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US 11,772,750 B1Granted
Retractable davit assembly and related methods
AssigneeHangzhou Sino Eagle Yacht Co., Ltd.
InventorsYing Xiong, Jure Zule, Lianggang He
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Abstract
A retractable davit assembly includes a davit arm that retracts into a davit arm channel formed within the internal volume of a deck of the superstructure of a yacht or other vessel. An outer end of the davit arm includes a fairing matching a profile of the surrounding outer edge of the deck, such that that davit arm is concealed when retracted.
Claims20
A yacht comprising:
- a hull having a plurality of hull sides;
- a superstructure arranged on the hull and including at least one deck raised thereabove and including upper and lower deck surfaces defining an internal deck volume therebetween, a davit arm passage being formed within the internal deck volume and having a terminal opening located on an outer deck edge of the at least one deck, a length of the davit arm passage being greater than a deck internal height between the upper and lower deck surfaces;
- a davit arm extending between an inner arm end and an outer arm end, the davit arm being mounted in the davit arm passage and movable between a retracted position in which the outer arm end is located at the outer deck edge and an extended position where the outer arm end is extended outwardly of the outer deck edge past one of the plurality of hull sides;
- a davit bearing arrangement located in the davit arm passage and carrying the davit arm for movement between the retracted and extended positions;
- an arm actuation assembly engaging the davit arm in the davit arm passage and operable to drive the davit arm between the retracted and extended positions;
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- a davit hoist assembly including a hoist line extendable and retractable from the davit arm proximate the outer arm end and a hoist operable to extend and retract the hoist line.
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A yacht comprising:
- a hull having a plurality of hull sides;
- a superstructure arranged on the hull and including at least one deck raised thereabove and including upper and lower deck surfaces defining an internal deck volume therebetween, a davit arm passage being formed within the internal deck volume and having a terminal opening located on an outer deck edge of the at least one deck, a length of the davit arm passage being greater than a deck internal height between the upper and lower deck surfaces;
- a davit arm extending between an inner arm end and an outer arm end, the davit arm being mounted in the davit arm passage and movable between a retracted position in which the outer arm end is located at the outer deck edge and an extended position where the outer arm end is extended outwardly of the outer deck edge past one of the plurality of hull sides, the davit arm including a fairing at the outer arm end, the fairing matching a profile of the outer deck edge surrounding the terminal opening of the davit arm passage;
- a davit bearing arrangement located in the davit arm passage and carrying the davit arm for movement between the retracted and extended positions;
- an arm actuation assembly engaging the davit arm in the davit arm passage and operable to drive the davit arm between the retracted and extended positions;
- and
- a davit hoist assembly including a hoist line extendable and retractable from the davit arm proximate the outer arm end and a hoist operable to extend and retract the hoist line.
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A yacht comprising:
- a hull having a plurality of hull sides;
- a superstructure arranged on the hull and including at least one deck raised thereabove and including upper and lower deck surfaces defining an internal deck volume therebetween, a davit arm passage being formed within the internal deck volume and having a terminal opening located on an outer deck edge of the at least one deck, a length of the davit arm passage being greater than a deck internal height between the upper and lower deck surfaces;
- a davit arm extending between an inner arm end and an outer arm end, the davit arm being mounted in the davit arm passage and movable between a retracted position in which the outer arm end is located at the outer deck edge and an extended position where the outer arm end is extended outwardly of the outer deck edge past one of the plurality of hull sides, the davit arm including an arm support portion at the inner arm end that remains in the davit arm passage with the davit arm in the extended position and an extension portion extending from the arm support portion to the outer arm end, the extension portion extending out of the davit arm passage through the terminal opening with the davit arm in the extended position;
- a davit bearing arrangement located in the davit arm passage and carrying the davit arm for movement between the retracted and extended positions, the davit bearing arrangement including a first stationary slide rail connected in the davit arm passage extending along the length thereof, a first moving slide bearing connected to the arm support portion and riding on the first stationary slide rail, a first moving slide rail extending along the extension portion, and a first stationary slide bearing fixed in the terminal opening and slidably supporting the first moving slide rail;
- an arm actuation assembly engaging the davit arm in the davit arm passage and operable to drive the davit arm between the retracted and extended positions;
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- a davit hoist assembly including a hoist line extendable and retractable from the davit arm proximate the outer arm end and a hoist operable to extend and retract the hoist line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.