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US 12,091,139 B2Granted
Rope management system
AssigneeRope Buddy, LLC.
InventorMichael Miller
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Abstract
An apparatus for automated rope management on a vessel is described. The apparatus may include a first retraction unit configured to provide rotation about a first rotational axis, a second retraction unit connected to the first retraction unit and configured to provide rotation about a second rotational axis, and a mounting bracket coupled to the first retraction unit and configured for mounting the apparatus to the vessel.
Claims17
An apparatus for rope management, comprising:
- a first retraction unit comprising a first rotating carrier, a fixed carrier, and a first resistive mechanism extending between the first rotating carrier and the fixed carrier, the first resistive mechanism biasing the first retraction unit in a first stowed position, the first rotating carrier configured to rotate from the first stowed position about a first rotational axis;
- a second retraction unit coupled to the first retraction unit, the second retraction unit comprising a second rotating carrier and a translating unit, the translating unit comprising a translating element and a second resistive mechanism, the second resistive mechanism biasing the second retraction unit in a second stowed position, the translating element coupled to the second rotating carrier and the second resistive mechanism such that translation of the translating element causes rotation of the second rotating carrier from the second stowed position about a second rotational axis;
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- a mounting bracket configured for mounting the apparatus to a vessel.
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An apparatus for rope management, comprising:
- a first retraction unit including a first rotating carrier and a fixed carrier, the first rotating carrier configured to provide rotation about a first rotational axis, the first rotating carrier biased along the first rotational axis, wherein the first retraction unit further comprises a first relative mechanism that is biased to retain the first rotating carrier in a first stowed position;
- a second retraction unit including a second rotating carrier configured to provide rotation about a second rotational axis, the second retraction unit coupled to the first retraction unit via the fixed carrier that is aligned with the second rotating carrier along the second rotational axis, the second rotating carrier biased along the second rotational axis, wherein the second retraction unit further comprises a second resistive mechanism that is biased to retain the second rotating carrier in a second stowed position;
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- a mounting bracket coupled to the second retraction unit and configured for mounting the apparatus to a vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.