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US 12,304,782 B1Granted
Convertible fairlead assembly
OwnerMax K. Gremillion, Colleen P. Gremillioninventors
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a convertible fairlead assembly system that may be configured as a roller fairlead that has rolling surfaces substantially along the perimeter of the fairlead cable opening, a hawse-roller fairlead, having hawse fixtures on either end a first and second roller, and a combination fairlead having a hawse fixture on one end and an end-roller fixture on the opposing end. A bracket may be configured with attachment apertures to allow fasteners to secure the end fixture to either end and in any combination. The first and second rollers may be configured in a roller extension groove along the roller extensions of the bracket to produce a compact design.
Claims17
A convertible roller-hawse fairlead assembly system comprising:
- a) a first roller;
- b) a second roller;
- c) a first end-roller assembly comprising:
- i) a first end-roller fixture;
- ii) a first end-roller axle;
- iii) a first end-roller coupled to the first end-roller fixture and configured to spin about said end-roller axle;
- d) a first hawse fixture having a curved rope surface;
- e) a baseplate extending from a first end to a second end and having,
- i) a thickness from a back side to a front side;
- ii) a first end bracket;
- iii) a second end bracket;
- iv) a first roller extension extending from the first end bracket to the second end bracket;
- v) a second roller extension extending from the first end bracket to the second end bracket;
- vi) a fairlead cable opening having a perimeter;
- wherein each of the first roller extension and second roller extension have a groove that is configured to receive said first roller and said second roller respectively;
- wherein the first end-roller assembly is configured for detachable attachment to the first end bracket or second end bracket of the baseplate;
- wherein the first hawse fixture is configured for detachable attachment to the first end bracket or second end bracket of the baseplate;
- wherein the first end of the baseplate has one of said first end-roller assembly or first hawse fixture;
- wherein the second end of the baseplate has one of said first end-roller assembly or first hawse fixture;
- and
- wherein the convertible roller-hawse fairlead assembly is convertible from a roller fairlead having said first end-roller assembly detachably attached to the first end bracket of the baseplate and a second end-roller assembly detachably attached to the second end bracket of the baseplate, to a hawse-roller fairlead having a first hawse fixture detachably attachable to the first end bracket of the baseplate and a second hawse fixture detachably attachable to the second end bracket of the baseplate, to a combination fairlead having one of each of the first end-roller assembly and the first hawse fixture detachably attached to opposing said first end bracket and said second end bracket of the baseplate.
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A fairlead assembly comprising;
- a) a first roller having a diameter,
- b) a second roller having a diameter;
- c) a baseplate extending from a first end to a second end and having,
- i) a thickness from a back side to a front side;
- ii) a first end bracket;
- iii) a second end bracket;
- iv) first roller extension extending from the first end bracket to the second end bracket;
- v) a second roller extension extending from the first end bracket to the second end bracket;
- d) a fairlead cable opening having a perimeter;
- wherein each of the first roller extension and second roller extension have a roller extension groove configured to receive said first roller and said second roller respectively;
- e) a first end-roller assembly comprising:
- i) a first end-roller fixture;
- ii) a first end-roller axle;
- and
- iii) a first end-roller coupled to the first end-roller fixture and configured to spin about said first end-roller axle;
- wherein the groove reduces the thickness of the fairlead assembly, with a thickness of the fairlead assembly from the back side of the baseplate to an outermost outside surface of first roller being less than the sum of the baseplate thickness and the diameter of the first roller, by at least 3 mm;
- and
- wherein the baseplate has a plurality of attachment apertures in both the first end bracket and the second end bracket, wherein the plurality of attachment apertures are symmetric along a centerline from said first end bracket to said second end bracket, and wherein the first end-roller fixture has attachment apertures that are aligned with the attachment apertures in the first end bracket to enable the first end-roller fixture to be detachably attached to the first end bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.