
AssigneeTechnische UniversitäT Berlin
InventorSebastian Ritz
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Abstract
A device is proposed for attaching a coupling device to a free-floating object, for example free-floating articles or free-floating persons. The device has: at least one first connection end, which can be connected to a load-receiving end of a lifting device; a coupling device for attachment to a free-floating object; a load-receiving connection between the first connection end and the coupling device; and a guiding device, which is separate from the load-receiving connection, connects the first connection end to the coupling device and is designed to guide the coupling device relative to the first connection end.
Claims17
A device for attaching a coupler to an object floating on a body of water, comprising:
- a top plate having upper- and under-sides and having on its upper side a connecting receptacle suitable for attaching a primary cable of a winch in a frame,
- a bottom plate having upper- and under-sides and having attached on its underside the coupler,
- a length of secondary cable or chain connected to the under-side of the top plate and the upper-side of the bottom plate,
- a guiding device comprising at least one vertical linear actuator connected to the under-side of the top plate and the upper-side of the bottom plate, wherein the at least one vertical linear actuator is capable of linear expansion and contraction to increase and/or decrease the dimension between the top and bottom plates, the maximum expansion of the at least one vertical linear actuator being greater than the maximum length of the secondary cable or chain, and the at least one vertical linear actuator being separate from the secondary cable or chain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.